Magda Vizcaíno
Daughter of José de Jesús Vizcaíno, one of the most prolific writers of the golden age of radio in Mexico. Since the beginning of her career, her voice has accompanied the history of Radio UNAM, Radio Educación, IMER, XEW and XEQ.
Graduated from INBA and CUT, she was part of the National Theater Company of UNAM, which with the plays Divinas Palabras (dir. Juan Ibáñez) and Olímpica (dir. Héctor Azar) toured various cities in Europe during 1964 and 1965, winning multiple awards. For the play La Ronda de las Arpías (dir. Mercedes de la Cruz, Pablo Leder) she was recognized as Best Supporting Actress in 1991. Throughout her life she has participated in dozens of plays.
On television, her first role was as a storyteller on a program that was broadcast every Sunday on Channel Five. Later she participated in teletheaters, soap operas and educational programs, among which Santa (Miguel Sabido) and Fonda Susilla stand out.
In cinema, she started with films such as Para servir a usted, Maten al león and Los indolentes by José Estrada and Divinas Palabras and A Fuego Lento by Juan Ibáñez. Her voice was immortalized as the narrator of the classic El grito, México 1968, by Leobardo López Arretche. With her performance in Martha, by Marcelino Islas, which debuted at the Venice Critics' Week, she conquered audiences around the world and was recognized in Mexico with the Ariel for Best Actress. In 2019, she starred in Encuentro, by Ivan Löwenberg, becoming one of the eldest actresses ever to portray an LGBT+ character.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.1178 |
| Birthday | 1928-01-14 |
| Place of Birth | Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Also Known As |
2022
I Don't Want to Be Dust
6/2
Bego, a housewife in a mid-life crisis, lives bored and afraid of being inconsequential, however, her life evolves into a mysterious game once she ent...
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I Don't Want to Be Dust
2010
Martha
6.2/6
Martha is a 75-year old woman who lives alone in a social interest house in the outskirts of Mexico City. Martha decides to end her life. Her thrillin...
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Martha
2014
Online
9/2
A woman defines her life on how she interacts with people online, disregarding the people in front of her.
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Online
2014
Online
9/2
A woman defines her life on how she interacts with people online, disregarding the people in front of her.
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Online
2016
Charity
6.5/6
Angélica and José Luis have been married for thirty years and they have always lived at the same house; first with their son, Daniel, and now, by them...
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Charity
1999
Cupo limitado
5.667/3
Mexican feature film
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Cupo limitado
1971
Pubertinaje
6.333/3
Three episodes: 1) "A Christmas dinner" where the family members fantasize about being somewhere else. The fetishist father wants to put on feminine c...
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Pubertinaje
1971
Para servir a usted
4.5/6
Working-class dude gets a gig as a waiter doing banquet service, and loses his moral compass through his contacts with decadent rich folk.
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Para servir a usted
2019
Encounter
10/1
Arcelia takes care of her lifetime partner Lulu. Julian, a teenager exploring his identity, lives under the watch of his conservative mother. A sudden...
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Encounter
2016
Eternal Life & Associates
10/1
Ines is an old atheist woman who is intrigued by the funeral services provided by Giovanna, who takes her on a tour through the graveyard to show her...
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Eternal Life & Associates
1968
The Shout
7.043/23
In the summer of revolt 1968, student Leobardo López Aretche captured the protests in Mexico City, and the state’s brutal response, up close – and lik...
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The Shout
1978
Divine Words
6.571/7
Mari Gaila (Silvia Pinal), is an adulteress who lives between ragged, thieves, prostitutes, dwarfs and other misshapen beings, in a rare box at a coun...
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Divine Words
2011
Half of the World
5.3/10
The story is about a young man suffering mental retardation and sexual awakening, poet is charismatic and has the ability to pay attention to those li...
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Half of the World
2018
History Lessons
2.5/5
Verónica, a middle-aged highschool history teacher, leads a non eventful life: she has grownup children, grandchildren and a less than perfect marriag...
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History Lessons
2015
One for the Road
7.392/51
Three octogenarians set out on a trip in order to fulfill the dying wish of a lifelong friend, in spite of the disapproval of their families and the l...
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One for the Road
2010
HIM: Beyond the Light
6.8/12
Nathan is a very gifted Mexican scientist specializing in cellular biology. He is a very withdrawn man, good, solitary and helpful, who has a secret p...
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HIM: Beyond the Light
2002
Dark Cities
5.375/8
Adapted by writer/director Fernando Sariñana from the stories by Juan Madrid, Ciudades Oscuras (Dark Cities) tells a story of interwoven lives in the...
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Dark Cities
2004
Las lloronas
5.111/9
"Las Lloronas" is an adaptation of the legend of "La Llorona"(Weeping Woman). It's based on the story of three generations of women within a Mexican f...
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Las lloronas
1995
Detras del dinero
4.2/5
A series of events related to a 100 dollar bill.
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Detras del dinero
2007
Sirenas de fondo
0/0
Grandma feels good, but everyone tells her she is about to die
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Sirenas de fondo
1996
Salón México
5.722/9
In this remake of the 40's classic, two lovers murder each other, leading to an investigation and the closing of the Saln Mxico, a famous place where...
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Salón México
1994
Luna de Hiel
6/2
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Luna de Hiel
1980
A Fuego Lento
5.667/3
In the film "A fuego lento," Guadalupe Palma, a dancer and part-time prostitute, finds herself at the center of a suspenseful and enigmatic story, ina...
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A Fuego Lento
1968
La pasión
10/1
Depicts the traditional representation of the Passion of Christ in the town of Iztapalapa during Holy Week.
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