Irma Serrano
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Irma Consuelo Cielo Serrano Castro[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈiɾma konˈswelo ˈsjelo seˈrano ˈkastɾo]; 9 December 1933 – 1 March 2023) was a Mexican singer, actress and politician.[2] Famous for her "tantalizing" "untamed spitfire" voice,[3] she was one of the most noted performers of the ranchera and corrido genres;[4] she was nicknamed La Tigresa de la Canción Ranchera ('The Rancheras Tigress) [5] and later known simply as "La Tigresa" (Spanish pronunciation: [la ti´ɣɾesa]). At the same time, she pursued a film career with more than a dozen films. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving actresses from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
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Born | Irma Consuelo Cielo Serrano Castro (1933-12-09)9 December 1933 |
Died | 1 March 2023(2023-03-01) (aged 89) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Other names | La Tigresa La Tigresa de la Canción Ranchera |
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Years active | 1962–2005 |
Partner(s) | Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Alejo Peralta |
Relatives | Rosario Castellanos (cousin) |
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In the 1970s and 1980s, Serrano achieved great success as an actress and producer in a series of controversial stage plays, especially the controversial play Naná (1973). In the 1990s, she also ventured into politics and occupied a seat in the Mexican Senate. In her later years, she was the center of multiple scandals and controversies.[6] She appeared in celebrity gossip magazines and television shows because of her political career as senator for her home state of Chiapas from 1994 to 1997.