Emma Roldán was a Mexican

Mexican people

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 character actress and costume designer. She is remembered as the sharp-tongued, domineering matron of Mexican cinema, and was nominated three times for a Silver Ariel Award

Ariel Award

The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...

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Early life

A San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....

 native, Roldán was born Emma Roldán Reyna to hotel owners José María Roldán and Virginia Reyna, the second of four siblings. Her parents' hotel was located in front of the "Teatro de la Paz" in San Luis Potosí, where theatrical companies would perform. It is there where she met her husband Pedro Jesús Ojeda with whom she procreated two children, Emma Ojeda Roldán and Pedro Ojeda Roldán. She and her husband moved to Monterrey

Monterrey

Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...

, but they would tour across the country, a life she disliked. They later divorced and Roldán relocated to her parents' home in Potosí.

Selected filmography

• Los hijos de María Morales
  Los hijos de María Morales
  Los hijos de María Morales is a 1952 Mexican film. It was directed byFernando de Fuentes....
  
  (1951) ... María Morales
• The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959) ... Comadrona
• Beyond All Limits
  Beyond All Limits
  Beyond All Limits is a 1959 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón. It was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* María Félix - Magdalena Gombai* Jack Palance - Jim Gatsby* Pedro Armendáriz - Pepe Gamboa...
  
  (1959) ... Carmela
• El rey del tomate
  El rey del tomate
  El rey del tomate is a 1964 Mexican comedy-drama film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Eulalio González, Luz Márquez, and Emma Roldán...
  
  (1963) ... Tía Mila
• El miedo no anda en burro
  El Miedo no anda en Burro
  El Miedo no anda en Burro is a 1976 Mexican comedy film from Diana Films directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Emma Roldán, and Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo.-Plot:...
  
  (1976) ... Doña Paz
• El lugar sin límites
  El lugar sin límites (film)
  El lugar sin límites is a 1978 film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name written by Chilean José Donoso.-Cast:*Roberto Cobo ... La Manuela...
  
  (1978) ... Ludovinia

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
1947	Ariel Awards	Silver Ariel for Best Actress in a Minor Role for Vértigo Vertigo Vertigo is a form of dizziness.Vertigo may also refer to:* Vertigo , a 1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock**Vertigo , its soundtrack** Vertigo effect, or Dolly zoom, a special effect in film, named after the movie...
1951	Ariel Awards	Silver Ariel for Best Actress in a Minor Role for Vino el remolino y nos levantó
1952	Ariel Awards	Silver Ariel for Best Actress in a Minor Role for Cárcel de mujeres
1976	Premio ACE	Cinema - Best Supporting Actress for The Passion of Berenice

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