Ariel Award for Best Actress

The Ariel Award for Best Actress (Spanish Ariel a Mejor Actriz) is a Mexican Academy of Film Award.^[1] It was awarded twice in 1947, then annually from 1948 through 1958, was not awarded from 1959 through 1971, and has been awarded annually since 1972.^[2] The award recognizes excellence in acting by a lead actress in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.

Contents 1 Winners and Candidates 1.1 1940s 1.2 1950s 1.3 1970s 1.4 1980–present 2 References

Winners and Candidates

1940s

• 1947 Dolores del Río – Las Abandonadas as Margarita Perez
  • María Félix -El Monje Blanco as Galata Orsina
  • Esther Fernández – Flower of Peach as Rina
  • Anita Blanch – La Barraca as Teresa

^{In 1947, two ceremonies were held}

• 1947 María Félix – Enamorada as Beatriz Peñafiel
  • Dolores del Río – La Otra as Magdalena Mendez / Maria Mendez
  • Rosita Diaz Gimeno – Pepita Jimenez as Pepita Jimenez

• 1948 Blanca Estela Pavón – When the brave cry as Cristina
  • Maria Teresa Esquella – The Yugo and Eugenia
  • María Elena Marqués – La Perla as Juana

• 1949 María Félix – Río Escondido as Rosaura Salazar
  • Gloria Marín – If Adelita is out with another as Adela
  • Blanca Estela Pavón – You Rich as Celia / The Chorreada

1950s

• 1950 Marga López – Salon Mexico as Mercedes Gomez
  • Carmen Montejo – late in the afternoon as Catalina Prado Mendoza
  • Rosario Granados – The pain of the Children as Virginia

• 1951 María Félix – Doña Diabla as Angela
  • Dolores del Río – La Casa Chica as Amalia Estrada
  • Libertad Lamarque – Another Spring as Amelia

• 1952 Dolores del Río - as 'Doña Perfecta'
  • Marga López – Black is my color as Lucila
  • Irasema Dilián – Paradise Stolen as Marcela

• 1953 Stella Inda -The Rebozo de Soledad as 'Solitude'
  • Libertad Lamarque – La Loca
  • Marga López – A Corner Near Heaven as Margarita

• 1954 Dolores del Río – The Child and the Fog and Marta
  • Marga López – A Divorce as Cristina
  • Laura Hidalgo – The Three Perfect Married as Ada

• 1955 Marga López – The Delivery as Julia Yanez
  • María Félix – Camelia as Camelia
  • Libertad Lamarque – When I Go as Mary Greve

• 1956 Prudencia Grifell – A Woman in the Street as 'Nena'
  • Marga López – After the Storm as Rosa Rivero
  • Silvia Pinal – A Stranger in the Escalera

• 1957 Silvia Pinal – Madness Pasional as Mabel Mendoza
  • Yolanda Varela – The Lovers
  • Lilia Prado – Talpa as Juana

• 1958 Silvia Pinal -The Sweet Enemy as 'Lucrecia'
  • Marga López – Happy new year, Love me as Mary
  • Marilú Elizaga – The Cult Lady as Antonia

' ^{in 1958 was the last delivery of Ariel in the decade since the ceremony would be suspended 14 years. In 1972 it would resume the delivery of Ariel.} '

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1970s

• 1972 Rita Macedo – You, me, us
  • Julissa – You, me, us
  • Isela Vega – The Rules of the Game as Veronica

• 1973 Lucha Villa – Mechanics National as 'Isabel'
  • Helena Rojo - The Cubs as Tere
  • Maritza Olivares – The Months and Days as Cecilia

• 1974 Katy Jurado – Faith, Hope and Charity as 'Eulogio'
  • Ofelia Medina – The Change
  • Lucha Villa – The First

• 1975 Pilar Pellicer – The Crush as 'The Crush'
  • Leticia shot – The Other Virginity
  • Isela Vega – Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia as Elita

• 1976 Rocío Bambrila – anyway you Juan Llamas
  • Patricia Aspillaga – anyway you Juan Llamas
  • Diana Bracho – Proceedings of Marusia as Luisa

• 1977 Martha Navarro – The Passion According Berenice as 'Berenice Bejarano'
  • María Rojo – The Apando as Meche
  • Leonor Llausás – The Poquianchis as Delfa

• 1978 María Rojo – Shipwreck as 'Leticia'
  • Ana Ofelia Murguia – Shipwreck as Amparito
  • María Elena Marqués – The Cherry Orchard

• 1979 Adriana Roel – Anacrusis as 'Victory'
  • Alma Muriel – Free Love as Julie
  • Patricia Reyes Spíndola – North Mexico

1980–present

	Year	Winner	Film
XXII	1980	Norma Herrera	Fuego en el mar
XXIII	1981	Helena Rojo	Misterio
XXIV	1982	Ninón Sevilla	Noche de carnaval
XXV	1983	Beatriz Sheridan	Confidencias
XXVI	1984	Isela Vega	La viuda negra
XXVII	1985	Ofelia Medina	Frida
XXVIII	1986	Patricia Reyes Spíndola	Los motivos de Luz
XXIX	1987	Blanca Guerra	El Imperio de la fortuna
XXX	1988	Blanca Guerra	Das difciles
XXX	1988	María Rojo	Lo que importa es vivir
XXXI	1989	Delia Casanova	Mentiras piadosas
XXXII	1990	Lourdes Elizarrars	La ciudad al desnudo
XXXIII	1991	María Rojo	Rojo amanecer
XXXIV	1992	Regina Torn	Como agua para chocolate
XXXV	1993	Beatriz Aguirre	Los aos de Greta
XXXVI	1994	Luca Muoz	Principio y fin
XXXVII	1995	Margarita Sanz	El callejn de los milagros
XXXVIII	1996	Patricia Reyes Spíndola	La reina de la noche
XXXIX	1997	Regina Orozco	Profundo carmes
XL	1998	Leticia Huijara	Por si no te vuelvo a ver
XLI	1999	Blanca Guerra	Un embrujo
XLII	2000	Susana Zabaleta	Sexo, pudor y lgrimas
XLIII	2001	Ximena Ayala	Perfume de violetas (nadie te oye)
XLIII	2001	Ana Bertha Espín	Su alteza serensima
XLIV	2002	Maya Zapata	De la calle
XLV	2003	Carmen Beato	Aro Tolbukhin (En la mente del asesino)
XLVI	2004	Rosa Mara Bianchi	Nicotina
XLVII	2005	Danny Perea	Temporada de patos
XLVIII	2006	Mayahuel del Monte	Noticias lejanas
XLIX	2007	Maribel Verdú Elizabeth Cervantes	El laberinto del fauno Ms que a nada en el mundo
L	2008	Irene Azuela	Quemar las naves
LI	2009	Irene Azuela	Bajo la sal
LII	2010	Asur Zgada	Backyard, El Traspatio

References