Magda Vizcaíno
Biography: Daughter of José de Jesús Vizcaíno, one of the most prolific writers of the golden age of radio in Mexico. Since the beginning of her career, her voice has accompanied the history of Radio UNAM, Radio Educación, IMER, XEW and XEQ. Graduated from INBA and CUT, she was part of the National Theater Company of UNAM, which with the plays Divinas Palabras (dir. Juan Ibáñez) and Olímpica (dir. Héctor Azar) toured various cities in Europe during 1964 and 1965, winning multiple awards. For the play La Ronda de las Arpías (dir. Mercedes de la Cruz, Pablo Leder) she was recognized as Best Supporting Actress in 1991. Throughout her life she has participated in dozens of plays. On television, her first role was as a storyteller on a program that was broadcast every Sunday on Channel Five. Later she participated in teletheaters, soap operas and educational programs, among which Santa (Miguel Sabido) and Fonda Susilla stand out. In cinema, she started with films such as Para servir a usted, Maten al león and Los indolentes by José Estrada and Divinas Palabras and A Fuego Lento by Juan Ibáñez. Her voice was immortalized as the narrator of the classic El grito, México 1968, by Leobardo López Arretche. With her performance in Martha, by Marcelino Islas, which debuted at the Venice Critics' Week, she conquered audiences around the world and was recognized in Mexico with the Ariel for Best Actress. In 2019, she starred in Encuentro, by Ivan Löwenberg, becoming one of the eldest actresses ever to portray an LGBT+ character.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 14, 1928
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
I Don't Want to Be Dust
2022-12-22
I Don't Want to Be Dust
Overview: Bego, a housewife in a mid-life crisis, lives bored and afraid of being inconsequential, however, her life evolves into a mysterious game once she enters into a cult that preaches three days of darkness...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-12-22
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Martha
2010-03-01
Martha
Overview: Martha is a 75-year old woman who lives alone in a social interest house in the outskirts of Mexico City. Martha decides to end her life. Her thrilling journey towards death, will surprisingly lead her, for the first time, to life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-01
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Online
2014-08-01
Online
Overview: A woman defines her life on how she interacts with people online, disregarding the people in front of her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-01
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Online
2014-08-01
Online
Overview: A woman defines her life on how she interacts with people online, disregarding the people in front of her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-01
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Charity
2016-01-27
Charity
Overview: Angélica and José Luis have been married for thirty years and they have always lived at the same house; first with their son, Daniel, and now, by themselves. Their daily routine is threatened when José Luis loses a leg in a car accident. When they try to restructure their life, they realize their relation was already fractured and opt for silence. However, they begin a passionate search for all they have lost. José Luis takes refuge in a sexual fantasy about his young nurse, while Angélica tries to remain just as contained as she always has for so many years.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-01-27
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Cupo limitado
1999-01-01
Cupo limitado
Overview: Mexican feature film
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Pubertinaje
1978-02-09
Pubertinaje
Overview: Three episodes: 1) "A Christmas dinner" where the family members fantasize about being somewhere else. The fetishist father wants to put on feminine clothes. The son longs for another transvestite adventure. The daughter yearns to be a singer and destroy the saints of the church with her voice. The youngest son wants to stab everyone dead. 2) "Game of mirrors". Two young classmates kiss on a picnic, but the girl's brother accuses the couple of being immoral. Bizarre things develop. 3) "Tetrahedron". A very fat man faces his girlfriend's longing for love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1978-02-09
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Para servir a usted
1971-03-11
Para servir a usted
Overview: Working-class dude gets a gig as a waiter doing banquet service, and loses his moral compass through his contacts with decadent rich folk.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1971-03-11
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Encounter
2019-10-22
Encounter
Overview: Arcelia takes care of her lifetime partner Lulu. Julian, a teenager exploring his identity, lives under the watch of his conservative mother. A sudden event will draw an unexpected path between the old couple and Julian.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2019-10-22
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Eternal Life & Associates
2016-02-19
Eternal Life & Associates
Overview: Ines is an old atheist woman who is intrigued by the funeral services provided by Giovanna, who takes her on a tour through the graveyard to show her all the special attentions they offer to their clients
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-02-19
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El grito
1968-05-17
El grito
Overview: In the summer of revolt 1968, student Leobardo López Aretche captured the protests in Mexico City, and the state’s brutal response, up close – and like many of his subjects and fellow comrades, would pay a high price for his audacity. Fifty years later, his movie is no longer a secret.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1968-05-17
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Divinas palabras
1978-06-06
Divinas palabras
Overview: Mari Gaila (Silvia Pinal), is an adulteress who lives between ragged, thieves, prostitutes, dwarfs and other misshapen beings, in a rare box at a country and a vague time. Her husband, is a poor sacristan who agrees with other relatives to do business with the display of his orphaned nephew, a mentally retarded dwarf. Caught in committing adultery with her lover, Mari Gaila is caged naked and punished by the people.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1978-06-06
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One for the Road
2015-04-10
One for the Road
Overview: Three octogenarians set out on a trip in order to fulfill the dying wish of a lifelong friend, in spite of the disapproval of their families and the limitations of their advanced age. Along the way, they find themselves embroiled in a series of comedic misadventures and meet a cast of colorful characters. Their journey fundamentally alters each characters' sense of self and their place in the world. There is, indeed, life after 80.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2015-04-10
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Half of the World
2011-01-21
Half of the World
Overview: The story is about a young man suffering mental retardation and sexual awakening, poet is charismatic and has the ability to pay attention to those little insignificant details of everyday life. His new status as a lover will bring popularity and with it problems will expose prejudice and false morality of a blinded people to wash their sins charged with the death of the less guilty.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2011-01-21
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History Lessons
2018-11-09
History Lessons
Overview: Verónica, a middle-aged highschool history teacher, leads a non eventful life: she has grownup children, grandchildren and a less than perfect marriage. This dynamic seems to be the only thing she can hold on to, as she battles a terminal illness. As she reluctantly accepts her fate, she meets Eva, an irreverent and misunderstood new student who unknowingly injects some life and enthusiasm back into her and provides her with the tools to deal with her destiny.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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HIM: Beyond the Light
2010-06-04
HIM: Beyond the Light
Overview: Nathan is a very gifted Mexican scientist specializing in cellular biology. He is a very withdrawn man, good, solitary and helpful, who has a secret passion for Maya, one of his colleagues at work. But soon their lives are shaken by an encounter with Jacques, a man with supernatural powers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-06-04
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Dark Cities
2002-09-20
Dark Cities
Overview: Adapted by writer/director Fernando Sariñana from the stories by Juan Madrid, Ciudades Oscuras (Dark Cities) tells a story of interwoven lives in the seedy underbelly of Mexico City. The several different story lines concern hooker Lola (Dolores Heredia); her drug addict son Fede (Diego Luna); her friend Zeze (Zaide Silvia Gutierrez); Zeze's daughter Susana (Jimena Ayala); and junkie Vicente (Roberto Sosa). Also on the scene are two corrupt cops (Alejandro Tommasi and Jesus Ochoa) and one good cop (Odiseo Bichir), while Chicken (Hector Suarez) and Casimiro (Alonso Echanove) each tell their separate stories to the same bartender (Demian Bichir). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2002-09-20
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Salón México
1996-02-02
Salón México
Overview: In this remake of the 40's classic, two lovers murder each other, leading to an investigation and the closing of the Saln Mxico, a famous place where people used to go to dance before WWII. The police investigation leads to several flashbacks about the life and death of a low-life dancer named Mercedes (Maria Rojo) and her lover.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1996-02-02
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Las lloronas
2004-01-01
Las lloronas
Overview: "Las Lloronas" is an adaptation of the legend of "La Llorona"(Weeping Woman). It's based on the story of three generations of women within a Mexican familiy. Cursed by la llorona, these women fight to overcome the situations that arise by this. Through the struggles that these women face, they must eventually come to terms with destiny. "Las Lloronas" is a story of love, loss and triumph of the spirit, as well as the inner strength that each women has within.
Genres: Fantasy Drama Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Sirenas de fondo
2007-11-09
Sirenas de fondo
Overview: Grandma feels good, but everyone tells her she is about to die
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-09
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Detras del dinero
1995-01-01
Detras del dinero
Overview: A series of events related to a 100 dollar bill.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Luna de Hiel
1994-12-31
Luna de Hiel
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1994-12-31
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