Katy Jurado (January 16, 1924 – July 5, 2002), born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in Guadalajara, Jalisco, was a Mexican actress. María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García born in Guadalajara, México into a wealthy family. Her father was descended from Spaniards from Andalucía; Katy inherited the Gypsy features of her grandfather. She moved with her family to Mexico City in 1927. She studied journalism before marrying Mexican actor Victor Velázquez, whom she divorced in 1943. While working as a journalist, she caught the attention of director Emilio Fernandez, who offered her a role in the film La Isla de la Pasión. But Katy declined the invitation.
Jurado was married twice, first to Mexican actor Víctor Velázquez, with whom she had two children, and later to actor Ernest Borgnine. She had a long friendship with the actor Marlon Brando for the rest of her life. "Marlon asked me to marry many times, but for me my children were first," she said . "Our friendship pact was sealed with a Xiu ritual for the rest of our lives". She died of a heart attack in 2002, at the age of 78 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.