Emma Roldán
Date of birth: 1893-02-03
Place of birth: San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ema Roldan, Emma Roldan, María Blasa Emma Roldán Reyna
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Diabolical Kidnapping
1957-01-01
Second film in the Tigres del ring series.
El tigre enmascarado
1951-09-13
Aspiring opera singer Luis Landa returns to his hometown to avenge the murder of his brother.
Simitrio
1960-10-05
A blind teacher is the victim of endless pranks and pranks from his students.
The Passion of Berenice
1976-11-18
When a man appears in her life, a young woman of traditional manners who lives with her godmother su
Servicio secreto
1962-01-01
Two secret agents are after a couple of car thieves who belong to a band of criminals headed by Erne
Prisoner 13
1933-05-31
Colonel Carrasco's wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admira
Gendarme de punto
1951-06-08
Don Timoteo Rodriguez is an old friendly but scared and outdated, whose office is the pedestal: Acco
El compadre Mendoza
1934-04-05
In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, the landowner Mendoza manages to get along with both the gov
A Letter of Love
1943-11-20
Moments before he will be executed by the French Intervention Army, the liberal leader reads a love
Los millones de Chaflán
1938-08-29
Adam, Eve and the Devil
1945-08-10
One Way Street
1950-04-01
After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico t
La vida de Pedro Infante
1966-04-20
Basket of Mexican Tales
1956-05-17
Strong-willed Luisa attracts lots of men, but her intelligence and sharp tongue often sends them run
Hipólito, el de Santa
1950-03-04
The Aztec Mummy
1957-11-13
A scientist discovers through hypnosis a mummy who watches over the jewels of an Aztec god for all e
Como yo te quería
1945-09-26
Romantic comedy/drama.
La gallina clueca
1941-12-04
Divorced mother struggles to raise her large family.
Jesusita en Chihuahua
1942-10-08
Ranchera comedy.
El museo del crimen
1945-08-08
Stage magician/amateur detective helps police to solve a murder.
Cuidado con el amor
1954-12-08
Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the
Aquella Rosita Alvírez
1965-07-29
Traveling cowboy gets involved in political issues in a town he passes through. Also a romance.
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
1958-07-17
A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a cen
La casa del ogro
1939-01-20
Lives of the tenants in a shabby-genteel apartment house. Miserly landlord learns valuable life less
El ahijado de la muerte
1946-10-31
Father of a newborn makes a deal with Death to protect his son.
Los hijos de María Morales
1952-08-13
Two brothers known in town for their womanizing, drinking and rowdiness meet their matches when two
La reina del trópico
1946-10-25
La santa del barrio
1948-12-25
Wicked old lady arranges to sell the virginity of a young neighbor. Her boyfriend gets upset over th
El gran mentiroso
1953-08-22
A respectable, married gent has made up a passel of stories to cover for his fifteen years of freque
Matinée
1977-09-18
Jorge and Aarón, two young boys growing up in a quiet town often miss classes to go together to the
Los amores de Chucho el Roto
1970-10-08
Gentleman bandit pulls off crafty robberries and frets over having or losing custody of his daughter
El superhombre
1946-01-01
1946 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta.
She-Wolves of the Ring
1965-05-21
Intimate problems and the wickedness of friends is resolved in the ring.
Ratero
1979-02-01
Solovino is called like that because no one knows where he came from. He is a miserable province man
Mujer
1947-03-09
Orphan girl grows up, meets the wrong man and falls into disgrace.
El malvado Carabel
1961-11-12
Frustrated salaryman responds to career setbacks by embarking on a life of crime.
¡Viva México!
1934-09-16
Ojos tapatios
1938-02-10
Mexican feature film
Pobres millonarios
1957-12-25
Squatter neighborhood finds a wealthy sponsor.
Albur de amor
1947-08-29
Dark romantic melodrama, played out with high-stakes card games and cockfights.
El rey del tomate
1963-08-07
El rey del tomate ("The Tomato King") is a 1964 Mexican comedy-drama film, directed by Miguel M. Del
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy
1957-12-11
The evil Dr. Krupp, once again trying to get possession of the Aztec princess Xochitl's jewels, hypn
Mi candidato
1937-07-06
Young silversmith runs for office, butts heads with political machine that's sucking the town dry.
Los hijos de Rancho Grande
1956-06-25
Sequel to Alla en el Rancho Grande, twenty years later -- sons and daughters of the original charact
¡Que viene mi marido!
1940-06-06
Rom-com: collecting on a big inheritance "forces" a family to play games with their daughter's marit
La infame
1954-01-21
For love, the rules of society and justice are broken, leading to abduction, exposing life and freed
Cárcel de Mujeres
1951-09-28
Evangelina murders her lover Alberto. In prison she meets Dora, Alberto's girlfriend, who was depriv
Chico Ramos
1971-08-26
Western revenge drama.
Woman Without a Soul
1944-10-10
Ambitious young woman climbs the social ladder. A bit too fast.
Víctimas del divorcio
1952-10-11
The 'other woman' tricks her fella into filing to divorce his wife.
Storm in the souls
1954-06-24
Lives in a "model factory," designed to create a progressive community among the workers.
Hay ángeles con espuelas
1957-06-20
Two brothers butt heads: one's a gadabout charro playboy and the other's a priest.
The Illegitimate
1956-04-18
Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling.
Forbidden Kisses
1956-08-16
Nightclub singer has to choose between marrying again or reuniting with her divorced husband.
Mi ley es un revólver
1965-04-01
Masked justice on horseback, again: guy plays it meek & mild in his civilian identity so no-one
Los tres bohemios
1957-07-17
Three struggling musicians share an apartment.
El revólver sangriento
1964-04-02
Follows an "unlucky" gun across the paths of five owners.
Guitarras de medianoche
1958-05-21
Wealthy land-owner poses as a bandit, robbing only his own properties, to get the romantic attention
Los tres vivales
1958-10-25
The rowdiest guy in each of three states hears rumors about the badassness of the other two and they
Los encapuchados del infierno
1962-06-01
Husband and wife team of hooded avengers, First of three in series.
Los hermanos Muerte
1965-04-15
Woman swears to avenge her brother's murder.. Then she falls in love with the murderer, before disco
The Deadly Trap
1962-08-02
Cunning schemes and deadly traps put The Scarlet Fox to the ultimate test as he fights to save the h
Los dos rivales
1966-12-22
Ranchera comedy -- the hero thinks his girlfriend has another suitor... but the suitor is really she
El mariachi canta
1963-11-14
Rivalry and romance between the leaders of a male mariachi band and a female one.
Ruletero a toda marcha
1964-05-14
Country-boy migrates to the big city to work as a taxi-driver.
Esperanza
1946-01-01
Mexican movie
El hermano Capulina
1970-10-29
Shoplifter evades police by joining a monastery.
Free Love
1978-08-09
Two single women share an apartment, work together, and sometimes swap boyfriends. None of their rom
Jalisco nunca pierde
1937-01-09
Arranged marriages vs romance down on the hacienda.
Despedida de soltera
1966-02-10
Five young women hold a weekend-long bachelorette party for their engaged girlfriend.
La flecha envenenada
1957-03-08
A young orphan girl is attacked by Apaches and must pay her father's debts, as she may be stripped o
Matrimonio y mortaja
1950-03-08
A series of misadventures leaves a city slicker trapped into a shotgun marriage with a country gal.
Deceitful Appearances
1983-03-24
The sexual misunderstandings caused by the real identity of a rich woman serve Hermosillo to satiriz
La entrega de Chucho el Roto
1962-08-17
Gentleman swindler runs cleverly-orchestrated scams. Four of four in a series.
Castle of Purity
1973-05-10
A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to p
The Encounter of a Lonely Man
1974-10-23
Alberto is a journalist who remembers an event 15 years ago, when his friend Gabriel saved a girl fr
The Devil's Visitations
1968-08-15
A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone
El perdon de la hija de nadie
1980-03-06
While she's conducting an obsessive search for the father she never met, a nightclub owner falls ill
Monte de piedad
1951-08-01
Anthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their val
Flor de durazno
1945-09-08
City slicker scams on young farmgirl while her fiance's in USA on a work permit.
Two Monks
1934-11-28
In a Gothic-styled monastery, a monk named Javier sees the face of another monk, Juan, and suddenly
Noches de ronda
1943-05-27
Homeless singer-songwriter-piano-player gets a career boost with the support of a crippled waitress,
Mi caballo prieto rebelde
1967-01-06
Two cowboys fight over ownership of a horse and a woman.
Revenge of the Resurrected
1962-09-07
Two families have made peace after generations of feuding... but some bad-hat strangers have come to
Los hijos de la calle
1951-03-21
Salón de belleza
1951-11-16
Employees and clients at Merle's Beauty Stuff have illicit romances and cheating husbands and that k
Señoritas
1959-01-15
Four young women facing "crises," mostly centered around the crucially-important issue of preserving
Vino el remolino y nos alevantó
1950-03-01
Three generations of a stable, middle-class family in the capitol are scattered to the four winds by
Tailored gentleman
1954-09-01
Cantinflas works as a model of tuxedos in a prestigious store, your job is to use the smoking in the
Tierra brava
1938-08-20
Financier threatens to foreclose on a cigar-factory's mortgage, but a secret benefactor pays off the
Póker de ases
1952-12-25
Four brothers try to manage their careers and love-lives under the close supervision of a domineerin
Se la llevó el Remington
1948-11-04
While tracking down the three men that killed his father, a notorious bad-ass commits other misdeeds
The Scarlet Fox: Hanged Man’s Revenge
1958-12-11
The Scarlet Fox confronts dark secrets and deadly enemies in a suspenseful adventure where danger lu
Vertigo
1945-09-06
Young woman's fiance unexpectedly falls in love with her mom, and ends up arranging the young woman'
Guadalajara en verano
1965-01-28
Tourists and exchange students find romance.
The Midnight Ghost
1940-06-06
A young orphan girl begins to witness strange phenomena in the house where she lives with her godpar
La edad de la inocencia
1962-10-11
A poor little girl slips in a circus one day and sees a puppets' show. Later she returns to the empt
Museum Of Horror
1964-05-21
A mysterious killer abducts girls off the street and covers them in wax.
El hijo del charro negro
1961-10-01
The son of a famous vigilante returns to his home town... but he's all citified and pantywaisted. Or
The Crying Woman
1960-11-17
A woman takes revenge in the family of her lover.
Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey
1976-11-25
This funny Mexican film tell the tale of a family who will do anything to get rid of the rich old la
Magdalena’s True Vocation
1972-11-02
Sex and middle class are the main topics in "La verdadera vocación de Magdalena". Hermosillo shows m
Especialista en señoras
1951-10-19
Frenetic rom-com about doctors overwhelmed with amorous female patients.
Romeo y Julieta
1943-09-02
Verona's peace is disturbed by the rivalry between noble families: the Montesco and the Capuleto, ir
Entrega Inmediata
1963-12-25
Immediate delivery recounts the misadventures of Feliciano Callosum (Cantinflas), a postman who is r
La Cucaracha
1959-11-12
The Mexican Revolution serves as a backdrop to a torrid love triangle composed of three freedom figh
The Abduction
1954-04-23
In a small Mexican village the news shock neighbors, Ricardo Alfaro, a wealthy local rancher has dis
Madre a la fuerza
1940-08-01
A 1940 film directed by Robert Quigley.
El jefe máximo
1940-10-01
A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.
Odio
1940-02-29
A 1940 film directed by William Rowland.
The Underdogs
1940-06-01
During the Mexican Revolution, the people tired of living in poverty and enduring the atrocities com
Miente y serás feliz
1940-05-31
A Spanish, Juan, is obsessed with telling the truth always. As a result he is consistently in the mi
Mi viuda alegre
1942-02-22
A 1942 film directed by Miguel M. Delgado.
The Third Word
1956-07-03
The English-language title of this Mexican musical was The Third Word. Singer Pedro Infante stars as
El mil amores
1954-11-19
Carmen has a daughter, Patricia, who attends a school for young ladies where they think Carmen is ma
¡Esos hombres!
1937-04-22
A 1937 film.
La sombra de Chucho el Roto
1945-07-11
Shadow of Pancho Villa
1933-02-08
A 1933 film.
La calandria
1933-08-30
A 1933 film.
La señora de enfrente
1945-09-21
Two travelers visiting a small town link up together and then run afoul of the gossip of church ladi
Las hermanas Karambazo
1960-04-27
Three brothers meet three sisters from the nearest town.
El seductor
1955-09-29
A young artist's affair with a married woman destroys her family. Twenty-odd years later, her two da
Las coronelas
1959-07-29
Two young women 'forced' to masquerade as soldiers in military troop.
El cuarto mandamiento
1948-08-14
A Mexican family drama.
Los tigres del ring
1960-03-30
Crooked promoter has a secret weapon who goes around beating fighters to death after their matches i
La Adelita
1937-11-07
Beautiful peasant girl runs afoul of her landlord's horny son and he poisons the well between her an
The Place Without Limits
1978-04-28
Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and dreams collide in a small Mexican town.
Los miserables
1943-12-01
Police officer makes life hell for an ex-convict. Based on that novel.
Santa
1943-06-10
Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south
Amanecer ranchero
1942-08-29
The old massa dies and his son comes home to take over the hacienda. Things are going to be a whole
Cadetes de la naval
1945-02-21
During World War II, two Mexican naval cadets become best friends and share some good times when off
Canción del alma
1938-02-07
Jose and Esperanza got married just before the Revolution blew up, and they got separated in the cha
Una luz en mi camino
1939-02-01
A blind songwriter struggles to get his work published, and meanwhile a girl he's sweet on disappear
La carne manda
1948-04-29
Childhood friends move up the economic ladder from slumrat to middle class comfort, but the marriage
El jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte
1966-01-06
Guy gets mugged on horseback and left for dead; farmgal nurses him back to health and when he's on h
Dios sabrá juzgarnos
1961-09-27
Rejected suitor goes all-out in his efforts to break up an engaged couple.
La barranca sangrienta
1962-11-16
Alberto and Leonor have a son, they find out that one of the masked men who attacked them was her ne
La calle de los amores
1954-08-18
Hubby latches onto a series of side-pieces and wifey finds it increasingly hard to put up with his b
Muerte en la feria
1962-07-13
Four bad eggs from the traveling carney are setting up local men for a blackmail scam, and it's up t
Por qué peca la mujer
1952-07-10
Working-class girl-next--door type is seduced into a high-glam lifestyle when an oily promoter helps
Si quiero
1967-02-02
Newlyweds find married life to be challenging.
Un hombre peligroso
1965-07-30
Sequel to El Zurdo: ten years later, El Zurdo returns to his home town. The little boy whose father
Un milagro de amor
1949-12-09
Young man goes to Mexico City in search of opportunity and gets framed for another person's embezzle
Beyond All Limits
1959-07-08
This typical Mexican melodrama is set in a coastal fishing village where a wealthy fisherman lives w
Vístete Cristina
1959-04-23
Aspiring big-band singer who doubles as an art forger takes in a teenaged runaway who wants to be a
La norteña de mis amores
1948-12-25
Child whose father was murdered grows up and seeks revenge, also falling in love with a new victim o
Furias desatadas
1957-06-26
College student enters the pro wrestling circuit, hoping to find out who killed his father. Third of
El vestido de novia
1959-06-18
A young professional hires a sex-worker to pass as his wife in a situation that requires him to seem
Peligros de juventud
1960-07-26
Each of the boys and girls at the coffee shop has something snarled in their love life.
La Hermanita Dinamita
1970-07-23
After accidentally hitting a boy with her car, a young woman pretends to be a nurse in order secretl
Prisión de sueños
1949-10-12
Naufragio
1978-11-02
One woman lives waiting for her son who is a sailor. She hasn't seen him for years although he write
Thirst for Love
1959-08-29
Rosaura, a devout religious woman, lives in a fishing village with her sister María who stopped beli
Memories of the Future
1969-06-25
A story where the Cristero Rebellion creates a story of love, passion, and betrayal. When the Federa
Do You Know Your Wife?
1931-09-11
At a big party, Robert Felton, now a woman-hater, right to the core - this all due to a failed marri
Sueños de oro
1958-02-19
¡Yo sabia demasiado!
1960-10-27
La estrella vacía
1960-05-05
Mourners share their memories of a dead film-star at her wake, a la Citizen Kane. Only melodrama.
La mafia del crimen
1958-01-01
Nuevo amanecer
1954-01-01
Mexican feature film
Allá en el Rancho Grande
1936-10-07
Two good friends — the owner and general manager of a ranch — fall in love with the same girl at the
María
1922-10-20
María tells the tragic love story of María, a beautiful young woman, and her half brother Efraín, a
Our Daily Hunger
1960-04-25
Trophy wife of a crooked industrialist meets a philanthropic doctor and develops a social conscience
Recuerdos de mi valle
1946-05-22
Mexican movie
Soñadores de gloria
1932-06-08
Monja, Casada, Virgen y Mártir
1935-01-01
El hijo de nadie
1946-02-28