Irma Serrano
Biography
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. 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 ...
Known For
Top 24 Movies
Naná
1985
El Extra
1962
La tigresa
1973
El corrido de María Pistolas
1964
Juana la Cubana
1994
El hijo del diablo
1966
Lola the Truck Driver
1983
Shark Hunters
1963
Lovers of the Lord of the Night
1986
The Monastery of the Vultures
1973
La Chamuscada - Tierra Y Libertad
1971
El Hijo De Gabino Barrera
1965
Noches de Cabaret: Las Reinas del Talón
1978
Los malvados
1966
Santo and the Golden Eagle
1973
Adriana del Rio, actriz
1979
The Revenge of Gabino Barrera
1971
Santo vs. the Zombies
1962
La Martina
1972
El zurdo
1965