- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMaría del Carmen Ruíz y Moragas
- Carmen Ruiz Moragas was born on September 11, 1896 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Doña mentiras (1930), La madona de las rosas (1919) and El novio de mamá (1934). She was married to Rodolfo Gaona. She died on June 11, 1936 in Madrid, Spain.
- SpouseRodolfo Gaona(November 18, 1917 - 1919) (divorced)
- Children
- RelativesBlanca de Borbón(Grandchild)
- Mistress of King Alfonso XIII, and mother of his illegitimate son Leandro Alfonso de Borbón.
- Her parents arranged her marriage with bullfighter Rodolfo Gaona y Jiménez to save her reputation after they learned that she had become involved with King Alfonso. Gaona divorced Carmen when he realized their marriage was, in effect, a sham, and returned to Mexico.
- Grandmother of Blanca de Borbón, daughter of her son, Leandro Alfonso.
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