[citation needed] After her return to Mexico, for her performances at the Insurgentes theater, in the works Vine, ví y mejor me fuí and La maestra bebe un poco,[4] she received an award from the Unión de cronistas de Teatro (Union of Theater Critics).

In 1981, the Mexican Association of Theater Critics named her best actress and singer for her performance in Man of La Mancha.

[citation needed] In 1986, she received the María Tereza Montoya and Virginia Fábregas prizes for her acting in Aire frío.

[citation needed] Monica Miguel's death was announced by the Mexican Asociación Nacional de Intérpretes on 12 August 2020.

("It is with deep sadness that we notify the death of the actress, interpreter and stage director Mónica Miguel.