Ofelia Medina

María Ofelia Medina Torres (born April 4, 1950) is a Mexican actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr.

Ofelia Medina
Medina in 2019
Born
María Ofelia Medina Torres

(1950-03-04) March 4, 1950
Mérida, Yucatán
NationalityMexican
Years active1968–present
Spouse(s)
Alex Philips, Jr.
​
(
m. 1973; div. 1978)

​
(
m. 1981; died 2011)
Children2
AwardsAriel Award (2005)
Websitehttp://www.ofeliamedina.com/
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Biography

Ofelia Medina was born in Mérida, Yucatán.

Career

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.

Ofelia Madine has also played in various theatres worldwide. Since 2000 Ofelia played Frida Kahlo[1] in the play Cada quien su Frida. In 2007 she came to Denmark, playing in Århus, Copenhagen and Odense at the gallery of Jens Galschiøt.[2]

Personal life

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

Awards

Ariel Award in 2005

Award nominations

12th Genie Awards

Telenovelas
  • Las máscaras (1971)
  • Lucía Sombra (1971) as Lucía Sombra
  • La señora joven (1972) as Susana Ricarte
  • La hiena (1973) as Isabel Solís
  • Paloma (1975) as Paloma
  • Rina (1977) as Rina
  • Toda una vida (1981) as Alejandra Pastora
  • La gloria y el infierno (1986) as Inés Arteaga
  • Para toda la vida (1996) as Elena
  • A Corazón Abierto (2012) as Irene de Sánchez
  • Los Rey (2012)

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, Short)

Hollywood

Canadian

Cinema of Mexico
  • La Paz (1968)
  • Patsy, mi amor (1969) as Patsy
  • Las impuras (1969)
  • Las Pirañas aman en Cuaresma (1969) as Mirta / Daughter
  • Las figuras de arena (1970)
  • Las rebelión de las hijas (1970)
  • Paraíso (1970) as Magaly
  • Las puertas del paraíso (1971) as Lucia
  • El águila descalza (1971) as Chona
  • El cambio (1971)
  • Muñeca reina (1972) as Amilamia
  • Apolinar (1972)
  • De qué color es el viento (1973) as Adelita
  • Uno y medio contra el mundo (1973)
  • El hombre de los hongos (1976) as Lucila
  • La palomilla al rescate (1977) as Elisa
  • Vacaciones misteriosas (1976) as Elisa
  • Pueblo de Boquilla (1981)
  • Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra (1981)
  • Frida, naturaleza viva (1983) as Frida Kahlo
  • Camino largo a Tijuana (1988) as Rita
  • Orgia de terror (1990)
  • Gertrudis Bocanegra (1992) as Gertrudis Bocanegra
  • Nocturno a Rosario (1992) as Rosario de la Peña
  • Íntimo terror (1992)
  • Un Muro de Silencio (1993) as Silvia
  • Cuando te hablen de amor (2002) as Graciela Garbo
  • Ezequiel el volador (2004, Short) as Mama
  • Voces inocentes (2004) as Mama Toya
  • Club eutanasia (2005) as the director
  • Agua con sal (2005) as Olvido
  • Un bel morir (2005, Short)
  • Mujer alabastrina (2006)
  • I Love Miami (2006) as Doña Emilia
  • Caleuche: El llamado del mar (2006) as Madre Isabel
  • La leyenda de la Nahuala (2007) as Nahuala (voice)
  • Las buenas hierbas (2010) as Lala
  • Colombiana (2011) as Mama
  • Memoria de mis putas tristes (2011) as Mujer de gris / Woman in gray
  • The Blue Eyes (2012) as Yaxte
  • Panorama (2013) as Ofelia
  • Macho (2016) as Mamá Evaristo
  • Nadie sabrá nunca (2018) as Fidela
  • Plan V (2018)

Discography
  • Toda Una Vida (1982)
  • Sor Juana Hoy (1996)

See also

References
  1. Video of Cada quien su Frida on YouTube, posted 12.jan.2012
  2. pictures from the show, posted 12 January 2012
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