Carmen Sáinz de la Maza y de la Serna (23 August 1940 – 14 January 2022) was a Spanish actress. She was known for her performances in Juncal and Estudio 1 plays.[1]
Carmen de la Maza | |
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Born | Carmen Sáinz de la Maza y de la Serna (1940-08-23)23 August 1940 San Sebastián, Spain |
Died | 14 January 2022(2022-01-14) (aged 81) Madrid, Spain |
Spouse | Agustín Navarro |
Children | 3 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Concha Espina (grandmother) |
Carmen Sáinz de la Maza y de la Serna was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, on 23 August 1940.[2][3] She was however based in Madrid since her earliest childhood.[4] She was the daughter of Regino Sainz de la Maza, granddaughter of Concha Espina and niece of Víctor de la Serna [es].[3] She studied drama in Madrid.[5] She took her first steps as an actress in theatre works (making her professional debut in a play of Five Finger Exercise),[3] whereas she made her film debut in Canción de juventud (1962).[3] She rose to prominence for her appearances in Estudio 1 televised plays.[5]
Her most known television role was her performance as Julia Muñoz in Jaime de Armiñán's Juncal [es].[6] She also featured in drama series Una gloria nacional [es].[3]
She was married to Agustín Navarro (died 2001), whom with she had 3 children.[2][5] She later had a relationship with José Luis López Vázquez.[2]
She made her last film performance in 2010 drama Anything You Want.[5][7] Late television credits include performances in Hospital Central, El Comisario, El pasado es mañana, El don de Alba, and Águila Roja,[8] her last television appearance.[5] She died on 14 January 2022 in Madrid.[9][10]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1962 | Canción de juventud | Film debut | [3] | |
1964 | Proceso de conciencia | [11] | ||
1975 | Los pájaros de Baden-Baden [es] | [3] | ||
1977 | Casa Manchada [es] | [3] | ||
1996 | Más allá del jardín (Beyond the Garden) | Soledad | [12] | |
1997 | Airbag | [10] | ||
2004 | El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo (The Amazing World of Borjamari and Pocholo) | Concha de Robles | [5] | |
2010 | Todo lo que tú quieras (Anything You Want) | Last film performance | [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1966 | Habitación 508 [es] | [5] | ||
1977 | Mujeres insólitas [es] | Inés de Castro | [13] | |
1989 | Juncal [es] | Julia Muñoz | [6] | |
1993 | Una gloria nacional [es] | [3] |