Emma Roldán

Acting

Emma Roldán

Born February 3, 1893 · San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Died August 29, 1978 · aged 85

Emma Roldán (February 3, 1893 – August 29, 1978) was a Mexican character actress and costume designer. She is remembered as the sharp-tongued, domineering matron of Mexican cinema, and was nominated three times for a Silver Ariel Award.

Known For

The Curse of the Aztec MummyThe Curse of the Aztec Mummy · 1957
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
4.11957
MovieHorror
The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada, his assistant, and wrestling superhero, El Angel. Krupp finally meets his match, however, when he comes up against Popoca, the warrior mummy who guards Xochitl's tomb.
Mi candidatoMi candidato · 1937
Mi candidato
5.81937
Movie
Young silversmith runs for office, butts heads with political machine that's sucking the town dry.
Free LoveFree Love · 1978
Free Love
5.21978
MovieComedyRomance
Two single women share an apartment, work together, and sometimes swap boyfriends. None of their romantic attachments seem quite as stable or enduring as their friendship.
Si quieroSi quiero · 1967
Si quiero
6.01967
MovieComedyRomance
Newlyweds find married life to be challenging.
La estrella vacíaLa estrella vacía · 1960
La estrella vacía
6.61960
MovieDrama
Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
El jefe máximoEl jefe máximo · 1940
El jefe máximo
6.31940
MovieDramaComedy
A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.
La infameLa infame · 1954
La infame
6.51954
MovieDramaThriller
For love, the rules of society and justice are broken, leading to abduction, exposing life and freedom, facing everything to make a sick child a normal child.
Salón de bellezaSalón de belleza · 1951
Salón de belleza
4.41951
Movie
Employees and clients at Merle's Beauty Stuff have illicit romances and cheating husbands and that kind of thing. Meanwhile, the cop that directs traffic outside gets an opportunity to become a movie star.

Movies

The Curse of the Aztec MummyThe Curse of the Aztec Mummy · 1957
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
4.11957
MovieHorror
The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypnotizes her current reincarnation, Flor, to get her to reveal the jewels' location - Xochitl's tomb. Confusion reigns as Krupp and his thugs are opposed by Flor's lover, Dr. Almada, his assistant, and wrestling superhero, El Angel. Krupp finally meets his match, however, when he comes up against Popoca, the warrior mummy who guards Xochitl's tomb.
Mi candidatoMi candidato · 1937
Mi candidato
5.81937
Movie
Young silversmith runs for office, butts heads with political machine that's sucking the town dry.
Free LoveFree Love · 1978
Free Love
5.21978
MovieComedyRomance
Two single women share an apartment, work together, and sometimes swap boyfriends. None of their romantic attachments seem quite as stable or enduring as their friendship.
Si quieroSi quiero · 1967
Si quiero
6.01967
MovieComedyRomance
Newlyweds find married life to be challenging.
La estrella vacíaLa estrella vacía · 1960
La estrella vacía
6.61960
MovieDrama
Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
El jefe máximoEl jefe máximo · 1940
El jefe máximo
6.31940
MovieDramaComedy
A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.
La infameLa infame · 1954
La infame
6.51954
MovieDramaThriller
For love, the rules of society and justice are broken, leading to abduction, exposing life and freedom, facing everything to make a sick child a normal child.
Salón de bellezaSalón de belleza · 1951
Salón de belleza
4.41951
Movie
Employees and clients at Merle's Beauty Stuff have illicit romances and cheating husbands and that kind of thing. Meanwhile, the cop that directs traffic outside gets an opportunity to become a movie star.
Un hombre peligrosoUn hombre peligroso · 1965
Un hombre peligroso
6.01965
MovieWestern
Sequel to El Zurdo: ten years later, El Zurdo returns to his home town. The little boy whose father he killed in part one has grown up, and still wants revenge... but doesn't recognize him. Meanwhile, his ex-girlfriend, now a widow, needs help protecting her property and her person from the predatory owner of a neighboring ranch.
Storm in the soulsStorm in the souls · 1954
Storm in the souls
5.11954
Movie
Lives in a "model factory," designed to create a progressive community among the workers.
El malvado CarabelEl malvado Carabel · 1961
El malvado Carabel
6.71961
Movie
Frustrated salaryman responds to career setbacks by embarking on a life of crime.
Amanecer rancheroAmanecer ranchero · 1942
Amanecer ranchero
6.71942
MovieMusicDrama
The old massa dies and his son comes home to take over the hacienda. Things are going to be a whole lot different now; he's overturning all the old social order. A-a-and...
Aquella Rosita AlvírezAquella Rosita Alvírez · 1965
Aquella Rosita Alvírez
6.31965
Movie
Traveling cowboy gets involved in political issues in a town he passes through. Also a romance.
Ojos tapatiosOjos tapatios · 1938
Ojos tapatios
6.31938
MovieDramaMusic
Mexican feature film
Vístete CristinaVístete Cristina · 1959
Vístete Cristina
5.81959
Movie
Aspiring big-band singer who doubles as an art forger takes in a teenaged runaway who wants to be a showgirl.
TentaciónTentación · 1943
Tentación
6.01943
MovieDrama
Upon reaching the capital, an old man and his daughter are victims of abuse, where their goodwill becomes the way to gain control of the low instincts of a man who sought favors he did for an uncontrolled temptation.
Como yo te queríaComo yo te quería · 1945
Como yo te quería
5.61945
Movie
Romantic comedy/drama.
Los hermanos MuerteLos hermanos Muerte · 1965
Los hermanos Muerte
5.61965
Movie
Woman swears to avenge her brother's murder.. Then she falls in love with the murderer, before discovering that he's the one.
Chico RamosChico Ramos · 1971
Chico Ramos
6.41971
Movie
Western revenge drama.
MaríaMaría · 1922
María
6.01922
MovieDramaRomance
María tells the tragic love story of María, a beautiful young woman, and her half brother Efraín, a handsome young man from Valle del Cauca. They both fall in love and live their romance on the farm "El Paraíso", in Valle del Cauca, but not everything is rosy, since Efraín must go to Bogotá because of study reasons leaving María with pain in her soul. Some time later, María becomes ill and Emma tells her brother about the situation.
Magdalena’s True VocationMagdalena’s True Vocation · 1972
Magdalena’s True Vocation
7.01972
MovieComedy
Sex and middle class are the main topics in "La verdadera vocación de Magdalena". Hermosillo shows marriage as a matter of interests (economical and social) in the modern society. emphasizing the education, lose of tradition and customs in the gap generation of sixties youth and its parents. Angelica María, plays the best character in his career, being a kind and vulnerable girl raised in a hard moral education
El gran mentirosoEl gran mentiroso · 1953
El gran mentiroso
4.41953
Movie
A respectable, married gent has made up a passel of stories to cover for his fifteen years of frequent pleasure trips to the city. One weekend, one of his city friends meets his daughter in her home town and all his lies and cover stories start unraveling.
RateroRatero · 1979
Ratero
6.01979
Movie
Solovino is called like that because no one knows where he came from. He is a miserable province man trying to improve his life, but sees himself forced to steal to survive. When he comes up with a large jewelry bounty a pair of cops offer him his freedom in exchange of the bounty and becomes the target of the police harassment.
Hipólito, el de SantaHipólito, el de Santa · 1950
Hipólito, el de Santa
6.01950
Movie