María Mercader

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mercader and the second or maternal family name is Fordada.
María Mercader
Born María de la Asunción Mercader Fordada[1]
(1918-03-06)6 March 1918
Barcelona, Spain
Died 26 January 2011(2011-01-26) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
Occupation Actress
Years active 1923–1992
Spouse(s) Giuliano Scicolone (m. 1949-55)
Vittorio De Sica (m. 1968-74)
Children Manuel De Sica
Christian De Sica
Parent(s) Pau Mercader i Marina (father)
Relatives Ramón Mercader (half-brother)

María de la Asunción Mercader Fordada (6 March 1918 26 January 2011) 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.[2] Her half-brother was Ramón Mercader, the murderer of Leon Trotsky in 1940, in Mexico.[3][4]

Selected filmography

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