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

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.
Watch Out for LoveWatch Out for Love · 1954
Watch Out for Love
★ 7.11954
MovieComedyDrama
Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the village, there he meets Ana. When he wins a bet he is paid with a mortgaged house, to his surprise upon entering the hom he realizes that Ana and her mother live in it, provoking a funny entanglement with an explosive final.
Los hijos de la calleLos hijos de la calle · 1951
Los hijos de la calle
★ 6.81951
MovieDrama
The Place Without LimitsThe Place Without Limits · 1978
The Place Without Limits
★ 7.21978
MovieDrama
Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.
Tailored gentlemanTailored gentleman · 1954
Tailored gentleman
★ 7.41954
MovieComedyDrama
Cantinflas works as a model of tuxedos in a prestigious store, your job is to use the smoking in the street along with an advertising sign on his back. The use of smoking gives you access to exclusive places and meet important people. During this time, Cantinflas was the manager of an amateur boxer, it is an attractive nurse assistant and occasionally attending a priest in the church and the orphanage. However, a Cantinflas day while wearing tuxedo, is a rich man, who mistakenly believe that Cantinflas is a millionaire too.
Romeo y JulietaRomeo y Julieta · 1943
Romeo y Julieta
★ 6.81943
MovieComedy
Verona's peace is disturbed by the rivalry between noble families: the Montesco and the Capuleto, irreconcilable enemies. The two families have continued fighting to make life unbearable in the Italian town. The Prince of Verona informs the chiefs that the two families respond with their lives if there are new struggles. At a ball in honor of Juliet, the daughter of Capuleto, incidentally meets Romeo, son of Montesco. Both fall in love immediately, not knowing that their love is impossible.
One Way StreetOne Way Street · 1950
One Way Street
★ 5.31950
MovieCrimeDrama
After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico to hide out.
Castle of PurityCastle of Purity · 1973
Castle of Purity
★ 7.41973
MovieDrama
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.

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