Lorena Velázquez

Lorena Velázquez
Born	María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé December 15, 1937 (1937-12-15) (age 74) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actress

Lorena Velázquez (born December 15, 1937) is a Mexican actress and former beauty pageant titleholder.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 2.1 Television shows 3 Telenovelas (soap operas) 3.1 Films 4 Further reading 5 External links

Biography

Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé in Mexico City, Velázquez debuted in 1955. She competed in Miss Mexico in 1958 and placed second. Afterwards she was appointed Miss Mexico 1960, although she refused to represent Mexico in the Miss Universe pageant.

Velázquez played varied roles in the 60's, from a vedette, to a cowgirl and even as the queen of vampires. She also played two antagonic roles in a film, as queen of a far away planet and her twin (picture). In the 70's, she made the transition to television. Since then, she has alternated between the large and small screens.

She is the daughter of actor Víctor Velázquez and older sister of actress Teresa Velázquez.

Filmography

Television shows

• Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–present)
  • Trauma infantil (2001)
  • Encuentro con el alma (2002)

Telenovelas (soap operas)

• Estafa de amor (1967) as Mayte
• Dulce desafío (1989) as Aida
• Mi pequeña traviesa (1997) as Catalina
• El privilegio de amar (1998) as Rebeca
• Alma rebelde (1999) as Natalia
• La casa en la playa (2000) as Elena White
• Amigas y rivales (2001) as Itzel de la Colina
• Velo de novia (2003) as Adela Isabela
• Rubí (2004) as Mary Chavarria Gonsalez
• Muchachitas como tu (2007) as Teresa Linares

Films

• Caras nuevas (1955) as Waitress
• La Diana cazadora (1956) as Margarita
• La vida de Agustín Lara (1958) as María Islas
• El Puma (1958) as Margarita
• La ley del más rápido (1958) as Margarita
• A tiro limpio (1958) as Margarita
• Tin Tan y las modelos (1959) as Rosita
• Ellas también son rebeldes (1959) as Irene Barreto
• El rapto de las sabinas (1960) as Hersilia
• Santo contra los zombies (1961) as Gloria Sandoval
• Santo vs. las mujeres vampiro (1962) as Zorina
• Las luchadoras vs. El Médico Asesino (1962) as Gloria Venus
• Milagros de San Martín de Porres (1963) as Minerva
• Tintansón Crusoe (1964) as Zoraya Caluya
• El hacha diabólica (1964) as Isabel de Arango
• Atacan las brujas (1964) as Elisa Cárdenas
• El planeta de las mujeres invasoras (1966) as Adastrea
• Fray Don Juan (1969) as Claudia
• Misión suicida (1971) as Ana Silvia
• Reclusorio (1995) as Reina de la Garza

Further reading

• AGRASÁNCHEZ, Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. México: *Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8
• VARIOS (2002). Lorena Velázquez, reina del cine fantástico. En SOMOS. México: Editorial Televisa, S. A. de C.V.

External links

• Lorena Velázquez at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Velázquez, Lorena
Alternative names	Dondé, María de la Concepción Lorena Villar
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	December 15, 1937
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death
Place of death