Martha Roth

Martha Roth
Born	Martha Roth Pizzo (1932-05-29)29 May 1932 Padua, Italy
Died	7 October 2016 (aged 84) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1948–2007

Martha Roth (29 May 1932 – 7 October 2016) was an Italian-born Mexican film actress.^[1] She became a star during the Golden age of Mexican cinema.^[2]

Early life

Roth was born as Martha Roth Pizzo in Padua, Italy. When Roth was a child, her family moved to Mexico. There she studied music and received her first training in acting.^[3]

Selected filmography

Film

• A Family Like Many Others (1949)
• Ventarrón (1949)
• Don't Love Me So Much (1949)
• The Lost City (1950)
• My Favourite (1950)
• A Gringo Girl in Mexico (1951)
• Engagement Ring (1951)
• Serenade in Acapulco (1951)
• Quiéreme porque me muero (1953)
• The Black Pirates (1954)
• Romance de fieras (1954)
• Massacre (1956)
• The White Renegade (1960)

Television

• 2007 Destilando Amor - Doña Pilar Gil Vda. de Montalvo
• 2001 La intrusa - Norma Iturbide Vda. del Bosque
• 2001 El noveno mandamiento - Eugenia D'Anjou de Betancourt
• 1999 Mujeres engañadas - Doña Catalina Cortés Vda. de Duarte
• 1998 Gotita de amor - Dalila
• 1997 Mi pequeña traviesa - Elena
• 1990 En carne propia - Leda Dumont
• 1988 El pecado de Oyuki - Lady Elizabeth Pointer^[4]
• 1985 Los años pasan, Mercedes
• 1984 Eclipse - Amalia
• 1981 Nosotras las mujeres - Mónica
• 1973 Penthouse
• 1969 De turno con la angustia - Elena

References

1. "Fallece la actriz Martha Roth". El Universal (in Spanish). 7 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Muere la actriz Martha Roth a los 84 años". univision.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
3. "Martha Roth, 84". Classic Images (497): 58. November 2016.
4. "Regresa 'El pecado de Oyuki'". Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2020.

Bibliography

• R. Hernandez-Rodriguez. Splendors of Latin Cinema. ABC-CLIO, 2009.

External links

• Martha Roth at IMDb