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Luisa Huertas

Actor
Born January 1, 1951 (73 years)
Luisa Huertas is an actress of Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, born on June 24, 1951, in San Salvador, El Salvador. Born to a Spanish refugee father and a Mexican businesswoman mother, Luisa was trained at the Escuela de Arte Teatral del INBA and the Centro Universitario de Teatro CUT-UNAM, two of Mexico's most respected institutions. She spent part of the 1970s in film and was also known for her role as Rosita in the children's series Sesame Street, before beginning her remarkable career in Mexican television, in several of the most popular and recognized telenovelas, including Dulce Desafío (1988-1989), Carrusel (1989), Al filo de la muerte (1991), Volver a empezar (1994), among others. A founding member of the Mexican Academy of Theatrical Art, in addition to being a member of the Advisory Board of the CUT of the UNAM, she has also been a stable and frequent cast member of the National Theater Company. In recent years, Luisa has participated in series such as La casa de las flores (2020), Todo por nada (2021) and in films such as Dos mujeres y una Vaca (2015) and Cosas imposibles (2021).

She is a graduate of the Escuela de Arte Teatral del INBA and the Centro Universitario de Teatro, CUT-UNAM where she has also taught. She is co-founder and General Director of the Centro de Estudios para el Uso de la Voz (CEUVOZ). She received the Asociación de Periodistas de Teatro award and the Metro award both for best actress for El diccionario. She won the Ariel for her role in Arturo Ripstein's Mentiras Piadosas. She is a founding member of the Academia Mexicana de Arte Teatral, A.C. and is part of the stable cast of the Compañía Nacional de Teatro. In 2020 she was named by Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, Living Cultural Heritage of Mexico City, celebrating 50 years of career.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Arrival
  • The Crime of Padre Amaro
  • Beat
  • Machete Language
Known For
  • The Crime of Padre Amaro
  • KM 31: Kilometre 31
  • Cosas imposibles
  • Blue Eyelids
  • La mitad del mundo
  • Dos Mujeres y una Vaca
  • Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles
  • Potosí
  • The Most Beautiful Flower
  • Un embrujo
  • Historias violentas
  • Releasing Dec 11, 2024
  • Machete Language
  • The Cost of Living
  • Rencor
  • Los vuelcos del corazón

Filmography

2024
No nos moverán · as Socorro
2024
The Honest Candidate · as Abuela Tona
2024
Lalola (MX) (TV Series) · as Josefina
2023
I Have to Die Every Night (TV Series) · as Jovita
2022
The Most Beautiful Flower (TV Series) · as Abuela Concha
2021
Cosas imposibles · as Eugenia
2018
The House of Flowers (TV Series) · as La Chiva
2016
El Chema (TV Series) · as Nelly
2015
2013
Pulling Strings · as Old Woman
2013
Potosí · as Rafaela
2011
2010
On Childhood · as Vecina
2009
La mitad del mundo · as Graciana
2008
Capadocia (TV Series) · as Margarita Rueda 'magos'
2007
Blue Eyelids · as Mercedes
2006
KM 31: Kilometre 31 · as Anciana
2005
2004
Gitanas (TV Series) · as Mamá Pasca Antich
2002
2002
2001
2001
To Love Too Much · as Vendedora De Flores
2000
Beat · as Maria (uncredited)
1998
Un embrujo · as María - Eliseo's Mother
1998
Daniela's Diary (TV Series) · as Cast
1998
Dropets of Love (TV Series) · as Hermana Cándida
1998
The Mask of Zorro · as Nanny
1997
McHale's Navy · as Nurse
1997
1996
1996
The Arrival · as Security Woman
1996
The Juror · as Car Rental Agent
1995
Sender Unknown · as Teresita De Jesús
1994
1994
'Til Death · as Cajera
1993
1991
Al Filo de la Muerte (TV Series) · as Liliana
1989
Love Lies · as Pilar
1989
1989
Carrusel (TV Series) · as Maestra Gloria Beltrán
1988
Dulce Desafío (TV Series) · as Herminia Vargas
1988
The Marked Hour (TV Series)
1987
Papá soltero (TV Series) · as Entrevistadora
1986
The Realm of Fortune · as Campesina
1985
1985
Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real (TV Series) · as Cast

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