
Acting
Adriana Roel
Born — Died
1934-07-05 — 2022-08-04
Place of birth
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
53 titles
Rosa María Gorbea Osorio (4 July 1934 – 4 August 2022), better known as Adrian Roel, was a Mexican actress from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
Known for
7.6El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar is a 1988 Mexican telenovela starring Lucía Méndez and Jorge Martinez. It is an unusual example of a telenovela which addresses supernatural topics.
El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar
1988
7.6Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.
Killer Women
2008
9.0Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo.
Juana Iris
1985
6.7Al filo de la muerte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from June 17, 1991, to February 21, 1992. Created by Fernanda Villeli and Marcia Yance, the telenovela stars Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero. The story follows Tracy López, a young nurse living in Los Angeles whose life is turned upside down after she witnesses her boyfriend commit a murder. Placed in the Witness Protection Program under the new identity of Mariela Foret, she flees to Mexico City, where she begins working at a prestigious hospital. There she meets cardiologist Francisco Riquer, and despite their difficult first encounters, they fall in love while facing danger, revenge, and the lingering threat of Tracy's criminal past.
Al Filo de la Muerte
1991
8.3La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.
The Marked Hour
1988
7.0Huracán is a Mexican telenovela shown in Mexico from October 13, 1997 to March 27, 1998, starring with the late Jorge Russek, Fernando Balzaretti, and Eduardo Palomo.
Hurricane
1997
Film credits
2010s · 2 titles
7.0A group of longtime friends get together for dinner. When they decide to share the content of every text message, email, and phone call they receive, secrets are unveiled and the balance is upset.
Perfectos desconocidos
2018
5.2Amanda is 33 years old. Her dull life is suddenly altered when she is forced to take care of her old alcoholic grandmother, Dolores, a retired actress who lives on her past glories. Up until now, Amanda has never had much of a relationship with her grandmother.
No quiero dormir sola
2012
1990s · 2 titles
1980s · 3 titles
No synopsis available yet.
Corrupción oficial
1980
5.0Mexican feature film
Las asesinas del panadero
1989
6.4The story of two women, a mother and her daughter, who during the Cristero War set traps for government soldiers passing by their house, using seduction that was never consummated. The idea was to deceive the soldiers by making them feel safe, then hand them over, almost with their hands tied, to the Cristero guerrillas. But then one of the women, the daughter, truly falls in love with one of the soldiers, allows herself to be seduced by him, and then tries to save him, only to be killed, in the circumstances, by the soldier himself.
Seduction
1981
1970s · 8 titles
6.5After the death of her parents, young Justine is sent to live in a convent, where she meets and falls in love with the mysterious and macabre Alucarda. However, Alucarda has friends in low places... very low places. And a blood pact has just granted them entry to the church.
Alucarda
1977
7.1This is the story of Rubí, a young, selfish and hypocritical woman who, through ambition and deception, ruins the lives of those around her and her own.
Rubí
1970
6.8A mid-level government bureaucrat is forced to think hard about his ideas on governmental corruption and his own integrity.
Resigned for Reasons of Health
1976
7.4Archaeologists, tomb robbers, a strange character and an adventurer undertake the search for the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh, driven by different motivations: from the mere archaeological find to the destruction of humanity.
Kaliman, the Incredible Man
1972
5.6No synopsis available yet.
Diamantes, Oro y Amor
1973
5.4A motorcycle gang goes to a mansion where a party is being held and joy turns into tragedy.
End of the Party
1972
4.6On the thinnest of pretexts, a horde of homeless people descend on the apartments of two members of the comfortable middle class and proceed to loot and vandalize both homes, leaving the next morning with many of the belongings they found there, as well as one of the residents who has opted to join them. This political allegory is based on two plays by the Chilean playwright Egon Wolff.
Paper Flowers
1978
6.2The divorced university professor, Victoria, signs a letter of protest for the political disappeared that her students request, although she is not interested in politics. That afternoon his daughter, a twenty-year-old medical student, disappears. This event will change the vision of Victoria and her participation together with relatives of other political disappeared to obtain justice.
Anacrusa
1979
1960s · 24 titles
6.11907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
Viva Maria!
1965
8.1Biography of the famous composer of children's music Gabilondo Soler. Starts from his childhood, when he worked as a pastor and grandmother tried to teach him to play the piano. Later he went to the city to study music theory and began writing his first songs.
Cri-Cri the Singing little cricket
1963
6.3A group of sexy space vixens flies down to Earth, sets up a shop at a carnival (disguising their ship as a ride), and kidnap some earthlings in their scheme to conquer our planet. The humans, including Marcos, a crooked boxer and our hero, Silvia, his love interest, and a gang of comical mobsters out to kill Marcos, are taken to the women’s home planet. There they are held prisoner by the evil queen Adastrea and aided by her selfless twin Alburnia. Meanwhile, a standard issue hunky scientist back on Earth, who happens to be Silvia’s boss, tries to rescue them.
Planet of the Female Invaders
1966
6.1Two rival landowners: one is exploiting the local peasantry and dispossessing them of their land, and the other believes in fair play and justice for all.
El alazán y el rosillo
1966
4.6During the Mexican Revolution, Beatriz's body is discovered by some kids. The police began to investigate the history of Beatriz.
Violent Summer
1960
7.1Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows interest in her, Luisa announces that she will marry soon with Carlos, the driver of a rich house whom she met recently...
Autumn Days
1963
6.7Public health thriller: rabies in Mexico City.
Seis días para morir
1967
6.3The story of the ruthless female boss of a hacienda who meets her match in the city-educated Santos Luzardo.
Me llaman el cantaclaro
1964
6.8A sharecropper and his daughter, a swarthy beauty, flee from the hacienda on which they live and join the Mexican Revolution.
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
1969
5.8Two cabdrivers accidentally get caught up in criminal/gang activity.
Veinticuatro horas de vida
1969
6.3Gentleman swindler runs cleverly-orchestrated scams. Four of four in a series.
La entrega de Chucho el Roto
1962
6.0Suffering mother is reunited with her son after a long absence... and he turns out to be a real rotter.
The Prodigal Son
1968
5.1Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.
Sor Ye-yé
1968
6.7Number 2 of 4 in a series about the exploits of a crew of Robin Hood-esque con artists.
Aventuras de Chucho el Roto
1961
6.1Masked hero El enmascarado de oro faces a criminal that turns invisible.
Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers
1965
4.2Daniel Wolf, scientist with a brand new rocket ship and a girlfriend/secretary is sent to 'the planet of the eternal night' to fight the guy who has threatened earth. He is supposed to go alone, but his assistant sneaks in the ship somehow, along with two other guys.
Planetary Giants
1966
5.8An evil princess who kills her lovers is condemned by the Inquisition. Four centuries later she returns with the help of a vampire and tries to live forever in the body of an identical woman.
A Woman Possessed
1968
6.8Taciturn gunslinger 'helps out' a widow lady under siege from bad guys.
El Silencioso
1967
A new recruit rises through the ranks of Pancho Villa's army as his leadership skills become apparent.
El caudillo
1968
6.3"Gentleman bandit" and his gang execute a series of elaborate heists. #3 of 4 in a series.
La captura de Chucho el Roto
1961
No synopsis available yet.
Furia en el Edén
1964
6.6A gang member is attracted to a beautiful young woman, but approaching her only causes problems that will be difficult to solve.
Los Jóvenes
1961
6.0Professor Fernandez is studying the metamorphosis in living organisms to cure his daughter of a strange disease that occurs in full moon nights.
The She-Wolf
1965
5.4First of four in series about Robin Hood-type social-justice criminal. Elaborate heist scenarios.
Chucho el Roto
1960
Series credits
7.6El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar is a 1988 Mexican telenovela starring Lucía Méndez and Jorge Martinez. It is an unusual example of a telenovela which addresses supernatural topics.
El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar
1988
7.6Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.
Killer Women
2008
9.0Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo.
Juana Iris
1985
6.7Al filo de la muerte is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from June 17, 1991, to February 21, 1992. Created by Fernanda Villeli and Marcia Yance, the telenovela stars Humberto Zurita and Gabriela Rivero. The story follows Tracy López, a young nurse living in Los Angeles whose life is turned upside down after she witnesses her boyfriend commit a murder. Placed in the Witness Protection Program under the new identity of Mariela Foret, she flees to Mexico City, where she begins working at a prestigious hospital. There she meets cardiologist Francisco Riquer, and despite their difficult first encounters, they fall in love while facing danger, revenge, and the lingering threat of Tracy's criminal past.
Al Filo de la Muerte
1991
8.3La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.
The Marked Hour
1988
7.0Huracán is a Mexican telenovela shown in Mexico from October 13, 1997 to March 27, 1998, starring with the late Jorge Russek, Fernando Balzaretti, and Eduardo Palomo.
Hurricane
1997
8.3Bajo la misma piel is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from September 15, 2003, to January 16, 2004. Created by Martha Carrillo and Cristina García, the story follows four women from the same family as they face love, betrayal, family conflicts, and personal struggles. Sara, Regina, Miranda and Esther must overcome challenges such as an unhappy marriage, a complicated love triangle, illness, and forbidden relationships while searching for true love and happiness.
Bajo la misma piel
2003
8.1Amarte es mi pecado is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from January 5 to May 14, 2004. Created by Liliana Abud, with adaptation by Jaime García Estrada and Orlando Merino, the story follows Leonora Madrigal, a young woman whose life is marked by betrayal, sacrifice, and forbidden love. After being accused of a crime she did not commit, Leonora faces the consequences of a painful past while trying to rebuild her life and find happiness. The telenovela explores themes of love, revenge, ambition, and redemption.
My Love, My Sin
2004
7.5Si Dios Me Quita La Vida is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. This telenovela was broadcast in 1995. This is a remake of the 1961 telenovela La Leona starred by Amparo Rivelles and Ernesto Alonso.
Si Dios Me Quita La Vida
1995
NRMentir para vivir is a Mexican telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa. The telenovela is written by Maria Zarattini, who last wrote La Fuerza del Destino. Mayrín Villanueva and David Zepeda star as the protagonists, while Altair Jarabo, Leticia Perdigón and Diego Olivera star as the antagonists.
Life of Lies
2013
6.9Atrévete a Olvidarme is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 6 to September 7, 2001. Created by Martha Carrillo, Roberto Hernández Vázquez, and Martha Oláiz, the telenovela stars Jorge Salinas and Adriana Fonseca. Due to low ratings, it was shortened to 25 episodes. The story follows Andrea Rosales, a kind-hearted young woman living in the mining town of Real del Monte. Her life changes when she falls in love with Daniel González, a young journalist searching for his grandfather and the truth about his family's past. Their romance revives a tragic love story from the previous generation, forcing them to confront jealousy, family secrets, revenge, and the belief that history is destined to repeat itself.
Atrévete a Olvidarme
2001





