Tara Parra
- September 12, 2025
- 93 years
About Tara Parra
Tara Parra, 93, Mexican actress (My Universe In Lower Case, Más Sabe el Diablo por Viejo, Hidden Moon).
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|Tara Parra (23 August 1932 – 12 September 2025) was a Cuban-Mexican actress. She played in numerous theatre plays and telenovelas, including Daniela, El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar and Destino.
Life and career
Parra started her career as a 14-year-old in 1946 in the play based on the novel Rosalba y los llaveros y otras obras de teatro, directed by Salvador Novo, with Ignacio López Tarso, who played her father.
She began her film career in 1981 with the movie Carta a un niño. In television, her first credit was in 1986 with the telenovela Cuna de lobos. Her major roles were in plays, while her roles in cinema and television were more minor. Her major roles in telenovelas included El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (1988), in which she played Constanza de Santiago and Daniela (2002) as Consuelo Gamboa.
Parra was married to writer Argelio Gasca (born 1939), with two sons, and also actress Kenia Gascón and the compositor David Gasca. Tara Parra died on 12 September 2025, at the age of 93.
Filmography
- La casa de las flores (2020) as Yolanda Lascuráin
- Desenfrenadas (2020) as Teté
- Una familia con Madre (2019)
- Más sabe el diablo por viejo (2018) como Victoria Placeres
- La delgada línea amarilla (2015) as Doña Carmen
- Destino (2013) as Nana Sofía
- Hidden Moon (2012) as mujer sabia
- Mi universo en minúsculas (2011) as Elba
- Soy tu fan (2010) as Genoveva "Beba"
- Más allá de la luz (2010)
- Los Minondo (2010) as Isabel San Juan
- A cada quien su santo (2009) as Isaura
- Amor letra por letra (2008) as Refugio "Abue Cuca"
- El milagrito de San Jacinto (2007)
- Lo que callamos las mujeres (2007) as Nadia
- La sangre iluminada (2007)
- Sexo, amor y otras perversiones (2006) as Madre
- Ni una vez más (2006) as Lourdes "Mamá Lulú"
- La leche y el agua (2006) as La Mujer
- Línea nocturna (2006) as Bromelia
- Sin ton ni Sonia (2003) as Rosa
- Una de dos (2002) as Ofelia
- Daniela (2002) as Consuelo Gamboa "Chelito"
- La culpa (1996) as la presidenta de las Damas
- María la del barrio (1995) as la madre superiora Matilde
- Prisionera de amor (1994) as Miriam
- Tiempo cautivo (1994) as Lula
- Madres egoístas (1991–1993) as Doña Soledad "Sol" Deschamps
- Destino (1989) as Beatriz
- Ángeles blancos (1989) as Remedios
- El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (1988) as Doña Constanza de Santiago
- Cuna de lobos (1986) as Madame Tara
- Carta a un niño (1981) as Sara
- El diario de una señorita decente (1969) as Carla
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
Questions drawn from Tara Parra's archived record and the sources above.
1.What was the date of death for Mexican actress Tara Parra?
- A.23 August 1932
- B.23 August 2025
- C.12 September 2024
- D.12 September 2025correct
Tara Parra died on 12 September 2025.
Source: Life and career section
2.At what age did Tara Parra begin her acting career?
- A.25
- B.14correct
- C.18
- D.21
Tara Parra started her career as a 14-year-old in 1946.
Source: Life and career section
3.In what year did Tara Parra appear in her first film, Carta a un niño?
- A.2002
- B.1981correct
- C.1986
- D.1946
Tara Parra began her film career in 1981 with the movie Carta a un niño.
Source: Life and career section
4.Who directed the play Rosalba y los llaveros in which Tara Parra performed as a teenager?
- A.David Gasca
- B.Argelio Gasca
- C.Salvador Novocorrect
- D.Ignacio López Tarso
The play based on the novel Rosalba y los llaveros was directed by Salvador Novo.
Source: Life and career section
5.What character did Tara Parra play in the 2002 telenovela Daniela?
- A.Consuelo Gamboacorrect
- B.Yolanda Lascuráin
- C.Constanza de Santiago
- D.Doña Soledad
In the telenovela Daniela, Tara Parra played the role of Consuelo Gamboa.
Source: Life and career section
6.What was the name of the telenovela in which Tara Parra received her first television credit in 1986?
- A.Cuna de loboscorrect
- B.Daniela
- C.Destino
- D.El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar
In television, Tara Parra's first credit was in 1986 with the telenovela Cuna de lobos.
Source: Life and career section
7.Who was Tara Parra's husband?
- A.David Gasca
- B.Salvador Novo
- C.Ignacio López Tarso
- D.Argelio Gascacorrect
Tara Parra was married to writer Argelio Gasca.
Source: Life and career section
8.Which of the following individuals was a child of Tara Parra?
- A.Salvador Novo
- B.Ignacio López Tarso
- C.David Gascacorrect
- D.Argelio Gasca
Tara Parra's children included the actress Kenia Gascón and the compositor David Gasca.
Source: Life and career section
9.In the 2018 movie Más sabe el diablo por viejo, what character did Tara Parra portray?
- A.Nana Sofía
- B.Doña Carmen
- C.Victoria Placerescorrect
- D.Yolanda Lascuráin
In the 2018 movie Más sabe el diablo por viejo, Tara Parra played the character Victoria Placeres.
Source: Filmography section
10.What was the specific role played by Tara Parra in the 2012 film Hidden Moon?
- A.la presidenta
- B.mujer sabiacorrect
- C.madre superiora
- D.Isabel San Juan
In the movie Hidden Moon, Tara Parra was credited as the character mujer sabia.
Source: Filmography section
11.What character did Tara Parra play in the 1995 production María la del barrio?
- A.Lula
- B.Doña Soledad
- C.Beatriz
- D.la madre superiora Matildecorrect
In the telenovela María la del barrio, Tara Parra played the role of la madre superiora Matilde.
Source: Filmography section
12.Which role did Tara Parra take on in the 2020 show La casa de las flores?
- A.Yolanda Lascuráincorrect
- B.Ofelia
- C.Teté
- D.Doña Carmen
In the series La casa de las flores, Tara Parra played the role of Yolanda Lascuráin.
Source: Filmography section
13.What was the role of Tara Parra in the 2010 project Los Minondo?
- A.Isabel San Juancorrect
- B.Nadia
- C.Refugio
- D.Bromelia
In the production Los Minondo, Tara Parra appeared as the character Isabel San Juan.
Source: Filmography section
14.For which character in the 2006 production Ni una vez más was Tara Parra cast?
- A.Nadia
- B.Lourdes Mamá Lulúcorrect
- C.La Mujer
- D.Rosa
In the production Ni una vez más, Tara Parra played the character Lourdes Mamá Lulú.
Source: Filmography section
15.Which of these actors performed as the father of the character played by Tara Parra in her 1946 debut play?
- A.Ignacio López Tarsocorrect
- B.David Gasca
- C.Salvador Novo
- D.Argelio Gasca
Tara Parra acted alongside Ignacio López Tarso, who played her father in her 1946 debut play.
Source: Life and career section
16.In the 1991–1993 telenovela Madres egoístas, what was the character name of Tara Parra?
- A.Miriam
- B.Remedios
- C.Doña Soledad Deschampscorrect
- D.Lula
In the telenovela Madres egoístas, Tara Parra was cast as Doña Soledad Sol Deschamps.
Source: Filmography section
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