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Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Actor, also director · Born July 11, 1953 (73) · Oaxaca, Mexico

Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director and producer in films, TV series and theatre plays. She studied to become an actress in several ateliers in Mexico and London. She made her début in the movies in 1972, with El señor de Osanto, and two years later she started working in the Teatro Fru Fru. As an actress, she has worked with directors like Nancy Cárdenas or Arturo Ripstein. She has also worked in famous Mexican telenovelas. She won the Ariel prize for her roles in Los motivos de Luz and La reina de la noche. She has an acting school she runs with her sister, Marta Reyes Spíndola, in the Colonia Juárez neighborhood of Mexico City called M & M Studio, where she also teaches. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patricia Reyes Spíndola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 11, 1953 (73)
From
Oaxaca, Mexico
Works as
Actor, also director
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 122 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 46% in 30 days

What are Patricia Reyes Spíndola's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
26%
Survival
15%
Morality
11%
Society
9%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor
2 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Tense
6
Romantic
6
Hopeful
7
Dread
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Patricia Reyes Spíndola's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Patricia Reyes Spíndola'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

122 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dulce & Fredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

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

    as Adelaida

  • Tespis Teporocho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

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

    Show 80 episodes · as Jovita

  • Night Shift(2024)

    as Hortensia

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • La mujer de mi vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 105 episodes · Creator · as Antonia Oribe

  • The Blood Priestess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Magda

  • Está libre(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · as Conepción

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wedding Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Mary

  • The Crystal Toad in the Kingdom of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Más Allá de Tí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Mujeres Asesinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Teodora

  • Can't Quit Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Fanny

  • Me casé con un idiota(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A quien cierra los ojos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Montserrat

  • Empire of Lies(2020)

    Show 92 episodes · as Sara Rodríguez de Velasco

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Dad Wanted(2020)

    as Directora del Colegio

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Y el cangrejo resultó no ser inmortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Ale/Voz de Poemas

  • Marionette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Devil Between the Legs(2019)

    as La Amante

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Marioneta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Tripping-Thru Keta(2018)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    as Danae

  • Mi Mariachi(2018)

    Actor

  • I Wanted to Find You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Lola

  • You Are My Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Madre Furia

  • La Voz de un Sueño(2016)

    as Estela

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Más allá de lo que queda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Filomena

  • Given In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Road to Destiny(2016)

    Show 126 episodes · as Blanca

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • La teta de Botero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sofia

  • Bleak Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Adela

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Griselda Salazar

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Estar o no estar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • They Are All Dead(2014)

    as Doña Rosario

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • El color de la pasión(2014)

    Show 122 episodes · as Trinidad "Trini" de Treviño

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • La mujer del Vendaval(2012)

    Show 167 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Todos hemos pecado(2009)

    as La Doñita

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Reasons of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Doña Ruti

  • Rafaela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 120 episodes · as Caridad Martinez

  • Another Mexican (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Viuda

  • Chicogrande(2010)

    as La Sandoval

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • El patio de mi cárcel(2008)

    as Aurora (as Patricia Reyes Spindola)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Walking Vengeance(2008)

    as Madre de Félix

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Amor letra por letra(2008)

    as La Jueza

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Killer Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmen · as Sagrario · as Tita Garza, Estafadora

  • The Rose of Guadalupe(2008)

    Show 200 episodes · Director · as Paz

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Burning for Revenge(2008)

    Show 205 episodes · as Quintina

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • I am My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Clara

  • Malos hábitos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Madre Superiora

  • Mujeres en el acto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Crazy Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Eréndira

  • La fea más bella(2006)

    Show 300 episodes · as Tomasa Moran

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • La Madrastra: Años después (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Venturina

  • La Madrastra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 120 episodes · as Venturina García "La Muda"

  • Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mrs. Gonzalez

  • Inocente de ti(2004)

    Show 130 episodes · as Abuela Cleotilde

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • El edén (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Victoria

  • Mariana de la noche(2003)

    Show 135 episodes · as María Dolores "María Lola"

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Poucas, Poucas Pulgas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 100 episodes · as Griselda

  • Hounded on a Carnival Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Virgin of Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Raquel

  • Frida(2002)

    as Matilde Kahlo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • eXXXorcisms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Snake Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Licenciada Ortiz

  • Solamente una vez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Caiman's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Casting · as Caiman's Mother

  • Salomé(2001)

    Show 150 episodes · as Manola

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Outsider(2001)

    Show 135 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Such is Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Adela, The Godmother

  • The Ruination of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Axe Face

  • Before Night Falls(2000)

    as María Teresa Freye de Andrade

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Other Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • No One Writes to the Colonel(1999)

    as Jacinta

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • El Niño que Vino del Mar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 95 episodes · as Alberta Gómez

  • Divine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Micaela

  • María Isabel(1997)

    Show 125 episodes · as Manuela Rojas López

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Pueblo chico, infierno grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 150 episodes · as Martina

  • Deep Crimson(1996)

    as Sra. Ruelas

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Woman of the Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Tomasa

  • Azul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 55 episodes · as Martha

  • Untamed Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ema

  • The Queen of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lucha Reyes

  • El vuelo del águila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 140 episodes · as Petrona Mori

  • ¡Aquí espaantan! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Remedios

  • Nocturno a Rosario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Soledad

  • Triángulo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 80 episodes · as Virginia Granados

  • Golpe de suerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • En carne propia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 185 episodes · as Tota de Ortega

  • La mudanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sara

  • Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 125 episodes · as Josefina Martínez de Chavero

  • Love Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Goitia: A God for Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Deifilia

  • The Marked Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 87 episodes · as (Varios)

  • El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 196 episodes · as Jordana Núñez

  • El gran relajo mexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • El otro crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Nocturnal Love that Goes Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Carmen

  • Los confines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Esposa

  • La rebelión de los colgados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Luz's Motives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Luz

  • Va de Nuez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • El rey de la vecindad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Esposa de Marcos

  • Esperándote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 160 episodes · as Refugio

  • A Married Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Luisa

  • 'Ora sí ¡tenemos que ganar! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • México Norte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Los hijos de Sanchez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Pedro Páramo, el hombre de la Media Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Eduvigis Dyada

  • The Children of Sanchez(1978)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Las cenizas del diputado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Caminando pasos... caminando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • El elegido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Virgen Maria

  • Las Poquianchis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Prostituta Asesinada

  • The Return of a Man Called Horse(1976)

    as Gray Thorn

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The House in the South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as María

  • Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Patricia

  • Letters from Marusia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Rosa

  • The Other Virginity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Flora

  • Llanto, risas y nocaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • The Master of Ballantrae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Rosa

  • The Scandalous Charm of Broken Egos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as La Llorona

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles, 121 of them dated from 1974 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Frida (2002)

$56M worldwide

Highest rated

Frida (2002)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Outsider (2001)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19742026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting119 of 122: 116 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thDirecting3 of 122: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 122: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 122: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

122 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1970s15 · acting1980s16 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s30 · 29 acting · 3 crew2010s23 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s19 · 18 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
7606

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Patricia Reyes Spíndola's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Está libre (2023)

99th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Frida (2002)

Midcredits 90th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 38. 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 Patricia Reyes Spíndola work with?

People who share at least 2 of Patricia Reyes Spíndola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arturo Ripstein shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles