Carmen Salinas

Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a politician.

Spouse (s)Pedro Plascencia Ramírez (1956–1979) Children - Two

Parent(s)

Jorge Perez Tejada Salinas
Carmen Lozano Viramontes

Life

Salinas was born in 1939. She made her television debut in 1964 under the direction of Ernesto Alonso, appearing in such shows as La vecindad, La frontera (The Border) and El chofer (The Chauffeur). She also appeared in plays, more than 110 movies and more than 30 and television shows, and worked alongside actors and producers including Denzel Washington (in Man on Fire) and Juan Osorio. Other successful projects included her touring musical Aventurera.

In 1956, Salinas and spouse Pedro Plascencia gave birth to a son, Pedro Plascencia Salinas. He composed music, including notable compositions for the Necaxa soccer club, and for Televisa's newscasts Noticias ECO and 24 Horas. Plascencia Salinas died of cancer on 19 April 1994.

Political and legislative career

In an interview conducted with El Universal in March 2015, Salinas declared that she "had been a priísta ever since [she] had the use of reason".

In 2015, the PRI placed Salinas on its proportional representation list for election from the fourth electoral region, winning her a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress; Salinas served on the Gender Equality, Radio and Television, and Health Commissions. Salinas, who only completed primary school, had the lowest educational level of all the deputies in the legislature.