(January 16, 1924-July 5, 2002)
Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Birth name was Maria Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado Garcia
Starred in 'Broken Lance' and 'High Noon'

She grew up rich.
She divorced twice.
She was one of Marlon Brando's brunette conquests.
She was often cast as the fiery seductress.
She survived a 1968 suicide attempt.

She won the 1952 Golden Globe for Supporting Actress for her work in 'High Noon.'
She was the first Latina and first Mexican to earn an Oscar nod.
She has a star on the Walk of Fame.
Her son was killed in a 1981 car accident.
Second ex-husband Ernest Borgnine called her 'beautiful, but a tiger.'

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