She was born in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina on December 13, 1929. Gallardo made her film debut in the 1949 Argentine movie,
Angeles de uniforme. She later moved from Argentina to Mexico to pursue her acting career. Gallardo appeared in dozens of films throughout her career. She was cast in the 1962 film,
The Exterminating Angel, which was directed and written by
Luis Buñuel. She appeared in that film opposite her husband,
Enrique Rambal, who died in 1971. Gallardo and Rambal also starred as a comical couple in the
Capulina aviation comedy,
El Mundo de los Aviones. Her numerous telenovela roles included
El Amor Tiene Cara de Mujer (
Love Has a Female Face), portraying the character of Lucy Scala in the Mexican remake of an Argentine
television series during the 1970s. In addition to acting, Gallardo also worked as a screenwriter for telenovelas as well. Her recent telenovela writing credits included
Cosecharás tu Siembra (
You Reap What You Sow) and
La Extraña Dama (
Strange Lady). Gallardo's Mexican theater credits included roles in
Aurelia y Sus Hombres,
Los Grandes Sebastiani, and
La Mujer Asesinadita. Gallardo resided in
Los Angeles,
California, for the last twenty-five years of her life with her daughter, actress and television host
Rebeca Rambal. In 1997, Gallardo starred in the
radio drama,
La Historia de Quien Soy (
The Story of Who I Am), created by the
Family Theater Productions' Voz Latina division. Gallardo portrayed the family
matriarch in the production, which is believed to be the first
Spanish-language radio show produced in Los Angeles specifically for Hispanics living in the city. Gallardo co-starred in the 2005
American film
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, with
America Ferrera and
Elizabeth Peña. Lucy Gallardo died from
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on August 11, 2012, at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 82. She was survived by her daughter, Rebeca Rambal. ==References==