Ashes
2026 · Movie
Luisa Huertas
1951-01-01
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San Salvador, El Salvador
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.
Filmography
Reliefs
2025 · Movie
as Rosa
The Follies
2025 · Movie
as Paz
Prison Cell 211
2025 · TV Show
as Nana Pancha
We Shall Not Be Moved
2024 · Movie
as Socorro
The Honest Candidate
2024 · Movie
as Abuela Tona
I Have to Die Every Night
2024 · TV Show
as Jovita
Patron Saint
2023 · Movie
as Tere
Iguana Like the Sun
2022 · Movie
as Dolores
Impossible Things
2021 · Movie
as Eugenia
We Vanish
2018 · Movie
as Carmella
Dos mujeres y una vaca
2016 · Movie
as Rosana
El Chema
2016 · TV Show
as Nelly
One for the Road
2015 · Movie
as Olivia
Potosí
2013 · Movie
as Rafaela
The Last Veil
2013 · Movie
as Josefina
Pulling Strings
2013 · Movie
as Old Woman
Machete Language
2012 · Movie
Half of the World
2011 · Movie
as Graciana
De la infancia
2010 · Movie
as Vecina
Blue Eyelids
2007 · Movie
as Mercedes
KM 31: Kilometer 31
2006 · Movie
as Anciana
Rencor
2005 · Movie
Gitanas
2004 · TV Show
as Mamá Pasca Antich
To Love Too Much
2002 · Movie
as Vendedora de flores
The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002 · Movie
as Dionisia
Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles
2002 · Movie
as Isabel
Written on the Body of Night
2001 · Movie
as In-movie grandmother
Sofía
2000 · Movie
Beat
2000 · Movie
as Maria (uncredited)
Under a Spell
1999 · Movie
as María - Eliseo's Mother
The Mask of Zorro
1998 · Movie
as Nanny
Gotita de Amor
1998 · TV Show
as Hermana Cándida
McHale's Navy
1997 · Movie
as Nurse
En las manos de Dios
1996 · Movie
The Juror
1996 · Movie
as Car Rental Agent
The Arrival
1996 · Movie
as Security Woman
The Overturning Of The Heart
1996 · Movie
Sin remitente
1995 · Movie
as Teresita de Jesús
The Queen of the Night
1994 · Movie
as Beggar
Hasta Morir
1994 · Movie
as Cajera
The Beginning and the End
1994 · Movie
as Isabel
José, hijo del hombre
1989 · Movie
Las asesinas del panadero
1989 · Movie
Love Lies
1989 · Movie
as Pilar
The Cost of Living
1989 · Movie
The Marked Hour
1988 · TV Show
The Realm of Fortune
1986 · Movie
as Campesina
Violent Stories
1985 · Movie
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Laudate Pueri
1983 · Movie
Take It as you Like
1971 · Movie
The Janitor
· Movie
No image
Heart Of Adobe
· Movie
