Ofelia Medina
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Ofelia Medina is a Mexican
actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr. and actor Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
.
. She 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 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.
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, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr. and actor Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. is a Mexican actor.- Life and career :Armendáriz Jr. was born in Mexico City, the son of actors Carmelita and Pedro Armendáriz. He has been married to actress Ofelia Medina....
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Biography
Ofelia Medina was born in Mérida, YucatánMérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
. She made her film debut in Mexico in 1968 with the film La paz and in Hollywood with The Big Fix
The Big Fix
The Big Fix is a 1978 film directed by Jeremy Kagan and based on the novel by Roger L. Simon, who also wrote the screenplay. It starred Richard Dreyfuss as private detective Moses Wine and co-starred Susan Anspach and John Lithgow...
ten years later. In 1977 she played a hunchback in the 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"...
Rina. She portrayed Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo de Rivera was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán, and perhaps best known for her self-portraits....
in Paul Leduc's film about the artist in 1984. In Canada, Medina was nominated for the Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
for her work in Diplomatic Immunity
Diplomatic immunity
Diplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws...
in 1991.
Currently, she is politically active as a supporter of the indigenous people of southern Mexico.
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
- Lucía Sombra (1971) as Lucía Sombra
- Las máscaras (1971)
Hollywood
- Before Night FallsBefore Night Falls (film)Before Night Falls is a 2000 film directed by Julian Schnabel. The screenplay is based on the autobiography of the same name of Reinaldo Arenas, which was published in English in 1993. The screenplay was written by Schnabel, Cunningham O'Keefe, and Lázaro Gómez Carriles...
(2000) as Landlady - Diplomatic ImmunityDiplomatic immunityDiplomatic immunity is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws...
(1991) as Sara Roldán - The Big FixThe Big FixThe Big Fix is a 1978 film directed by Jeremy Kagan and based on the novel by Roger L. Simon, who also wrote the screenplay. It starred Richard Dreyfuss as private detective Moses Wine and co-starred Susan Anspach and John Lithgow...
(1978) as Alora
Cinema of Mexico
- Las buenas hierbas (2010) as Lala
- 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 inocentesVoces inocentesVoces inocentes is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War in 1980, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows injustice against innocent...
(2004) as Mama Toya - Ezequiel el volador (2004) as Mama
- Cuando te hablen de amor (2002) as Graciela Garbo
- Un Muro de SilencioA Wall of SilenceA Wall of Silence is a 1993 Argentine drama film starring Vanessa Redgrave. The film concerns a turbulent period in Argentine history, the National Reorganization Process as well as the responsibility of artists in engaging and interpreting human stories from this period. It was directed by Lita...
(1993) as Silvia - Gertrudis BocanegraGertrudis BocanegraMaría Gertrudis Bocanegra de Mendoza de Lazo de la Vega was a woman who fought in the Mexican War of Independence. She was arrested, tortured and executed in 1817....
(1992) - Nocturno a Rosario (1991) as Rosario de la Peña
- Camino largo a Tijuana (1991)
- Frida, naturaleza viva (1984) as Frida KahloFrida KahloFrida Kahlo de Rivera was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán, and perhaps best known for her self-portraits....
- La palomilla al rescate (1977)
- Vacaciones misteriosas (1976)
- El hombre de los hongos (1976) as Lucila
- ApolinarApolinar (film)Apolinar is a Mexican fantasy drama film directed in 1971 by Julio Castillo and produced by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Robert Viskin. The film was shot on location in and around Atotonilco, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, in Mexico...
(1972) - De qué color es el viento (1972)
- Uno y medio contra el mundo (1971)
- Las puertas del paraíso (1971) as Lucia
- Muñeca reina (1971) as Amilamia
- Las figuras de arena (1970)
- Patsy, mi amor (1969) as Patsy
- ParaísoParaíso (film)Paraíso is a 1970 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza....
(1969) - Las Pirañas aman en CuaresmaLas Pirañas aman en CuaresmaLas Pirañas aman en Cuaresma is a Mexican motion picture categorized as drama. It was filmed in 1969.- Synopsis :...
(1969) - Las rebelión de las hijas (1969)
- Las impuras (1969)
- La Paz (1968)
External links
- Ofelia Medina at the Telenovela database
- Biography at the New York Times