Editing Katy Jurado (section)

=== 1970–2002: Later years ===
In the next years, Jurado alternated her work between Hollywood and Mexico. In 1970, she filmed ''[[The Bridge in the Jungle]]'' opposite [[John Huston]]. In 1973, she appeared in ''[[Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid]]'', directed by [[Sam Peckinpah]].

Jurado received one of her better dramatic roles in the third of the three short stories comprising the Mexican film ''[[Fé, Esperanza y Caridad]]'' (1973). Directed by [[Jorge Fons]], Jurado was cast as a lower-class woman who suffers a series of bureaucratic abuses as she tries to claim the remains of her dead husband. For this performance, she won the [[Ariel Award for Best Actress]], her second [[Silver Ariel]] Award of the Mexican Cinema.<ref>{{harvnb|González Rubio|García Riera|1999|pages=32–3}}</ref> In the same year, Jurado starred on Broadway again in the [[Tennessee Williams]] play ''[[The Red Devil Battery Sign]]'' with Anthony Quinn and [[Claire Bloom]].

In 1974, Jurado appeared in the American film ''[[Once Upon a Scoundrel]]'' (1974) opposite the comedian [[Zero Mostel]]. In 1975, she participated in the Mexican film ''[[Los albañiles]]'', again directed by Jorge Fons. The film was awarded the [[Golden Bear]] of the [[Berlinale 1975]]. In 1976, she played the role of Chuchupe in the film ''Pantaleón y Las Visitadoras'', an adaptation of the novel ''[[Captain Pantoja and the Special Service]]'' by [[Mario Vargas Llosa]], who also directed the film. However, the filming of this movie turned into a disaster due to the differences between Jurado and Vargas Llosa. Vargas Llosa fired Jurado from the film, and she sued him legally.<ref name='Mario Vargas Llosa and "The Hurricane" Katy Jurado., in LuisMiguelRomero.net (In Spanish).'>{{cite web |last1=Romero |first1=Luis Miguel |title=Mario Vargas Llosa and "The Hurricane" Katy Jurado. |date=24 August 2021 |url=https://mromero19862.wixsite.com/misitio-1/post/mario-vargas-llosa-y-el-hurac%C3%A1n-katy-jurado |access-date=21 April 2023}}</ref>

In 1978, she played a small role in the film ''[[The Children of Sanchez (film)|The Children of Sanchez]]'', where she shares credits with Anthony Quinn and Dolores del Río. In 1980, Jurado filmed ''[[Seduction (1981 film)|La Seducción]]'', directed by [[Arturo Ripstein]], for which she was nominated for another Ariel Award for Best Actress.

In 1981, her son Victor Hugo died tragically in an accident on a highway near Monterrey while she was filming a movie in Mexico City. This tragedy plunged her into a deep depression that she could never overcome and led her to abandon her acting career for a few years. In 1984, John Huston convinced her to resume her career as an actress. She acted in Huston's film ''[[Under the Volcano (1984 film)|Under the Volcano]]''. In the same year, she co-starred in the short-lived television series ''[[a.k.a. Pablo]]'', a sitcom with [[Paul Rodriguez (actor)|Paul Rodriguez]].

In the 1990s, Jurado appeared in two Mexican [[telenovelas]]. In 1998, she completed a Spanish-language film for director [[Arturo Ripstein]] titled ''[[El Evangelio de las Maravillas]]''. She won her second [[Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for this role.<ref name="Ruiz & Sánchez Korrol" />

Jurado had a cameo in the film ''[[The Hi-Lo Country]]'' (1998) by [[Stephen Frears]], who called her his "lucky charm" for his first Western.<ref>{{harvnb|González Rubio|García Riera|1999|page=33}}</ref>

In 2002, she made her final film appearance in ''[[Un secreto de Esperanza]]''. The film was released posthumously.