Mimí Derba

Known for

Acting

Born

January 1, 1893

Birthplace

Mexico City, Mexico

Died

July 14, 1953 (aged 60)

Biography

Mimí Derba (1893–1953) was a Mexican actress and the first female director in Mexico. Derba founded one of the very first Mexican production companies, Azteca Films. She had a successful career in Vaudeville before entering films.

Best known work

Dos tipos de cuidado

1953

You the Rich

1948

Salon Mexico

1949

Wild Flower

1943

Santa

1932

The Seminarian

1949

El baisano Jalil

1942

Rosauro Castro

1950

The Unloved Woman

1949

Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!

1951

Filmography

1953
Dos tipos de cuidado
as Doña Josefa
1953
Cuatro horas antes de morir
as Doña Florencia
1952
The Absentee
as Doña Elena, madre de Isabel
1952
Sangre en el barrio
1952
Acapulco
as Abuela de Ricardo
1951
Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
as Doña Beatriz
1951
Mi mujer no es mía
as Tía Agustina
1951
Tale of a Heart
1950
Nosotras, las taquígrafas
as Mamá de Bertha
1950
Rosauro Castro
as Doña Margarita
1950
La loca de la casa
as Madre superiora
1950
Inmaculada
as Madre de Luis Angel
1950
Médico de guardia
as La Madre (doña Carmen, madre de Jaime)
1950
La vida en broma
as Doña Eugenia
1950
White hair
as Doña Emilia
1949
La hija del penal
1949
The Seminarian
as Nun
1949
Prisión de sueños
as Águeda
1949
Rondalla
as Doña Luisa
1949
The Unloved Woman
as Dona Mercedes
1949
El abandonado
1949
Salon Mexico
as Señora directora
1948
You the Rich
as La Millonaria
1947
Fantasía ranchera
1947
When the Brave Cry
as Mamá de Cristina