Blanca Guerra
Acting
Biography
Blanca Guerra Islas (born January 10, 1953) is a Mexican actress. In 1983 she was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Initially she was a dentistry student, but she abandoned her studies to study at the UNAM University Theater Center, which allowed her to debut as a theater actress. Later, she ventured into the cinema acting in the film La loca de los milagros, which marks her artistic debut and the beginning of her extensive film career. She has to his credit more than sixty films. In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited her to be a special part of its new members.
Born: January 10, 1953
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Known For
Juana Iris
Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo.
La casa en la playa
Bendita Suegra
Andrea, a successful veterinarian who loves her job and is in a relationship with Lucio, an up-and-coming lawyer who grew up in the country. Lucio has some news for Andrea: his mother is turning 60 and is throwing a big party to celebrate. Andrea visits the town where Lucio was raised for the first time and would like to become very close to his family, especially her new Mother-in-law Blanca, who is an overprotective mother, ultra-conservative and always thinks she’s right about everything. Andrea tries to fit in by tolerating all her quirks and harsh treatment during the torturous weekend.
Con esa misma mirada
After 25 years of marriage, Eloísa learns her husband is having an affair with a younger man and separates. Her newfound solitude leads her to self-discovery and the pursuit of new love.
Where the Tracks End
Georgina is a teacher determined to make a difference in the lives of the children she educates in the classroom of a wagon school in rural Mexico.
The Marked Hour
La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.
An Unknown Enemy
Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he'll have to manipulate, betray, and kill, and he's well prepared for it. However, his path will be full of obstacles. Nobody, not even his family, will be immune to the chaos left in his quest for total power.
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!
Paquito lives with his mother in poverty. When she dies, he looks for his father's love, who is a very wealthy man.
Marea de Pasiones
Amanecer
The telenovela revolves around Leonel Carranza (Fernando Colunga), a man who lives in Villa Escarlata and owns the Montoro estate. His routine changes completely when his wife and best friend disappear together, leaving him so angry and disillusioned that he thinks they're dead, which could have serious consequences for him in the future.
Filmography
as Julia
as Covadonga de los Reyes
as Carmela
as Viviana
as María Inés de Bernal
as Maga Etérea
as Blanca
as Rosalinda
as Cristina
as Claudia Castejón
as Matilde Robledo
as Carmen Martínez
as Alfonsina Mondragón de Arango
as La Soldadera (voice)
as Maestra de Ceremonias (invitada)
as Guadalupe Calva
as Mara
as Eva
as Elena Jiménez de Hierro
as Julia Palafox
as Lucía
as Maca Ribera
as Ricarda Sánchez de del Álamo
as Self
as Marina Aduriz de Villarreal
as Maruca, witch
as Felipa / Teacher
as Almendrita
as Norma
as Archaeologist
as La Jaira
as Escobedo's Wife
as Julia
as Deborah Andrade
as Courtesan
as Mónica
as Colorada
as Alina Estrada
as Leonora
as Concha
as Isabel
as Norma
as (Varios)
as Luisa Castelar
as Yrena
as Ernestina Martínez
as La Caponera
as Fish vendor
as Alicia the Working Girl
as Adriana Rojas
as Fifi
as Magali Santacilia
as Susana Gomez
as Marta Camargo
as Lilia Montero
as Petronila Quesada
as Sara
as Ulysses' mother
as Wife of Compadre #1 (segment "Los Compadres")
as B.G. Alvarez
as Malena
as Anita
as Isabel
as Xochitl
as Cuca's Stammering Daughter
as Lupe
as Mercedes
as La Chiquis
as Sra. Gayosso
as María Trinidad / La Bronca
as La Chiquis
as Isabel Salas
as Gloria Revirado
as Dolores Preciado
as Martita