Amelia de la Torre was born on June 12, 1905 in Illana, a municipality in the province of Guadalajara.
He had a very early vocation for acting, and with only 20 he already made his debut, no less than in the company of Margarita Xirgú, where he remained for several years, working on productions such as “When Eva’s children are not Adam’s children.” , by Jacinto Benavente, or “Doña Rosita the Soltera”By Federico García Lorca.
In the year 1036 he went to Argentina, the country where he was going to perform the work “Blood Wedding”, And where he had to stay until 1950 due to the outbreak of the Civil War in Spain. While he was in Argentina, he continued dedicated to the scene, representing works among which “El adefesio” by Rafael Alberti or “The lady of the dawn”By Alejandro Casona.
In 1960, being already in Spain, she began to act again in stage productions, remaining already linked to the stage until shortly before her death. During her professional career we have seen her in such prestigious works as “The green fields of Eden“,”Mother Courage and her children“,”The girl of no return“,”The cat on the tin roof“,”The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant“,”The cherry garden“Or”Sweet bird of youth”.
As for television, it was a very common face in spaces where plays were televised, such as “Study 1“, A program in which he participated in works such as”Heloise is under an almond tree“or “Eight women”. He also participated in series such as “Mr. Villanueva and his people”, “Juan and Manuel“,”Vacationers“,”Gold rings“Or”Second teaching”. These last two series were written, as well as performed by his stepdaughter, Ana Diosdado.
As far as cinema is concerned, he did not work much in this medium, although some films in which he participated stand out, directed by prestigious filmmakers from our country, such as Plácido or La Vaquilla by Luis García Berlanga, “Torment“By Pedro Olea,”Honey“And La familia bien, thanks from Pedro Masó or”Our father”By Francisco Regueiro.
Regarding her personal life, it should be noted that during her stay in Argentina, she married the actor Enrique Diosdado, Ana Diosdado’s father, with whom she formed a theater company before her return to Spain.
Amelia de la Torre died on July 13, 1987 in Madrid.