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Elena Verdugo, Who Lifted Latina Image on TV, Dies at 92.
'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 self-respect, died on May 30 in Los Angeles. She was 92. . .
In the show, Ms. Verdugo played Consuelo Lopez, the proficient and loyal nurse who managed the practice of Dr. Welby (Robert Young) and a younger associate, Dr. Steven Kiley (James Brolin).
She appeared in all 169 episodes of the show and won Emmy nominations for outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role in 1971 and 1972.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/arts/television/elena-verdugo-dead-latina-nurse-in-marcus-welby.html?
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