Mimí Derba

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1893

Day of Death

1953-07-14

(60 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

Salon Mexico

Dos tipos de cuidado

You the Rich

La malquerida

Wild Flower

Nosotras, las taquígrafas

The Absentee

Rocambole

Filmography

1953
Dos tipos de cuidado
as Doña Josefa
1952
The Absentee
as Doña Elena, madre de Isabel
Acapulco
as Abuela de Ricardo
1951
Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
as Doña Beatriz
1950
Nosotras, las taquígrafas
as Mamá de Bertha
Rosauro Castro
as Doña Margarita
La loca de la casa
as Madre superiora
Inmaculada
as Madre de Luis Angel
La vida en broma
as Doña Eugenia
White hair
as Doña Emilia
1949
The Seminarian
as Nun
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
Woman Without a Soul
as Mamá de Teresa
Balajú
as Doña Lupe
México de mis recuerdos
as Tía Gertrudis
1943
A Letter of Love
as Doña Rosa
Wild Flower
as Doña Clara
María Eugenia
as Virginia
1941
Adios mi chaparrita
as Doña Panchita
1938
Refugiados en Madrid
as La marquesa
1932
Santa
as Doña Elvira