Emma Roldán
Roldán in Maria (1922)
Born	Emma Roldán Reyna (1893-02-03)February 3, 1893 San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Died	August 29, 1978(1978-08-29) (aged 85) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Actress, costume designer
Years active	1922–1978
Spouses	Pedro Jesús Ojeda (divorced) Alfredo del Diestro
Children	2

Emma Roldán (February 3, 1893 – August 29, 1978) was a Mexican character actress and costume designer. She is remembered as the sharp-tongued, domineering matron of Mexican cinema, and was nominated three times for a Silver Ariel Award.

Acted in some of Fernando de Fuentes most important movies, like El prisionero trece and El compadre Mendoza, both from his Revolution Trilogy, and first Mexican box-office Allá en el Rancho Grande.

A San Luis Potosí native, Roldán was born Emma Roldán Reyna to hotel owners José María Roldán and Virginia Reyna, the second of four siblings.^[1] Her parents' hotel was located in front of the "Teatro de la Paz" in San Luis Potosí, where theatrical companies would perform.^[1] It is there where she met her husband Pedro Jesús Ojeda with whom she procreated two children, Emma Ojeda Roldán and Pedro Ojeda Roldán.^[1] She and her husband moved to Monterrey, but they would tour across the country, a life she disliked.^[1] They later divorced and Roldán relocated to her parents' home in Potosí.^[1]

• El prisionero trece (1933) as Margarita Ramos
• El compadre Mendoza (1934) as the mute
• Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936) as Ángela
• Women of Today (1936)
• These Men (1937)
• Jesusita in Chihuahua (1942) as Tula Tulares de Tulancingo
• Romeo and Juliet (1943)
• The Escape (1944)
• The Hour of Truth (1945)
• The Museum of Crime (1945) as Enfermera
• Dizziness (1946) as Nana Joaquina
• La reina del trópico (1946)
• The Flesh Commands (1948)
• Jalisco Fair (1948)
• Rough But Respectable (1949)
• The Masked Tiger (1951)
• Los hijos de María Morales (1951) as María Morales
• A Tailored Gentleman (1954) as Doña Pelos, portera
• The Soldiers of Pancho Villa (1959) as Comadrona
• Beyond All Limits (1959) as Carmela
• Black Skull (1960)
• Chucho el Roto (1960)
• Dangers of Youth (1960)
• Invincible Guns (1960)
• Immediate Delivery (1963)
• El rey del tomate (1963) as Tía Mila
• El miedo no anda en burro (1976) as Doña Paz
• El lugar sin límites (1978) as Ludovinia

• Emma Roldán at IMDb