
Mimí Derba
Mimí Derba (1893–1953) was a Mexican actress and the first female director in Mexico. Derba founded one of the very first Mexican production companies, Azteca Films. She had a successful career in Vaudeville before entering films.
Filmography

Dos tipos de cuidado
as Doña Josefa
Dos tipos de cuidado
as Doña Josefa

Cuatro horas antes de morir
as Doña Florencia
Cuatro horas antes de morir
as Doña Florencia

The Absentee
as Doña Elena, madre de Isabel
The Absentee
as Doña Elena, madre de Isabel

Sangre en el barrio
Sangre en el barrio

Acapulco
as Abuela de Ricardo
Acapulco
as Abuela de Ricardo

Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
as Doña Beatriz
Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me!
as Doña Beatriz

Mi mujer no es mía
Mi mujer no es mía

Tale of a Heart
Tale of a Heart

Nosotras, las taquígrafas
as Mamá de Bertha
Nosotras, las taquígrafas
as Mamá de Bertha

Rosauro Castro
as Doña Margarita
Rosauro Castro
as Doña Margarita

La loca de la casa
as Madre superiora
La loca de la casa
as Madre superiora

Inmaculada
as Madre de Luis Angel
Inmaculada
as Madre de Luis Angel

Médico de guardia
as La Madre (doña Carmen, madre de Jaime)
Médico de guardia
as La Madre (doña Carmen, madre de Jaime)

La vida en broma
as Doña Eugenia
La vida en broma
as Doña Eugenia

White hair
as Doña Emilia
White hair
as Doña Emilia

La hija del penal
La hija del penal

The Seminarian
as Nun
The Seminarian
as Nun

Prisión de sueños
as Águeda
Prisión de sueños
as Águeda

Rondalla
as Doña Luisa
Rondalla
as Doña Luisa
The Unloved Woman
as Dona Mercedes
The Unloved Woman
as Dona Mercedes

El abandonado
El abandonado

Salon Mexico
as Señora directora
Salon Mexico
as Señora directora

You the Rich
as La Millonaria
You the Rich
as La Millonaria

Fantasía ranchera
Fantasía ranchera

When the Brave Cry
as Mamá de Cristina
When the Brave Cry
as Mamá de Cristina

Rocambole
as Madre de Antonieta
Rocambole
as Madre de Antonieta

La casa de la zorra
La casa de la zorra

Club verde
Club verde

El capitán Malacara
El capitán Malacara

Toda una vida
as Sra. Isabel Olmedo
Toda una vida
as Sra. Isabel Olmedo

Me he de comer esa tuna
Me he de comer esa tuna

Una gitana en México
as Doña Engracia
Una gitana en México
as Doña Engracia

Woman Without a Soul
as Mamá de Teresa
Woman Without a Soul
as Mamá de Teresa

La trepadora
La trepadora

Balajú
as Doña Lupe
Balajú
as Doña Lupe

Naná
as Madame Hugon (Mamá de Bebé)
Naná
as Madame Hugon (Mamá de Bebé)

México de mis recuerdos
as Tía Gertrudis
México de mis recuerdos
as Tía Gertrudis
Felipe Derblay, el herrero
Felipe Derblay, el herrero

Porfirio Díaz
Porfirio Díaz

A Letter of Love
as Doña Rosa
A Letter of Love
as Doña Rosa

El espectro de la novia
as Señora Guzmán
El espectro de la novia
as Señora Guzmán

Wild Flower
as Doña Clara
Wild Flower
as Doña Clara

La razón de la culpa
La razón de la culpa

María Eugenia
as Virginia
María Eugenia
as Virginia

El baisano Jalil
as Doña Carmen
El baisano Jalil
as Doña Carmen
Adios mi chaparrita
as Doña Panchita
Adios mi chaparrita
as Doña Panchita

Café Concordia
as Doña Laura
Café Concordia
as Doña Laura

Refugiados en Madrid
as La marquesa
Refugiados en Madrid
as La marquesa
María
María

Martín Garatuza
Martín Garatuza

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
as Doña Leonor Ma. de Carreto (La Virreyna)
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
as Doña Leonor Ma. de Carreto (La Virreyna)

Santa
as Doña Elvira
Santa
as Doña Elvira

Dos corazones
Dos corazones

La soñadora
La soñadora

Soul Sacrifice
Soul Sacrifice

In Self Defense
In Self Defense

In the Shadow
In the Shadow