Irma Serrano
Actor
- Born
- December 9, 1933 · Chiapas, México
- Died
- March 1, 2023 (age 89)
Irma Consuelo Cielo Serrano Castro (9 December 1933 – 1 March 2023), better known simply as Irma Serrano, was a Mexican singer, actress, and politician, widely known by the nickname “La Tigresa.” Born in Comitán de Domínguez in Chiapas, she rose to prominence in the 1960s as a performer of ranchera and corrido music and developed a parallel screen career spanning Mexican cinema from the early 1960s onward.
In music, Serrano recorded and performed extensively in traditional Mexican popular styles; sources note a professional takeoff in the early 1960s, including work associated with Columbia Records.
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As an actress, she became closely identified with bold, sensational genre filmmaking and star vehicles built around her “La Tigresa” persona, while also appearing in mainstream productions alongside major figures such as Cantinflas and El Santo.
Beyond film, she played a notable role in Mexico City theater as the owner and producer of Teatro Fru Fru (a venue she acquired and restored), staging adult-oriented and controversial productions, including an adaptation of Émile Zola’s Nana.
In politics, Serrano was elected in 1994 to the Senate of the Republic (Mexico), associated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution.
She died on 1 March 2023, reportedly of a heart attack, at age 89.
Known for
The Extra
October 4, 1962
Lola the Truck Driver
June 20, 1983
Shark Hunters
May 23, 1963
Santo vs. the Zombies
May 31, 1962
Santo and the Golden Eagle
February 22, 1973
Naná
May 9, 1985
El zurdo
July 9, 1965
Juana la Cubana
April 15, 1994
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
October 29, 1986
Noches de Cabaret: Las Reinas del Talón
July 6, 1978
La tigresa
September 6, 1973
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera
January 1, 1971
Acting24
- 1994Juana la Cubana
- 1986Lovers of the Lord of the Night as Saurina
- 1985Naná as Naná
- 1983Lola the Truck Driver as Flor de Lotos / Alondra
- 1979Adriana del Rio, actriz as Self
- 1978Noches de Cabaret: Las Reinas del Talón as Self
- 1973The Monastery of the Vultures as Amalia
- 1973La tigresa as Irma 'La Tigresa'
- 1973Santo and the Golden Eagle as Irma Morales
- 1972La Martina