Enriqueta Reza (3 April 1893 – 17 September 1968) was a Mexican actress, performing during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She acted in a total of 67 films and won the Ariel Award for A Family Like Many Others in 1950.

Enriqueta Reza
Born
María Enriqueta Reza Casals

(1893-04-03)3 April 1893
Died17 September 1968(1968-09-17) (aged 75)
NationalityMexican
Notable workUna familia de tantas
TitleActress
SpouseMiguel Inclán

Biography

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Enriqueta Reza was born on 3 April 1893. Her first cinema appearance was in 1943 in the movie Toros, Amor y Gloria. She acted in a total of 67 movies.

In her youth she had established her own theater company and managed to create unforgettable characters for the Mexican scene.[1]

She won the Ariel Award as a best supporting actress in 1950 with the movie Una famila de tantas. Her most notable films were "In the palm of your hand", "La maquerida", "El siete Machos", "Los bandidos de Rio Frio", "El ahijado de la muerte", and "Lluvia roja"[2] The last part she took in a film was during 1968 – "Los recuerdos del porvenir".[3]

Legacy

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Annually, in Mexico, there is a film festival de San Sebastian in which movies from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema are viewed. Pictures and movies of the actress are presented there in front of the audience.[4][5]

Filmography

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Partial filmography

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Year Movie
1954 Untouched
1951 El siete machos
1951 Deseada
1951 En la palma de tu mano
1950 The Little House
1950 Black Angustias
1950 Rosauro Castro
1949 La malquerida
1945 Adam, Eve and the Devil

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Ariel Awards

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Year Category Film Result
1947 Best Female Role Canaima Nominated
1950 Best Supporting Actress Una familia de tantas Won

References

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  1. ^ TIM, Televisa. "Los Inclán, íconos de la Época de Oro del cine mexicano". Distrito Comedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ González, Publicado por Roberto. "Pistoleros Famosos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ Amador Blanco, Ayala, María Luisa, Jorge (1985). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1950–1959 (in Spanish language). Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográfico, Dirección General de Difusión Cultural, Dirección Editorial. p. 216. ISBN 9789688373279.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Cineteca Nacional MEXICO". www.cinetecanacional.net. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Festival de San Sebastián". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Enriqueta Reza – Edad | Biografía | Películas | Noticias | Filmografía | Premios". Decine21 (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.