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Her only child, daughter María Fernanda Ibáñez, also became an actress but died tragically young at the age of 20.

Sara's image was used for Chocolate Abuelita (Grandma's Chocolate) brand, made by Fábrica de Chocolates la Azteca (La Azteca Chocolate Factory) a Mexican company bought by Nestle which still use the image of Sara, because it is a symbol since 1973 that is very loved by Mexicans.

Sara played elder roles since the beginning of her career, so, in order to be more accurate, she ordered a dentist to remove her real teeth.

She was also famous as the female half of a comedy duo with Joaquín Pardavé in films such as El baisano Jalil (1942), El barchante Neguib (1946), El ropavejero (1947), La familia Pérez (1949), and Dos pesos dejada (1949).

Played the grandmother/aunt/mother-in-law opposite many Mexican movie stars, including Pedro Infante, Cantinflas, Antonio Espino "Clavillazo", Flor Silvestre, Luis Aguilar, and Antonio Aguilar.

Oddly enough, she was only nominated once for an Ariel Award (Mexico's Oscar) for Best Supporting Actress, which she won. She was one of Mexico's most popular character actresses and deserved more nominations.

Winner of the 1944 Mexican Institute of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award for Best Character Actress for No matarás (1943). This accolade was a precursor of the Ariel Award, which was first awarded in 1946.

Winner of the 1944 Mexican Film Journalists Association Award for Best Character Actress. This accolade was a precursor of the Silver Goddess Award, which was first awarded in 1963.

She starred in the first movie Cantinflas appeared in, Don't Fool Yourself Dear (1937) (he had a small role). She then played his "wife" in You're Missing the Point (1940), and later his godmother in El analfabeto (1961).

Her father, Isidoro García Ruiz, was an architect from Puente Genil, Córdoba, Spain.