Gloria Mestre Rodríguez (July 28, 1928 – December 9, 2012) was a Mexican dancer, choreographer, and actress in film, stage, and television.
A disciple of Martha Graham and Bronislava Nijinska, her teachers included Nellie Campobello, Tessy Marcue, and Enrique Vela Quintero.
From 1946 through 1947, with the Original Ballet Ruso, she began a tour in Mexico, Cuba, Brazil and the United States.
[2] During her career, she became Prima ballerina assoluta of Naples' San Carlo Opera House;[3] appeared at the Moulin Rouge and at the Olympia; participated in the Ballet Waldeen.
She also founded the Ballet Chapultepec,[1] and was the principal dancer and choreographer of the INBA's National Opera.