Katy Jurado
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| Born | 16 January 1924 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | 5 July 2002 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
Katy Jurado (January 16, 1924 – July 5, 2002) was a Mexican actress.
Born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in Guadalajara, Jalisco, she started her career in Hollywood and moved back to continue filming in Mexico.
Her role in the Mexican movie Nosotros Los Pobres opposite the well-known Mexican actor Pedro Infante brought her fame. She subsequently appeared in many Hollywood movies including The Bullfighter and the Lady, High Noon (earning a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress), Arrowhead, Broken Lance (for which she received an Academy Award nomination), The Racers, Trial, Trapeze, The Badlanders, One Eyed Jacks, Barabbas, Stay Away, Joe (opposite Elvis Presley), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, The Children of Sanchez, and Under the Volcano. Her last film performance was in the Mexican film Un Secreto de Esperanza. She also co-starred in the short-lived television series a.k.a. Pablo.
Jurado was married twice, first to Mexican actor Victor Velazquez with whom she had two children and secondly to actor Ernest Borgnine 1959-1963.
She died of kidney failure and pulmonary disease in 2002, at the age of 78 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
She was the first Hispanic actress nominated for an Academy Award. She is also one of only three Mexican actresses to have been nominated for an Oscar. The other two are Salma Hayek as Best Actress in 2002 for Frida and Adriana Barraza as Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for Babel.
