Carmen Salinas, whose long career in Spanish language television and film spanned 60 years, died Thursday night. She had been in a coma since suffering a stroke in November, and her death was announced on social media by her family.“With great sorrow, we inform you that leading actress Carmen Salinas passed away today,” said a Twitter message, which ran with a black and white photograph and thanked fans. .Born in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico on October 5, 1939, Salinas started her acting career as a child in the 1950’s.
Salinas sang and did impersonations on the radio, later moving to beauty and talent contests, then on to nightclubs.By the 1960s, she made a name in telenovelas, appearing in Casa de Barrio, Frontera and Sublime Redención.
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