Ángeles Cruz
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.
Acting
Movie
Get the Gringo
as Evicted Woman
2012
TV
Like Water for Chocolate
as Nacha
2024
Movie
I Carry You with Me
as Rosa Maria
2021
Movie
The Violin
as Jefa Guerrillera 1
2005
Movie
Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'
as Ángeles
2013
Movie
The Girl
as Rosa's Mother
2012
Movie
The Follies
as Irlanda
2025
Movie
Familia
as Teresa
2023
Movie
Spiral
as Araceli 2
2009
Movie
Tamara and the Ladybug
as Tamara
2016
Movie
The Daughter of the Puma
as Aschlop Pérez Pérez
1994
Movie
El último evangelio
2008
Movie
Rito terminal
2000
Movie
The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness
2012
Movie
Ramona
as Carmela
2014
Movie
Finlandia
as Sara
2021
Movie
The Garden of Eden
as Margarita Luna
1994
Movie
Two Fridas
as La Adelita
2018
Movie
Traición
2018
Movie
The Woman of Stars and Mountains
as Young Rita
2024
Movie
Eternal Ashes
as Matiri
2011
TV
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self
1981
Movie
Medusa
as Nora
2022
Movie
Por Fabiana
as Abuela
2025
