Mimí Derba
Actor · Producer · Director · Writer
Born Jan 1, 1893 · Mexico City, Mexico
Active 1917–1953
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.
Filmography
Dos tipos de cuidado (1953) — Doña JosefaYou the Rich (1948) — La MillonariaSalon Mexico (1949) — Señora directoraWild Flower (1943) — Doña ClaraThe Unloved Woman (1949) — Dona MercedesEl baisano Jalil (1942) — Doña CarmenRosauro Castro (1950) — Doña MargaritaThe Seminarian (1949) — NunOh, Love… How Have You Put Me! (1951) — Doña BeatrizSanta (1932) — Doña ElviraMéxico de mis recuerdos (1944) — Tía GertrudisEl capitán Malacara (1945)Fantasía ranchera (1947)Me he de comer esa tuna (1945)A Letter of Love (1943) — Doña RosaWoman Without a Soul (1944) — Mamá de TeresaThe Absentee (1952) — Doña Elena, madre de IsabelAcapulco (1952) — Abuela de RicardoMaría Eugenia (1943) — VirginiaLa casa de la zorra (1945)La hija del penal (1949)Prisión de sueños (1949) — ÁguedaTale of a Heart (1951)Club verde (1945)