SALINAS, CARMEN

(1933 or '42? - )

born in Coahuila, Carmen Salinas began performing at a young age. One of her specialities was imitating other performers, a talent which she has only occasionally displayed on screen. In the '70s she began a string of appearances in films, often playing working-class characters (as well as her share of prostitutes, drunks, and so forth). Salinas won Diosas de Plata forBellas de noche, Qué viva Tepito!andMexicano, tú puedes(plus a special award in 1974), and a "Heraldo" prize forJusticia de nadie. Her son Pedro Plascencia Salinas was a noted musician who composed the scores for a number of films before his death of cancer in 1994. Carmen Salinas continues to act but is also one of the producers of the long-running theatrical version of "Aventurera."