Ángeles Cruz

Biography

Ángeles Cruz is a Mexican actress, screenwriter and filmmaker. Originally from La Mixteca area in Oaxaca, she has a degree in acting from the School of Theater Art of the National Institute of Fine Arts. She has participated as an actress in more than a dozen national and international feature films with directors such as Ignacio Ortiz, Jorge Pérez Solano and Francisco Vargas among others. Her work in "Tamara y la Catarina" of Lucía Carreras, earned her the "Colón de Plata" as Best Actress awarded by the "Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva" 2017 and was "Nominated for Ariel" for best female performance in 2018. It was "Nominated for the Golden Beetle" as Best Actress by the Swedish Film Academy for her work in the film "La hija del puma"(Ulf Hulberg, 1994) and in 2000 for Ariel as best female co-acting for the film "Rito Terminal" (Óscar Urrutia, 2000). Her work as a screenwriter and director has produced three award-winning short films: "La tiricia or como curar la tristeza", "La carta" and "Arcángel". Her first feature film "Nudo mixteco" will be released soon.

Known For

Subterránea
Subterránea
El último evangelio
El último evangelio
The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness
The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness
Familia
Familia
Broken Borders
Broken Borders
Medusa
Medusa
Ramona
Ramona
Spiral
Spiral
Traición
Traición

Filmography

2025 Sobre las olas
as Gloria Zamora
2025 Por Fabiana
as Abuela
2024 Like Water for Chocolate
as Nacha
2024 The Woman of Stars and Mountains
as Young Rita
2023 Broken Borders
as Gabriela
2023 Familia
as Teresa
2022 Subterránea
as
2022 Medusa
as Nora
2021 Finlandia
as Sara
2021 Dirt
as Consuelo
2021 I Carry You with Me
as Rosa Maria
2020 El Eco del Caracol
as Mamá
2019 Anger, Also Known As Sheol
as
2018 Two Fridas
as La Adelita
2018 Traición
as
2017 Don't Pass Through San Bernardino
as Ligia
2016 Tamara and the Ladybug
as Tamara
2016 Number Eighty
as
2014 Ramona
as Carmela
2013 Para armar un helicóptero
as