Patricia Reyes Spíndola
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Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director and producer in films, TV series and theatre plays.
She studied to become an actress in several ateliers in Mexico
and London
. She made her début in the movies in 1972, with El señor de Osanto, and two years later she started working in the Teatro Fru Fru. As an actress, she has worked with directors like Nancy Cárdenas or Arturo Ripstein
. She has also worked in famous Mexican telenovela
s. She won the Ariel prize for her roles in Los motivos de Luz and La reina de la noche. She has an acting school she runs with her sister, Marta Reyes Spíndola, in the Colonia Juárez
neighborhood of Mexico City called M & M Studio, where she also teaches.
She studied to become an actress in several ateliers in Mexico
Mexico
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and London
London
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. She made her début in the movies in 1972, with El señor de Osanto, and two years later she started working in the Teatro Fru Fru. As an actress, she has worked with directors like Nancy Cárdenas or Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein y Rosen is a Mexican film director.-Life and career:Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant director for Luis Buñuel. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de Morir...
. She has also worked in famous Mexican telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s. She won the Ariel prize for her roles in Los motivos de Luz and La reina de la noche. She has an acting school she runs with her sister, Marta Reyes Spíndola, in the Colonia Juárez
Colonia Juárez (Mexico City)
Colonia Juarez is one of the better–known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. Its boundaries are: the corner of Paseo de la Reforma and Eje Bucareli to the north, Avenida Chapultepec to the south, Eje 1 Poniente to the east and Circuito Interior José Vasconcelos to...
neighborhood of Mexico City called M & M Studio, where she also teaches.
Filmography
- La otra virginidad (1974)
- El señor de Osanto (1974)
- Llanto, risas y nocaut (1974)
- Mexico, Mexico, ra ra ra (1975)
- La Casa del Sur (1975), María
- Caminando pasos... caminando (1976)
- Las poquianchis (1976), Graciela
- Las cenizas del diputado (1976), Ana María Godínez
- Letters from MarusiaLetters from MarusiaLetters from Marusia is a 1976 Mexican film directed by Chilean Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gian Maria Volonté...
(Actas de Marusia) (1976), Rosa - The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976), Gray Thorn
- Los iracundos (1977)
- El elegido (1977), Virgen María
- Pedro PáramoPedro PáramoPedro Páramo is a short novel written by Juan Rulfo, originally published in 1955. In just the 23 FCE editions and reprintings, it had sold 1,143,000 copies by November 1997. Other editions in Mexico, Spain, and other nations have sold countless more copies...
(1978), Eduviges Diada - The Children of Sánchez (1978)
- México Norte (1979)
- Ora sí tenemos que ganar (1981)
- Retrato de una mujer casada (1982), Carolina
- El rey de la vecindad (1985), Esposa de Marcos
- Los Motivos de Luz (1985), Luz
- Va de Nuez (1986)
- La rebelión de los colgados (1986)
- Asesinato en la Plaza Garibaldi (1987)
- Nocturno amor que te vas (1987)
- Los confines (1987), Mujer
- La envidia (1988)
- Goitia, un dios para sí mismo (1988)
- El otro crimen (1988)
- El gran relajo mexicano (1988)
- La Isla de las garzas (1989)
- Espejismos y ceremonias (1990)
- La mujer del puertoWoman of the Port (1991 film)Woman of the Port is a 1991 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Damián Alcázar - Marro* Alejandro Parodi - Carmelo* Juan Pastor - Simón...
(1991), Tomasa - Triangulo (1992), Ana
- Lucky BreakLucky BreakLucky Break is a 2001 British comedy film starring James Nesbitt and directed by Peter Cattaneo.-Synopsis:Feelgood prison-escape movie that sees a group of prison inmates , put on a theatrical show of Nelson: The Musical to cover their daring break-out attempt...
(1992) - Nocturno a Rosario (1992), Soledad
- ¡Aquí espantan! (1993), Remedios
- La reina de la nocheThe Queen of the NightThe Queen of the Night is a 1994 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Lucha Reyes* Alberto Estrella - Pedro Calderón* Blanca Guerra - La Jaira...
(1994), Lucha Reyes - Mujeres insumisas'' (1995), Ema
- Profundo carmesí (1996)), Sra. Ruelas
- Pueblo chico, Infierno grande]] (1997), Martina
- Maria IsabelMaría IsabelMaría Isabel is a Spanish singer, actress and the winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004.-Biography:Maria Isabel was born María Isabel López Rodríguez in Ayamonte, Huelva Province, Spain. She demonstrated an interest in dancing and singing from a very young age...
(1997), Manuela - Noche de paz (1998)
- El evangelio de las maravillasEl evangelio de las maravillasEl evangelio de las maravillas is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Francisco Rabal - Papá Basilio...
(1998), Micaela - Fuera de la leyFuera de la leyOutside the Law is a 1937 Argentine thriller film directed and written by Manuel Romero. The film premiered on 12 May 1940 in the United States...
(1998) - El coronel no tiene quien le escribaNo One Writes to the Colonel (film)No One Writes to the Colonel is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico...
(1999), Jacinta - Del otro lado (1999)
- El sueño del caimán (2000), Madre Caimán
- Before Night FallsBefore Night FallsBefore Night Falls is the 1992 autobiography of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas, describing his life in Cuba, his time in prison, and his ultimate escape to the United States. It was on The New York Times list of the ten best books of the year 1993...
(2000), María Teresa Freye de Andrade - Así es la vidaSuch Is Life (2000 film)Such Is Life is a 2000 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Arcelia Ramírez - Julia* Patricia Reyes Spíndola - Adela, The Godmother...
(2000), Adela - La perdición de los hombres (2000)
- La Intrusa (2001), Renata – also served as the director
- Salome (telenovela)Salomé (telenovela)Salomé is a Mexican Telenovela that aired in 2001-2002, and it's starred Edith González and Guy Ecker.-Plot:The first part of the story takes part in the 1980s. Salomé, who was abandoned as a child by her mother, is a cabaret dancer who works at the cabaret Salón D'Rubí. Her best friend, Karicia,...
(2001), Manola - eXXXorcismos (2002)
- FridaFridaFrida is a 2002 biographical film which depicts the professional and private life of the surrealist Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It stars Salma Hayek in her Academy Award nominated portrayal as Kahlo and Alfred Molina as her husband, Diego Rivera....
(2002), Matilde Kahlo - La virgen de la lujuria (2002), Raquel
- Solamente una vez (2002)
- Mariana de la nocheMariana de la nocheMariana de la Noche is a Mexican telenovela from 2003. Written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Salvador Mejia, it starred Angélica Rivera, Jorge Salinas, Alejandra Barros and César Évora.- Plot :...
(2004), Maria Lola - l edén (2004)), Victoria
- Between (2005), Mrs. González
- Malos hábitos (2005), Madre Superiora
- 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...
(2005), Venturina - El carnaval de Sodoma (2006)
- La Fea Más BellaLa fea más bellaLa Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea...
(2006), Tomas's mother - Fuego en la SangreFuego En La Sangre-DVD release:*Fuego En La Sangre was released in a 4 disc DVD set in Mexico in mid-2009. It contains all 200 episodes in abridged version. A 2 disc US version was released on September 1, 2009.-Awards:...
(2008), Quintina - Mujeres AsesinasMujeres AsesinasMujeres Asesinas is a Mexican drama and psychological thriller type television series produced by Pedro Torres. The series is an adaptation of the Argentine series with the same name, produced by Pol-ka from 2005–2008.-Plot:...
(2009), Tita Garza, - Mujeres AsesinasMujeres AsesinasMujeres Asesinas is a Mexican drama and psychological thriller type television series produced by Pedro Torres. The series is an adaptation of the Argentine series with the same name, produced by Pol-ka from 2005–2008.-Plot:...
(2010), - Los Heroes Del Norte (2010),
- Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazonZacatillo, un lugar en tu corazónZacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez, starring Ingrid Martz, Jorge Aravena and antagonistic involvement of Laura Zapata, Alejandro Ibarra and Carmen Becerra. Univision aired single episodes of Zacatillo weekdays, from May 10, 2011 to August 5, 2011 at...
(2011) - RafaelaRafaela (telenovela)Rafaela is a Mexican telenovela, based on the Venezuelan telenovela of the same name. From June 20, 2011 to August 5, 2011, Univision aired double episodes weekdays from 1pm to 3pm central, replacing Niña de mi Corazón...
(2011)