Ángeles Cruz

Biography

Ángeles Cruz is a Mexican actress, screenwriter and filmmaker. Originally from La Mixteca area in Oaxaca, she has a degree in acting from the School of Theater Art of the National Institute of Fine Arts. She has participated as an actress in more than a dozen national and international feature films with directors such as Ignacio Ortiz, Jorge Pérez Solano and Francisco Vargas among others. Her work in "Tamara y la Catarina" of Lucía Carreras, earned her the "Colón de Plata" as Best Actress awarded by the "Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva" 2017 and was "Nominated for Ariel" for best female performance in 2018. It was "Nominated for the Golden Beetle" as Best Actress by the Swedish Film Academy for her work in the film "La hija del puma"(Ulf Hulberg, 1994) and in 2000 for Ariel as best female co-acting for the film "Rito Terminal" (Óscar Urrutia, 2000). Her work as a screenwriter and director has produced three award-winning short films: "La tiricia or como curar la tristeza", "La carta" and "Arcángel". Her first feature film "Nudo mixteco" will be released soon.

Most Known For

Like Water for Chocolate

as Nacha

Dirt

as Consuelo

Spiral

as Araceli 2

Get the Gringo

as Evicted Woman

The Girl

as Rosa's Mother

Juana

Subterránea

The Guldbagge Awards

as Self

Number Eighty

The Follies

as Irlanda

Rito terminal

Familia

as Teresa

I Carry You with Me

as Rosa Maria

A Child of My Own

as Self

The Violin

as Jefa Guerrillera 1

Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'

as Ángeles

Eternal Ashes

as Matiri

Traición

Finlandia

as Sara

Ramona

as Carmela