Mexican actress Linda Guitrón Porto, known for her role in ‘Mujer, casos de la vida real’ and various Mexican films, died on Thursday, April 30, at age 94. The National Association of Interpreters (ANDI) confirmed the death via an official statement. Her career spanned from the end of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema into the 1970s and 1980s.
Linda Guitrón Porto built a career in Mexican cinema from the late 1950s. She appeared in late Golden Age productions such as ‘Concurso de belleza’ (1958) and ‘Cada quien su vida’ (1960), where she played Lilia Hernández. She also featured in ‘El proceso de las señoritas Vivanco’ (1961) and ‘Carnaval en mi barrio’ (1961), sometimes uncredited.
Her career solidified in the 1970s and 1980s with films like ‘Macaria, mujer de Rufino’ (1975), ‘El caballo del diablo’ (1975) directed by Federico Curiel, ‘El jinete de la muerte’ (1981), ‘Las nenas del amor’ (1983), and ‘El sinaloense’ (1985). These roles spanned social dramas, comedies, and fichera cinema.
Her final appearances were in 1997 on an episode of ‘Mujer, casos de la vida real’, hosted by Silvia Pinal. ANDI announced her death on April 30. Her body of work highlights the steady contributions of supporting actresses across Mexican cinema eras.
