Magda Vizcaíno

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-01-14 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico

Magda Vizcaíno

Biography

Daughter of José de Jesús Vizcaíno, one of the most prolific writers of the golden age of radio in Mexico. Since the beginning of her career, her voice has accompanied the history of Radio UNAM, Radio Educación, IMER, XEW and XEQ. Graduated from INBA and CUT, she was part of the National Theater Company of UNAM, which with the plays Divinas Palabras (dir. Juan Ibáñez) and Olímpica (dir. Héctor Azar) toured various cities in Europe during 1964 and 1965, winning multiple awards. For the play La Ronda de las Arpías (dir. Mercedes de la Cruz, Pablo Leder) she was recognized as Best Supporting Actress in 1991. Throughout her life she has participated in dozens of plays. On television, her first role was as a storyteller on a program that was broadcast every Sunday on Channel Five. Later she participated in teletheaters, soap operas and educational programs, among which Santa (Miguel Sabido) and Fonda Susilla stand out. In cinema, she started with films such as Para servir a usted, Maten al león and Los indolentes by José Estrada and Divinas Palabras and A Fuego Lento by Juan Ibáñez. Her voice was immortalized as the narrator of the classic El grito, México 1968, by Leobardo López Arretche. With her performance in Martha, by Marcelino Islas, which debuted at the Venice Critics' Week, she conquered audiences around the world and was recognized in Mexico with the Ariel for Best Actress. In 2019, she starred in Encuentro, by Ivan Löwenberg, becoming one of the eldest actresses ever to portray an LGBT+ character.

Known For

  • Half of the World

    Half of the World

  • Para servir a usted

    Para servir a usted

  • The Shout

    The Shout

  • Divine Words

    Divine Words

  • Cupo limitado

    Cupo limitado

  • Pubertinaje

    Pubertinaje

  • Eternal Life & Associates

    Eternal Life & Associates

  • Dark Cities

    Dark Cities

  • A Fuego Lento

    A Fuego Lento

  • Detras del dinero

    Detras del dinero

  • Luna de Hiel

    Luna de Hiel

  • Salón México

    Salón México

  • Charity

    Charity

  • I Don't Want to Be Dust

    I Don't Want to Be Dust

  • Sirenas de fondo

    Sirenas de fondo

  • Encounter

    Encounter

  • One for the Road

    One for the Road

  • Online

    Online

  • Online

    Online

  • Las lloronas

    Las lloronas

  • HIM: Beyond the Light

    HIM: Beyond the Light

  • History Lessons

    History Lessons

  • Martha

    Martha