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)