Portrait of Delia Magaña

Delia Magaña

Acting

Biography

Delia Magaña was a Mexican film and television actress, singer, and dancer. Although she started as a silent film actress, Magaña became best known for her comic supporting roles in her later years. For her 60 years in the film industry, as well as for contributing to the American cinema, Magaña's name and hand print are preserved in the sidewalk outside Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.

Born: February 2, 1903

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Filmography

1983
Terror in the Barrios

as Rita's Aunt

1982
1981
The Ghost of the Lake

as Minerva Ruiz

1979
Call Me Mike

as Mike's Mother

1975
Satanic Pandemonium

as Mother Superior

1970
El Quelite

as Pecosa

1968
1968
Sor Ye-yé

as Monja sorda

1966
Alazán y enamorado

as Delia Varela, nana

1959
1957
Comedians of the League

as Doña Fredonia

1951
1950
Inmaculada

as Severina

1949
1949
1948
You the Rich

as La Tostada

1948
We the Poor

as La Tostada

1948
Get Off at the Next Corner!

as La Bicha (Waitress)

1945
The Naughty Son

as Socorro

1944
1930
Thus is Life

as Luisa Franklyn