Actors - Ofelia Medina

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Ofelia Medina (born on March 4 in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican actress and screenwriter of the Cinema of Mexico. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr. and actor Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Biography

Ofelia Medina made her film debut in Mexico in 1968 with the film La paz and in Hollywood with The Big Fix
ten years later. In 1977 she played a hunchback in the telenovela Rina. She portrayed the Frida Kahlo in Paul Leduc's film about the artist in 1984. In Canada, Medina was nominated for the Genie Award for her work in Diplomatic Immunity in 1991.

Currently, she is politically active as a supporter of the indigenous people of southern Mexico.

Awards

Ariel Award in 2005

Best supporting actress for Voces inocentes

Award nominations

12th Genie Awards

Best supporting actress for Diplomatic Immunity

Telenovelas

Para toda la vida (1996) as Elena
La gloria y el infierno (1986) as Inés Arteaga
Toda una vida (1981) as Alejandra Pastora
Rina (1977) as Rina
Paloma (1975) as Paloma
La hiena (1973) as Isabel Solís
La señora joven (1972) as Susana Ricarte
Lucia Sombra (1971) as Lucía Sombra
Las máscaras (1971)

Films

===Cinema of France===

Couleur Havane (1999) as Mayra

===Cinema of the Philippines===

Valentina (2004)

Hollywood

Before Night Falls
(2000) as Landlady
Diplomatic Immunity (1991) as Sara Roldán
The Big Fix
(1978) as Alora

===Cinema of Mexico===

Caleuche: El llamado del mar (2006) as Madre Isabel
Un bel morir (2005)
Agua con sal (2005) as Olvido
Club eutanasia (2005) as the director
Voces inocentes
(2004) as Mama Toya
Ezequiel el volador (2004) as Mama
Cuando te hablen de amor (2002) as Graciela Garbo
Un muro de silencio (1993) as Silvia
Nocturno a Rosario (1991) as Rosario de la Pena
Patsy, mi amor (1969) as Patsy
El hombre de los hongos (1976) as Lucila
Las puertas del paraísos (1971) as Lucia
Frida, naturaleza viva (1984) as Frida Kahlo
Muñeca reina (1971) as Amilamia
Gertrudis Bocanegra (1992)
Camino largo a Tijuana (1991)
La palomilla al rescate (1977)
Vacaciones misteriosas (1976)
Apolinar (1972)
De que color es el viento (1972)
Uno y medio contra el mundo (1971)
Las figuras de arena (1970)
Paraíso (1969)
Las pirañas aman en cuaresma (1969)
Las rebelión de las hijas (1969)
Las impuras (1969)
La Paz (1968)

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