Gabriela Roel
Biography
Gabriela Roel is a Mexican film and television actress born on December 13, 1959, in Delicias, Mexico. She is also known as Gabriela Reyes Roel. She studied theater at the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Roel began her artistic career in Mexican film and theater in the mid-1980s with a role in the film La casa que arde de noche, which translates to The house that burns at night. Subsequently, she made her television debut in the soap opera Pobre juventud. Since then, she has pursued a prolific career as an actress in film, theater, and television, accumulating a total of forty-five known acting credits. In 2017, she wrote the theme song for the biographical series Hoy voy a cambiar about Lupita D'alessio.
Career overview
Gabriela Roel is a Mexican film and television actress born on December 13, 1959, in Delicias, Delicias, Mexico. She studied theater at the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Roel began her artistic career in Mexican film and theater in the mid-1980s, securing a role in the film La casa que arde de noche, which translates to The house that burns at night. Following her film debut, she made her television debut in the soap opera Pobre juventud.
Since her beginnings in the mid-1980s, Roel has maintained a prolific career as an actress across film, theater, and television, accumulating 45 known credits in acting. In 2017, she took charge of writing the theme song for the biographical series Hoy voy a cambiar, which focused on Lupita D'alessio and premiered the same year.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
45 titles- DOC (2026) as Esther Trejo
- Wolf: Die Killing (2026) as Berta Castaño
- V/H/S/85 (2023) as Lucia De Leon (segment "God of Death")
- La peste del insomnio (2020)
- False Identity (2018) as Felipa Pérez
- Tenants (2018) as Irma
- Hoy Voy a Cambiar (2017) as Lupita D'Alessio (adulta)
- Desde el más allá (2017)
- La Doña (2016) as Azucena Aguirre
- Hasta que te conocí (2016) as Doña Brígida
- Un día cualquiera (2016) as Imelda
- El Jeremías (2016) as Dra. Soto
- A Love To Remember (2014) as Eufrasia Pérezová
- La Loba (2010) as María Segovia / Lucrecia Aragonés del Águila "La Princesa"
- Pobre Diabla (2009) as Carmen de Montenegro
- The Professor's Sins (2008) as Magdalena Beltrán
- It's Better If Gabriela Doesn't Die (2008) as Ana Victoria / Gabriela
- Prisoner (2004) as Milagros Santos de Salvatierra
- Amor Descarado (2003) as Matilde García
- Agua y Aceite (2002) as Silvia
- I Murder Seriously (2002) as Gilda
- To Love Too Much (2002) as Genoveva
- Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños (1996) as Sofía
- Amber (1994) as Amarilis
- The Garden of Eden (1994) as Serena
- Clarisa (1993) as Clarisa González León
- Banderas, the Tyrant (1993) as Chinita
- In The MIddle of Nowhere (1993)
- Yo no creo en los hombres (1991) as María Dolores Robledo
- City of the Blind (1991) as Socorro
- Bandidos (1991)
- Días sin luna (1990) as Silvia de Parlange
- Wooden Town (1990)
- Viernes tragico (1990)
- Bathroom Intimacy (1989) as Gabriela
- Old Gringo (1989) as La luna
- El Dorado (1988) as Inés
- Tales of the City (1988)
- La Casa Que Arde de Noche (1987) as Bathing woman
- Pobre juventud (1986) as Rosario
- Chido Guan, el tacos de oro (1986) as Patty
- Three of Cups (1986) as Casida
- Love Around the Corner (1986) as María
- Viaje al paraíso (1985) as Maritza
- Miami Vice (1984) as Lucia Meron
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Gabriela Roel best known for?
Gabriela Roel is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including DOC (2026), V/H/S/85 (2023), False Identity (2018), La Doña (2016).
When and where was Gabriela Roel born?
Gabriela Roel was born on November 13, 1959 in Delicias, Delicias, México.
How many credits does Gabriela Roel have?
Gabriela Roel has accumulated over 45 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1984 to 2026.
What is Gabriela Roel's background in cinema and television?
Gabriela Roel is a Mexican film and television actress born on December 13, 1959, in Delicias, Mexico. She is also known as Gabriela Reyes Roel. She studied theater at the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Roel began her artistic career in Mexican film and theater in the...