''The Queen of the Night'' ( es, La reina de la noche) is a 1994 Mexican

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Arturo Ripstein Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling ...

. It was entered into the

1994 Cannes Film Festival The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film '' Pulp Fiction'' directed by Quentin Tarantino. The festival opened with '' The Hudsucker Proxy'', directed by Joel Coen and closed with ''S ...

Cast

Patricia Reyes Spíndola Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress ('' Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and ''The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and ...

as Lucha Reyes *

Alberto Estrella Alberto Estrella (born Alberto Rodríguez Estrella, 23 September 1962) is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films and television shows since 1986. Biography Estrella was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He starred in the fil ...

as Pedro Calderón *

Blanca Guerra Blanca Guerra Islas (born January 10, 1953) is a Mexican actress. In 1983 she was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Films * La loca de los Milagros (1975) * Pedro Páramo (1978) - Dolores Preciado * El se ...

* Ana Ofelia Murguía as ''Doña'' Victoria *

Alex Cox Alexander B. H. Cox (born 15 December 1954) is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with '' Repo Man'' and ''Sid and Nancy'', but since the release and co ...

as Klaus Eder * Arturo Alegro as Oñate * Alejandra Montoya as Luzma *

Marta Aura Marta Aura (4 September 1942 – 8 July 2022) was a Mexican actress. Life and career Aura was born in Mexico City on 4 September 1942, the daughter of Olimpo Aura Pineda and Ema Palacios Ordorica. Her parents did not accept the fact that she wa ...

as Balmori * Roberto Sosa as Gimeno *

Juan Carlos Colombo Juan Carlos Colombo (born 7 November 1950 in San Juan, Argentina) is an Argentine–Mexican actor. He has resided in Mexico since 1975, where he studied acting and met his wife, actress Patricia Eguía. Colombo is the father of the Argentine-Mex ...

as Araujo *

Guillermo Gil Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

as Gato Linares * María Marcucci * Maya Mishalska

Awards

Ariel Awards

The

Ariel Award The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excel ...

s are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. ''La Reina de la Noche'' received six awards out of 12 nominations. , - , rowspan="12" scope="row", 1996 , scope="row", ''La Reina de la Noche'' , scope="row",

Best Picture This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

, , - , scope="row",

, rowspan="1" scope="row",

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress aw ...

, , - , scope="row", Ana Ofelia Murguía , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Supporting Actress , , - , scope="row", Arturo Alegro , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Actor in a Minor Role , , - , rowspan="3" scope="row", Paz Alicia Garciadiego , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Original Story , , - , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Screenplay , , - , rowspan="2" scope="row", Best Original Music Theme or Song , , - , rowspan="1" scope="row", Lucía Álvarez , , - , scope="row", Rafael Castanedo , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Editing , , - , rowspan="1" scope="row", José Luis Aguilar , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Production Design , , - , rowspan="1" scope="row", Ángeles Martínez and Eduardo Corona , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Set Design , , - , scope="row", Graciela Mazón , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Costume Design , , -

References

External links

* 1994 films 1990s Spanish-language films 1994 drama films Films directed by Arturo Ripstein Mexican drama films 1990s Mexican films Spanish-language drama films {{1990s-drama-film-stub