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Magda Vizcaíno

Birthday: 1928-01-14
Birthplace: Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico


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.

Filmography

I Don't Want to Be Dust
Character: Maestra (voz)
Martha
Character: Martha

Online
Character: Abuela
Charity
Character: Señora Flores

Para servir a usted
Character: Mujer en quinceañera
Encounter
Character: Araceli

Eternal Life & Associates
Character: Inés
El grito
Character: Self
Divinas palabras
Character: Juana la Reina

History Lessons
Character: Teacher Magda
Half of the World
Character: Chayito
One for the Road
Character: Dolores

HIM: Beyond the Light
Character: Madame Ottado
Salón México
Character: Doña Armida
Las lloronas
Character: Abuela

Detras del dinero
Character: Esmeralda
Dark Cities
Character: Clarita
Sirenas de fondo
Character: Doña Milita