Enriqueta Reza (3 April 1893 – 17 September 1968) was a Mexican actress, performing during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She acted in a total of 67 films and won the Ariel Award for A Family Like Many Others in 1950.
Biography Enriqueta Reza was born on 3 April 1893. Her first cinema appearance was in 1943 in the movie Toros, Amor y Gloria. She acted in a total of 67 movies.
In her youth she had established her own theater company and managed to create unforgettable characters for the Mexican scene.
She won the Ariel Award as a best supporting actress in 1950 with the movie Una famila de tantas. Her most notable films were "In the palm of your hand", "La maquerida", "El siete Machos", "Los bandidos de Rio Frio", "El ahijado de la muerte", and "Lluvia roja" The last part she took in a film was during 1968 – "Los recuerdos del porvenir".
Legacy Annually, in Mexico, there is a film festival de San Sebastian in which movies from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema are viewed. Pictures and movies of the actress are presented there in front of the audience.
Selected filmography Source: YearMovie1945 Adam, Eve and the Devil 1947 Strange Appointment 1949La malquerida1950Rosauro Castro 1950Black Angustias1950 Red Rain 1950 The Little House 1951En la palma de tu mano1951Deseada1951El siete machos1954 Untouched
Ariel Awards YearCategoryFilmResult1947Best Female RoleCanaimaNominated1950Best Supporting ActressUna familia de tantasWon
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