Carmen Salinas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salinas and the second or maternal family name is Lozano.

Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a politician.^[4][5]

Carmen Salinas
Salinas, c. 1956
Born	Carmen Salinas Lozano (1939-10-05)5 October 1939 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Died	9 December 2021(2021-12-09) (aged 82)[1] Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico
Burial place	Panteón Español, Mexico City[2]
Occupation(s)	Actress; PRI federal legislator
Years active	1954–2021
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party
Spouse	Pedro Plascencia Ramírez ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1979)​ [3]
Children	2
Parent(s)	Jorge Perez Tejada Salinas Carmen Lozano Viramontes

She appeared in 115 films, 70 theater works, 23 telenovelas, and 9 television series.^[6]

Life

Salinas was born in 1939, the daughter of Jorge Perez Tejada Salinas and Carmen Lozano Viramontes. She made her television debut in 1964 under the direction of Ernesto Alonso, appearing in such shows as La vecindad (The Neighborhood), La frontera (The Border) and El chofer (The Chauffeur).^[7] She also appeared in plays, more than 110 movies,^[8] and 30 plus television shows,.^[8] She worked alongside actors and producers including Denzel Washington (in Man on Fire) and Juan Osorio.^[7] Salinas' other successful projects included her touring musical Aventurera.^[8]

In 1956, Salinas and Pedro Plascencia had a son, Pedro Plascencia Salinas. He composed music, including notable compositions for the Necaxa soccer club, and for Televisa's newscasts Noticias ECO and 24 Horas.^[9] Plascencia Salinas died of cancer on 19 April 1994.^[9]

On 11 November 2021, Salinas suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, brought upon by hypertension, which caused her to lapse into a coma. Salinas never regained consciousness and died on 9 December 2021, at the age of 82 in Mexico City.^[10]

Political and legislative career

Salinas in 2017

In an interview conducted with El Universal in March 2015, Salinas declared that she "had been a priísta ever since [she] had the use of reason".^[11]

In 2015, the PRI placed Salinas on its proportional representation list for election from the fourth electoral region, winning her a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress; Salinas served on the Gender Equality, Radio and Television, and Health Commissions.^[12] Salinas, who only completed primary school, had the lowest educational level of all the deputies in the legislature.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Salinas, c. 1960s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1967	La vida inútil de Pito Pérez		Debut film
1972	Doña Macabra	Lucila
1972	El rincón de las vírgenes	Pancha Fregoso
1973	El diablo en persona	Benedita
1974	Calzonzin inspector	Doña Eme
1974	Tívoli	Chapas
1975	Bellas de noche	La Corcholata
1975	Las fuerzas vivas	Doña Hortensia
1975	Albures mexicanos
1976	La palomilla al rescate	Benedita
1977	Las cenizas del diputado	Dorotea
1977	Las ficheras: Bellas de noche II parte	La Corcholata
1978	El lugar sin límites	Lucy
1978	Carnival Nights
1978	Tarjeta verde
1979	Ratero	Llorona
1979	The Loving Ones
1979	Midnight Dolls
1979	El secuestro de los cien millones
1980	A paso de cojo	Llorona
1980	Las tentadoras
1981	El sexo sentido	Tía Lupe
1981	Que viva Tepito!	Concha
1981	El testamento	Doña Cleo
1981	The Pulque Tavern
1981	D.F./Distrito Federal
1981	Las noches del Blanquita
1982	El rey de los albures
1982	La pulquería 2
1982	Las pobres ilegales	Petra
1984	Las Glorias del Gran Puas
2004	Man on Fire	Guardian Three
2007	La misma luna	Doña Carmen
2011	La otra familia	Doña Chuy
2011	¿Alguien ha visto a Lupita?	Chespita
2014	The Popcorn Chronicles	Herself
2019	Ruta Madre	Doña Ceci
2022	The Valet	Cecilia	Posthumous release and last role

Television

Salinas, c. 1956

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	Casa de vecinidad		Television debut
1966	La razón de vivir
1967	Frontera	Pancha Fregoso
1970	La sonrisa del diablo	Benedita
1971	Sublime redención	Doña Eme
1977	Variedades de media noche	Comedian	6 episodes
1979	Elisa
1989	La hora marcada	Ella	Episode: "El último metro"
1990–1997	Mujer, casos de la vida real		2 episodes
1992–1993	María Mercedes	Filogonia
1995–1996	María la del Barrio	Agripina
1996	La antorcha encendida	Camila de Foncerrada
1997–1998	Mi pequeña traviesa	Doña Mati
1998	Preciosa	Doña Pachis
1999–2000	Hasta en las mejores familias	Herself	Host
2000–2001	Abrázame muy fuerte	Celia Ramos
2002	Entre el amor y el odio	Chelo
2003–2004	Velo de novia	Malvina Gonzáles
2005–2006	Los perplejos	Corcholata
2006–2007	Mundo de fieras	Candelaria de Barrios
2009	Adictos	Sofía	6 episodes
2009	Mujeres asesinas	Carmen Jiménez	Episode: "Carmen, honrada"
2009	Los simuladores	Lupe González	"Fin de semana" (Season 2, Episode 15)
2009–2010	Hasta que el dinero nos separe	Arcadia Alcalá
2010–2011	Triunfo del amor	Milagros Robles Vda. de Martínez
2012	La familia P. Luche	Herself	1 episode
2012–2013	Porque el amor manda	Luisa "Chatita" Herrera
2014–2015	Mi corazón es tuyo	Yolanda de Castro
2016	Sueño de amor	Margarita Manzanares
2016-2020	Nosotros los guapos	Refugio Encarnación Flores "Doña Cuca"
2018–2019	Mi marido tiene más familia	Doña Crisanta Díaz
2021	Mi fortuna es amarte	Margarita "Magos" Domínguez Negrete

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Telenovela	Result
1993	TVyNovelas Awards	Best Co-star Actress	María Mercedes	Won
1996			María la del Barrio	Nominated
1999			Preciosa	Won
2001			Abrázame Muy Fuerte	Nominated
2002			Entre el Amor y el Odio
		Special Award for Artistic Career		Won
2003		Special Award: 50 Years as Actress
2010		Best First Actress	Hasta que el dinero nos separe	Nominated
2012			Triunfo del amor
2013		Special Lifetime Achievement Award		Won
2008	Premios Diosas de Plata	Female in a Minor Role	La misma luna