Greetings to all cinetv friends, today I bring you a little history and we will know a little about the acting career of Emma Roldan Born in San Luis Potosi (Mexico), on February 3, 1893, versatile actress who played from aristocratic ladies, loving grandmothers to neighborhood gossips, Her professionalism was so great that to give realism to her characters she would visit popular neighborhoods such as La Lagunilla and Tepito to “soak in” the way of living and speaking of the people of those social strata, which resulted in outstanding performances. Although she never starred in a movie, she participated in more than 300 films, among the most outstanding are: “Allá en el rancho grande” (1936), “Monte de Piedad” (1950), “Salón de belleza” (1951), “Los hijos de María Morales” (1952), “El rapto” (1954), “El mil amores” (1954), ‘Señoritas’ (1958), “La estrella vacía” (1958), “El castillo de la pureza” (1973) and “La pasión según Verenice” (1975). In television, she was featured in the historical series “Los caudillos”, “La Constitución” and “El carruaje”, and in the successful soap operas “La gata”, “El edificio de enfrente”, “Madres egoístas”, “El crisol” and “Los hermanos Coraje”.
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But it was in 1922, when Emma Roldán ventured into the cinema not only as an actress, but also as a costume designer in the Colombian silent film María, by Máximo Calvo Oviedo and Alfredo del Diestro. Few people know that Mrs. Emma Roldán studied fashion design in Paris and stood out as a film costume designer in the thirties and forties. She was the first dressmaker to receive credit in this field in the Sonora era, for the costumes for Juarez and Maximiliano (Miguel Contreras Torres, 1933). Her creations for the characters of Maximiliano and Carlota were so popular that they were exhibited on wax mannequins during the premiere of the film in Mexico City. Among the films in which she participated as designer and costume designer were: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1935), San Francisco de Asís (1944), Escuadrón 201 (1945), Cadetes de la naval (1945), La novia del mar (1947), Ahí viene Vidal Tenorio (1948), En los altos de Jalisco (1948) and Han matado a Tongolele (1948), Her influence in this field extends beyond the simple creation of costumes; She was a pioneer during the golden age of Mexican cinema in creating a rich and authentic visual identity where clothing can tell stories and bring characters to life on screen.
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As an actress, her last work was in the telenovela Viviana, starring Lucía Méndez, which was a great success in Mexico. Emma Roldan could not finish her participation in the telenovela because she died during the course of filming of a heart attack on August 29, 1978, her remains rest in the French Pantheon of San Joaquin in Mexico City.
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Emma Roldan's legacy will live on in the history of film and theater in Mexico, inspiring future generations of artists to explore the power of costume as an essential narrative resource for telling stories and building character identity.
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