Lucha Villa

Lucha Villa

Actor

Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
November 30, 1936

Biography

Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano (born November 30, 1936), more commonly known by her stage name Lucha Villa, is a Mexican singer and actress. She appeared in several films during the 1950s and early 1960s, received her first starring role in El gallo de oro (1965), and starred in Me cansé de rogarle, a musical with Jiménez and recording star Marco Antonio Muñiz. She has appeared in some fifty films and won an Ariel Award for Best Actress (the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar) for Mecánica nacional (1973).

Photo

Lucha Villa 1
Lucha Villa 2

Representative Works

Lagunilla 2
Lagunilla 2
6.3
/ Spanish
Central camionera
Central camionera
3.9
/ Spanish
Sor Batalla
Sor Batalla
6.7
/ English
El norteño
El norteño
6.7
/ Spanish
Kill Him
Kill Him
10.0
/ French
El mariachi canta
El mariachi canta
6.6
/ Spanish
National Mechanics
National Mechanics
7.4
/ Spanish
Los Sánchez deben morir
Los Sánchez deben morir
6.0
/ English
Me cansé de rogarle
Me cansé de rogarle
5.7
/ English
Agarrando parejo
Agarrando parejo
5.5
/ Spanish
El fugitivo
El fugitivo
5.6
/ Spanish
The Place Without Limits
The Place Without Limits
7.3
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Lagunilla 2
1982Nominee

Best Performance

Lagunilla 2

Central camionera
1988Nominee

Best Performance

Central camionera

Sor Batalla
1990Nominee

Best Performance

Sor Batalla

Career Highlights

El norteño
1963Highlight

Best Performance

El norteño

Kill Him
2005Highlight

Best Performance

Kill Him