Sofía Álvarez

Sofía Álvarez

Carmen Sofía Álvarez Caicedo, better known as Sofía Álvarez (Bogotá, Colombia May 23, 1913 - Mexico City, Mexico April 30, 1985) was a Mexican film actress and singer of Colombian origin. Born and raised in Colombia, she moved with her family to Mexico in 1928. Her film debut was a small part, in the role of a prostitute in Santa (1930), the first talkie of Mexican cinema. Popularly known as the lady of the long braids, she enjoyed popularity during the 1930s and 1940s as an actress and singer. Subsequently she performed with Mario Moreno Cantinflasin the popular film Ahí está el detalle (1940). In the 1940s, Álvarez is characterized by her interpretation of elegant ladies in films like El sombrero de tres picos and México de mis recuerdos (1943). She performed with the popular Pedro Infante in three films: Si me han de matar mañana (1946), La barca de oro (1947) and Soy charro de Rancho Grande (1947). One of her most celebrated films was La Reina de la Opereta (1945). In 1950 she left the cinema to continue as a radio singer. She returned to the cinema between 1957 and 1966, when she retired from the scenes. Her last film was El Gángster (1965), with Arturo de Córdova. She was noted for her excellent voice also that delicate features that printed her characters.

  • Popularity : 0.494
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1913-05-23
  • Place of Birth : Bogotá, Colombia
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Sofía Álvarez Movies

  • 2020
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    El Hombre Búfalo

    El Hombre Búfalo

    4.7 2020 HD

    After a threat, a journalist stops publishing. His search for justice leads him to meet his destiny and a mythological being who takes care of the...

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  • 1984
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    The Heart of the Night

    The Heart of the Night

    4.8 1984 HD

    A young deaf-mute who lives and has intercourse with a blind man much older than she, inevitably attracts a shy driving instructor a strange,...

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  • 1940
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    You’re Missing the Point

    You’re Missing the Point

    8.1 1940 HD

    Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the...

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  • 2017
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    Ana and Bruno

    Ana and Bruno

    7.6 2017 HD

    Ana, a nine year old girl, arrives with her mother to an isolated beach with the intention to rest and to know the sea. There, she discovers that...

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  • 2003
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    Ladies' Night

    Ladies' Night

    7.1 2003 HD

    Romantic Comedy about two girls who find love in the most unexpected places in modern-day Mexico City.

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  • 1960
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    A tiro limpio

    A tiro limpio

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1947
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    Si me han de matar mañana

    Si me han de matar mañana

    5 1947 HD

    Romantic triangle during the Mexican Revolution.

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  • 1947
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    La barca de oro

    La barca de oro

    6 1947 HD

    Ranch-heiress chooses a husband.

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  • 1932
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    Santa

    Santa

    5.5 1932 HD

    Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated...

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  • 1949
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    Ángeles de arrabal

    Ángeles de arrabal

    5.2 1949 HD

    Small-time crooks and bargirls, and also their mothers, get involved in a situation over some stolen jewels.

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  • 1947
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    Soy charro de Rancho Grande

    Soy charro de Rancho Grande

    5.5 1947 HD

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  • 1964
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    Tres muchachas de Jalisco

    Tres muchachas de Jalisco

    5 1964 HD

    Divorced Dad's planning to remarry, so Daughter #1 notifies Mom and Daughters #2&3. Then parents, daughters and boyfriends act out for 80 minutes.

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  • 1965
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    Los dos cuatreros

    Los dos cuatreros

    4.7 1965 HD

    Two wandering cowboys are falsely accused of murder.

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  • 1965
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    The Gangster

    The Gangster

    6 1965 HD

    An old gangster returns from the United States to Mexico City to live with his sister-in-law and his two nephews, where he will face the daily life...

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  • 1959
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    La ley del más rápido

    La ley del más rápido

    5 1959 HD

    Young gunslinger gets his hero on. #2 in a series ("El Puma.")

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  • 1946
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    La reina de la opereta

    La reina de la opereta

    5.7 1946 HD

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  • 1967
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    Un ángel de la calle

    Un ángel de la calle

    5 1967 HD

    Doña Margarita, a lady of high society, wants for her son Pablo a wife of the same social level. He, however, loves the dressmaker’s...

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  • 1959
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    El puma

    El puma

    5.3 1959 HD

    Son of a ranching family returns home after studying in the city for a law degree. He sides with the peons in a labor dispute and his father disowns...

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  • 1944
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    México de mis recuerdos

    México de mis recuerdos

    6 1944 HD

    After listening to the waltz "Carmelita", dedicated to his wife, President Diaz instructs Don Susanito seeking the composer Chucho Flores to give her...

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  • 1933
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    Shadow of Pancho Villa

    Shadow of Pancho Villa

    5.7 1933 HD

    A 1933 film.

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  • 1948
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    La hermana impura

    La hermana impura

    5 1948 HD

    Outsider comes to visit a remote village as a representative of an oil company. Once there, he discovers that the man who owns the land he's...

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  • 1942
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    Flor de fango

    Flor de fango

    3.7 1942 HD

    Wicked man seduces virtuous young woman; she leaves home in disgrace. Etc.

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  • 1935
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    Martín Garatuza

    Martín Garatuza

    5 1935 HD

    Sixteenth-century swashbuckler helps a young woman claim a rightful inheritance in the face of opposition from her father's widow and co-conspirators.

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  • 1947
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    La niña de mis ojos

    La niña de mis ojos

    6 1947 HD

    Classic movie of Mexican cinema.

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  • 1950
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    Un corazón en el ruedo

    Un corazón en el ruedo

    5 1950 HD

    Famous bullfighter rises from humble beginnings, finds himself enmeshed in an emotionally-draining romantic triangle.

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  • 2024
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    The Diary

    The Diary

    5.9 2024 HD

    Olga discovers the unfinished diary of a notorious killer and becomes captivated by its dark secrets. As she delves deeper, she uncovers a mysterious...

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  • 2000
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    A Breakfast Chronicle

    A Breakfast Chronicle

    4.4 2000 HD

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