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Mimí Derba
Born
1 January 1893
Died
14 July 1953
Place
Mexico City, Mexico
Acting

Mimí Derba

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.

As actor

Dos tipos de cuidado

Dos tipos de cuidado

1953 · Doña Josefa
Cuatro horas antes de morir

Cuatro horas antes de morir

1953 · Doña Florencia
Acapulco

Acapulco

1952 · Abuela de Ricardo
The Absentee

The Absentee

1952 · Doña Elena, madre de Isabel
Sangre en el barrio

Sangre en el barrio

1952
Tale of a Heart

Tale of a Heart

1951
Mi mujer no es mía

Mi mujer no es mía

1951
Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!

Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!

1951 · Doña Beatriz
White hair

White hair

1950 · Doña Emilia
La loca de la casa

La loca de la casa

1950 · Madre superiora
Rosauro Castro

Rosauro Castro

1950 · Doña Margarita
La vida en broma

La vida en broma

1950 · Doña Eugenia
Inmaculada

Inmaculada

1950 · Madre de Luis Angel
Nosotras, las taquígrafas

Nosotras, las taquígrafas

1950 · Mamá de Bertha
Médico de guardia

Médico de guardia

1950 · La Madre (doña Carmen, madre de Jaime)

The Unloved Woman

1949 · Dona Mercedes
The Seminarian

The Seminarian

1949 · Nun
El abandonado

El abandonado

1949
Salon Mexico

Salon Mexico

1949 · Señora directora
Rondalla

Rondalla

1949
La hija del penal

La hija del penal

1949
Prisión de sueños

Prisión de sueños

1949
You the Rich

You the Rich

1948 · La Millonaria
When the Brave Cry

When the Brave Cry

1947 · Mamá de Cristina
Fantasía ranchera

Fantasía ranchera

1947
Rocambole

Rocambole

1946 · Madre de Antonieta
Una gitana en México

Una gitana en México

1945 · Doña Engracia
Me he de comer esa tuna

Me he de comer esa tuna

1945
El capitán Malacara

El capitán Malacara

1945
La casa de la zorra

La casa de la zorra

1945

As director

The Tigress

The Tigress

1917 · Director
In the Shadow

In the Shadow

1917 · Director