Meche Barba

Meche Barba

Actor

New York City, New York, USA
September 25, 1922

Biography

Meche Barba (New York City, New York September 24, 1922 – Mexico City January 14, 2000) (born Mercedes Barba Feito), was an American-born Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the "Rumberas film".

Photo

Meche Barba 1

Representative Works

Love for Sale
Love for Sale
6.3
/ Spanish
Dancing, salón de baile
Dancing, salón de baile
5.5
/ Spanish
Ambitious
Ambitious
5.8
/ Spanish
The Naked Woman
The Naked Woman
6.0
/ Spanish
Póker de ases
Póker de ases
6.5
/ Spanish
Eterna agonía
Eterna agonía
6.3
/ Spanish
México de mis amores
México de mis amores
6.0
/ Spanish
Lazos de fuego
Lazos de fuego
6.7
/ Spanish
When Children Sin
When Children Sin
6.0
/ Spanish
Cortesana
Cortesana
6.2
/ Spanish
Amor y venganza
Amor y venganza
6.3
/ English
Laura's Sin
Laura's Sin
6.4
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Love for Sale
1951Nominee

Best Performance

Love for Sale

Dancing, salón de baile
1952Nominee

Best Performance

Dancing, salón de baile

Ambitious
1953Nominee

Best Performance

Ambitious

Career Highlights

The Naked Woman
1953Highlight

Best Performance

The Naked Woman

Póker de ases
1952Highlight

Best Performance

Póker de ases