Emma Cabrera Palafox (born 5 May 1964) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who competed mainly in marathon.

[2] Her highest level medal came at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, where she was the bronze medallist in the marathon.

[4] She won two further regional titles in the 1990s: she topped the half marathon podium at the 1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics before defending her regional marathon crown at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games.

[5] Cabrera was the 1996 winner of the Marine Corps Marathon in a time of 2:48:34 hours, becoming only the second non-American woman to win the race.

[6] After her career peak, she continued to compete into her fifties and in 2014 completed her 100th half marathon.