Luisa Huertas
Luisa Huertas is an actress of Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, born on June 24, 1951, in San Salvador, El Salvador. Born to a Spanish refugee father and a Mexican businesswoman mother, Luisa was trained at the Escuela de Arte Teatral del INBA and the Centro Universitario de Teatro CUT-UNAM, two of Mexico's most respected institutions. She spent part of the 1970s in film and was also known for her role as Rosita in the children's series Sesame Street, before beginning her remarkable career in Mexican television, in several of the most popular and recognized telenovelas, including Dulce Desafío (1988-1989), Carrusel (1989), Al filo de la muerte (1991), Volver a empezar (1994), among others. A founding member of the Mexican Academy of Theatrical Art, in addition to being a member of the Advisory Board of the CUT of the UNAM, she has also been a stable and frequent cast member of the National Theater Company. In recent years, Luisa has participated in series such as La casa de las flores (2020), Todo por nada (2021) and in films such as Dos mujeres y una Vaca (2015) and Cosas imposibles (2021).
She is a graduate of the Escuela de Arte Teatral del INBA and the Centro Universitario de Teatro, CUT-UNAM where she has also taught. She is co-founder and General Director of the Centro de Estudios para el Uso de la Voz (CEUVOZ). She received the Asociación de Periodistas de Teatro award and the Metro award both for best actress for El diccionario. She won the Ariel for her role in Arturo Ripstein's Mentiras Piadosas. She is a founding member of the Academia Mexicana de Arte Teatral, A.C. and is part of the stable cast of the Compañía Nacional de Teatro. In 2020 she was named by Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, Living Cultural Heritage of Mexico City, celebrating 50 years of career.
Acting
Movie
The Mask of Zorro
as Nanny
1998
Movie
The Arrival
as Security Woman
1996
TV
El Chema
as Nelly
2016
Movie
The Juror
as Car Rental Agent
1996
Movie
Impossible Things
as Eugenia
2021
Movie
The Crime of Padre Amaro
as Dionisia
2002
Movie
KM 31: Kilometer 31
as Anciana
2006
Movie
The Honest Candidate
as Abuela Tona
2024
Movie
Pulling Strings
as Old Woman
2013
Movie
McHale's Navy
as Nurse
1997
TV
Prison Cell 211
as Nana Pancha
2025
Movie
Blue Eyelids
as Mercedes
2007
TV
I Have to Die Every Night
as Jovita
2024
Movie
Beat
as Maria (uncredited)
2000
Movie
The Follies
as Paz
2025
TV
The Marked Hour
1988
Movie
We Shall Not Be Moved
as Socorro
2024
Movie
Under a Spell
as María - Eliseo's Mother
1999
Movie
The Realm of Fortune
as Campesina
1986
Movie
Bedtime Fairy Tales for Crocodiles
as Isabel
2002
Movie
The Beginning and the End
as Isabel
1994
Movie
The Queen of the Night
as Beggar
1994
Movie
Sin remitente
as Teresita de Jesús
1995
Movie
Love Lies
as Pilar
1989