| Mabel Cadena | |
| Birth Name: | Mitzi Mabel Martínez Cadena[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Atizapán, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Education: | Universidad Veracruzana |
Mitzi Mabel Martínez Cadena[1] (born 23 September 1990) is a Mexican actress known for starring in the 2020 films Dance of the 41 and , as well as the 2019 television series Hernán. She made her Hollywood debut playing Namora in the 2022 film .
Mabel Cadena was born in Atizapán de Zaragoza on 23 September 1990, and grew up in Minatitlán, Veracruz.[2] She studied for a licentiate in psychology at the Universidad Veracruzana. She began her acting training at the CasAzul Artes Escénicas Argos academy in Tlalnepantla de Baz.[3]
After acting in some plays, Cadena shifted to television in 2012, playing the role of Adela Rosa Chávez in the HBO series Capadocia.[3] Her TV career continued in productions such as Camelia la Texana (2014), El Señor de los Cielos (2014), Érase una vez (2017), Las Malcriadas (2017), El Vato (2017), Ingobernable (2017), Por la máscara (2018), La Bandida (2018), and Monarca (2019).[4] Despite some initial misgivings, she learned to speak Nahuatl to play the role of in the 2019 series Hernán.
She ventured into cinema with The Eternal Feminine (2017), (2020) by Julián Hernández, and Dance of the 41 (2020) by David Pablos.[5] The latter gained her fame in Mexico when she portrayed, stepdaughter of Porfirio Díaz.[3] [6] Among the short films in which she has appeared are Menage à trois (2015), Cuatro Minutos (2021), and Venganza póstuma (2022).[7]
Cadena made her Hollywood debut in 2022 with the Marvel Studios film in the role of Namora, Namor's cousin.[8]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ménage à Trois (short) | Cris |
| 2016 | The Eternal Feminine | |
| 2018 | Dos veces tú | Nurse |
| 2020 | Ramira | |
| Dance of the 41 | ||
| 2021 | Cuatro Minutos (short) | Girl |
| 2022 | ||
| Venganza póstuma (short) |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rosa diamante | La Caimana | |
| Capadocia | Adela Rosa Chávez | ||
| 2014 | Camelia la Texana | Valeria | |
| El Señor de los Cielos | Mercedes | ||
| 2017 | Érase una vez | Evelina | |
| Las Malcriadas | Juana Ortiz | ||
| El Vato | Meche | ||
| Ingobernable | Citlalli López | ||
| 2018 | Por la máscara | Usnavy | |
| La Bandida | Pilar | ||
| 2019 | Hernán | Doña Luisa / Tecuelhuetzin | |
| Monarca | Itzel | ||
| 2021 | Julia | ||
| 2022 | Señorita 89 | Nora | |
| Helena Flores | |||
| 2023 | Drag Race México | Herself / Guest judge |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Best Leading Actress | Dance of the 41 | [9] | |||
| 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | [10] |