# Rosángela Balbó

Rosángela Balbó (April 16, 1941 – November 3, 2011, born Rosa Angela Giovanna Balbó Rosso) was a Mexican-Italian born actress. She was better knownfor the Mexican films Entre Pobretones y Ricachones, Como Gallos de Pelea, Los que verán a Dios and Los hipócritas.

## Biography

Balbó was born April 16, 1941 Turin, Piedmont, Italy, the daughter of Félix Balbó and María Ana Rosso. She had a brother who died in an accident. As a consequence of the Second World War, in 1946, when she was 5 years old, with her family left Italy and settled in Argentina. As a child she dressed with her little friends and staged plays. She won a beauty contest that was performed on television as the "Reina de Villa del Parque". In this country she studied acting and made her debut in the Argentine film Amorina in 1961. This was followed by titles such as Buscando a Mónica, Los que verán a Dios and Los hipócritas. In 1967, she left Argentina and traveled to Mexico, where she finally settled, making her debut in the country in the film La perra, where she shared the scene with Julio Alemán and Carlos López Moctezuma.
She had many interests in telenovelas Pobre Clara, Juegos del destino, Alcanzar una estrella II, Acapulco, cuerpo y alma, Ángela, Tres mujeres, Siempre te amaré, Heridas de amor, and Las tontas no van al cielo. The last telenovelas in which she participated were Rafaela and La fuerza del destino.

## Death

In 2010 Balbó was diagnosed with lung cancer, because of this she left her smoking habit which consisted of two daily packs of cigarettes. Balbó recovered and continued working, although in 2011 the cancer resurfaced aggressively and lodged in her left lung. Although Balbó fought against her illness, she finally lost the battle, on November 3, 2011.
At the time of her death, Balbó served as president of the children nursery and kindergarten of ANDA, through the patronage of "Rosa Mexicano", where Rosángela had like friends to the actresses Yolanda Mérida and Marta Zamora.
She was veiled at a funeral parlor in Colonia San Rafael, and her remains were cremated and deposited inside an urn in a crypt near the ANDA building.

## Filmography

Films, Telenovelas, Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1961 | Amorina | | Film |
| 1962 | Buscando a Mónica | | Film |
| 1962 | Dr. Cándido Pérez, señoras | | Film |
| 1962 | Dar la cara | | Film |
| 1963 | Los que verán a Dios | | Film |
| 1965 | Los hipócritas | | Film |
| 1965 | La industria del matrimonio | | Film |
| 1966 | Villa Delicia: playa de estacionamiento, música ambiental | | Film |
| 1966 | Hotel alojamiento | | Film |
| 1966 | La gorda | | Film |
| 1966 | Lucía | | Film |
| 1966 | Las locas del conventillo | | Film |
| 1966 | Ritmo, amor y juventud | | Film |
| 1967 | La perra | Violeta | Film |
| 1968 | Crimen sin olvido | | Film |
| 1968 | Matrimonio a la argentina | | Film |
| 1968 | La cama | Mucama | Film |
| 1969 | La muñeca perversa | | Film |
| 1969 | El bulín | Leticia | Film |
| 1970 | Tres amigos | Carmen | Film |
| 1970 | El hermano Capulina | Beatriz Morales | Film |
| 1971 | The Incredible Invasion | Martha - mayor's wife | Film |
| 1971 | La hora desnuda | | Film |
| 1971 | Cristo negro | | |
| 1973 | Entre pobretones y ricachones | | Film |
| 1974 | Pistolero del diablo | Bertha | Film |
| 1975 | Pobre Clara | Lourdes | Special appearance |
| 1978 | El patrullero 777 | | Film |
| 1981/82 | Juegos del destino | Leticia | Supporting role |
| 1985 | Mi querida vecindad | | Film |
| 1988 | El gran relajo mexicano | | Film |
| 1989 | Pánico en el bosque | | Film |
| 1989 | Bandas guerreras | | Film |
| 1989 | Pobres ricos | | Film |
| 1989 | Mi compadre Capulina | | Film |
| 1990 | Mi vecina me fascina | | Film |
| 1990 | Traficantes del vicio | | Film |
| 1990 | El jardín de la paz | | Film |
| 1990 | Dando y dando | | Film |
| | Pacto de sinvergüenzas | | Film |
| | Federal de narcóticos (División Cobra) | | Film |
| | Alcanzar una estrella II | Mariana Castellar | Supporting role |
| 1992 | Carrusel de las Américas | Bertha | Supporting role |
| 1993 | Sueño de amor | Marcela | Special appearance |
| 1993 | Hoy no circula | | Film |
| 1994 | Marimar | Eugenia | Special appearance |
| 1994/06 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Herself | Various episodes |
| 1995 | María José | | Special appearance |
| 1995/96 | Acapulco, cuerpo y alma | Claudia de San Román | Supporting role |
| 1997 | Jóvenes amantes | Juliana's mother | Film |
| 1998 | Aunque seas ajena | | Film |
| 1998 | ¿Qué nos pasa? | Herself | TV show |
| 1998/99 | Ángela | Esther Miranda Parra de Lizárraga | Supporting role |
| 1999 | Reclusorio 3 | | Film |
| 1999/00 | Tres mujeres | Rosa María Sánchez | Supporting role |
| 2000 | Siempre te amaré | Constanza de la Parra | Supporting role |
| 2000 | El precio de tu amor | Giovanna | Special appearance |
| 2000 | Por un beso | Dr. Guzmán | Special appearance |
| 2001 | Amigas y rivales | Magdalena de Morell | Supporting role |
| 2002 | La Otra | Socorrito | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Así son ellas | Martha de Corso | Recurring role |
| 2002/03 | Clase 406 | Bertha Ponce | Recurring role |
| 2004 | Amy, la niña de la mochila azul | Doña Perpetua de Betancourt | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Sueños y caramelos | Magda | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Piel de otoño | Elvira Castañeda | Recurring role |
| 2005/06 | Barrera de amor | Cayetana Linares | Supporting role |
| 2006 | Heridas de amor | Rebeca Campuzano Vda. de Beltrán | Supporting role |
| 2006 | La fea más bella | Herself | Special appearance |
| 2007 | Destilando Amor | Josephine | Special appearance |
| 2007/08 | Al diablo con los guapos | Mrs. Corcuera | Special appearance |
| 2008 | Las tontas no van al cielo | Margarita Lizárraga de Molina | Supporting role |
| 2008 | Mujeres Asesinas | Giovanna | Season:1, Episode:2, "Mónica, acorralada" |
| 2009 | Camaleones | Marcela de Castillo | Recurring role |
| 2009 | Mar de amor | Estefanía Peralta | Recurring role |
| 2009/10 | Corazón salvaje | Inés de Villarreal | Recurring role |
| 2011 | Rafaela | Sara | Recurring role |
| 2011 | La fuerza del destino | Olga de los Santos | Special appearance |

## Theatre

* Los árboles mueren de pie
* Monólogos de la vagina
* Mujeres juntas... ni difuntas