He Golden Cinema It gave great actresses the opportunity to shine on the big screen, but unfortunately not all of them managed to consecrate their career for various reasons, as was the case with this beautiful woman, Virginia Serretwho debuted in the seventh art together with the great comedian Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”and with its beauty inspired the famous bolero “Without you”but died with only 37 years by a terrible disease.
Haydee Carmona Serret, It was the real name of the actress known in the golden age of cinema as Virginia Serret. She was born in Veracruz in 1920, and is remembered for being the inspiration for the bolero “Sin Ti”, made world famous by the trio Los Panchos, by the composer Pepe Guízar, who was in love with the young artist.
Virginia Serret She began in the cinema under the name of Bohemia Serret, since she was also a singer, however, in her beginning she only did small roles as a supporting actress. Her debut came with the tape “Águila o sol”, from 1938, along with “cantinflas“. He also worked in the 30s with Jorge Negrete and Susana Guizarand next to Lupe Vélez, an actress who succeeded in Hollywood and had a tragic story.
Virginia Serret inspired the bolero “Without you”
The most important roles arrived in the 40s, with films like “El insurgente” (1941), “La mujer sin alma” (1944), with Maria Felix“Porfirio Díaz” (1944), “La hora de la verdad” (1945) and “Sendas del destino” (1945), where she works with who would later be her husband, the actor of Argentine origin Luis Aldás.
Although she was married, it is said that in 1949 the Mexican composer Pepe Guízar worked at the Minuit cabaret where he met the beautiful actress, with whom he fell madly in love and who composed the song for her. bolero “Your Son”who later gained fame with the Los Panchos trio, and has become one of the most listened to songs.
Serret He was also part of the cast of the film “El moderno barba azul” (1946), the only film starring American comedian Buster Keaton in Mexico. Next to Pedro Infante recorded “When the brave cry” (1947), in which he also shared credits with Blanca Estela Pavón and Victor Manuel Mendoza; “La oveja negra” (1949) and “You will not want your son’s wife” (1950), in which the performance of Fernando Soler.
His career was prolific, with more than 30 films in his filmography. In addition to being an actress, Virginia She was a scriptwriter, director and producer of close to fifty films. Serret She suffered from liver disease, and had to be hospitalized in an emergency. The media of the time affirm that the doctors did everything to save her, and she was hospitalized for seven days, until her agony ended on May 3, 1958, at the age of 37 years.
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