Facts: - death place: rome , italy - relatives: ramon mercader -lrb- half-brother -rrb- - years active: 1923 -- 1992 - birth name: maria mercader fordada - death date: 26 january 2011 - spouse: giuliano -lrb- m. 1968-74 -rrb- scicolone -lrb- m. 1949-55 -rrb- vittorio de sica - parents: pau mercader marina -lrb- father -rrb- - children: manuel de sica christian de sica - birth date: 6 march 1918 - name: maria mercader - image: maria_mercader . jpg - birth place: barcelona , spain - occupation: actress Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of maria mercader .
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maria mercader -lrb- 6 march 1918 -- 26 january 2011 -rrb- was a spanish film actress .she appeared in 40 films between 1923 and 1992 .she was the second wife of film director vittorio de sica .her brother was ramon mercader , the murderer of leon trotsky in 1940 , in mexico .