Gloria Mestre

Gloria Mestre Rodríguez (July 28, 1928 – December 9, 2012) was a Mexican dancer, choreographer, and actress in film, stage, and television.

Early years and education Born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mestre was the daughter of Manuel Mestre Ghigliazza, Gobernador constitucional of Tabasco, and Carmen Rodriguez. She began her dance studies at Alma Mexicana Academy, later attending the National School of Dance in Mexico City. A disciple of Martha Graham and Bronislava Nijinska, her teachers included Nellie Campobello, Tessy Marcue, and Enrique Vela Quintero. Mestre was a founder of the Academy of Mexican Dance of the National Association of Actors. She also founded the Ballet Chapultepec, While recovering from respiratory problems, she died in Coyoacán in 2012, as a result of a myocardial infarction.

Selected filmography The Lovers (1951) Oh Darling! Look What You've Done! (1951) The Beautiful Dreamer (1952) The Night Is Ours (1952) Now I Am Rich (1952) The Three Happy Friends (1952) Hot Rhumba (1952) God Created Them (1953) Northern Border (1953) Pompey the Conqueror (1953) Genius and Figure (1953) The Sword of Granada (1953) Music and Money (1958) Foxhole in Cairo (1960)