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Elena Angela Verdugo (April 20, 1925 – May 30, 2017) was an American actress who began in films at the age of five in Cavalier of the West (1931). Her career in radio, television and film spanned six decades.
Most baby-boomers remember actress Elena Verdugo from her pleasant, plain but rather dowdy Emmy-nominated role as "Consuelo Lopez", the altruistic assistant and sometime aide-de-camp to Robert Young's general practitioner for several seasons on the popular Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) dramatic series.
Jun 7, 2017 · Elena Verdugo, who portrayed one of the first Latina professionals in a television series in the United States and in doing so was credited with inspiring Hispanic women to strive for greater...
May 31, 2017 · Elena Verdugo, who portrayed the devoted office assistant and nurse Consuelo Lopez opposite Robert Young on the 1970s ABC drama Marcus Welby, M.D., has died. She was 92. Verdugo died Tuesday in...
May 31, 2017 · Elena Verdugo, who had a prolific film career before focusing on TV and eventually earning two Emmy noms for her work on Marcus Welby, M.D., died Tuesday in Los Angeles.
A role model for young women everywhere, Elena Verdugo continued to break barriers on and off screen, and still continues to make public appearances today.
May 31, 2017 · Elena Verdugo, an actress who broke down barriers for Latinas in film, has passed away at the age of 92, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Verdugo was best known for playing Consuelo...
Jun 2, 2017 · Elena Verdugo, a descendant of early-day Los Angeles settlers, broke barriers in television when she was cast as one of the first professional Latino women on television as the nurse of Marcus...
May 30, 2017 · Elena Verdugo was an actress best known for her Emmy nominated role as nurse Consuelo Lopez on Marcus Welby, M.D. Verdugo appeared on all seven seasons of the ABC series about a general practitioner with a kind bedside manner. Verdugo was nominated twice for an Emmy Award and once for a Golden Globe for her role in the series.
May 31, 2017 · Elena Verdugo, who had a prolific film career before focusing on TV and eventually earning two Emmy noms for her work on Marcus Welby, M.D., died Tuesday in Los Angeles.
