Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Biography
Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola is a Mexican actress, director, and producer who works in films, television series, and theatre plays. Born on July 11, 1953, in Oaxaca, Mexico, she studied acting in several ateliers in Mexico and London. She made her film debut in 1972 with El señor de Osanto and began working at the Teatro Fru Fru two years later. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with directors such as Nancy Cárdenas and Arturo Ripstein, and has appeared in famous Mexican telenovelas. She has won the Ariel prize for her roles in Los motivos de Luz and La reina de la noche. Additionally, she runs an acting school with her sister, Marta Reyes Spíndola, located in the Colonia Juárez neighborhood of Mexico City.
Career overview
Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola was born on July 11, 1953, in Oaxaca, Mexico. She is a Mexican actress, director, and producer who has worked across films, television series, and theatre plays. She studied acting in several ateliers in Mexico and London. Her film debut occurred in 1972 with El señor de Osanto, and two years later, she began working in the Teatro Fru Fru. Throughout her career as an actress, she has collaborated with directors such as Nancy Cárdenas and Arturo Ripstein. She has also worked in famous Mexican telenovelas and won the Ariel prize for her roles in Los motivos de Luz and La reina de la noche.
In addition to her performance and production work, she operates an acting school in the Colonia Juárez neighborhood of Mexico City alongside her sister, Marta Reyes Spíndola. Her extensive career encompasses 121 known credits in acting on The Movie Database.
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126 titles- Amanecer (2025) as Jovita
- Tespis Teporocho (2025)
- Foreigner (2025) as Adelaida
- Night Shift (2024) as Hortensia
- La mujer de mi vida (2024) as Antonia Oribe
- La mujer de mi vida (2024) Creator
- Está Libre (2023) as Conepción
- Más Allá de Tí (2023)
- Wedding Ring (2023) as Mary
- The Crystal Toad in the Kingdom of Tears (2023)
- The Blood Priestess (2023) as Magda
- Mujeres Asesinas (2022) as Teodora
- Can't Quit Mom (2022) as Fanny
- Me casé con un idiota (2022)
- A quien cierra los ojos (2022) as Montserrat
- Imperio De Mentiras (2020) as Sara Rodríguez de Velasco
- Dad Wanted (2020) as Directora del Colegio
- Marionette (2020)
- Devil Between the Legs (2019) as La Amante
- Marioneta (2019)
- Ánima (2018) as Danae
- I Wanted to Find You (2018) as Lola
- The Voice of a Dream (2018) as Estela
- You Are My Passion (2018) as Madre Furia
- El viaje de Keta (2018)
- Mi mariachi (2018)
- One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo (2017) as Self
- Road to Destiny (2016) as Blanca
- Given In Love (2016)
- Más allá de lo que queda (2016) as Filomena
- Fear the Walking Dead (2015) as Griselda Salazar
- Estar o no estar (2015)
- Bleak Street (2015) as Adela
- La teta de Botero (2015) as Sofia
- The Color of Passion (2014) as Trinidad "Trini" de Treviño
- They Are All Dead (2014) as Doña Rosario
- The Lady from Vendaval (2012) Director
- Rafaela (2011) as Caridad Martinez
- Todos hemos pecado (2011) as La Doñita
- The Reasons of the Heart (2011) as Doña Ruti
- Chicogrande (2010) as La Sandoval
- Another Mexican (2010) as Viuda
- La rosa de Guadalupe (2008) as Paz
- La rosa de Guadalupe (2008) Director
- Burning for Revenge (2008) as Quintina
- Killer Women (2008) as Sagrario
- Killer Women (2008) as Tita Garza, Estafadora
- Killer Women (2008) as Carmen
- Amor letra por letra (2008) as La Jueza
- My Prison Yard (2008) as Aurora (as Patricia Reyes Spindola)
- Walking Vengeance (2008) as Madre de Félix
- I am My Mother (2008) as Clara
- Malos hábitos (2007) as Madre Superiora
- La fea más bella (2006) as Tomasa Moran
- Crazy Carnival (2006) as Eréndira
- Mujeres en el acto (2006)
- La Madrastra (2005) as Venturina García "La Muda"
- La Madrastra: Años después (2005) as Venturina
- Between (2005) as Mrs. Gonzalez
- Inocente de Ti (2004) as Abuela Cleotilde
- El edén (2004) as Victoria
- Dark Fate (2003) as María Dolores "María Lola"
- De Pocas Pocas Pulgas (2003) as Griselda
- Frida (2002) as Matilde Kahlo
- Snake Skin (2002) as Licenciada Ortiz
- The Virgin of Lust (2002) as Raquel
- Solamente una vez (2002)
- Hounded on a Carnival Monday (2002)
- eXXXorcisms (2002)
- Salomé (2001) as Manola
- The Outsider (2001) Director
- Caiman's Dream (2001) as Caiman's Mother
- Caiman's Dream (2001) Casting
- Such is Life (2001) as Adela, The Godmother
- Before Night Falls (2000) as María Teresa Freye de Andrade
- The Ruination of Men (2000) as Axe Face
- El Niño que Vino del Mar (1999) as Alberta Gómez
- No One Writes to the Colonel (1999) as Jacinta
- The Other Side (1999)
- Divine (1998) as Micaela
- María Isabel (1997) as Manuela Rojas López
- Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997) as Martina
- Azul (1996) as Martha
- Deep Crimson (1996) as Sra. Ruelas
- Woman of the Port (1996) as Tomasa
- Untamed Women (1995) as Ema
- El vuelo del águila (1994) as Petrona Mori
- The Queen of the Night (1994) as Lucha Reyes
- ¡Aquí espaantan! (1993) as Remedios
- Triángulo (1992) as Virginia Granados
- Golpe de suerte (1992)
- Nocturno a Rosario (1992) as Soledad
- En carne propia (1990) as Tota de Ortega
- La mudanza (1990) as Sara
- Teresa (1989) as Josefina Martínez de Chavero
- Goitia: A God for Himself (1989) as Deifilia
- Love Lies (1989)
- El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (1988) as Jordana Núñez
- The Marked Hour (1988) as (Varios)
- El gran relajo mexicano (1988)
- El otro crimen (1988)
- Nocturnal Love that Goes Away (1987) as Carmen
- Los confines (1987) as Esposa
- La rebelión de los colgados (1986)
- Luz's Motives (1986) as Luz
- Va de Nuez (1986)
- Esperándote (1985) as Refugio
- El rey de la vecindad (1985) as Esposa de Marcos
- A Married Woman (1982) as Luisa
- 'Ora sí ¡tenemos que ganar! (1981)
- México Norte (1979)
- The Children of Sanchez (1978)
- Los hijos de Sanchez (1978)
- Pedro Páramo, el hombre de la Media Luna (1978) as Eduvigis Dyada
- Caminando pasos... caminando (1977)
- El elegido (1977) as Virgen Maria
- Las cenizas del diputado (1977)
- The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) as Gray Thorn
- Las Poquianchis (1976) as Prostituta Asesinada
- The House in the South (1976) as María
- Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra! (1976) as Patricia
- Letters from Marusia (1975) as Rosa
- The Other Virginity (1975) as Flora
- The Master of Ballantrae (1974) as Rosa
- Llanto, risas y nocaut (1974)
- The Scandalous Charm of Broken Egos as La Llorona
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Patricia Reyes Spíndola best known for?
Patricia Reyes Spíndola is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Night Shift (2024), Imperio De Mentiras (2020), Dad Wanted (2020), How to Have an Accident in the Home (1956).
When and where was Patricia Reyes Spíndola born?
Patricia Reyes Spíndola was born on July 11, 1953 in Oaxaca, Mexico.
How many credits does Patricia Reyes Spíndola have?
Patricia Reyes Spíndola has accumulated over 126 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1974 to 2025.
What is Patricia Reyes Spíndola's background in cinema and television?
Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola is a Mexican actress, director, and producer who works in films, television series, and theatre plays. Born on July 11, 1953, in Oaxaca, Mexico, she studied acting in several ateliers in Mexico and London. She made her film debut in 1972 with El señor de Osanto and began working a...