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Yalitza Aparicio is a Mexican actress. She is best known for her film debut Roma (2018), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Aparicio was born on December 11, 1993, in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico. She also has an baccalaureate in early childhood education.
Her parents are of indigenous origin.- Miguel Ángel Fuentes was born on 29 September 1953 in Tlacotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor, known for The Pumaman (1980), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and The Mexican (2001). He died on 28 December 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Lupita Tovar appeared first in silent Fox films before making the move to Universal and co-starring in the Spanish-language version of 1930's "The Cat Creeps" (La voluntad del muerto (1930)). For the same producer, Czech-born Paul Kohner, she appeared as Eva Seward (the Spanish-language counterpart of Helen Chandler's Mina) in Universal's Spanish Dracula (1931). In 1932, she married Kohner, who later became one of the top agents in Hollywood. (Their actress-daughter, Susan Kohner, was Oscar-nominated for her performance in Universal's 1959 Imitation of Life (1959); their son, Pancho Kohner, is a producer). Tovar gave up films in the 1940s and has been widowed since 1988.- Actress
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Graduated from the National School of Theater Art.
Winner of the "Ariel 2011" award for Best Actress and the award for Best Actress award by the Asociación de Críticos en Línea de México 2011 (Online Critics Association of Mexico), as well as the award for Best Actress at the XL International Modolist Festival in Kiev, Ukraine 2010, for her role in "Año Bisiesto" by Michael Rowe, winner of the Golden Camera at the Cannes International Film Festival, 2010. Since 2011 Monica has been a member of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).
In 2016 she was part of the jury of the Shorts Mexico Festival and in 2015 from the 13th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival in Canada, as well as the Festival de Nuevo Cine Mexicano de Durango (Durango New Mexican Film Festival).
Mónica has been awarded for the second time by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences) with the "Ariel 2020" as "Best Female Co-Acting" for the film "Asfixia" directed by Kenya Márquez.
Nowadays, we can see her performing in the new installment of the award-winning director Michel Franco "Nuevo Orden" playing the role of "Marta", a character that has been awarded her the 3rd nomination for the Academy Awards for Best Actress.
Today, we can see her performing in "A Police movie" by Alonso Ruizpalacios on Netflix.- Aurora Clavel was born on 14 August 1936 in Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico. She is an actress, known for The Wild Bunch (1969), The Mosquito Coast (1986) and Pobre niña rica (1995).
- Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez was born on 17 October 1946 in Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa, Oaxaca, México. He is an actor, known for Las tontas no van al cielo (2008), La mujer del Vendaval (2012) and Amor mío (2006).
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Owns and operates an small acting school with her sister, Marta Reyes Spíndola, called M & M Studio in the Colonia Juarez neighborhood of Mexico City.
"Los Motivos de Luz" its her breakthrough movie, where she plays a mother who kills his 4 son's. The movie went to win la "Concha de Plata" for best direction in San Sebastian (1985).
In 1998 she was honored to became a judge in the prestigious film festival "San Sebastian", Spain.
Is a member of the board of the "Mexican Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences".
She was elected in June 2007 as an officer of the "Asociación Nacional de Interpretes" (A.N.D.I.), the Mexican union for broadcast artists (similar to AFTRA in the U.S.).- Actress
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Ángeles Cruz was born on 22 September 1970 in Villa de Guadalupe Victoria, Oaxaca, Mexico. She is an actress and director, known for Nudo Mixteco (2021), Valentina or the Serenity (2023) and Get the Gringo (2012).- Xabiani Ponce de León was born on 6 November 1993 in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. He is an actor, known for This Is Not Berlin (2019), Violetta (2012) and Diario de un viaje inesperado (2023).
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- Music Department
Lila Downs, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, is the daughter of Mixtec singer Anita Sanchez and Allen Downs, a Scottish-American art professor and filmmaker. She grew up in Oaxaca, California, and Minnesota, where she graduated from the University of Minnesota in voice and anthropology. Her musical vision is anthropological in nature, as varied as the ancient and earthy cultures that continue to nurture and inspire her. Downs is usually accompanied on her musical journey by her longtime band, La Misteriosa, multi-cultural multi-instrumentalists who include Paul Cohen, her collaborator, producer, and husband.
The topic of her music is often political and social justice, immigration, and transformation, all rooted in the human condition. She strives to make a meaningful connection with her diverse audiences through her music and performances.
For over a decade, Lila Downs has traversed the planet, bringing her dramatic and highly unique reinvention of traditional Mexican music and original compositions fused with blues, jazz, soul, African root, and even klezmer music, all supporting her soaring voice. Some would classify Lila as a Mexican artist, but there is no real way to categorize her music except to say that it is a unique and exciting fusion of international sounds. A musical journey with Lila Downs is always a fascinating one, simultaneously edgy and powerful, yet sumptuous and graceful.
Sometimes the sound feels like a heat fueled road trip from Oaxaca to New Orleans. But then Downs is not afraid to shake things up with a cumbia rock, beat-poet style rap, or even the chirps of an iguana, taking the music to its own enigmatic world. The path can also unexpectedly lead to ancient worlds, when Lila taps into the native Mesoamerican music and language of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl cultures. Few artists can successfully navigate the terrain of such seemingly disparate music. But Lila Downs y La Misteriosa go to the core of it, make it their own, and bring the audience along for an emotional and memorable ride.
Lila Downs has long been recognized by the music industry, receiving a Latin Grammy for the 2004 release "Una Sangre" and a Grammy nomination for 2008's "Shake Away," which was also named one of the top ten albums by WOMEX, the leading world music organization. In addition to headlining venues all over the world, she has appeared at major festival and events including Carnegie Hall, the Sacred Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl - appearing with such luminaries as the Dalai Lama; WOMAD Festival; and the Latino Inaugural Ball for President Barack Obama.
Hollywood also took notice when Lila played a role in the Salma Hayek film "Frida" and then performed with Caetano Veloso the Oscar-nominated soundtrack song "Burn It Blue" on the Academy Awards telecast. Her music has been included in several other feature films such as "Tortilla Soup," "Real Women Have Curves," and "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada." She also played the role of Sophia in the film "Mariachi Gringo" from SPEAK Productions.- Director
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Itandehui Jansen was born in Oaxaca, Mexico and studied film directing at the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. She participated in different international film programs, such as Torino Film Lab and the Berlinale Talents. Her documentaries and short films have screened at international festivals such as the IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam), SLAMDANCE, The London Short Film Festival, ZINEBI, and the Morelia International Film Festival. Her short film The Last Council won several international awards and was nominated for the Mexican Film Critics Award Diosa de Plata. At present she is Associate Professor of Film at Screen Academy Scotland, in Edinburgh.- Humberto Rodríguez was born on 14 January 1887 in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Con el diablo en el cuerpo (1954), Pueblo en armas (1959) and Jesús de Nazareth (1942). He was married to Sara Garcia. He died on 10 March 1966 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Lina Marín was born on 12 August 1944 in Unión Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Blue Demon contra cerebros infernales (1968), Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro (1972) and Patrulla de valientes (1968). She died on 23 June 1989 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Jaime Contreras was born on 6 January 1900 in Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an assistant director and writer, known for The Magnificent Seven (1960), Sangre en las montañas (1938) and La muerte enamorada (1951). He was married to Catalina Coin. He died on 28 January 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Director
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Jorge Pérez Solano was born on 30 March 1964 in Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Mexico. He is a director and writer, known for Perpetual Sadness (2014), Black Mexicans (2018) and Espiral (2008).- Mayra Rojas was born on 13 April 1964 in Oaxaca, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Corazón en Condominio (2013), Quiéreme Tonto (2010) and Bajo un mismo rostro (1995).
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- Producer
Guillermo Hernández was born in 1917 in Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for El chicano justiciero (1977), La vida de Chucho el Roto (1970) and El inolvidable Chucho el Roto (1971). He died on 27 May 1990 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Rodolfo Rodríguez was born on 25 January 1953 in Santo Domingo Zanatepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor and writer, known for Ambiciones que matan (1991), Un macho en la tortería (1989) and Gabriel y Gabriela (1982). He was married to Rosita Pelayo. He died on 6 September 1994 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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- Director
- Writer
Luis Aragón was born on 19 August 1919 in Ejutla de Crespo, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor and director, known for Cuna vacía (1967), El medio pelo (1966) and Gente sin historia (1967). He died on 26 July 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Ignacio Ortiz was born on 31 July 1957 in Ranchería Refugio de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico. He is an actor and writer, known for Mezcal (2006), Cuentos de hadas para dormir cocodrilos (2002) and Sucedió en un día (2010).- Guillermo Zarur was born on 20 July 1932 in Cozolapa, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Lazos de amor (1995), Alcanzar una estrella (1990) and Mi secretaria (1975). He died on 8 August 2011 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- Rogelio Fernández was born on 24 May 1922 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El mar y tú (1952), La diosa arrodillada (1947) and Pasión jarocha (1950). He was married to Hortensia Bustamante. He died on 11 July 1957 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Isabel Vázquez 'La Chichimeca' was born on 30 August 1905 in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Chicoasén (1980), Llovizna (1978) and Historias violentas (1985). She died on 29 November 1990 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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- Producer
Rolando Fernández was born on 28 April 1951 in Oaxaca, Mexico. He is an actor and writer, known for El gran reto - Lola la Trailera 3 (1991), La vengadora 2 (1991) and Juana la Cubana (1994).- Julio Ahuet was born on 1 July 1908 in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El mártir del Calvario (1952), El enmascarado de plata (1954) and El alazán y el rosillo (1966). He was married to Guadalupe Ortega Cataneo. He died on 2 November 1975 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.