Magda Vizcaíno
Born: 1928-01-14 in Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2022
- I Don't Want to Be Dust as Maestra (voz)
2019
- Encounter as Araceli
2018
- History Lessons as Teacher Magda
2016
- Charity as Señora Flores
- Eternal Life & Associates as Inés
2015
- One for the Road as Dolores
2014
- Online as Abuela
2011
- Half of the World as Chayito
2010
- Martha as Martha
- HIM: Beyond the Light as Madame Ottado
2007
- Sirenas de fondo as Doña Milita
2004
- Las lloronas as Abuela
2002
- Dark Cities as Clarita
1999
1996
- Salón México as Doña Armida
1995
- Detras del dinero as Esmeralda
1994
- Luna de Hiel as Silvia
1980
1978
- Divine Words as Juana la Reina
1971
- Para servir a usted as Mujer en quinceañera
- Pubertinaje
1968
- The Shout as Self