Amparo Muñoz, Spanish actress, Miss Universe 1974 died she was , 56.

Amparo Muñoz Quesada , was a Spanish actress who, in 1974, became the first, and so far, only Spaniard to win the Miss Universe pageant died she was , 56..

(June 21, 1954 – February 27, 2011)

Miss Universe 1974

Amparo Muñoz came from the town of Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia, where she had won the city title, to compete at the Miss Spain contest held in Lanzarote. After winning, she went on to Miss Universe 1974 Pageant in Manila, Philippines, where she won, only to give up her crown later that year.

Acting career

She became an instant celebrity in Spain, alongside the likes of Nino Bravo, Pedro Carrasco, Rocío Dúrcal, Rocío Jurado, Camilo Sesto, La Pandilla and other Spanish celebrities of the 1970s, following her victory at Miss Universe with a fruitful show business career.
In 1979, Muñoz acted in the comedy Mama Turns 100, by Carlos Saura. This was followed by performances in 1982's Todo un Hombre (He's all a Man), 1999's A Paradise Under the Stars and 2003's El Tahur. In the late-1990s, she returned to the mainstream Spanish cinema with the movie Familia, by Fernando León de Aranoa and started a new life as an actress.

Death

Muñoz died on February 27, 2011, aged 56, from undisclosed causes, in her native Málaga.

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