Enriqueta Reza (3 April 1893 – 17 September 1968) was a Mexican actress, performing during the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

. She acted in a total of 67 films and won the

Ariel Award The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award reco ...

for A Family Like Many Others in 1950.

Biography

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. 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" The last part she took in a film was during 1968 – "Los recuerdos del porvenir".

Legacy

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.

Filmography

Partial filmography

Ariel Awards

References

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