Emma Roldán
Mexican character actress
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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.
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February 3, 1893
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| Born | Emma Roldán Reyna February 3, 1893 |
| Died | August 29, 1978 (aged 85) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupations | Actress, costume designer |
| Years active | 1922–1978 |
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| Children | 2 |
Acted in some of Fernando de Fuentes most important movies, like El prisionero trece and El compadre Mendoza, both from his Revolution Trilogy, and first Mexican box-office Allá en el Rancho Grande.
Early life
A San Luis Potosí native, Roldán was born Emma Roldán Reyna to hotel owners José María Roldán and Virginia Reyna, the second of four siblings.[1] Her parents' hotel was located in front of the "Teatro de la Paz" in San Luis Potosí, where theatrical companies would perform.[1] It is there where she met her husband Pedro Jesús Ojeda with whom she procreated two children, Emma Ojeda Roldán and Pedro Ojeda Roldán.[1] She and her husband moved to Monterrey, but they would tour across the country, a life she disliked.[1] They later divorced and Roldán relocated to her parents' home in Potosí.[1]
Selected filmography
- El prisionero trece (1933) as Margarita Ramos
- El compadre Mendoza (1934) as the mute
- Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936) as Ángela
- Women of Today (1936)
- These Men (1937)
- Jesusita in Chihuahua (1942) as Tula Tulares de Tulancingo
- Romeo and Juliet (1943)
- Les Misérables (1943)
- Santa (1943)
- The Escape (1944)
- The Hour of Truth (1945)
- Adam, Eve and the Devil (1945)
- The Museum of Crime (1945) as Enfermera
- Dizziness (1946) as Nana Joaquina
- The Queen of the Tropics (1946)
- The Flesh Commands (1948)
- The Newlywed Wants a House (1948)
- Jalisco Fair (1948)
- Rough But Respectable (1949)
- The Masked Tiger (1951)
- Beauty Salon (1951)
- Los hijos de María Morales (1951) as María Morales
- Victims of Divorce (1952)
- A Tailored Gentleman (1954) as Doña Pelos, portera
- The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959) as Comadrona
- Beyond All Limits (1959) as Carmela
- Black Skull (1960)
- Chucho el Roto (1960)
- Dangers of Youth (1960)
- Invincible Guns (1960)
- Immediate Delivery (1963)
- El rey del tomate (1963) as Tía Mila
- El miedo no anda en burro (1976) as Doña Paz
- El lugar sin límites (1978) as Ludovinia
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
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| 1947 | Ariel Awards | Silver Ariel for Best Actress in a Minor Role for Dizziness | Nominated |
| 1951 | Ariel Awards | Silver Ariel for Best Actress in a Minor Role for Vino el remolino y nos levantó | Nominated |
| 1952 | Ariel Awards | Silver Ariel for Best Actress in a Minor Role for Cárcel de mujeres | Nominated |
| 1976 | Premio ACE | Cinema - Best Supporting Actress for The Passion of Berenice | Won |
