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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1893-01-01 (132 years old)

Place of Birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Mimí Derba

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.

Known For

Acting

1953

Dos tipos de cuidado as Doña Josefa

1952

Acapulco as Abuela de Ricardo
The Absentee as Doña Elena, madre de Isabel

1951

1950

White hair as Doña Emilia
La loca de la casa as Madre superiora
Rosauro Castro as Doña Margarita
La vida en broma as Doña Eugenia
Inmaculada as Madre de Luis Angel
Nosotras, las taquígrafas as Mamá de Bertha

1949

La malquerida as Dona Mercedes
Salon Mexico as Señora directora

1948

You the Rich as La Millonaria

1947

Cuando lloran los valientes as Mamá de Cristina

1946

Rocambole as Madre de Antonieta

1945

Una gitana en México as Doña Engracia

1944

Balajú as Doña Lupe
Woman Without a Soul as Mamá de Teresa
México de mis recuerdos as Tía Gertrudis

1943

María Eugenia as Virginia
A Letter of Love as Doña Rosa
Wild Flower as Doña Clara

1942

1941

Adios mi chaparrita as Doña Panchita

1939

1938

Refugiados en Madrid as La marquesa

1935

1932

Santa as Doña Elvira

1917

Production

1917

Soul Sacrifice as Producer
In the Shadow as Producer
The Tigress as Producer

Directing

1917

The Tigress as Director
In the Shadow as Director

Writing

1917

In Self Defense as Writer