(Miroslava Stern or Miroslava Sternova)
(1926-1955)
Miroslava Stern left her native Czechoslovakia and came to Mexico in 1934; she spent some time in the USA studying, but returned to Mexico in the mid-'40s. She was briefly married in 1946, then turned to a film career. She even appeared on the cover of Life magazine (10 July 1950). Miroslava was nominated as Best Co-Starring Actress for Las tres perfectas casadas She committed suicide (some claim she was murdered) in 1955 after completing work on Luis Buñuel's Ensayo de un crimen. Her life was the subject of a filmed biography in 1992: Miroslava (dir. Alejandro Pelayo).
Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers. EdwART. 2012.