Blanca Guerra

Acting

Blanca Guerra

Born

1953-01-10 (73)

Place of birth

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

79 titles

Blanca Guerra Islas (born January 10, 1953) is a Mexican actress. In 1983 she was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Initially she was a dentistry student, but she abandoned her studies to study at the UNAM University Theater Center, which allowed her to debut as a theater actress. Later, she ventured into the cinema acting in the film La loca de los milagros, which marks her artistic debut and the beginning of her extensive film career. She has to his credit more than sixty films. In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited her to be a special part of its new members.

Known for

Alma de Hierro poster
7.8

Alma de Hierro is a 2008–2009 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of the Argentinian soap opera Son de Fierro, with the character's names rewritten and adapted to the Mexican audience. The main actors were Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Camacho, Christian Vega, Flavio Medina, Lisardo and Alejandra Barros, with Jorge Poza, Zuria Vega, Adamari López, Angelique Boyer, Eddy Vilard, Martha Julia and Luz María Aguilar playing supporting roles. The show earned 8 awards at the "TV y Novelas" award celebration, becoming the highest-awarded production of the 2009 season.

Alma de Hierro

2008

Abyss of Passion poster
7.5

Rosendo Arango, the owner of Grupo La Anita, is married to Alfonsina. They have one son, Damian. Estefanía Bouvier is married to Augusto Castanon and they have one daughter, Elisa. Rosendo cheats on his wife with Carmina Bouvier, Estefanía's sister. Damian and Elisa become friends because Augusto and Rosendo were best friends. But one day, Rosendo and Carmina try to go away from La Ermita, the pueblo in which they live in. But, Estefanía, who had found out about their plans, wants to prevent this, shuts Carmina in her room and then goes with Rosendo in his car, trying to convince him not to run away with Carmina. They have an accident and die and everyone thinks they were lovers.

Abyss of Passion

2012

Clear and Present Danger poster
6.6

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.

Clear and Present Danger

1994

Para Volver a Amar poster
7.8

Para Volver a Amar is a Televisa telenovela that aired on the Canal de las Estrellas channel in Mexico from July 12, 2010 to January 30, 2011. It stars Rebecca Jones, Rene Strickler, Alejandro Camacho, Alejandra Barros, and Africa Zavala. The Mexican version however is taken from the original Colombian soap opera series "El Último Matrimonio Feliz". The story is about six women who befriend each other and help each other deal with the pains of life, particularly in regards to marriage and relationships. They'll realize that even amidst their problems, happiness is not impossible to attain. It won seven Premios TVyNovelas awards for Best Telenovela of the Year, Best Male Villain, Best First Actress, Best First Actor, Best Co-Star Actress, Best Co-Star Actor, and Best Young Lead Actor. Para Volver a Amar aired in the United States on Univision from March 8, 2011 to October 28, 2011 at 12am/11pm central.

Para Volver a Amar

2010

Juana Iris poster
9.0

Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo.

Juana Iris

1985

Al Filo de la Muerte poster
6.7

Al 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

Film credits

2020s · 7 titles

Where the Tracks End poster
8.0

Georgina is a teacher determined to make a difference in the lives of the children she educates in the classroom of a wagon school in rural Mexico.

Where the Tracks End

2023

Looking Through Water poster
6.5

William McKay’s successful New York executive career is in ruins after a shocking betrayal. Called by his estranged father, William travels to Belize for a father & son fishing tournament that reopens old wounds and sparks new understanding. Decades later, William recalls that pivotal trip as he tries to connect with his angry, distant grandson.

Looking Through Water

2025

Bendita Suegra poster
8.4

Andrea, a successful veterinarian who loves her job and is in a relationship with Lucio, an up-and-coming lawyer who grew up in the country. Lucio has some news for Andrea: his mother is turning 60 and is throwing a big party to celebrate. Andrea visits the town where Lucio was raised for the first time and would like to become very close to his family, especially her new Mother-in-law Blanca, who is an overprotective mother, ultra-conservative and always thinks she’s right about everything. Andrea tries to fit in by tolerating all her quirks and harsh treatment during the torturous weekend.

Bendita Suegra

2023

¿Cómo matar a mamá? poster
7.4

After learning an irreversible truth, Camila, Teté and Margo must abandon their busy lives to come up with a plan to end their mother's life.

¿Cómo matar a mamá?

2023

Mambo Dreams poster
6.9

Dámaso Pérez Prado, known as "el rey del mambo", came back from the dead to look for the love of his life.

Mambo Dreams

2022

Switched Up poster
7.8

It follows an unconventional family who find themselves embroiled in a personality swap after little Zoe has a mystical encounter with an ancient god. As a result, each family member finds themselves in the body of another.

Switched Up

2024

Deadly Embroidered Memories poster
5.0

A woman with a degree in biology and a particular taste for arachnids gets involved with some unfinished business left by her dead mother, leading her to face unlikely events that revolve around the banana mafia in a South American country, such as an etheric eminence that anticipates tragedies, a cryptozoological being that is mentioned with skepticism and a terrorist society that seeks to dismantle the fraudulent and sinister structure of land concessions.

Deadly Embroidered Memories

2020

2010s · 3 titles

2000s · 7 titles

Charm School poster
7.0

Defiant 18-year-old Adela León pushes her father and an unbending headmistress to the limit in this delicious comedy.

Charm School

2007

Insignificant Things poster
5.4

Esmeralda is a teenager with an unusual obsession: she collects lost, forgotten or discarded objects from people she doesn't know and keeps them in a box beneath her bed. This is the tale of three objects in the box and the people behind them, all in some way incapable of relating to the person they love most. It is also a tale of the box itself, and of how Esmeralda learns to open it, to feel and to hoard the most valuable thing of all: human relations.

Insignificant Things

2008

The Zone poster
6.4

Residents of an enclosed neighborhood in the middle of Mexico DF are shocked by a violent crime, and for one resident in particular, young Alejandro, the drama is ratcheted up when he encounters the lone kid who escaped the event and is hiding out within the neighborhood's borders.

The Zone

2007

My Mexican Shivah poster
6.6

After Moishe's death, family and friends sit Shiva in Mexico City. During seven days, secrets will be disclosed.

My Mexican Shivah

2007

Kada kien su karma poster
4.2

Every abandoned woman has dreamed of taking revenge on her husband. Fate gives Eva that possibility. On the first anniversary of running away to find the love of a younger woman, Joaquín, her ex-husband, has to return to the family home temporarily disabled. Eva will be in charge of taking care of him. A film about women's fear of abandonment and men's fear of impotence.

Kada kien su karma

2008

Under the Salt poster
6.3

A series of murders leads Commander Trujillo to Santa Rosa de la Sal a town close to a salt mine, where he meets Victor Zepeda - a lonely teenager who works in his father's funeral home and spends his free time making crude animated horror films - who's strange behavior seems to point at him as the culprit of the crimes.

Under the Salt

2008

No artwork available
6.4

This historical drama depicts the waning days of the life of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, who waged a war against the United States that ultimately cost his nation half of its territory

His Most Serene Highness

2000

1990s · 11 titles

Clear and Present Danger poster
6.6

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.

Clear and Present Danger

1994

Danzón poster
6.7

A telephone operator from Mexico City tries to support a family and her passion for popular dance.

Danzón

1991

The Beginning and the End poster
7.7

The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.

The Beginning and the End

1994

Salón México poster
5.7

In this remake of the 40's classic, two lovers murder each other, leading to an investigation and the closing of the Saln Mxico, a famous place where people used to go to dance before WWII. The police investigation leads to several flashbacks about the life and death of a low-life dancer named Mercedes (Maria Rojo) and her lover.

Salón México

1996

Under a Spell poster
6.9

In the Yucatan coast of the thirties , Elisha, a boy of 13, is initiated into the art of love by Felipa , his schoolteacher. After discovering the relationship, Felipa runs away from the village , leaving Elisha mired in nostalgia. Forced to marry another woman and lead a routine life , recalling the years passed Eliseo romance with Felipa until ten years later, the woman returns , removing his wounds and changing forever the life of Elisha , his family and the whole town

Under a Spell

1999

Dying in the Gulf poster
6.8

The story of the oil leader Lázaro Pizarro, of his political and personal wars, the use of crime to settle conflicts and the course of his power between the basements and the domes of Mexican politics, have a narrative record made in the Gulf of accuracy and dexterity

Dying in the Gulf

1990

Mystery of the Maya poster
4.8

Filmed in IMAX, a young Mayan boy who lives close to the ruins becomes acquainted with an archaeologist (Guerra) and asks her to tell him about his ancestors. The crew travelled to over 15 locations in Mexico and Guatemala, including Tulum and Chichén Itzá.

Mystery of the Maya

1995

Violeta poster
6.0

Violeta is a Cuban prostitute who tells her tempestuous life story to a young male journalist. Her first lover was a revolutionary killed by government soldiers. She fled to New York, where she had an affair with a famous American actor. After he gets her pregnant and dumps her, she sells her story to the tabloids in revenge. The revenge escalates - he has his friends rape her, and she slashes his face, putting an end to his career. Back in Cuba, the older Violeta relies on foreign customers to make ends meet.

Violeta

1997

The Queen of the Night poster
5.0

The legendary life of Mexican singer Lucha Reyes is the basis of this fictionalized biography ( or as director Arturo Ripstein puts it "an imaginary biography"). Lucha Reyes was an unconventional, and sexually liberated woman, most famous for her "cancion ranchera" style singing. Her story begins in 1939, where at 33 she still lived at home with her mother, Dona Victora, the madame of a renowned Mexico City whorehouse. Lucha marries the liberal Pedro Calderon and then buys a beggar's daughter. She becomes the mother to this child, Luzma. Lucha craves lasting love like junkies crave heroin. But for her loyal daughter, she never finds it and in the end no one can help her.

The Queen of the Night

1994

In the Shadow of the Moon poster
5.8

Ana starts falling in love with an ecologist engineer that comes with her father who is from Russia.

In the Shadow of the Moon

1999

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mantis religiosa

1992

1980s · 28 titles

Santa Sangre poster
7.2

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

Santa Sangre

1989

Walker poster
6.5

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

Walker

1987

Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames poster
4.2

American journalist John Reed travels to Mexico during the Mexican Revolution and interviews Francisco Villa. At the same time, we learn about his relationship with his lover Mabel Dodge, his participation in the Patterson strike, and his work as a reporter during World War I.

Red Bells Part I: Mexico in Flames

1982

Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain poster
6.8

An archaeologist travels to Mexico to investigate rumors of the discovery of the ancient statue of a fertility goddess.

Robbers Of The Sacred Mountain

1982

Difficult Days poster
6.4

Two shareholder brothers close several factories due to economic problems, except for their chemical plants.

Difficult Days

1988

Chile Picante poster
4.7

A woman uses her husband's money to open a beauty parlor/spa... so she'll have a place to meet with her lover.

Chile Picante

1983

The Realm of Fortune poster
5.3

Poor Dionisio finds himself as recipient of the good fortune, but soon he forgets that everything that goes up also has to go down, and that in the depressing nothingness of his town it is easy to die.

The Realm of Fortune

1986

Erendira poster
6.1

While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira's surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.

Erendira

1983

The Flying Pony poster
5.4

Mythical and fantastic story on the wishes of a peasant boy, Diego, who become reality in the course of a day and a night. On the eve of his birthday, the child's godfather gives her a shot of cardboard. At night, the little dreams that is mounted on the horse and find a nymph that describes the exact location of much needed water does to your family.

The Flying Pony

1982

Perro callejero poster
8.1

An abandoned child steals to survive and has problems when he decides to steal from the priest who helps him.

Perro callejero

1980

Coyote and Bronca poster
7.1

A murder forces Juan "El Coyote" and Trinidad "La Bronca" to escape from a life of easy money and prostitution and become a real couple.

Coyote and Bronca

1980

¡Mamá, soy Paquito! poster
8.1

Paquito lives with his mother in poverty. When she dies, he looks for his father's love, who is a very wealthy man.

¡Mamá, soy Paquito!

1984

Memorias de un Visitador Médico poster
4.8

A pharmaceutical salesman travels around the country and has sexual adventures in every place, but no woman really interests him. When returning from one of his travels, he is hit by a car and falls in love with the driver, but none of his tactics of conquest get results. Written by Anonymous

Memorias de un Visitador Médico

1980

El billetero poster
5.7

A poor family hits the lottery.

El billetero

1984

Sinverguenza pero honrado poster
6.6

Man and woman get married, they adapt to living together and he adapts to living with her four children.

Sinverguenza pero honrado

1985

La segua poster
6.5

Encarnacion is a beautiful villager and Petronila is her jealous, evil nemesis. When Petronila's love interest, a fetching young Spanish lieutenant, starts to fall for Encarnacion, Petronila gets even by simply destroying his sanity with a vile potion. Petronila begins to delude Encarnacion with suggestions that she is actually a "segua" or a female spirit that attacks men.

La segua

1984

Viva México y sus corridos poster
5.4

Song/action clips from 8 or 12 movies that starred Antonio Aguilar as historical figures, with an onscreen narrator who splains things.

Viva México y sus corridos

1982

Dos de abajo poster
4.7

Two bozo construction workers discover a cache of 19th century gold coins while demolishing a building.

Dos de abajo

1983

Zapata en Chinameca poster
6.6

Urbino Martínez, on his deathbed, regrets his wrongdoing after betraying Emiliano Zapata.

Zapata en Chinameca

1987

Te Solte la Rienda poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Te Solte la Rienda

1981

Knock Out poster
6.8

Rodrigo Zaracho, once a promising boxer, is in decline. While fleeing from a gang that is chasing him, he remembers his past.

Knock Out

1984

Perro callejero 2 poster
7.3

After serving his three-year sentence, Perro, who was only visited by Father Maromas, returns to his old environment. There, Chava recruits him back into drug trafficking.

Perro callejero 2

1981

Cacería implacable poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Cacería implacable

1988

Cabalgando con la muerte poster
6.2

Wandering gunslinger trains peaceable farmers to defend themselves for an impending range war.

Cabalgando con la muerte

1989

Separate Vacations poster
4.4

A young architect finds himself in a situation that he never had to deal with before--now that he is successful (and married), sexy young women are throwing themselves at him!

Separate Vacations

1986

El Sinvergüenza poster
8.0

Married man hires a surrogate to pose as the father of the four children he has had with his mistress.

El Sinvergüenza

1983

Como México no hay dos poster
7.5

Rags-to-riches story about the rise of a fictional ranchera-music superstar.

Como México no hay dos

1981

Oro blanco, droga maldita poster
5.0

Cocaine industry in the Colombian outback.

Oro blanco, droga maldita

1985

1970s · 4 titles

Series credits

Alma de Hierro poster
7.8

Alma de Hierro is a 2008–2009 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of the Argentinian soap opera Son de Fierro, with the character's names rewritten and adapted to the Mexican audience. The main actors were Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Camacho, Christian Vega, Flavio Medina, Lisardo and Alejandra Barros, with Jorge Poza, Zuria Vega, Adamari López, Angelique Boyer, Eddy Vilard, Martha Julia and Luz María Aguilar playing supporting roles. The show earned 8 awards at the "TV y Novelas" award celebration, becoming the highest-awarded production of the 2009 season.

Alma de Hierro

2008

Abyss of Passion poster
7.5

Rosendo Arango, the owner of Grupo La Anita, is married to Alfonsina. They have one son, Damian. Estefanía Bouvier is married to Augusto Castanon and they have one daughter, Elisa. Rosendo cheats on his wife with Carmina Bouvier, Estefanía's sister. Damian and Elisa become friends because Augusto and Rosendo were best friends. But one day, Rosendo and Carmina try to go away from La Ermita, the pueblo in which they live in. But, Estefanía, who had found out about their plans, wants to prevent this, shuts Carmina in her room and then goes with Rosendo in his car, trying to convince him not to run away with Carmina. They have an accident and die and everyone thinks they were lovers.

Abyss of Passion

2012

Para Volver a Amar poster
7.8

Para Volver a Amar is a Televisa telenovela that aired on the Canal de las Estrellas channel in Mexico from July 12, 2010 to January 30, 2011. It stars Rebecca Jones, Rene Strickler, Alejandro Camacho, Alejandra Barros, and Africa Zavala. The Mexican version however is taken from the original Colombian soap opera series "El Último Matrimonio Feliz". The story is about six women who befriend each other and help each other deal with the pains of life, particularly in regards to marriage and relationships. They'll realize that even amidst their problems, happiness is not impossible to attain. It won seven Premios TVyNovelas awards for Best Telenovela of the Year, Best Male Villain, Best First Actress, Best First Actor, Best Co-Star Actress, Best Co-Star Actor, and Best Young Lead Actor. Para Volver a Amar aired in the United States on Univision from March 8, 2011 to October 28, 2011 at 12am/11pm central.

Para Volver a Amar

2010

Juana Iris poster
9.0

Juana Iris is a Mexican telenovela from 1985, starring Victoria Ruffo and Valentín Trujillo.

Juana Iris

1985

Al Filo de la Muerte poster
6.7

Al 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

The Marked Hour poster
8.3

La 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

Yara poster
8.0

Yara is an indigenous woman who comes to Mexico City in search of a better quality of life. Yara suffered the contempt of society and the people around her.

Yara

1979

Marea de Pasiones poster
7.9

Marea de Pasiones is a Mexican telenovela produced by Giselle González for TelevisaUnivision and originally broadcast on Las Estrellas from March 18 to September 1, 2024. It is based on the Portuguese telenovela Paixão (2017), created by Inês Gomes. Adapted by Juan Carlos Alcalá, with direction by Alba Gil and Eric Morales, the telenovela stars Oka Giner, Matías Novoa, Margarita Muñoz, Alejandro de la Madrid, Luz María Jerez, Blanca Guerra, Ana Belena, and Sergio Reynoso. The story follows Luisa Aldama, a talented marine biologist whose life changes after she falls in love with Marcelo, a married businessman. When a tragic event forces her to flee, Luisa begins a new life under difficult circumstances while trying to protect those she loves. As family secrets, betrayal, revenge, and forbidden love intertwine, she must confront her past to uncover the truth and find justice and happiness.

Marea de Pasiones

2024

La casa en la playa poster
8.5

La casa en la playa is a Mexican telenovela produced by Yuri Breña and Pinkye Morris for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 10 to July 7, 2000. The story follows the wealthy Villarreal family after the death of its patriarch, whose final wishes ignite conflicts over inheritance, power, and loyalty. As hidden secrets and old rivalries emerge, the family becomes entangled in a web of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge.

La casa en la playa

2000

Amanecer poster
8.1

The telenovela revolves around Leonel Carranza (Fernando Colunga), a man who lives in Villa Escarlata and owns the Montoro estate. His routine changes completely when his wife and best friend disappear together, leaving him so angry and disillusioned that he thinks they're dead, which could have serious consequences for him in the future.

Amanecer

2025

An Unknown Enemy poster
8.0

Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he'll have to manipulate, betray, and kill, and he's well prepared for it. However, his path will be full of obstacles. Nobody, not even his family, will be immune to the chaos left in his quest for total power.

An Unknown Enemy

2018

Velo de novia poster
9.5

Velo de Novia is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio Ortiz to Televisa in 2003. It starred Susana González and Eduardo Santamarina with the principal antagonist portrayed by Cynthia Klitbo and also starred as a primary actor Hector Suarez.

Velo de novia

2003

Las Lunas del Auditorio poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Las Lunas del Auditorio

2002

Valentina poster
10.0

Valentina is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. Which aired in 1993 on Canal de las Estrellas and it stars Verónica Castro and Juan Ferrara.

Valentina

1993

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Lo que el cielo no perdona

1982

Con esa misma mirada poster
8.1

After 25 years of marriage, Eloísa learns her husband is having an affair with a younger man and separates. Her newfound solitude leads her to self-discovery and the pursuit of new love.

Con esa misma mirada

2025

Nuevo amanecer poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Nuevo amanecer

1988

Los Pecados de Barbara poster
1.5

A woman returns to her home village in Mexico after 19 years and opens up a strip club for women.

Los Pecados de Barbara

2019

La Rebelión poster
7.8

No synopsis available yet.

La Rebelión

2022