Ariel for Best Actress

The Ariel Award for Best Actress (Spanish Ariel a Mejor Actriz) is a Mexican Academy of Film Award.^[1] It was awarded twice in 1947, then annually from 1948 through 1958, was not awarded from 1959 through 1971, and has been awarded annually since 1972.^[2] The award recognizes excellence in acting by a lead actress in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.

Winners and Candidates

1940s

• 1947 Dolores del Río – Las Abandonadas as Margarita Perez
  • María Félix -El Monje Blanco as Galata Orsina
  • Esther Fernández – Flower of Peach as Rina
  • Anita Blanch – La Barraca as Teresa

^{In 1947, two ceremonies were held}

• 1947 María Félix – Enamorada as Beatriz Peñafiel
  • Dolores del Río – La Otra as Magdalena Mendez / Maria Mendez
  • Rosita Diaz Gimeno – Pepita Jimenez as Pepita Jimenez

• 1948 Blanca Estela Pavón – When the brave cry as Cristina
  • Maria Teresa Esquella – The Yugo and Eugenia
  • María Elena Marqués – La Perla as Juana

• 1949 María Félix – Río Escondido as Rosaura Salazar
  • Gloria Marín – If Adelita is out with another as Adela
  • Blanca Estela Pavón – You Rich as Celia / The Chorreada

1950s

• 1950 Marga López – Salon Mexico as Mercedes Gomez
  • Carmen Montejo – late in the afternoon as Catalina Prado Mendoza
  • Rosario Granados – The pain of the Children as Virginia

• 1951 María Félix – Doña Diabla as Angela
  • Dolores del Río – La Casa Chica as Amalia Estrada
  • Libertad Lamarque – Another Spring as Amelia

• 1952 Dolores del Río - as 'Doña Perfecta'
  • Marga López – Black is my color as Lucila
  • Irasema Dilián – Paradise Stolen as Marcela

• 1953 Stella Inda -The Rebozo de Soledad as 'Solitude'
  • Libertad Lamarque – La Loca
  • Marga López – A Corner Near Heaven as Margarita

• 1954 Dolores del Río – The Child and the Fog and Marta
  • Marga López – A Divorce as Cristina
  • Laura Hidalgo – The Three Perfect Married as Ada

• 1955 Marga López – The Delivery as Julia Yanez
  • María Félix – Camelia as Camelia
  • Libertad Lamarque – When I Go as Mary Greve

• 1956 Prudencia Grifell – A Woman in the Street as 'Nena'
  • Marga López – After the Storm as Rosa Rivero
  • Silvia Pinal – A Stranger in the Escalera

• 1957 Silvia Pinal – Madness Pasional as Mabel Mendoza
  • Yolanda Varela – The Lovers
  • Lilia Prado – Talpa as Juana

• 1958 Silvia Pinal -The Sweet Enemy as 'Lucrecia'
  • Marga López – Happy new year, Love me as Mary
  • Marilú Elizaga – The Cult Lady as Antonia

' ^{in 1958 was the last delivery of Ariel in the decade since the ceremony would be suspended 14 years. In 1972 it would resume the delivery of Ariel.} '

1970s

• 1972 Rita Macedo – You, me, us
  • Julissa – You, me, us
  • Isela Vega – The Rules of the Game as Veronica

• 1973 Lucha Villa – Mechanics National as 'Isabel'
  • Helena Rojo - The Cubs as Tere
  • Maritza Olivares – The Months and Days as Cecilia

• 1974 Katy Jurado – Faith, Hope and Charity as 'Eulogio'
  • Ofelia Medina – The Change
  • Lucha Villa – The First

• 1975 Pilar Pellicer – The Crush as 'The Crush'
  • Leticia shot – The Other Virginity
  • Isela Vega – Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia as Elita

• 1976 Rocío Bambrila – anyway you Juan Llamas
  • Patricia Aspillaga – anyway you Juan Llamas
  • Diana Bracho – Proceedings of Marusia as Luisa

• 1977 Martha Navarro – The Passion According Berenice as 'Berenice Bejarano'
  • María Rojo – The Apando as Meche
  • Leonor Llausás – The Poquianchis as Delfa

• 1978 María Rojo – Shipwreck as 'Leticia'
  • Ana Ofelia Murguia – Shipwreck as Amparito
  • María Elena Marqués – The Cherry Orchard

• 1979 Adriana Roel – Anacrusis as 'Victory'
  • Alma Muriel – Free Love as Julie
  • Patricia Reyes Spíndola – North Mexico

1980–present

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