Ампаро Муньос: "Мисс Әлем" жеңімпазы және испан киножұлдызының өмірі

Spanish actress and model, Miss Universe 1974 winner
the 19th century noblewoman

Nevertheless, the Miss Universe Organization in an effort to save its public reputation of the company thoroughly insisted that Muñoz would remain as the official titleholder of Miss Universe 1974, since the title was not offered to first runner up Miss Wales Helen Elizabeth Morgan – who eventually won Miss World 1974 and was herself ultimately dethroned a few days after winning the said crown. Due to the refusal of Muñoz to pass the coronation of her successor, the 21st Miss Universe was assigned to pass on the Miss Universe crown in 1975.

After her victory in pageantry, various cinematic directors took interest in her. Her first steps in cinema came in 1973 with in Wholesome Married Life, directed by Roberto Bodegas and written by José Luis Garci, she played the temptress of José Sacristán, a married man obsessed with publicity. In Tocata y fuga de Lolita she was the rebellious girl who displayed her beautiful bust, a big contributor to the movie's popularity. In the 70’s, Spanish cinema was at the height of destape [double meaning: "liberalization" and "nudity"], and the splendid figure of Amparo Muñoz found 9 titles in which to reveal itself, including Clara es el Precio (Vicente Aranda, 1975), and The Other Bedroom (Eloy de la Iglesia, 1976), in which Amparo starred alongside the man who would be eventually her husband, the actor and singer Patxi Andión. After appearances in Volvoreta (José Antonio Nieves Conde, 1976), Del amor y de la muerte (Antonio Giménez Rico, 1977), among other films, her cinematic career took a notable turn when she began a relationship with the producer Elías Querejeta, facilitating her appearances in films as important as Dedicatory (Jaime Chávarri, 1980), which called her to the attention of other directors in both Spain and Mexico, such as Felipe Cazals (Las siete cucas ), Pilar Miró (We Will Speak Tonight), Jaime Camino (The Open Balcony), Emilio Martínez Lázaro (Lulú of the Night), Imanol Uribe (The Black Moon). She became an instant celebrity in Spain, alongside the likes of Nino Bravo, Pedro Carrasco, Rocío Dúrcal, Rocío Jurado, Camilo Sesto, La Pandilla and other Spanish celebrities of the 1970s, following her victory at Miss Universe with a fruitful show business career. In 1979, Muñoz acted in the comedy Mama Turns 100, by Carlos Saura. This was followed by performances in 1982's Todo un Hombre (He's all a Man), 1999's A Paradise Under the Stars and 2003's El Tahur. In 1980, she went to live in Mexico and partnered with Chilean national Flavio Labarca, who ran an antique shop. In 1983, she co—starred with the 18th Miss Universe in a Philippine film "Hayop Sa Ganda" (English: Savagely Beautiful), but animosity developed due to her temperament and tardiness on camera set while opposing the film producers including her own talent manager, Natalie Palanca whom she physically slapped in public. For this offense, Munoz was legally sued by Palanca in the Philippine court (Trial in absentia) and was later ruled guilty of verdict by the Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila. In 1989, she returned to mainstream Spanish cinema with the movie Familia, by Fernando León de Aranoa and started a new life as an actress. In 1991, she lived with Victor Guijarro in the Philippines, thereby disappearing from film for seven years (1989—1996), but eventually her immediate family requested her return to Spain, during which began the alleged melancholia and extreme mental depression of Muñoz. Accordingly, though raised and baptized Roman Catholic, Muñoz later dabbled and experimented with various New Age philosophies, including Tibetan Buddhism, Indonesian—Balinese Hinduism and Soka Gakkai practices during the early 1990s. Returning to Spain in 1996, growing tabloid newspaper accusations of prostitution, mental depression, drug addiction, Parkinson's disease, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus coupled with poverty and melancholia ravaged Muñoz' public image, along with the physical decrepitude allegedly causing emotional shame and her imminent withdrawal from society.

In 1976, Muñoz met singer songwriter Francisco Andion Gonzalez, who would become her husband, while making The Other Bedroom. Accordingly, she claimed mistreatment from Andion and later had a miscarriage of pregnancy. They were married on 16 May 1976 and divorced in 1978. However, due to the irregularities of this marriage according to the Constitution of Spain, it was not legally finalized until 1983. Afterwards, Muñoz had brief romantic relationships with Antonio Flores, Vicente Fernández and Máximo Valverde. She also had a romantic relationship with José Coronado and an "unnamed politician" which was never revealed to the public. Later on, she dated both Flavio Labarca when she lived in Mexico in 1980 and Víctor Rubio Guijarro in the Philippines in 1991, both who suffered from drug abuse by which Muñoz called off in both relationships. The most significant extramarital relationship of Muñoz's life was with Spaniard film producer Elías Querejeta. She met Querejeta on the set of Mamá cumple cien años in 1978, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. The relationship subsequently received much publicity. At the earlier stage of their relationship, Munoz requested a divorce from Querejeta, who refused to divorce for the sake of public embarrassment (as coming from a devout Roman Catholic family) with his only daughter, Gracia Querejeta. He remained legally married to his wife, Maria del Carmen Marin throughout their relationship—although he and his legal wife had been living separate lives, there was never an official split and neither party pursued a divorce. Accordingly, after their reunion as a couple in 1996, Muñoz as a mistress, no longer interfered to break this union, and also never fought for neither marital nor conjugal rights.

Muñoz had been long struggling with health issues. In 1975, she was medically diagnosed with mental depression. In the spring of 1991, she suffered from acute pancreatitis. In 2003, she was formally diagnosed with a brain tumor along with an arterial malformation in the vicinity of her Cerebellum. Muñoz was advised by her physicians of imminent death in which she suffered two cerebral aneurysms, the first case which paralyzed half of her body. She died on 27 February 2011 (aged 56) in Málaga, and was given a highly private funeral at her own personal request. Her mortal remains were cremated on 1 March 2011 and her gravestone is marked at the Roman Catholic cemetery of Saint Michael in Málaga, Spain.

Year Title of Film Role Notes1973 El diablo en persona Lupita 1974Vida conyugal sana modelo publicitariaTocata y fuga de Lolita Lolita Villar 1975 Sensualidad Ana Clara es el precio Clara Valverde 1976La otra alcoba DianaMauricio, mon amour Doctora Verónica AngladaVolvoretaVolvoreta 1977Del amor y de la muerte ElenaActo de posesión Berta 1979El anillo matrimonial AlbaMamá cumple cien años NataliaBrussels Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated—Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Jury Prize for Best Cinematography San Sebastián International Film FestivalEl tahúr Alejandra 1980 Memorias de un visitador médico MagdalenaDedicatory ClaraNominated— Palme d'Or en el Festival de Cannes 1981El Gran TriunfoRosita MontesLa mujer del ministro TeresaComo México no hay dos Silvia EscandonLas siete cucas CresenciaTrágala, perroSor Patrocinio 1982Si las mujeres mandaran (o mandasen) AgustinaHablamos esta noche Clara El gran mogollón María Ángeles1983Todo un hombre Laura Monteros Hayop sa gandaSe me sale cuando me río 1984El balcón abierto La Mujer 1985La reina del mate Cristina1986Lulú de nocheNinaDelirios de amorAngélica Durán1987Las dos orillasLos invitadosLa catalanaEn penumbraHelena1988La luna negraLilit Premiere San Sebastián International Film Festival Best Cinematography Sitges Film Festival and Fantasporto Film Festival1989Al acecho1996FamiliaCarmen Premiere Vancouver International Film Festival Best Cinematography Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del PlataLicántropoDra. Mina Westenra1997FotosRosa Mejor película en Sitges Film FestivalNominated Brussels International Fantastic Film FestivalEllesMaria Premiere Palm Springs International Film Festival1999Tierra de cañonesLa Cantero2000Un paraíso bajo las estrellasOlivia Premiere Sundance Film Festival