Emma Padilla

Emma Padilla (March 8, 1900 – July 2, 1966) was Mexico's first film star.^[1]

Emma Padilla
Padilla in January 1922 issue of Photoplay
Born	(1900-03-08)March 8, 1900 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	July 2, 1966(1966-07-02) (aged 66) Mexico City, Mexico

She was noted for her resemblance to, and copying the mannerisms of, Italian film star Pina Menichelli, particularly in La luz (1917), which was essentially a copy of the successful Italian film Il Fuoco (1915) starring Menichelli.^[1][2][3]

Selected filmography

• La luz (1917) ^[4]
• Hasta después de la muerte (1920)