Irma Serrano
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Irma Serrano is a Mexican
actress of film
, television
, and theater; and also a singer, screenwriter
and politician
. Thanks to her beauty, her figure and her way of being controversial, coming out of the standards of the time, Serrano managed to attract the attention of directors and producers, so they began to call her to act in different movies.
In her later years, she was the center for multiple scandals and controversies. She has appeared in celebrity gossip magazines and television shows because of her political career as senator
of her home state of Chiapas
from 1994 to 1997.
. According to her own autobiography she was kidnapped (actually ran away) at the age of 13 or 14. A politician whisked her away from her small hometown in southern Chiapas where she was born and raised.
. In the same year she had a small role in El extra, starring Cantinflas
and Alma Delia Fuentes, where she portrayed a movie extra. By 1964, she had a musical guest spot in the film Gabino Barrera, and in it she sang the eponymous song and reprised the role for the film's sequels El hijo de Gabino Barrera (1965) and La venganza de Gabino Barrera (1971) all three films starring Antonio Aguilar
. In the film El zurdo
(1965) Serrano was given a decent acting role playing "Catalina", a bar singer who participates in a plan to rob notorious left-handed gun slinger Pedro "El zurdo" portrayed by Rodolfo de Anda
.
and Eric del Castillo
in Los malvados in 1966. It is not until 1972 when she stars in a title role and is featured as a screenwriter in La Martina. In 1973 she earns the nickname "La Tigresa" or "the tigress" after she starred in the film of the same name.
in Los Pinos, Mexico's official Presidential residence. It was rumored they had a short lived romantic affair. Both never confirmed it, until 1998 when she defended the late president when she said that she lived with him, and that she never ordered him to attack the students of the massacre of Tlatelolco
, which happened in 1968.
She lives in palatial residences in Mexico City, all furnished with art masterpieces from around the world that she collected and accumulated during her singing, acting and political careers.
In 1994, she ran for Senator from her home state of Chiapas and won.
Serrano has been known for dating men much younger than her. In 2003, she dated singer and composer José Julián, who is some fifty years younger. Serrano has been known for her public feuds with various Mexican actresses, and stories about Serrano being hard to work with and a hot-tempered person have appeared in some Spanish
gossip magazines.
On March 25, 2009 she was arrested in her home State of Chiapas and taken into custody to Mexico City's federal women penitentiary for supposed death threats and branding a gun 3 years earlier to an ex-tenant of one of her properties.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actress of film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and theater; and also a singer, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. Thanks to her beauty, her figure and her way of being controversial, coming out of the standards of the time, Serrano managed to attract the attention of directors and producers, so they began to call her to act in different movies.
In her later years, she was the center for multiple scandals and controversies. She has appeared in celebrity gossip magazines and television shows because of her political career as senator
Senate of Mexico
The Senate of the Republic, constitutionally Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union After a series of reforms during the 1990s, it is now made up of 128 senators:...
of her home state of Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
from 1994 to 1997.
Early life
Irma was born Irma Cielo Consuelo Serrano Castro Domínguez to an affluent rancher and a woman of a tough attitude, in Comitán, Chiapas, MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. According to her own autobiography she was kidnapped (actually ran away) at the age of 13 or 14. A politician whisked her away from her small hometown in southern Chiapas where she was born and raised.
1960s
Her first break came in Santo contra los zombies (1962), where she acted along with the actor-wrestler sensation, SantoSanto
Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta , more widely known as El Santo , was a Mexican Luchador enmascarado , film actor, and folk icon....
. In the same year she had a small role in El extra, starring Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes , was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin...
and Alma Delia Fuentes, where she portrayed a movie extra. By 1964, she had a musical guest spot in the film Gabino Barrera, and in it she sang the eponymous song and reprised the role for the film's sequels El hijo de Gabino Barrera (1965) and La venganza de Gabino Barrera (1971) all three films starring Antonio Aguilar
Antonio Aguilar
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza most commonly known as Antonio Aguilar, nicknamed "El Charro de México", was a Mexican film actor, singer, producer and screenwriter. During his career, he made over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and made 167 movies...
. In the film El zurdo
El zurdo
El zurdo is a 1965 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Martínez and starring Rodolfo de Anda, Ofelia Montesco, and Irma Serrano.-Cast:*Rodolfo de Anda - Pedro 'El zurdo' *Ofelia Montesco - Victoria *Francisco Avitia - Taquero...
(1965) Serrano was given a decent acting role playing "Catalina", a bar singer who participates in a plan to rob notorious left-handed gun slinger Pedro "El zurdo" portrayed by Rodolfo de Anda
Rodolfo de Anda
Rodolfo de Anda was a Mexican actor most well known for his roles in the film La gran aventura del Zorro and the television series El Pantera. He was born in Mexico City.-Life and career:...
.
1970s
She appeared with Emilio FernándezEmilio Fernández
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila...
and Eric del Castillo
Eric del Castillo
Eric del Castillo is a well-known Mexican actor.He is the father of Kate del Castillo. Del Castillo is famous in Mexico as a star in telenovelas and many motion pictures....
in Los malvados in 1966. It is not until 1972 when she stars in a title role and is featured as a screenwriter in La Martina. In 1973 she earns the nickname "La Tigresa" or "the tigress" after she starred in the film of the same name.
Personal life
She was ordered jailed by the First Lady of Mexico in 1967 when she dared to serenade then Mexican President Gustavo Díaz OrdazGustavo Díaz Ordaz
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970.- Political career :Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés Chalchícomula . His father, Ramón Díaz Ordaz Redonet, worked as an accountant, while his mother, Sabina Bolaños Cacho de Díaz Ordaz, worked as a school teacher...
in Los Pinos, Mexico's official Presidential residence. It was rumored they had a short lived romantic affair. Both never confirmed it, until 1998 when she defended the late president when she said that she lived with him, and that she never ordered him to attack the students of the massacre of Tlatelolco
Tlatelolco massacre
The Tlatelolco massacre, also known as The Night of Tlatelolco , was a government massacre of student and civilian protesters and bystanders that took place during the afternoon and night of October 2, 1968, in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the Tlatelolco section of Mexico City...
, which happened in 1968.
She lives in palatial residences in Mexico City, all furnished with art masterpieces from around the world that she collected and accumulated during her singing, acting and political careers.
In 1994, she ran for Senator from her home state of Chiapas and won.
Serrano has been known for dating men much younger than her. In 2003, she dated singer and composer José Julián, who is some fifty years younger. Serrano has been known for her public feuds with various Mexican actresses, and stories about Serrano being hard to work with and a hot-tempered person have appeared in some Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
gossip magazines.
On March 25, 2009 she was arrested in her home State of Chiapas and taken into custody to Mexico City's federal women penitentiary for supposed death threats and branding a gun 3 years earlier to an ex-tenant of one of her properties.
Filmography
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El zurdo El zurdo is a 1965 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Martínez and starring Rodolfo de Anda, Ofelia Montesco, and Irma Serrano.-Cast:*Rodolfo de Anda - Pedro 'El zurdo' *Ofelia Montesco - Victoria *Francisco Avitia - Taquero... |
Television work
- 2005 La MadrastraLa MadrastraLa Madrastra is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 7 February 2005 through 29 July 2005. The program became an unexpected success, garnering ratings in excess of 30 points...
(TV series) - 2004 Hospital el paisa (TV series)
- 1977 Variedades de media noche (TV series)
- 1974 La tierra (TV series)
- 1972 Aun hay mas (TV series)