# Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez (born November 2, 1958) is a Mexican actress whose breakout role was the 1983 film El Norte.
Gutiérrez attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, in Dramatic Literature and Theater. Her graduate work includes Theater Directing (Columbia University), Russian Literature, and Mexican Literature (National Autonomous University of Mexico). She graduated with a double major in Mexican Literature and Film Direction at Columbia University.
Since her debut in El Norte, Zaide appeared in over 35 feature films in Mexico
She has appeared in two films by director Alex Cox, El Patrullero in 1991 and Death and the Compass in 1996. She also received a nomination for the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress for Por Si No Te Vuelvo a Ver in 1998.
In addition, she has appeared in many telenovelas, and she both acts in and directs theatre.
Gutiérrez appeared in Gregory Nava's Bordertown in 2007.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1975 | La lucha con la pantera | Patricia's friend | |
| 1978 | Rarotonga | Tuituila | |
| 1983 | El Norte | Rosa | |
| 1985 | Viaje al paraíso | Carola | |
| 1986 | Miracles | K'in's Wife | |
| 1986 | Firewalker | Indian Girl | |
| 1986 | El imperio de la fortuna | La Pinzona | |
| 1987 | Hotel Colonial | Linda | |
| 1987 | Gaby: A True Story | Hospital Nurse | |
| 1991 | Ciudad de ciegos | Teo | |
| 1991 | El Patrullero | Griselda | |
| 1992 | Wild Blue Moon | Luz | |
| 1992 | Cita en el paraíso | Alejandra | Short film |
| 1996 | Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda | Unknown role | |
| 1996 | Sobrenatural | Eva María Herrera | |
| 1997 | Por si no te vuelvo a ver | Silvia | |
| 1998 | El evangelio de las maravillas | Unknown role | |
| 1998 | La otra conquista | Beata Conversa | |
| 2000 | En el país de no pasa nada | Luisa | |
| 2002 | Ciudades oscuras | Zezé | |
| 2002 | Amar te duele | Claudia | |
| 2003 | Zurdo | Maestra | |
| 2004 | El mago | Madre | |
| 2006 | Ciudad al límite | Lourdes Jiménez | |
| 2007 | Niñas mal | Fina | |
| 2007 | Espérame en otro mundo | Dra. Luengo | |
| 2008 | Soy mi madre | Sable Sainte | Short film |
| 2009 | Cabeza de buda | Reportera | |
| 2010 | Juventud | Miss Berenice | |
| 2010 | Hell | Señora Buitre | |
| 2012 | La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas | Madre de Sabina y Jovany | |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1988 | Angélica, mi vida | unknown role | |
| 1990 | Días sin luna | Irene | |
| 1992 | Cuentos de Borges | Ms.Espinoza / Harlequin | Episode: "Death and the Compass" |
| 1993 | Valentina | Rafaela | |
| 1996 | La culpa | Nemoría | |
| 1996–2006 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Various roles | 24 episodes |
| 1997 | Pueblo chico, infierno grande | Olinca | |
| 1998 | Una luz en el camino | Eloída | |
| 2001 | El derecho de nacer | La Loba | |
| 2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Mother Superior | Television film |
| 2002 | ¡Vivan los niños! | Estela Castillo | |
| 2004 | Misión S.O.S | Lupe Espinos | |
| 2004–2005 | Apuesta por un amor | Doctora | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Duelo de pasiones | Vera | |
| 2007 | XHDRbZ | Esposa Desesperada | Episode: "Sueño de telenovela" |
| 2008 | La rosa de Guadalupe | Lucha | Episode: "Salida de emergencia" |
| 2010–2011 | Para volver a amar | Rosaura Pereyra | 146 episodes |
| 2011–2017 | Como dice el dicho | Various roles | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Un refugio para el amor | Paz Jacinto | 159 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Qué pobres tan ricos | Carmelita | 167 episodes |
| 2015 | Que te perdone Dios | Simona | 84 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Simplemente María | Zenaida | 9 episodes |
| 2016 | Por siempre Joan Sebastian | Amanda Figueroa | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | La doble vida de Estela Carrillo | Chayo | 67 episodes |
| 2018 | Por amar sin ley | Sylvia | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | La jefa del campeón | Sara | |
| 2021 | Madre sólo hay dos | Lucía | |

## Awards

* Ariel Award: Nominated for four awards in Mexican films
* Mexican Cinema Journalists Award: Won two awards in Mexican films
* The Association of Latin Entertainment Critics: Won one award

## Footnotes

* ↑ IMDb film data base.