MarÃa de los à ngeles "Angelines" Fernández Abad (July 30, 1921 â€"
March 25, 1994) was a Spanish-born Mexican actress of film and
television. She is best remembered for playing Doña Clotilde "La
Bruja del 71" in the sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. She was an anti-Franco
refugee who remained in Mexico (in addition to a brief stint in Cuba)
from 1947 until the end of her life.She made her acting debut in the
musical comedy Carlo Monte en Monte Carlo in Isabela Garcés' theatre
company in Madrid. She flew to Mexico in 1947 in fear for her life due
to her support for the Spanish Maquis. During the Spanish Civil War,
young Fernández was supportive of the Republican faction. She would
remain in Mexico for the rest of her life, except for international
tours and a short stint in Cuba during the late 1940s. In 1950, she
returned to Mexico permanently.Angelines Fernández starred in
fourteen films, including the classic El Esqueleto de la señora
Morales (1960). In 1964, she took the supporting role of Sara, the
nemesis of Cantinflas's character Padre Sebastián, in El padrecito.
She starred in Cadenas de amor at the age of 37, and other telenovelas
in the 1960s with the second to last one in 1970. It was not until she
was hired in 1973 to play "La Bruja del 71" in El Chavo del Ocho that
she cemented her status as a legend. She got that job when she asked
her personal friend, Ramón Valdés, if he knew of any acting jobs she
might be able to do.She also participated in Chespirito's other show,
El ChapulÃn Colorado, years later. It was with El Chavo del Ocho and
El ChapulÃn Colorado that she achieved fame in her native Spain. The
two Chespirito productions became wide international hits, reaching
virtually every country in the Americas and also other, non-Spanish
speaking, countries as well. The shows are still shown with re-runs in
many countries. In 1974, she participated in her last telenovela and
her last film and concentrated her work around Chespirito productions.
March 25, 1994) was a Spanish-born Mexican actress of film and
television. She is best remembered for playing Doña Clotilde "La
Bruja del 71" in the sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. She was an anti-Franco
refugee who remained in Mexico (in addition to a brief stint in Cuba)
from 1947 until the end of her life.She made her acting debut in the
musical comedy Carlo Monte en Monte Carlo in Isabela Garcés' theatre
company in Madrid. She flew to Mexico in 1947 in fear for her life due
to her support for the Spanish Maquis. During the Spanish Civil War,
young Fernández was supportive of the Republican faction. She would
remain in Mexico for the rest of her life, except for international
tours and a short stint in Cuba during the late 1940s. In 1950, she
returned to Mexico permanently.Angelines Fernández starred in
fourteen films, including the classic El Esqueleto de la señora
Morales (1960). In 1964, she took the supporting role of Sara, the
nemesis of Cantinflas's character Padre Sebastián, in El padrecito.
She starred in Cadenas de amor at the age of 37, and other telenovelas
in the 1960s with the second to last one in 1970. It was not until she
was hired in 1973 to play "La Bruja del 71" in El Chavo del Ocho that
she cemented her status as a legend. She got that job when she asked
her personal friend, Ramón Valdés, if he knew of any acting jobs she
might be able to do.She also participated in Chespirito's other show,
El ChapulÃn Colorado, years later. It was with El Chavo del Ocho and
El ChapulÃn Colorado that she achieved fame in her native Spain. The
two Chespirito productions became wide international hits, reaching
virtually every country in the Americas and also other, non-Spanish
speaking, countries as well. The shows are still shown with re-runs in
many countries. In 1974, she participated in her last telenovela and
her last film and concentrated her work around Chespirito productions.
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