Amalia Mendoza was born on July 10, 1923 in Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacan, Mexico as Amalia Mendoza García. She was an actress, known for Yo... el aventurero (1959), ¿Donde estás, corazón? (1961) and Una cita de amor (1958). She died on June 11, 2001 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.