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Susana Zabaleta

Susana Zabaleta

Actor · Born September 30, 1964 (62) · Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico

Susana Zabaleta Ramos is a Mexican singer and actress.  Born in Monclova, Coahuila, she moved to Mexico City in 1985. In 1986 she performed in the Sala Ollín Yoliztli and interpreted opera performances, such as La Traviata, Dido and Aeneas and Eneas. She also performed with the group "Quien es quien".   n 1987 Zabaleta debuted on the stage with the musicals El violinista en el tejado and Don Quijote de la Mancha. In 1989 she participated in the musicals ¡Que plantón! and Sor-Presas. In 1991 she participated in the Mexican version of Cats along with María del Sol . In 1995, she recorded her first album titled ¿O fué un sueño? and in 1996, recorded the Spanish version of the Disney's film Pocahontas: Los Colores en el viento.   Her acting career started in the telenovelas in 1993. In 1996 she filmed her first film Sobrenatural, a horror film directed by her husband, the film director Daniel Gruener. In 1998, she participated in the Mexican movie Sexo, pudor y lagrimas (directed by Antonio Serrano) for which she won the Silver Ariel Award as Best Actress. In recent years Zabaleta has collaborated with the Mexican composer Armando Manzanero with whom she has recorded two albums: de la A a la Z (2006) and Amarrados (2009).  In 2011, Zabaleta debuted as host of her own TV show, Susana Adicción, on the Unicable channel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Susana Zabaleta Ramos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 30, 1964 (62)
From
Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Susana Zabaleta's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
50%
Self
19%
Survival
15%
Morality
6%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 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 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · 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 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
2
Romantic
2
Hopeful
1
Cathartic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5

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 Susana Zabaleta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Susana Zabaleta'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

26 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ricardo Pérez: Guerrero de Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Invitado

  • Asuntos pendientes del más allá (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • La Usurpadora: The Musical(2023)

    as Doña Inés

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • La noche del Diablito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Marea alta(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hortensia

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sex, Shame and Tears 2(2022)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Reyes de la Canción (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Juez

  • Leonora Does Not Want To See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Rea

  • La Más Draga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Self · as Susana Zabaleta

  • Nezahualcóyotl, la gran historia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Guardians of Oz(2015)

    as Eveline

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Get Married If You Can(2014)

    as Juez American Idol

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Burning for Revenge(2008)

    Show 205 episodes · as Ruth Uribe Santos / Ruth Uribe Acevedo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · as Sofía

  • Bajo la misma piel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 95 episodes · as Ivonne Acosta

  • Life Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Silvia

  • Salomé(2001)

    Show 150 episodes · as Susana

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • A Breakfast Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Cantante Funeral

  • You Are My Destiny(2000)

    Show 90 episodes · as Emma Pimentel de Rivadeneira

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Sexo, pudor y lágrimas(1999)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Una luz en el camino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 92 episodes · as Astrid del Valle

  • Elisa Before the End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Elisa's mother

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

    Show 4 episodes · as Medarda Zavala

  • All of Them Witches(1996)

    as Dolores

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Cosi fan tutte: O, la escuela de los amantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Cantando por un sueño (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show as Juez

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles, 25 of them dated from 1996 to 2025; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Guardians of Oz (2015)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

You Are My Destiny (2000)

Film career

19962025

Peak 2023 · their film career is on the way up. 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.

  • 1999Screen debut· Sex, Shame & Tears

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s8 · acting

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.

How do Susana Zabaleta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Burning for Revenge (2008)

90th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999)

Midcredits 64th · 61% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. 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 Susana Zabaleta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Susana Zabaleta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jorge Salinas shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles