Editing Katy Jurado (section)

=== 1943-1951: First Mexican films ===

Jurado debuted as an actress in the Mexican film ''No matarás'' (1943). From that moment on, her acting talent, but above all her exotic beauty and sensual appeal, gave her the opportunity to work in numerous films. She specialized in playing wicked and seductive women.<ref name="FemmeFatale" /> Jurado said:

{{cquote|I knew that my body was provocative, but also that I was not beautiful, although yes, I admit, my physique was different and very sensual.<ref name="Childhood" />}}

She appeared in 16 more films over the next seven years in what film historians have named the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema]]. She acted with acclaimed Mexican film stars such as [[Pedro Infante]], [[Sara Montiel]], [[Pedro Armendáriz]] and others. In 1953, she starred in [[Luis Buñuel]]'s film ''[[El Bruto]]'', for which she received an [[Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress]], Mexico's equivalent of an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}