Mimí Lazo | |
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Born | Ana María Lazo November 23, 1954 Caracas, Venezuela |
Occupation | Actress, Producer |
Spouse | Luis Fernández |
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http://www.mimilazo.com.ve |
Ana María Lazo, commonly known as Mimí Lazo, (born November 23, 1954 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan film, television and theatrical actress and producer. Her most notable role was in the 1996 monologue El Aplauso Va Por Dentro in which she toured all throughout South America and Europe.
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Mimí began her acting in the workshops of well known stage directors of Caracas in the mid-1970s. Later she received scholarships to study Scenic Arts in Italy and attended acting classes in the Actors Studio of New York.
She began her acting career in the Venezuelan theatre performing adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare, such as Twelfth Night, Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, among others.
In 1979 she made her debut in the Venezuelan cinema with the film El Pez que Fuma, produced by the long time filmmaker Roman Chalbaud, and her first appearance on national television with the popular telenovela Carolina. It wasn't until the year 2000 where she made her first debut in the international cinema with the independent film Just for the Time Being alongside with Eva Herzigová and Patrick O'Neil.
She has received numerous awards in film festival and theater awards both in her native country and abroad. In 1995 she was among the successful Latin American actresses by Variety magazine, and Style magazine considers her one of the best actresses in Latin America alongside Salma Hayek and María Conchita Alonso.
Mimí is currently married to Venezuelan actor Luis Fernández. Her daughter, Sindy Lazo, is also an actress.
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Year | Film | Producer | Notes |
1979 | El Pez que Fuma | Roman Chalbaud | Mérida Film Festival Winner Academy Award Official Submission for Venezuela |
1985 | La Noche Oriental | Miguel Curiel | |
1990 | La Reina Mora | Gustavo Balza | |
1991 | Terranova | Calogero Salvo | |
1992 | Los Platos del Diablo | Thaelman Urgelles | |
Mascaró, El Cazador Americano | Constante Diego | ||
1993 | Sucre | Alhida Ávila | |
1997 | Pandemónium | Román Chalbaud | |
1998 | Golpe de Estado | Sergio Cabrera | |
2000 | Borrón y cuenta nueva | Enrique Lazo | |
Just For The Time Being | Gil Brenton | International debut | |
2002 | Acosada en lunes de carnaval | Malena Roncayolo | |
2004 | Perder es cuestión de método | Sergio Cabrera | |
2005 | El Caracazo | Sergio Cabrera | |
2006 | Francisco de Miranda | Diego Rísquez | |
Mi vida por Sharon Stone | Carlos Azpúrua | ||
2007 | Miranda Regresa | Luis Alberto Lamata | |
Telenovelas | |||
Year | Title | Broadcaster | Notes |
1979 | Carolina | Venevisión | |
1984 | La Salvaje | Venevisión | |
1986 | Amor Prohibido | Venevisión | |
1987 | Mi nombre es amor | Venevisión | |
1988 | Viernes Negro | Venevisión | |
1990 | De Mujeres | RCTV | |
1991 | Los Últimos Héroes | Venevisión | |
1992 | La Madame | Venevisión | |
1993 | Extraña Obsesión | Venevisión | |
1994 | Una rosa por testig | Venevisión | |
Sola | Venevisión | ||
1995 | El Desafio | RCTV | |
1997 | Contra viento y marea | Venevisión | |
1998 | El Pais de las Mujeres | Venevisión | |
1999 | Toda Mujer | Venevisión | |
2001 | Guerra de Mujeres | Venevisión | |
2002 | Las González | Venevisión | |
2003 | Geminis | TVE | First international TV appearance. |
2004 | La Invasora | ?? | |
2006 | Voltea pa´ que te enamores | Venevisión | |
2008 | ¿Vieja Yo? | Venevisión | |
2009 | Dona Barbara | Telemundo |