(1932-2002)
(Lucille Derbez)
durable film actress and telenovela pioneer (she starred in the first televised soap opera in Mexico, "Senda prohibida," in 1958) who made her screen debut in Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948), which was shot in Mexico. As she aged, Derbez moved from ingenue roles to playing mothers and, currently, grandmotherly types. Nominated for an Ariel award for El rey de México (1957). Her son Eugenio Derbez is a popular TV comic actor who has made some film appearances, and was married to actress Victoria Ruffo.
Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers. EdwART. 2012.