Amparo Muñoz

Amparo Muñoz Quesada (born June 21, 1954 in Vélez-Málaga , Spain , † February 27, 2011 in Málaga , Spain) was a Spanish actress and was elected Miss Universe in 1974. In 1973 she was Miss Spain . She starred in numerous films.

Life

Amparo Muñoz was known in Spain as she stood in front of the camera in the 1970s with prominent Spanish actors such as Nino Bravo, Pedro Carrasco, Rocío Dúrcal, Rocío Jurado, Camilo Sesto, La Pandilla. After her victories in the Miss Spain and Miss Universe contests, she had a successful career in show business. In 1974 she was the first Spaniard to get the title “Miss Universe”, but gave it back in the same year after a dispute with the organizers.

In 1979, Muñoz appeared in the comedy Mama turns 100 (Mamá cumple cien años) directed by Carlos Saura . In 1982 she played in Todo un Hombre (He's all man) and Let's talk about it later (Hablamos esta noche) by Pilar Miró or 1997 family of Fernando Leon de Aranoa with. In 1999 she appeared in A Paradise Under the Stars (Un paraíso bajo las estrellas) and in 1979 in El Tahur , which was released on DVD in 2003. Amparo Muñoz was also a successful model . Due to illegal drug possession, unpaid bills and disputes with a producer, she had to deal with the judiciary several times.

Filmography (selection)

• 1968: Hora once (TV, El inocente )
• 1973: El diablo en persona
• 1974: Tocata y fuga de Lolita
• 1974: Vida conyugal sana
• 1975: Clara es el precio
• 1975: Sensualidad
• 1976: Mauricio, mon amour
• 1976: Volvoreta
• 1976: Las aventuras del Hada Rebeca (TV)
• 1976: La otra alcoba
• 1977: Acto de posesión
• 1977: Del amor y de la muerte
• 1979: El tahúr
• 1979: Mama turns 100 (Mamá cumple cien años)
• 1979: El anillo matrimonial
• 1979: Presto agitato
• 1980: Mírame con ojos pornográficos
• 1980: Dedicatoria
• 1981: Trágala, perro
• 1981: Las siete cucas
• 1981: Como México no hay dos
• 1981: La mujer del ministro
• 1982: El Gran Triunfo
• 1982: El gran mogollón
• 1982: Hablamos esta noche
• 1982: Sonata de estío (TV)
• 1982: Si las mujeres mandaran (o mandasen)
• 1982/1983: Sonatas (TV, episodes: Sonata de estío II ; Sonata de estío )
• 1983: Las pícaras (TV, La garduña de Sevilla )
• 1983: Sexo vs. sexo
• 1983: Se me sale cuando me río
• 1983: Todo un hombre
• 1984: El balcón abierto
• 1985: La reina del mate
• 1986: Delirios de amor
• 1986: Lulú de noche
• 1987: Vida privada (TV, episodes: 1.4, 1.3, 1.2, 1.1)
• 1987: En penumbra
• 1987: Los invitados
• 1987: Las dos orillas
• 1988: Al acecho
• 1989: La luna negra
• 1989: Brigada central (La dama de las camelias)
• 1993: La intrusa (TV)
• 1996: Familia
• 1996: photos
• 1996: Licántropo: El asesino de la luna llena
• 1997: Elles
• 1999: Tierra de cañones
• 2000: Un paraíso bajo las estrellas
• 2006: El cas de la núvia dividida (TV)

Web links

• Amparo Muñoz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Death report on tagesschau.sf.tv
• Pictures and details of the contest on elanecdotario.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Amparo Muñoz has a los 56 años. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 17, 2011 ; accessed on March 1, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Muere en Málaga a los 56 años Amparo Muñoz, actriz española y Miss Universo en 1974. Retrieved on March 1, 2011 (English). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Death report and biography on tagesschau.sf.tv
4. ↑ 1974 Miss Universe dead at 56.abs-cbnnews.com, accessed on November 16, 2012 (English). 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Reports on Amparo Muñoz ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on news.de, accessed on November 15, 2012.
6. ↑ El Tahur DVD on swapadvd.com

predecessor	Office	Successor
Maria Margarita Moran	Miss Universe 1974	Anne Marie Pohtamo