Blanca Guerra

Blanca Guerra

Actor

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
January 10, 1953

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.

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Representative Works

Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
6.6
/ English
Salón México
Salón México
5.7
/ Spanish
Erendira
Erendira
6.1
/ Spanish
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
4.2
/ Russian
Santa Sangre
Santa Sangre
7.2
/ English
Charm School
Charm School
7.0
/ Spanish
Walker
Walker
6.5
/ English
Danzón
Danzón
6.7
/ Spanish
La segua
La segua
6.5
/ Spanish
Bendita Suegra
Bendita Suegra
8.4
/ Spanish
Where the Tracks End
Where the Tracks End
8.0
/ Spanish
Looking Through Water
Looking Through Water
6.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Clear and Present Danger
1994Nominee

Best Performance

Clear and Present Danger

Salón México
1996Nominee

Best Performance

Salón México

Erendira
1983Nominee

Best Performance

Erendira

Career Highlights

Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames
1982Highlight

Best Performance

Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames

Santa Sangre
1989Highlight

Best Performance

Santa Sangre

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