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.
Acting
Movie
One for the Road
as Dolores
2015
Movie
The Shout
as Self
1968
Movie
HIM: Beyond the Light
as Madame Ottado
2010
Movie
Half of the World
as Chayito
2011
Movie
Las lloronas
as Abuela
2004
Movie
Salón México
as Doña Armida
1996
Movie
Dark Cities
as Clarita
2002
Movie
Divine Words
as Juana la Reina
1978
Movie
Martha
as Martha
2010
Movie
Charity
as Señora Flores
2016
Movie
Para servir a usted
as Mujer en quinceañera
1971
Movie
History Lessons
as Teacher Magda
2018
Movie
Detras del dinero
as Esmeralda
1995
Movie
Cupo limitado
1999
Movie
Pubertinaje
1978
Movie
A Fuego Lento
1980
Movie
I Don't Want to Be Dust
as Maestra (voz)
2022
Movie
Online
as Abuela
2014
Movie
Online
2014
Movie
Luna de Hiel
as Silvia
1994
Movie
Encounter
as Araceli
2019
Movie
Eternal Life & Associates
as Inés
2016
Movie
La pasión
1968
Movie
Sirenas de fondo
as Doña Milita
2007