Mexican actress graduated from the Centro Universitario de Teatro(CUT) of the UNAM, with an extensive career in film, theater and television.
His filmography includes more than 60 feature films, more than 30 plays and up to 25 television productions. In film, she has worked under the direction of important figures in the industry, such as Arturo Ripstein, Carlos Carrera, Maryse Sistach, Alfonso Arau, Catalina Aguilar Mastretta and Fernando Sariñana, which positions her as one of the most prominent names in the Mexican industry.
Among his most outstanding titles are Así es la vida' (Arturo Ripstein), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (2000) (Arturo Ripstein), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (2000); Chronicle of a Breakfast' (Dir. Benjamin Cann), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (2000); 'Chronicle of a Breakfast (dir. Benjamin Cann), 'El brassier de Emma' (Emma's Bra) (dir. Marise Sistach); 'The Reasons of the Heart' (Arturo Ripstein, Dir. (dir. Arturo Ripstein); 'Las búsquedas' (The Searches) (Dir. José Luis Valle); 'La Calle de la Amargura' (The Street of Bitterness) (Dir. Arturo Ripstein); 'Potosí' (Dir. Alfredo Castruita) (Dir. Alfredo Castruita); 'Ojos que no ven' (Eyes that don't see) (Dir. Alfonso Zárate); and 'Lluvia' (Rain) (Dir. Rodrigo García Saiz).
She is one of the actresses with the most Ariel Award nominations, with a total of eight and winning the statuette on two of these occasions: in the category of Best Female Co-Actress (2001) for the film Perfume of Violets (Dir. Marise Sistach), and in the category of Best Actress (2023) for 'The Civilian' (Dir. Teodora Mihai). This title is one of her most celebrated works; it was for this performance that she received an eight-minute standing ovation from the audience at the Cannes Film Festival (2021); it earned her the Ariel Award for Best Female Performance (2023); the Canacine Award for Best Actress (2022) and international awards at the Cairo, Huelva and Viña del Mar Film Festivals.
It has also been recognized at the International Latin American Film Festival in Lérida, at the Casa de México in Spain, at the International Latin Film Festival in San Francisco and at the Guadalajara International Film Festival with the Silver Mayahuel Award for Mexican Cinema (2023), among other mentions.
Arcelia's work has been recognized with important national awards, receiving three Diosas de Plata (Silver Goddesses) for the films Cilantro y Perejil' (Dir. Rafael Montero) in the category of Best Actress (1997). (Dir. Rafael Montero) in the category of Best Actress (1997); El Viaje de Teo' (Teo's Journey) (Dir. Walter Doehner) in the category of Best Female Supporting Role ( 2015), and. 'Veronica' (Dir. Carlos Algara, Alejandro Martínez-Beltrán) in the Best Actress category (2018).
In television she has been part of productions such as The Marked Hour', a cult anthology directed by Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.a cult anthology directed by Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón; Camelia la Texana' (Camelia the Texan)(Telemundo); 'Dos Lunas' (Two Moons)(Fox); Juana Inés' (Canal Once)(Canal Once) which stars and narrates the life of the famous Mexican writer Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz; El Chema' (Telemundo); 'El Chema' (Telemundo)(Telemundo); 'El Club'(Netflix), 'El Señor de los Cielos' (The Lord of the Skies) (Telemundo), 'Un Extraño Enemigo' (A Strange Enemy)(Prime Video) and 'Las Muertas'under the direction of Luis Estrada for Netflix, based on the novel of the same name by Jorge Ibargüengoitia.
