Lucha Villa

Mexican singer and actress with over fifty film credits and an Ariel Award for Best Actress to her name.

Lucha Villa - Personal Information

  • Name: Lucha Villa
  • Date of Birth: November 30, 1936
  • Place of Birth: Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Gender: Female
  • Job Title: Actor
  • Crew Jobs: Music

Biography

Luz Elena Ruiz Bejarano (born November 30, 1936), more commonly known by her stage name Lucha Villa, is a Mexican singer and actress.

She appeared in several films during the 1950s and early 1960s, received her first starring role in El gallo de oro (1965), and starred in Me cansé de rogarle, a musical with Jiménez and recording star Marco Antonio Muñiz. She has appeared in some fifty films and won an Ariel Award for Best Actress (the Mexican equivalent of the Oscar) for Mecánica nacional (1973).

Selected Filmography

A selection of Lucha Villa's notable screen appearances across film and television.

  • Encuentro Inesperado (1993) as Pilar Landeros
  • Lolo (1993) as Doña Rosario
  • El fiscal De Hierro 4 (1993)
  • Misa de cuerpo presente (1993)
  • El Fiscal De Hierro 3 (1992)
  • Golpe de suerte (1992)
  • Sor Batalla (1990)
  • El Fiscal De Hierro 2: La Venganza De Ramona (1990)
  • La sombra del Tunco (1990)
  • El Fiscal De Hierro (1989)

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