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María Herminia Pérez de León, better known as Mimí Derba (9 October 1893 – 14 July 1953) was a Mexican actress, screenwriter, and film director, considered the first female film director in Mexico.
Mimí Derba (1893-1953) was a Mexican actress, producer and director who made history as the first woman director in Latin America. She starred in several films, such as En defensa propia, Alma de sacrificio and La tigresa, and was involved in a scandal with a notorious gang.
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- Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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- Mexico D.F., Mexico
María Herminia Pérez de León (Ciudad de México, 9 de julio de 1893-Ciudad de México, 14 de julio de 1953), conocida como Mimí Derba, fue una actriz, guionista, productora y directora de cine mexicana.
Herminia Pérez de León, who adopted the pseudonym of Mimí Derba when she made her debut as a singer in Mexican theatre at the age of seventeen, was one of a number of theatre actors who made the successful transition to silent cinema.
Mimí Derba began her artistic career in Havana, Cuba where little by little she developed her voice and stage presence. At the age of 18, she made her debut at the Payret Theater with the...
Mimi Derba was one of the great divas of revue in Mexico. When Mexican cinema was taking its first steps towards industrialization, she founded the production company Azteca Films...
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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.
