Prudencia Grifell

Prudencia Grifell

Acting
Born 1879-12-27 - Died 1970-06-07Lugo, Galicia, Spain

Biography

Prudencia Grifell (December 27, 1879 – June 7, 1970), born Prudencia Grifell Masipon, was a prolific actress of the Golden Era of the Cinema of Mexico. Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in theater in Venezuela and touring Spain and Latin America. By the 1900s she had become very popular and moved to Mexico to continue her career in stage, after the Spanish Civil War she decided not to go back to that country but instead to relocate in Mexico permanently after 1940. Three years later, already at the age of 61, she appeared in her first film Internado para señoritas ("Girls Boarding School") with the stars Mapy Cortés, Emilio Tuero and Katy Jurado. Just as Sara García, her co-star as the Vivanco sisters in two films, she mostly played feisty but lovable granny roles.

Movies (69)

Angel Face
6.2

Angel Face

1956Movie6.2
The Shadow of the Tyrant
7.0

The Shadow of the Tyrant

1960Movie7.0
La ladrona
6.3

La ladrona

1954Movie6.3
El plagiario
5.7

El plagiario

1955Movie5.7
El señor doctor
8.0

El señor doctor

1965Movie8.0
Little Red Riding Hood
7.5

Little Red Riding Hood

1959Movie7.5
Sublime melodía
6.0

Sublime melodía

1956Movie6.0
Esposa o amante
6.3

Esposa o amante

1950Movie6.3
Mujeres que trabajan
6.1

Mujeres que trabajan

1953Movie6.1
Over the Waves
6.1

Over the Waves

1950Movie6.1
Apartment house
6.3

Apartment house

1951Movie6.3
Pensión de artistas
7.2

Pensión de artistas

1956Movie7.2
Póker de ases
6.5

Póker de ases

1952Movie6.5
The Smile of the Virgin
5.7

The Smile of the Virgin

1958Movie5.7
Melodías de amor
6.7

Melodías de amor

1955Movie6.7
Mi desconocida esposa
5.4

Mi desconocida esposa

1958Movie5.4
Mi adorado salvaje
5.4

Mi adorado salvaje

1952Movie5.4
Cuando me vaya
6.8

Cuando me vaya

1954Movie6.8
Lodo y Armiño
5.6

Lodo y Armiño

1951Movie5.6
The Third Word
7.0

The Third Word

1956Movie7.0
Prisionera del pasado
5.5

Prisionera del pasado

1954Movie5.5
Those Green Eyes
6.0

Those Green Eyes

1952Movie6.0
Entre tu amor y el cielo
6.3

Entre tu amor y el cielo

1950Movie6.3
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
5.8

El genial Detective Peter Pérez

1952Movie5.8
Mis abuelitas... no más!
5.8

Mis abuelitas... no más!

1961Movie5.8
Una mujer en la calle
4.8

Una mujer en la calle

1955Movie4.8
La sexta carrera
6.5

La sexta carrera

1953Movie6.5
Soledad
5.9

Soledad

1947Movie5.9
Pepito and the Monster
5.8

Pepito and the Monster

1957Movie5.8
Las infieles
7.0

Las infieles

1953Movie7.0
Préstame tu cuerpo
6.3

Préstame tu cuerpo

1958Movie6.3
Why Was I Born a Woman?
8.1

Why Was I Born a Woman?

1970Movie8.1
The Case of the Wee Murdered Woman
6.8

The Case of the Wee Murdered Woman

1955Movie6.8
The Vivanco Ladies
7.0

The Vivanco Ladies

1959Movie7.0
Internado para señoritas
6.2

Internado para señoritas

1943Movie6.2
Recién casados... no molestar
5.6

Recién casados... no molestar

1951Movie5.6
Adultery
4.9

Adultery

1945Movie4.9
X Murderer
5.4

X Murderer

1955Movie5.4
Senda prohibida
6.2

Senda prohibida

1961Movie6.2
La hermana blanca
6.2

La hermana blanca

1960Movie6.2
Horas de agonía
5.4

Horas de agonía

1958Movie5.4
Raffles
5.8

Raffles

1958Movie5.8
Al diablo las mujeres
6.0

Al diablo las mujeres

1955Movie6.0
Tale of a Heart
6.7

Tale of a Heart

1951Movie6.7
La culpable
5.7

La culpable

1946Movie5.7
Nosotros los rateros
6.3

Nosotros los rateros

1949Movie6.3
Nuestras vidas
6.0

Nuestras vidas

1950Movie6.0
Siete mujeres
6.7

Siete mujeres

1953Movie6.7
The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies
6.3

The Trial of the Vivanco Ladies

1961Movie6.3
Two Faces Have the Destiny
6.2

Two Faces Have the Destiny

1952Movie6.2
The Man That Pleases Me
5.8

The Man That Pleases Me

1958Movie5.8
María Cristina
5.5

María Cristina

1951Movie5.5
Los nietos de Don Venancio
5.8

Los nietos de Don Venancio

1946Movie5.8
The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris
5.3

The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris

1966Movie5.3
The Devil's Money
6.0

The Devil's Money

1953Movie6.0
Después de la tormenta
6.8

Después de la tormenta

1955Movie6.8
Caperucita y sus tres amigos
6.2

Caperucita y sus tres amigos

1961Movie6.2
The Force of Desire
4.1

The Force of Desire

1955Movie4.1
Un minuto de bondad
6.4

Un minuto de bondad

1954Movie6.4
Inmaculada
6.3

Inmaculada

1950Movie6.3
México nunca duerme
5.7

México nunca duerme

1959Movie5.7
La dama del alba
6.3

La dama del alba

1950Movie6.3
El monstruo en la sombra
6.0

El monstruo en la sombra

1955Movie6.0
Ladronzuela
6.7

Ladronzuela

1949Movie6.7
School for Mothers-in-Law
6.3

School for Mothers-in-Law

1958Movie6.3
El ruiseñor del barrio
5.8

El ruiseñor del barrio

1952Movie5.8
El globo de Cantolla
5.8

El globo de Cantolla

1944Movie5.8
El amor abrió los ojos
6.0

El amor abrió los ojos

1947Movie6.0
Una sombra en mi destino
5.7

Una sombra en mi destino

1946Movie5.7