A role in the hit film Chicago and other acting opportunities followed.

It was good enough however to set her on the way to winning vital experience - and other roles soon followed.

These roles followed a long and distinguished career in the theatre.

These were the first of many television western roles to follow for the then 31-year-old Alcaide.

From there, a role on the soap Certain Women followed.

The feature was followed by a role in the short film "Dignity" (2002).

This was followed by a more substansive role in the 2005 film Boogeyman.

This was followed by a major role in the 1977 film Tigres de papel.

The civic musicians thus served a particular and necessary role in the complex system of rituals followed for visitors.

More film roles followed, but, for Mackie, theatre is still the most powerful medium.