Ninón Sevilla

Ninón Sevilla

Acting
1921-11-10
La Habana, Cuba

Biography

Emelia Pérez Castellanos (Havana, Cuba, 10 November 1921 – Mexico City, 1 January 2015), better known as Ninón Sevilla, was a Cuban born Mexican film actress and dancer who was active during the golden age of Mexican cinema. She was considered one of the greatest exponents of the Rumberas film in the 1940s and 1950s'.

Known For & Full Filmography34 Titles

#1Rosalinda

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes as Asunción

7.1 / 10
DramaSoap

Having to serve a sentence for a murder she did not commit but took the blame for, a woman gives her baby to her sister to be raised without knowing the truth. 20 years later she is freed and try to be once again part of her life. But things get complicated when the daugther, Rosalinda, and Fernando, the son of the man that was killed, become close.

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#2Deceptions

Drama Series - 1998, 16 episodes as Cachita Cienfuegos

7.6 / 10
DramaSoap

The show's premise revolves around a pair of twin sisters who were separated when they were young, and as adults the younger sister is forced to act as a "replacement" for her wealthy twin who wants to temporarily leave her husband and his family to enjoy a life of luxury with multiple lovers.

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#3Rosa Salvaje

Drama Series - 1987, 16 episodes as Zoraida Moreno

6.7 / 10
DramaComedySoap

The drama tells the story of Rosa, who lives with her godmother in a very poor neighborhood; she is a simple girl who dresses like a boy. She was abandoned by her mother, Paulette. One day, Rosa goes to a mansion to steal apples and meets the owner of the house, Ricardo.

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#4Tú eres mi destino

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes as Licha del Rey

9.0 / 10
Drama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#5El precio de tu amor

Drama Series - 2000, 16 episodes as Dalila

10.0 / 10
DramaSoap

Wealthy mechanic Antonio inherits a fortune, but his niece Sandra schemes to steal it. Gabriela, Sandra's secretary, aids Antonio as they fall in love, though Sandra questions his motives.

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#6Cry of the Bewitched

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Yambaó

4.3 / 10
HorrorRomanceMusic

A freed slave, who is descended from a murdered witch, plots revenge with her grandmother on a sugar plantation's inhabitants. Complications ensue due to her love for the master of the estate.

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#7Beyond Deceptions

Drama Series - 1998, 16 episodes as Cachita

8.5 / 10
DramaSoap

A few years pass after Paulina Martinez gets married to Carlos Daniel. She is now Paulina Bracho and she is now going to school. She has two loving step-children who love her and a new child of her own with Carlos Daniel. Everything seems like a happy end to the original story. But, when Paulina goes to the Doctor to check up on an exam, only the worst happens, she thinks she has anemia, but the doctor has discovered that she has cancer and has only 6 months to live, now she must hide her secret from her husband, his children and her new baby. She then must find courage in herself to tell everyone who loves her the truth...she also must set up Carlos Daniel with a new woman, she chooses the new maid and tells her the truth, but strangely enough Paulina does not seem to deteriorate form her illness, the maid becomes anxious and wants Carlos Daniel to fall in love with her, she would do anything to get his hands on him even if it meant ending Paulina's life...

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#8Jóvenes delincuentes

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.3 / 10
DramaCrime

A group of young people lives in a world of drugs and crime, they wanna be free.

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#9Coqueta

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Marta del Valle

5.5 / 10
DramaMusicCrime

Blind nightclub pianist takes in a young singer/entertainer when she hits bottom... but once she gets stable and starts thinking about maybe a boyfriend, his unspoken intentions start to surface.

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#10México de mis amores

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
Documentary

Anthology of clips from classic-era Mexican films, with reality-footage of elderly actors discussing their memories of the period.

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#11Victims of Sin

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Violeta

6.9 / 10
DramaCrime

A nightclub performer decides to raise the baby boy she found abandoned in a trash can, putting her job and social life in jeopardy.

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#12Aventurera

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Elena Tejero

7.6 / 10
DramaMusicCrime

Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.

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#13Revancha

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Rosa

6.2 / 10
DramaCrimeMusic

A man steals to buy medicine for his sick mother but when she dies he gets into drug trafficking at a local cabaret.

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#14Love and Sin

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Teresa

6.2 / 10
DramaMusic

A dramatic encounter between passionate love and fraternal love. Two brothers fall in love with the same woman, played by the beautiful dancer Ninón Sevilla, an orphan they rescued during their childhood. Though she loves only one of them, she decides to give up her happiness rather than destroying the reason of the other she doesn't love.

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#15Perdida

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Rosario Gómez / Norma

7.7 / 10
Drama

Her stepfather rapes her and she runs away to home. After that, she's exploited by a series of men, and...

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#16Viva el chubasco

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.7 / 10

The struggle between two rival families brings many complications into the life of a people. The priest, with the agreement of the women, get a strike of crossed legs until peace is a fact.

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#17Adventure in Rio

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m as Alicia / Nelly

5.5 / 10
DramaCrimeThriller

Tourist gets bonked on the head, suffers an amnesiac fugue, wanders away from her husband and children, becomes an evil prostitute-y thief-y saloon gal.

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#18Take Me in Your Arms

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Rita Rosales

5.1 / 10
DramaRomance

To pay off her father's debts, Rita leaves her humble fishing village in Yucatan and gets exploited by several men, including a married politician who turns her into a big dancing star.

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#19Música de ayer

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m as Niña Pancha

5.0 / 10
Drama

Laura Gayán, a young singing student, is secretly in love with Carlos, Count of San Telmo, and she lives in his palace because his father is the porter. Stephen, a fellow student, drinker and womanizer, attempts to seduce her, taking advantage of the girls' sentimental bad situation due to the recent news of the wedding of his beloved. Eventually, Laura gets a contract to make "small forms" and, against her heart, she married Stephen. Meanwhile, dissolves the marriage of Charles ...

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#20Sensualidad

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Aurora Ruiz

6.5 / 10
DramaThrillerCrime

A saloon singer is released from prison after being convicted on a prostitution charge. She plans to blackmail the judge from her case by seducing him, but after she grows close to the judge she has a change of heart.

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#21El mexicano feo

Movie - 1984, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.6 / 10
Comedy

Semi-employed street musician butts heads with his wife and grown(ish) children because of his irresponsible lifestyle. Then he lucks into a cushy government job.

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#22Ladies Club

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Lucero

6.2 / 10
ComedyMusic

Lonelyhearts advisor on a tv show becomes feminist icon and movement-leader.

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#23Carita de cielo

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Bailarina

5.6 / 10
ComedyDramaRomance

A young woman is brought before a prosecutor after stealing food. She is defended by Julio, a university professor who decides to exhibit her as an example in his class on the theory of theft. Then he hires her as a housemaid. Her face and charms won’t only save her family from serious quandaries; they will also inspire the professor’s love.

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#24Señora Tentación

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.4 / 10

Famous singer hires a pianist/songwriter on the strength of his compositions, then seduces him away from his fiancee and from the paths of righteousness in general.

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#25Crimen en el teatro chino

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#26No niego mi pasado

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Rosa / Luisa

6.0 / 10
Drama

This is a film by Alberto Gout that deals with the story of a marriage in crisis. It all starts when Leonardo surprises his wife Susana with her lover and threatens him with death for stealing her.

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#27Perdida

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.6 / 10
Documentary

This film traces the unbelievable true story of the Calderón family, who built grand movie palaces in Mexico and the U.S., employing thousands to produce incomparable, hugely successful, and often reprehensible populist-genre films that were utterly and uniquely Mexican.

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#28Mujeres sacrificadas

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Gracierla Montero

6.1 / 10
Drama

Nightclub dancer comes unglued after killing a man.

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#29Mulata

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Caridad / María

5.0 / 10
Drama

In the port of Havana, two biracial children, Mateo (Ricardo Román) and Caridad (Ninón Sevilla) grow up together. She is the daughter of a white man who died in a shipwreck and of a black laundress of African origin. Over the years, Mateo falls for Caridad, but she doesn't love him back because she has fallen for a Mexican captain, Martin (Pedro Armendáriz), who she happened to meet at the port. The captain also fell in love with Caridad and proposes that they live together and she accepts. Caridad works in a cabaret in the port and the owner, Guevara (René Cardona), feels an attraction for the girl, and in a moment of jealousy, tries to kill Martin. Martin falls into financial trouble and has to mortgage his boat to Guevara. When Martin returns to Veracruz, Mexico, Guevara feels that he's the new owner of Caridad.

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#30Las noches del Blanquita

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.7 / 10
MusicRomance

Mexican feature film

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#31Carnival Night

Movie - 1984, 2h 15m as Ninón

6.8 / 10

On Carnival Night, many people come together at a nightclub near the docks. The stories of an aging beauty and her cousin, a faded poet, young Marxists, corrupt politicians, and a group of dock workers cross in a night of ribald fun with a darker edge.

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#32El cabaretero y sus golfas

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

4.4 / 10
Comedy

One night in the cabaret, a drug trafficker places drugs in a man's pocket without him noticing.

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#33Back Streets of Juarez

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

4.5 / 10
Drama

In Ciudad Juárez, a prostitute decides to go straight when her drug-dealer lover is trapped. She marries a rich man, but a pimp from her past reappears unexpectedly.

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#34Benny More: Hoy Como Ayer

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10

This documentary follows the career of celebrated Cuban musician Benny More, who, before he made it big, started out as a farmer but eventually found his calling as one of the leading members of the band Matamoros. His talent has lived on decades after his death and is in full display in the numbers he performs in collected footage, including such hits as "Como Fue," "Batanga No. 2," "Hoy Como Aye," and more.

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