Noted for her beauty and on-screen sensuality,[2] she was a famous star and sex symbol of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

Prado began her career in 1947 as an extra in films, and received her first leading role in Confidencias de un ruletero (1949).

[1] She was directed by Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel in Subida al cielo (1952), Abismos de pasión (1954), and La ilusión viaja en tranvía (1954).

[4] She wanted to be a dancer and travel around the world, but her father never gave her permission to study music or dance.

[4] Her career began in 1946 when a journalist named Javier Campos took her to the set of the film Bel Ami at Estudios Azteca.