Edwarda Gurrola Actress

Edwarda began her acting career in 1987. She has worked continuously in Theater, Cinema, Radio, and Television since then.

In Theater she has appeared in plays such as: "El Cántaro Roto" directed by Harald Clemen in 1996, "Hamlet" directed by Juan José Gurrola in 2006, "La Casa Limpia" directed by Debbie Saivetz in 2011, "Who shot the princess?" the same year 2011 and "Fantomas Monster" in 2016 directed by Gin Müller, in Austria, among many others. She has directed shows related to music and art since 1998, in addition to the performance Shows like "Monoblock" in 2013 at the Bienal de Porto Alegre, Brazil, and Jazz Word at LACMA, Los Angeles, EU in 2015.

As a supporting actress, she has been in more than 20 Feature Films directed by the most recognized Mexican Directors. Her work on Television begins in "Carrusel" in 1987. With Argos Television she performed in "La Vida en el Espejo" in 1998. In 2010 she made "Soy tu Fan" for Canal 11. In 2019 we could see her performing in the Feature Film "Solteras".

In Cinema she has performed the leading role in Feature Films such as: "El Evangelio de las Maravillass" by Arturo Ripstein in 1998, "El Placer es mío" by Elisa Miller in 2014, "luciérnagas" by Bani Koshnoudi in 2018, for which the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (Mexican Academy of Arts and Sciences Cinematographers) awarded her with the "Ariel 2020" as "Best Actress".

Soon we will be able to see her performing in "Soy tu Fan The Movie"; in the Feature Film "Book of Love" by Analeine with Sam Claflin and in the new Tv-Series directed by Lucía Puenzo "Señorita 89" for StarzPlay.
Edwarda Gurrola startete 1987 ihre Schauspielkarriere in Mexiko.
Seitdem hat sie kontinuierlich in den Bereichen Theater, Film, Radio und Fernsehen gearbeitet. Im Theater spielte sie in Werken wie Der zerbrochene Krug (Regie: Harald Clemen 1996), Hamlet (Regie: Juan José Gurrola, 2006), The Clean House (Regie: Debbie Saivetz, 2011), Who shot the princess? (2009), Fantomas Monster (2016) und JUSTITIA! Identity Cases (2022) von Gin Müller, neben vielen anderen Produktionen. Im Kino spielte sie die Hauptrolle in Divine von Arturo Ripstein (1998), The Pleasure Is Mine von Elisa Miller (2014) und Fireflies von Bani Koshnoudi (2018). Zudem wirkte sie in über 20 Spielfilmen der bekanntesten mexikanischen Regisseur*innen mit.
Im Jahr 2020 gewann Gurrola den mexikanischen Filmpreis "Ariel" als beste Hauptdarstellerin.

Overview

NationalityMexico

LanguagesSpanish (mother tongue), English (fluent), English – American (fluent), English – British (fluent), German (good)

Born1979, Mexico City, Mexico

Age range38 - 50

Height154 cm

Ethnic typesLatino / Hispanic

Place of residencevienna - Vienna (Austria)

Possible accommodationmexico city (Mexico)

Real nameFlor Edwarda Gurrola Vivanco

Work permitEuropean Union

Skills/Talents

Languages Spanish (mother tongue), English (fluent), English – American (fluent), English – British (fluent), German (good)

Accents English (very good), German (good)

Dance Cha cha cha (very good), Latin American dance (very good), Merengue (very good), Rumba (very good), Salsa (very good), Choreography (good), Dance improvisation (good), Dance theatre (good), Dance training (good), Modern dance (good), Musical (good), Argentinian tango (basic)

Singing. A Cappella (good), Ballad (good), Cabaret (good), Choral Singing (good)

Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Soprano

Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car

Other Skills Magician, Painting, Pilates, Poet, Poker, Stand Up Comedy, Storytelling, Translator

Appearance

Awards/Nominations

2025 Alternative Film Festival Toronto (Canada) - Award
for main character / Too sad to watch films

2020 Ariel academy of motion pictures best actress (Mexico) - Award

2017 Ariel best actress academy of motion pictures (Mexico) - Nomination

CV CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film CV - Theatre