The Silver Goddesses (Spanish : Diosas de Plata) is a film award granted annually by the Mexican Film Journalists Association (PECIME) in recognition of professionals and excellence in the Mexican film industry as assessed by the association's voting membership. [1] [2] The first award ceremony was held in 1963; making Tlayucan (1962) the first winner of the Silver Goddesses for Best Film and in eight different categories. [3]
Constanza Hool was a dancer, actress and choreographer. She is credited as co-founder of the famous Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. She was the first woman to dance in the Taj Mahal, the Parthenon and the basilica of Santa Prisca. She had a television show in Mexico for 17 years and is reported to have been awarded the Silver Goddess, a Mexican film and television award, 14 years in a row for best choreographer.
Leonor Llausás Tostado was a Mexican television and film actress who appeared in over 100 works of film and television. She was nominated multiple times for the Ariel Awards and won a Best Actress award in 1955 from the film Los Fernandez we peralvillo, in 1975 won Diosa de Plata for Las poquianchis. She also was awarded the "Virginia Fabregas" medal of honor by the Mexican National Association of Actors.
Alejandro Giacomán is a Mexican composer and recording engineer. He studied at the Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles, California.
600 Miles is a 2015 Mexican drama film directed by Gabriel Ripstein. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the award for Best First Feature. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. On 17 September 2015 it was selected to represent Mexico for the Foreign Language Oscar but it was not nominated.
Anita Blanch was a Spanish-born, Mexican actress, who worked in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was nominated for an Ariel Award from the Mexican Academy of Film three times and won the Best Supporting Actress Award from Diosa de Plata in 1963.
Veronica is a 2017 Mexican psychological thriller starring Olga Segura, and Arcelia Ramirez.
El más buscado is a 2014 Mexican crime film, directed and written by José Manuel Cravioto. The film was also released as Mexican Gangster: La Leyenda del Charro Misterioso and is based on the life of Alfredo Ríos Galeana, a real life bank thief, considered the most prolific thief in the history of Mexico. The film stars Tenoch Huerta as Ríos Galeana and shows his assaults, personal relationships and his career singing as a mariachi.
Marco Pérez is a Mexican actor and writer. He began his artistic career working in experimental theater in Jalisco. After moving to Mexico City he was cast as Ramiro in the film Amores perros directed by Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu in 2000. Pérez has worked extensively on TV series, including Capadocia (2010), El 8° Mandamiento (2011), El Señor de los Cielos (2013), Señora Acero (2014), Caminos de Guanajuato (2015), and the El Señor de los Cielos spin-off El Chema (2016).
Being or Not Being is a 2015 Mexican drama film, directed by Marcelo González. The film stars Flavio Medina and Aislinn Derbez and was filmed in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz and Xalapa in the Mexican state of Veracruz. In the film, Augusto (Medina) is a forty-six years old single man who relocates to another city following his mother's passing. He meets Nástenska (Derbez) and falls in love with her. The film is González first feature film and received six nominations for the 2017 Diosas de Plata awards winning for Best Supporting Actress and Best Cinematography.
The 60th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on June 5, 2018, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 26 categories honoring films released in 2017. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal 22.
Enriqueta Margarita Lavat Bayona, known professionally as Queta Lavat, was a Mexican actress. She was the sister of actor Jorge Lavat and voice actor José Lavat, and mother of Mexican sports anchor Pablo Carrillo. She was best known for her roles in Las tandas del principal, Cruz de amor and Clase 406. At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
Enrique García Álvarez (1896–1971) was a Spanish-Mexican actor.
Verónica Falcón is a Mexican actress and choreographer. When it comes to her English-speaking roles, she is best known for playing Camila Vargas in three seasons of Queen of the South and Lupe Gibbs in the 2020 HBO reboot of Perry Mason. In 2022, Falcón played Camila Elizonndro, for Season 4 of Ozark.
Matria is a 2014 Mexican documentary written, screened and directed by Fernando Llanos. It won a Diosa de Plata prize and received a Best Documentary Award on Morelia International Film Festival.
We Will Never Belong is a 2022 Mexican coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Amelia Eloisa in her directorial debut. Starring Adriana Palafox, Magnolia Corona, Verónica Langer, Andrea Portal, Cynthia Bordes, Karina Hurtado and Xésar Tena.
The Mighty Victoria is a 2021 Mexican adventure comedy-drama film written and directed by Raúl Ramón in his directorial debut. Starring Damián Alcázar, Gerardo Oñate, Joaquín Cosío, Roberto Sosa, Edgar Vivar, Lorena de la Torre and Luis Felipe Tovar.
Don't Go to School Tomorrow is a 2021 Mexican coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Diego Barragan in his directorial debut. It stars Paco García and Krystian Huerta. It is about two 15-year-old teenagers who suffer bullying at their school, so they plan to carry out a school shooting.
González: falsos profetas is a 2013 Mexican thriller film directed by Christian Díaz Pardo and written by Pardo & Fernando del Razo. Starring Harold Torres and Carlos Bardem. The film was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.