Mimí Derba

María Herminia Pérez de León , called Mimí Derba , (* 1893 in Mexico City ; † July 10, 1953 there ) was a Mexican film actress , film director , film producer and screenwriter .

Life

She was an important figure in early Mexican cinema . Together with Enrique Rosas , she founded the film production company Azteca Films , which produced five films. In 1917 Mimí Derba starred in En defensa propia , the first feature-length film shot in the Mexican capital. She was the director of the film La Tigresa , made that same year , making her the first woman in Mexico to direct a film. However, many sources assume that the technical aspects were taken over by Enrique Rosas. After Mimí Derba was not active as an actress in the 1920s, she returned to the big screen in Santa in 1932 . She starred in other films until her death. She died on July 10, 1953 at the age of 60.

Filmography

As an actress:

As a producer:

As a director:

1917: La tigresa

As a screenwriter:

1917: En defensa propia
1917: La soñadora

literature

Ángel Miquel Rendón: Mimí Derba . Agrasánchez Film Archive, Filmoteca de la UNAM, Mexico City 2000. ISBN 968-36-8201-4
Carl J. Mora: Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004 . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2005, ISBN 978-0786420834 .
David R. Maciel, Joanne Hershfield: Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers. Sr Books, 1999, ISBN 978-0842026826 .

Web links

Information about Mimí Derba at cinemexicano.mx
Mimí derba in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ David E. Wilt: "The Mexican Filmography 1916 through 2001" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2004. page 9.

personal data
SURNAME	Derba, Mimí
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	León, María Herminia Pérez de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Mexican film actress, film director, film producer and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	1893
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mexico city
DATE OF DEATH	July 10, 1953
Place of death	Mexico city

[1] David E. Wilt: "The Mexican Filmography 1916 through 2001" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2004. page 9.