Acting

Mimí Derba

Born January 1, 1893 · Mexico City, Mexico

Died July 14, 1953 · aged 60

Mimí Derba (1893–1953) was a Mexican actress and the first female director in Mexico. Derba founded one of the very first Mexican production companies, Azteca Films. She had a successful career in Vaudeville before entering films.

Known For

Dos tipos de cuidadoDos tipos de cuidado · 1953
Dos tipos de cuidado
★ 8.41953
MovieComedyMusic
Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they each fall in love. As fate would have it, Pedro Malo unexpectedly marries Jorge Bueno's girlfriend, and the conflict between the former buddies begins.
La soñadoraLa soñadora · 1917
La soñadora
★ 5.01917
Movie
La soñadora ("The Dreamer") is a 1917 Mexican silent film. It features Sara García as an extra.
The TigressThe Tigress · 1917
The Tigress
★ 5.01917
MovieDrama
The attractive and rapturous Eva is ready to do anything to be the protagonist of a cruel and painful romance. Determined, the young woman falls in love with the humble craftsman Bruno, whom she later abandons to marry the millionaire Ernesto. Bruno goes mad with pain and is admitted to a madhouse. In delirium, Bruno imagines a tigress with Eva's face attacking her in her delusions.
You the RichYou the Rich · 1948
You the Rich
★ 7.81948
MovieDramaComedy
Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.
NanáNaná · 1944
Naná
★ 4.01944
MovieDrama
Based in the Émile Zola novel of the same name, which details the life of Nana, a French prostitute of the 19th century.
SantaSanta · 1932
Santa
★ 5.61932
MovieDrama
Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.
Me he de comer esa tunaMe he de comer esa tuna · 1945
Me he de comer esa tuna
★ 6.21945
Movie
In rural Mexico, a young man competes with his best school friend for the love of a girl whose marriage has been arranged by her parents.
Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me! · 1951
Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
★ 6.31951
MovieComedyDrama
A low-class baker accidentally gets to know an attractive but bitter fiancée. By getting her snobby, dead-pan family to spend some time with his scumbag friends, he changes their lives, while at the time stealing the girl's heart.

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