Lola Gaos

Lola Gaos (actually Dolores Gaos Gonzáles Pola , born December 2, 1921 in Valencia , † July 4, 1993 in Madrid ) was a Spanish actress .

Life

After Gaos' family went into exile in South America after the Spanish Civil War , she began her stage career there. In 1945 she returned to her native country and went on tour with the theaters under Mercedes Prendes , Mary Carrillo and Guillermo Marin , where she interpreted numerous classics. In 1949 she worked for the first time in film for the short El sótano . In the following two decades she became a sought-after actress with directors such as Luis Buñuel , Luis García Berlanga , José María Forqué and Juan Antonio Bardem .

She appeared on Spanish television for the first time in 1957 and took part in some well-known series such as Los Tele-Rodriguez and the frivolous-ironic Historía de la frivolidad , Historías pata no dormer or Tres eran tres .

Gaos has received several awards; she received the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos in 1972 and 1975 and the Spanish Film Company Prize in 1970.

Filmography (selection)

1953: Esa pareja feliz
1959: Molokai, la isla maldita
1961: Viridiana (Viridiana)
1966: No coffin without dollars (El precio de un hombre)
1970: Tristana (Tristana)
1989: Gran sol

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personal data
SURNAME	Gaos, Lola
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gonzáles Pola, Dolores Gaos (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish actress
DATE OF BIRTH	December 2, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	Valencia , Spain
DATE OF DEATH	4th July 1993
Place of death	Madrid , Spain