Who is Carmen Salinas, the Mexican actress, producer and politician

(CNN Spanish) – The 82-year-old Mexican actress Carmen Salinas was admitted to a Mexico City hospital after suffering a stroke, her family confirmed to CNN.

According to Gustavo Briones, Salinas’s nephew, the actress is in a natural coma and her health is serious, although stable. He indicated that he is connected to an artificial respirator, without offering more details.

Carmen Salinas placeholder image was born on October 5, 1933 in Torreón, Coahuila and began her artistic career in the 1950s as an imitator, to later enter the world of theater, film and television. His character as “La Corcholata” in the films “Bellas de noche” and “La pulquería” made him gain great popularity in Mexico.

Among his best-known films of the 1970s are “The Useless Life of Pito Pérez”, “The Corner of the Virgins” and “Inspector Briefs”.

Televisa’s list of soap operas in which he has participated in almost six decades of artistic career includes “My heart is yours”, “Dream of love”, “My husband has a family.” Recently, the Mexican actress has publicized on Facebook and Twitter the telenovela “My fortune is loving you”, in which she currently participates.

Look what a beautiful family I have, on the Telenovela. MY FORTUNE IS TO LOVE YOU. I invite you to see us at Por las Estrellas at 8:30 p.m., you’ll see that you’re going to love it !!! CS. pic.twitter.com/7g72NZqWCk

– Carmen Salinas (@CarmenSalinasLo) November 10, 2021

Salinas’ charisma also took her to Hollywood, where she participated in the films “Man on Fire” and “The Same Moon.” Salinas was awarded twice with the Silver Goddess award in the category of best actress in a painting for her role as “Doña Carmen” in “The same moon“and for her role as” Vieja Zamora “in”Letters to Elena“.

As a producer, Salinas stood out for the staging “Aventurera”, which ran for several years on the billboard and in which it had the participation of actresses such as the Cuban Niurka, and the Mexican Edith González and Itatí Cantoral.

In 2014, Salinas was appointed ambassador for education by the National Union of Education Workers (SNTE) and in 2015 she entered the world of politics as a deputy of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), a facet that provoked criticism for her relationship with the then party in power.

CNN’s Natalia Cano contributed to this report.