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- Birth nameRosa Furman Epstein
- A talented Mexican stage actress, the tall and distinguished-looking Rosa Furman was known for her character roles in movies and television series. The daughter of Jewish immigrants, she was born in Mexico City and studied English and drama at the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). Rosa soon found work on the stage and won critical acclaim for her performance in a production of Paul Claudel's La anunciación a María (1950). After many stage appearances, she began her film career with a minor role as an aspiring dancer in the Lola Flores vehicle De color moreno (1963).- IMDb Mini Biography By: V.Q. Castro
- Tall height
- Green eyes
- She was born in Mexico City and raised in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
- She spoke English fluently and played supporting roles in two American productions filmed in Mexico: Guns for San Sebastian (1968) and Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970).
- Daughter of Fabián "Favy" Furman Jaitzer (1900-?) of Mogilev, Belarus, and Sulamita Epstein Lamdansky (1904-1985) of Visoki-Dvor, Lithuania.
- An acclaimed stage actress, she also translated plays from English to Spanish, directed theatrical productions, and taught acting at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico).
- The part she played in Le rapace (1968) was first offered to María Félix, but producer wasn't willing to pay the high salary Félix demanded. The part was given to Furman; it was her first and only starring role in a movie.
- [referring to her film career] I've played very good roles, but I never got to play leading roles and I myself don't know why.
- [The only starring role I've played] wasn't in a Mexican movie but in a French production shot in Mexico entitled Le rapace (1968).
- There are people who, without being an actor or actress, work in show business, but standing in front of a camera or on a stage and repeating lines does not make you an actor.
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