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Hortensia Santoveña

Hortensia Santoveña

Actor · Died July 11, 1986, aged 73 · Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexiko

Hortensia Santoveña was born on 17 October 1912 in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970), Eugenia Grandet (1953) and Talpa (1956). She was married to Pascual García Peña. She died on 11 July 1986 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 17, 1912
Died
July 11, 1986 (aged 73)
From
Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexiko
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 54 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 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Hortensia Santoveña's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
17%
Morality
16%
Survival
16%
Society
8%
Ideas
8%
Power
7%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · 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 1 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
2
Contemplative
2
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Hortensia Santoveña's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hortensia Santoveña'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

54 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Poison for the Fairies(1986)

    as Sor Eulalia (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Aquel famoso Remington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Nana

  • Puerto maldito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Prisión de mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Charamusca

  • The Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lupe

  • El Albañil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Monja enfermera

  • The Braid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Cleo

  • El primer paso... de la mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Tonta tonta, pero no tanto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Clotilde

  • Tacos al Carbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Doña Tere

  • El medio pelo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Perpetuita

  • They Call Him Marcado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Representante liga decencia

  • Elena y Raquel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • There's Always a First Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lolita, Javier's mother (segment "Rosa")

  • Peach Blossom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Candelaria

  • Tres noches de locura(1970)

    as Madre de Jorge (episodio "Ana")

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Two Mules for Sister Sara(1970)

    as 1st Woman in the Night (as Hortensia Santovena)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mujeres de medianoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sara

  • The Door and the Butcher's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Invitada (segment "La puerta")

  • Crosses Over the Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Doña Lolita, mamá de María

  • Time to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Rosita

  • Simon of the Desert(1965)

    as The Mother

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • La loba(1965)

    as Housemaid

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cucurrucucú Paloma(1965)

    as Doña Lola, madre de Paloma

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Crows are Grieving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Doña Tula

  • Autumn Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Doctora

  • Bring Me the Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Elisa

  • House of the Frights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Elisa

  • Los chacales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Miracles Weaver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Eustolia

  • When mommy comes back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Carmelita, nana

  • Amor en la sombra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Rosario

  • Quinceañera(1960)

    as Cristina, María Antonia's mother

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Living Coffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Doña María

  • 800 Leagues Over the Amazon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Cibela

  • Del suelo no paso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Doña Benigna

  • La edad de la tentación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Besos de arena(1959)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El caso de una adolescente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Nana Dominga

  • La Diana Cazadora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Leonor

  • Talpa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as La mère

  • Los amantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Historia de un marido infiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Catalina

  • The Illegitimate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Doña Beatriz

  • The Hawks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Mariana

  • La Vida No Vale Nada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Pablo's Mother

  • Historia de un abrigo de mink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mariana

  • La mujer X(1955)

    as Isabel

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ley fuga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Wuthering Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as María

  • Cuando me vaya(1954)

    as Mercedes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La desconocida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Eugenia Grandet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ana, sirvienta

  • Cuarto de hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles from 1953 to 1986; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

Simon of the Desert (1965)

$2K worldwide

Highest rated

Simon of the Desert (1965)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19531986

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 1954Screen debut· Wuthering Heights

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 52 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1950s20 · acting1960s15 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s2 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 10 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 Hortensia Santoveña's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Besos de arena (1959)

73rd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Simon of the Desert (1965)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

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 Hortensia Santoveña work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hortensia Santoveña's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Enrique Álvarez Félix shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors