Ana Bertha Lepe
Encyclopedia
Ana Bertha Lepe is a Mexican
actress and third runner up at the Miss Universe
contest in 1953. She was born in Tecolotlán
, Jalisco
.
She obtained a role in 1952 in La justicia del lobo her first of many films, she then entered and won the Miss Mexico
contest. In 1955 she filmed in Cuba Una gallega en La Habana. In 1959 she participated in Señoritas with Christiane Martel
, the Miss Universe 1953 in the year Lepe obtained third place. The following year, in 1960, Lepe's father shot and killed her fiancé, actor Agustín de Anda and disappeared from showbusiness for several years.
In 1977 she acted in the first of many telenovela
s, Pacto de amor. She was briefly married later on but never had children.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actress and third runner up at the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
contest in 1953. She was born in Tecolotlán
Tecolotlán
Tecolotlán is a town and municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 795.55 km².As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,984.-History:...
, Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
.
She obtained a role in 1952 in La justicia del lobo her first of many films, she then entered and won the Miss Mexico
Miss Mexico
Miss Mexico may refer to:*Nuestra Belleza México , beauty pageant that chooses Mexico's representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International, among others....
contest. In 1955 she filmed in Cuba Una gallega en La Habana. In 1959 she participated in Señoritas with Christiane Martel
Christiane Martel
Christiane Martel, born Christiane Magnani, won the 1953 Miss Universe pageant representing France. However, she was not a titleholder from the "official" Miss France pageant....
, the Miss Universe 1953 in the year Lepe obtained third place. The following year, in 1960, Lepe's father shot and killed her fiancé, actor Agustín de Anda and disappeared from showbusiness for several years.
In 1977 she acted in the first of many telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s, Pacto de amor. She was briefly married later on but never had children.