Who Is Carmen Salinas? Bio, Career, Politics, Death, Husband

Carmen Salinas was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She appeared in over 115 films, 70 theatre works, 23 telenovelas, and 9 television series. Carmen was also associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her political career. In this post, we will look at who Carmen Salinas was, her full biography, her career as an actress and politician, her cause of death and her husband. Keep reading.

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Who Is Carmen Salinas?

Carmen Salinas was born on 5 October 1939 to Jorge Perez Tejada Salinas and Carmen Lozano Viramontes. Her acting career started in 1964 when she appeared on shows like La vecindad (The Neighborhood), La frontera (The Border) and El chofer (The Chauffeur). As revealed earlier, she appeared in more than 110 movies and over 30 television shows.

Apart from acting, Salinas declared that she had been a priísta ever since [she] had the use of reason”. So in 2015, the PRI placed her on the representation list for the election which she won. She won the seat in the Chamber of Deputies for the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress; Salinas served on the Gender Equality, Radio and Television, and Health Commissions.

Carmen Salinas Movies

Below is a list of films and television shows she starred in.

Films

  • The Valet as Cecilia
  • Ruta Madre as Doña Ceci
  • ¿Alguien ha visto a Lupita? as Chespita
  • La misma luna as Doña Carmen
  • Man on fire as Guardian Three

Television Shows

  • Mi fortuna es amarte as Margarita “Magos” Domínguez Negrete
  • Mi marido tiene más familia as Doña Crisanta Díaz
  • Nosotros los guapos as Refugio Encarnación Flores “Doña Cuca”

Carmen Salinas Husband

Salinas and late ex-husband Pedro Placencia married in 1956. Carmen had three children from her marriage. They are Pedro, Maria, and Jorge. Pedro Placencia passed away in 1994.

Carmen Salinas Cause of Death

On 11 November 2021, Salinas went into a coma as a result of a cerebral haemorrhage brought by hypertension. She couldn’t regain consciousness again. She died on 9 December 2021. Carmen was 82 years at the time of her death.

Carmen Salinas Net Worth

At the time of her death, Carmen Salinas’s net worth was estimated to be around $20 million.

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