Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.

Acting
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Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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TMDB ID: 961830
IMDb ID: nm0959596
Known for: Acting
Born: May 23, 1913
Died: April 30, 1985
Age: 71
Place of birth: Bogotá, Colombia
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1932 - 2024
Years active: 93
Average TMDB rating: 7.16
Wikidata: Q6131284
Also known as
Sofía Álvarez Caicedo
Other jobs
Carmen Sofía Álvarez Caicedo, better known as Sofía Álvarez (Bogotá, Colombia May 23, 1913 - Mexico City, Mexico April 30, 1985) was a Mexican film actress and singer of Colombian origin. Born and raised in Colombia, she moved with her family to Mexico in 1928. Her film debut was a small part, in the role of a prostitute in Santa (1930), the first talkie of Mexican cinema. Popularly known as the lady of the long braids, she enjoyed popularity during the 1930s and 1940s as an actress and singer. Subsequently she performed with Mario Moreno Cantinflasin the popular film Ahí está el detalle (1940). In the 1940s, Álvarez is characterized by her interpretation of elegant ladies in films like El sombrero de tres picos and México de mis recuerdos (1943). She performed with the popular Pedro Infante in three films: Si me han de matar mañana (1946), La barca de oro (1947) and Soy charro de Rancho Grande (1947). One of her most celebrated films was La Reina de la Opereta (1945). In 1950 she left the cinema to continue as a radio singer. She returned to the cinema between 1957 and 1966, when she retired from the scenes. Her last film was El Gángster (1965), with Arturo de Córdova. She was noted for her excellent voice also that delicate features that printed her characters.



Movie credits linked with Sofía Álvarez.
as Grafóloga
as Julieta
as Betsy Rocola / Viuda Negra / Plañidera 1 / Plañidera 3
as Evelyn
Associate Producer
as Paralítica II
as Dona Margarita Fontanares
as Margot / Maggie la verde
as doña Lupe
as Raquel de Alba
as Lupe, La Tapatía
as Cristina
as Blanca de la Fuente
as Rosario Medina
as Dolores del Paso de Lastre