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Ángeles Cruz

Ángeles Cruz

Actor, director and writer · Born September 22, 1970 (56) · Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco

Ángeles Cruz is a Mexican actress, screenwriter and filmmaker. Originally from La Mixteca area in Oaxaca, she has a degree in acting from the School of Theater Art of the National Institute of Fine Arts. She has participated as an actress in more than a dozen national and international feature films with directors such as Ignacio Ortiz, Jorge Pérez Solano and Francisco Vargas among others. Her work in "Tamara y la Catarina" of Lucía Carreras, earned her the "Colón de Plata" as Best Actress awarded by the "Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva" 2017 and was "Nominated for Ariel" for best female performance in 2018. It was "Nominated for the Golden Beetle" as Best Actress by the Swedish Film Academy for her work in the film "La hija del puma"(Ulf Hulberg, 1994) and in 2000 for Ariel as best female co-acting for the film "Rito Terminal" (Óscar Urrutia, 2000). Her work as a screenwriter and director has produced three award-winning short films: "La tiricia or como curar la tristeza", "La carta" and "Arcángel". Her first feature film "Nudo mixteco" will be released soon.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 22, 1970 (56)
From
Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco
Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Ángeles Cruz's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
35%
Bonds
33%
Self
28%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
4
Bittersweet
3
Romantic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ángeles Cruz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ángeles Cruz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Soy lo que nunca fui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gabriela

  • The Follies(2025)

    as Irlanda

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Juana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Nanet

  • Sobre las olas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Screenplay · as Gloria Zamora

  • Por Fabiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Abuela

  • Like Water for Chocolate(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nacha

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Valentina or the Serenity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • The Woman of Stars and Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Young Rita

  • Familia(2023)

    as Teresa

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Subterránea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Medusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Nora

  • Finlandia(2021)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Nudo Mixteco(2021)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Consuelo

  • I Carry You with Me(2020)

    as Rosa Maria

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • El Eco del Caracol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mamá

  • Anger, Also Known As Sheol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Arcángel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Two Fridas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as La Adelita

  • Traición (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Tiempo de lluvia(2018)

    as Soledad

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Don't Pass Through San Bernardino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ligia

  • Tamara and the Ladybug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tamara

  • Number Eighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Carmela

  • The Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Para armar un helicóptero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Tlatelolco, Verano de 68(2013)

    as Ángeles

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • Get the Gringo(2012)

    as Evicted Woman

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Girl(2012)

    as Rosa's Mother

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Eternal Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Matiri

  • Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Araceli 2

  • El último evangelio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Violin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jefa Guerrillera 1

  • Aro Tolbukhin in the Mind of a Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Rito terminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Daughter of the Puma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Aschlop Pérez Pérez

  • El jardín del Edén(1994)

    as Margarita Luna

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Sira and the Secret of the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

I Carry You with Me (2020)

$194K worldwide

Highest rated

I Carry You with Me (2020)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Like Water for Chocolate (2024)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2005Screen debut· The Violin

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 40: 33 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting6 of 40: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting6 of 40: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing2 of 40: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

40 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s15 · 13 acting · 3 crew2020s17 · 15 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ángeles Cruz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Follies (2025)

76th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Get the Gringo (2012)

Midcredits 76th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 81/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ángeles Cruz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ángeles Cruz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Myriam Bravo shares the most, 2.

Actors