Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director and producer in films, TV series and theatre plays. She studied to become an actress in several ateliers in Mexico and London. She made her début in the movies in 1972, with El señor de Osanto, and two years later she started working in the Teatro Fru Fru. As an actress, she has worked with directors like Nancy Cárdenas or Arturo Ripstein. She has also worked in famous Mexican telenovelas. She won the Ariel prize for her roles in Los motivos de Luz and La reina de la noche. She has an acting school she runs with her sister, Marta Reyes Spíndola, in the Colonia Juárez neighborhood of Mexico City called M & M Studio, where she also teaches. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patricia Reyes Spíndola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 11, 1953 (73)
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- Actor, also director
- 33 on MovieCove · 122 credits in all
What are Patricia Reyes Spíndola's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 12
Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 5 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Manuela in María Isabel (1997)
- Allyas Doña Rosario in They Are All Dead (2014)
- Mentoras Blanca in Road to Destiny (2016)
- Mentoras Sara Rodríguez de Velasco in Empire of Lies (2020)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous6
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 Patricia Reyes Spíndola's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Patricia Reyes Spíndola'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
122 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Dulce & Fredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Foreigner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Tespis Teporocho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Amanecer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Night Shift(2024)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
La mujer de mi vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Blood Priestess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Está libre(2023)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Wedding Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Crystal Toad in the Kingdom of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Más Allá de Tí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Mujeres Asesinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Can't Quit Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Me casé con un idiota(2022)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
A quien cierra los ojos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Empire of Lies(2020)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Dad Wanted(2020)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all filmsY el cangrejo resultó no ser inmortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Marionette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Devil Between the Legs(2019)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Marioneta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Tripping-Thru Keta(2018)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ánima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Mi Mariachi(2018)
I Wanted to Find You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
You Are My Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
La Voz de un Sueño(2016)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Más allá de lo que queda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Given In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Road to Destiny(2016)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
La teta de Botero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Bleak Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Fear the Walking Dead(2015)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Estar o no estar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
They Are All Dead(2014)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
El color de la pasión(2014)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
La mujer del Vendaval(2012)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
Todos hemos pecado(2009)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Reasons of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Rafaela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Another Mexican (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Chicogrande(2010)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
El patio de mi cárcel(2008)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Walking Vengeance(2008)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Amor letra por letra(2008)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Killer Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Rose of Guadalupe(2008)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
Burning for Revenge(2008)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
I am My Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Malos hábitos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Mujeres en el acto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Crazy Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
La fea más bella(2006)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
La Madrastra: Años después (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
La Madrastra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Inocente de ti(2004)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
El edén (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Mariana de la noche(2003)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Poucas, Poucas Pulgas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Hounded on a Carnival Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Virgin of Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Frida(2002)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
eXXXorcisms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Snake Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Solamente una vez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Caiman's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Salomé(2001)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
The Outsider(2001)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Such is Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Ruination of Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Before Night Falls(2000)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Other Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
El Niño que Vino del Mar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Divine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
María Isabel(1997)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Pueblo chico, infierno grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Deep Crimson(1996)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Woman of the Port (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Azul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Untamed Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Queen of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
El vuelo del águila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
¡Aquí espaantan! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Nocturno a Rosario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Triángulo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Golpe de suerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
En carne propia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
La mudanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Love Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Goitia: A God for Himself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Marked Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
El gran relajo mexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
El otro crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Nocturnal Love that Goes Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Los confines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
La rebelión de los colgados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Luz's Motives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Va de Nuez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
El rey de la vecindad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Esperándote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
A Married Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
'Ora sí ¡tenemos que ganar! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
México Norte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Los hijos de Sanchez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Pedro Páramo, el hombre de la Media Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
The Children of Sanchez(1978)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Las cenizas del diputado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Caminando pasos... caminando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
El elegido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Las Poquianchis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The House in the South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Letters from Marusia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Other Virginity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Llanto, risas y nocaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Master of Ballantrae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Scandalous Charm of Broken Egos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 122 titles, 121 of them dated from 1974 to 2026; peak year 2023.
Film career
Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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.
- 1976Screen debut· The Return of a Man Called Horse
- 2002Breakout· Frida
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Patricia Reyes Spíndola's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th15
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 32 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive6
- Cult Classic5
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 38. 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 Patricia Reyes Spíndola work with?
People who share at least 2 of Patricia Reyes Spíndola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arturo Ripstein shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Arturo RipsteinShared titles: Devil Between the Legs (2019), No One Writes to the Colonel (1999), Deep Crimson (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Arturo Ripstein
Writers
- Paz Alicia GarciadiegoShared titles: Devil Between the Legs (2019), No One Writes to the Colonel (1999), Deep Crimson (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Actors
- Daniel Giménez CachoShared titles: Devil Between the Legs (2019), No One Writes to the Colonel (1999), Deep Crimson (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Daniel Giménez Cacho
- Iazua LariosShared titles: Night Shift (2024), La Voz de un Sueño (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Iazua Larios
- Paulina GaitanShared titles: Night Shift (2024), Me casé con un idiota (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Paulina Gaitan
- Aleyda GallardoShared titles: Dad Wanted (2020), Todos hemos pecado (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Aleyda Gallardo
Composers and cinematographers
- Guillermo GranilloShared titles: Me casé con un idiota (2022), No One Writes to the Colonel (1999), Deep Crimson (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Guillermo Granillo
- David MansfieldShared titles: Devil Between the Legs (2019), No One Writes to the Colonel (1999), Deep Crimson (1996)See all 3 shared titles with David Mansfield
Producers
- Mariana Martinez ResendezShared titles: Night Shift (2024), La Voz de un Sueño (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Mariana Martinez Resendez
- Mónica GorbeaShared titles: Night Shift (2024), Dad Wanted (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Mónica Gorbea
- Max BlasquezShared titles: Dad Wanted (2020), Devil Between the Legs (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Max Blasquez
- Mónica LozanoShared titles: Devil Between the Legs (2019), Tripping-Thru Keta (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mónica Lozano
Mixed roles
- Lisette MorelosShared titles: Night Shift (2024), Road to Destiny (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Lisette Morelos
- Pablo MondragónShared titles: Tripping-Thru Keta (2018), La Voz de un Sueño (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Pablo Mondragón