Helena Rojo

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Helena Rojo is a leading Mexican film, theater and television actress, known for her enigmatic beauty, talent and elegant persona.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
- 2.1 Movies
- 2.2 Television
3 Theater performances
4 Awards
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Born María Elena Lamadrid Ruiz (August 18, 1944) in México City, she began her career as a model in the early-1960s. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with renown Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez, making her film debut in 1968 in the film El club de los suicidas. That same year, Helena also appeared in her second film, Los amigos. She continued working as a model and appearing in small film roles in the late 60's and early 70's.

In 1969, she signed an exclusivity contract with Productora Cinematográfica Marte. Later, she began expanding her acting career into television and theater. In 1974, her first television role was the lead in the telenovela Extraño en su pueblo. She was married to actor Juan Ferrara for many years. Currently, she is married to Benjamín Fernández, who is not in the entertainment industry. She is the mother of three children: Leo, Patricia and Elena, all from her second marriage.

Helena's cinematic career lead her to work with the most important Mexican film directors of the 1970's and 80's, such as Felipe Cazals, Arturo Ripstein, Rafael Corkidi, Alberto Bojórquez, Marcela Fernández Violante and Jorge Fons, among others.

She has worked with international talent, such as German director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski with a role in the film "Aguirre: The Wrath of God" (1972). She also appeared in the film "Fox Trot" (1976), directed by Arturo Ripstein and alongside actors Charlotte Rampling, Peter O'Toole and Max Von Sydow.

In 2006 she appeared on the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, where she plays a mother who tries to steer her son away from the stepmother who has eyes for him on a 'faux' telenovela that is watched on TV by the main character's family.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Movies

Luces de la noche (1994) as Tina
Guerrero negro (1993) as Eva
Los Años de Greta aka Greta's Years (1992) as Nora
Una Luz en la escalera (1992) as Adriana Bernal
Muerte ciega (1991) as Alisa
Reto a la vida (1990) as Elena
En el país de los pies ligeros (1983)
Misterio (1980) as Silvia
The Children of Sanchez (1978)
La Sucesion (1978)
La Gran aventura del Zorro (1976) as Elena
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1976) as Greta
La Casa del Sur (1976) as Elena
Foxtrot aka The Other Side of Paradise (1975) as Alexandra
Más negro que la noche aka Blacker Than the Night (1975) as Pilar
Payo - un hombre contra el mundo (1974) as Lupe
Los Perros de Dios (1973) as Laura
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes aka Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) as Inez
Aquellos años (1972) as Carlota
Espejismo aka Mirage (1972)
Ángeles y querubines (1972) as Angela
Victoria (1972)
Los Cachorros (1971) as Tere
Una vez un hombre (1971)
Fin de fiesta aka End of the Party (1971) as Elena
Muñeca reina aka Queen Doll (1971) as Laura
El Sabor de la venganza aka Eye for an Eye (1971) as Rina Pittman
Siempre hay una primera vez (1969) as Isabel
Los Amigos (1968)
El Club de los suicidas (1968)

[edit] Television

Mundo de Fieras (2006/2007) as Miriam de Rivas del Castillo
Ugly Betty (2006) as actress on telenovela (cameo)
Inocente de Ti (2004) as Raquel/Rebeca Linares-Robles
Amor real (2003) as Doña Augusta Curiel de Penalver y Beristain
Abrázame muy fuerte (2000) as Damiana / Juliana Guillen
Ramona (2000) as Doña Ramona Gonzaga Viuda de Moreno
El privilegio de amar (1998) as Luciana Duval
Gente bien (1997) as Rebeca Balmori
Retrato de familia (1995) as Cecilia Mariscal
Las secretas intenciones (1993) as Antonieta Alcantara
La traición (1984) as Antonia Guerra
Extraños caminos del amor (1981) as Isabela
La hora del silencio (1978) as Barbara
La venganza (1977) as Maria Olivares/Alejandra Balmaseda
Mañana será otro dia (1976) as Paola
Extraño en su pueblo (1974)

[edit] Theater performances

10 el marido perfecto (10, The Perfect Husband)
Lecciones para casadas (Instructions for Married Women)
Se infiel y no mires con quien (Be Unfaithful with Whomever)
Cena de Matrimonios (Dinner with Friends)
Me enamoré de una bruja (I Married a Witch)
La mujer del pelo rojo (The Redheaded Woman)
Pecado en la isla de las cabras (Sin on the Isle of Goats)
La Ronda de las Arpías (Song of the Harpies)
Una oferta inmoral (Indecent Proposal)
Yo miento, tú mientes, todos mentimos (I Lie, You Lie, We All Lie)

[edit] Awards

Won - 1972 Best Supporting Actress Ariel Award from the Mexican Academy of Film, for her role in Fin de Fiesta.
Nominated - 1973 Best Actress Ariel Award from the Mexican Academy of Film, for her role in Los Cachorros.
Won - 1981 Best Actress Ariel Award from the Mexican Academy of Film, for her role in Misterio.
Nominated - 1992 Best Actress Ariel Award from the Mexican Academy of Film, for her role in Muerte Ciega.