Irma Serrano
Known For
Acting
Born
1933-12-09 in Chiapas, México
Died
2023-03-01
Biography
Irma Consuelo Cielo Serrano Castro (9 December 1933 – 1 March 2023), better known simply as Irma Serrano, was a Mexican singer, actress, and politician, widely known by the nickname “La Tigresa.” Born in Comitán de Domínguez in Chiapas, she rose to prominence in the 1960s as a performer of ranchera and corrido music and developed a parallel screen career spanning Mexican cinema from the early 1960s onward. In music, Serrano recorded and performed extensively in traditional Mexican popular styles; sources note a professional takeoff in the early 1960s, including work associated with Columbia Records. As an actress, she became closely identified with bold, sensational genre filmmaking and star vehicles built around her “La Tigresa” persona, while also appearing in mainstream productions alongside major figures such as Cantinflas and El Santo. Beyond film, she played a notable role in Mexico City theater as the owner and producer of Teatro Fru Fru (a venue she acquired and restored), staging adult-oriented and controversial productions, including an adaptation of Émile Zola’s Nana. In politics, Serrano was elected in 1994 to the Senate of the Republic (Mexico), associated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution. She died on 1 March 2023, reportedly of a heart attack, at age 89.
Most Known For
La Madrastra
as La Duquesa
Naná
as Naná
Lola the Truck Driver
as Flor de Lotos / Alondra
La chamuscada (Tierra y libertad)
as Chabela Herrero
El Extra
as Señorita en la audición
The Son of Gabino Barrera
La tigresa
as Irma 'La Tigresa'
Noches de Cabaret: Las Reinas del Talón
as as self
El zurdo
as Catalina
Santo vs. the Zombies
as Det. Isabel
Los malvados
Adriana del Rio, actriz
as Self
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
as Saurina
Santo and the Golden Eagle
as Irma Morales
La Martina
as Martina
Juana la Cubana
El corrido de María Pistolas
The Monastery of the Vultures
as Amalia
El hijo del diablo
