Esther Fernández was a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 film actress of the Golden age of Mexican cinema

Golden age of the cinema of Mexico

The Golden Age of Mexican cinema is a period between 1936 and 1969 where the quality and economic success of the cinema of Mexico reached its peak....

 in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

She appeared in about 60 films between 1933 and 1957 although she briefly did some acting again in the late 1980s.

Some of her most greatests interpretations are in the Mexican films Allá en el Rancho Grande

Allá en el Rancho Grande

Allá en el Rancho Grande is a 1936 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring Tito Guízar and Esther Fernández. The film is considered to be the one that started the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.-Plot:...

(1936), directed by Chano Urueta and the second version of the classic Santa (1943), directed by Norman Foster.

She was considered together with Andrea Palma

Andrea Palma (Actress)

Andrea Palma was a Mexican film actress. She was considered The First Diva of Mexican and Latin American Cinema after her role in the Mexican film La Mujer del Puerto.-Early life:...

 and Lupe Vélez

Lupe Vélez

Lupe Vélez was a Mexican film actress. Vélez began her career in Mexico as a dancer, before moving to the U.S. where she worked in vaudeville. She was seen by Fanny Brice who promoted her, and Vélez soon entered films, making her first appearance in 1924. By the end of the decade she had...

, one of the Mexican Cinema Divas of the 30's.