Tributes

* In person: Friday, March 11th, 7:00PM at the San Diego premiere of Santos Pereginos!

She’s a versatile actress who’s won the hearts of critics and audiences for her roles in television, film and theater during a career that’s spanned 50 years and earned her many of Mexico’s top acting honors.

Carmen Salinas is best known to foreign audiences for her recent feature film roles appearing the gritty Mexican hit Todo el Poder (1999) and most recently in Man on Fire (USA 2003) starring Denzel Washington.

Born in Torreón, Coahuila, Salinas got her start as a singer at local festivals where she charmed crowds who threw coins at her feet. She went on to achieve modest success in her hometown on live radio and local television. In the 1950s, Salinas moved to Mexico City to build her career from the ground up, starting with bit parts in variety shows.

It was 1964 when she landed her first role in a Mexican soap opera, La
Vecindad, and her career took off. Just five years later, Salinas had her
film debut in the feature film La Vida Inútil de Pito Pérez (The Useless
Life of Pito Pérez). Her acting earned Salinas her first nomination for a
coveted Diosa de Plata award.

At the end of 1994, she appeared on stage in "Cada Quien su Vida" (To Each
His Own Life) and in 1995, earned all the major prizes given to an actress
in Mexican theater. Salinas marked her 50th year as an actress in 2003,
receiving numerous accolades and honors.

Today, Mexican audiences know and love her both as a soap and movie queen,
and as an actress, producer and director of Mexico’s favorite long-running
theater show "Aventurera".