Ofelia Medina
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Ofelia Medina (born on March 4, 1950 in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican actress and screenwriter of Mexican films. She has been 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 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)

TV Shows

• Mujeres Asesinas: Mónica Acorralada (2008) as Beatriz Fernández

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 paraíso (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)

See also

• Ana Colchero

External links

• Ofelia Medina at the Telenovela database
• Ofelia Medina at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography at the New York Times
• A fan page