Magda Vizcaíno

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    January 14, 1928 (98 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico

    Magda Vizcaíno

    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.

    Known For

    • One for the Road

      One for the Road

      2015

    • The Shout

      The Shout

      1968

    • HIM: Beyond the Light

      HIM: Beyond the Light

      2010

    • Half of the World

      Half of the World

      2011

    • Las lloronas

      Las lloronas

      2004

    • Salón México

      Salón México

      1996

    • Dark Cities

      Dark Cities

      2002

    • Martha

      Martha

      2010

    • Charity

      Charity

      2016

    • Divine Words

      Divine Words

      1978

    • Para servir a usted

      Para servir a usted

      1971

    • History Lessons

      History Lessons

      2018

    • Detras del dinero

      Detras del dinero

      1995

    • I Don't Want to Be Dust

      I Don't Want to Be Dust

      2022

    • Online

      Online

      2014