The Queen of the Night

This article is about the film. For the operatic character, see The Magic Flute. For other uses, see Queen of the Night.

The Queen of the Night (Spanish: La reina de la noche) is a 1994 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

The Queen of the Night
Directed by	Arturo Ripstein
Written by	Paz Alicia Garciadiego
Produced by	Jean-Michel Lacor
Starring	Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Cinematography	Bruno de Keyzer
Edited by	Rafael Castanedo
Release date	7 September 1994 (1994-09-07)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Lucha Reyes
• Alberto Estrella as Pedro Calderón
• Blanca Guerra
• Ana Ofelia Murguía as Doña Victoria
• Alex Cox as Klaus Eder
• Arturo Alegro as Oñate
• Alejandra Montoya as Luzma
• Marta Aura as Balmori
• Roberto Sosa as Gimeno
• Juan Carlos Colombo as Araujo
• Guillermo Gil as Gato Linares
• María Marcucci
• Maya Mishalska

Awards

Ariel Awards

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. La reina de la noche received six awards out of 12 nominations.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1996	La reina de la noche	Best Picture	Nominated
	Patricia Reyes Spíndola	Best Actress	Won
	Ana Ofelia Murguía	Best Supporting Actress	Won
	Arturo Alegro	Best Actor in a Minor Role	Nominated
	Paz Alicia Garciadiego	Best Original Story	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Nominated
		Best Original Music Theme or Song	Won
	Lucía Álvarez		Won
	Rafael Castanedo	Best Editing	Nominated
	José Luis Aguilar	Best Production Design	Won
	Ángeles Martínez and Eduardo Corona	Best Set Design	Won
	Graciela Mazón	Best Costume Design	Won

External links

• The Queen of the Night at IMDb