Ofelia Medina

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Ofelia Medina

Born	(1950-04-04) April 4, 1950 Mérida, Yucatán
Nationality	Mexican
Years active	1968-present
Spouse(s)	Alex Philips, Jr. (divorced), [and had a relationship with actor Pedro Armendariz Jr.
Awards	Ariel Award (2005)
Website
http://www.ofeliamedina.com/

Ofelia Medina (born March 4, 1950) is a Mexican actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. She was married to film director Alex Philips Jr. and actor Pedro Armendáriz Jr..

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 varios theatres world wide. since 2000 Ofelia played Frida Kahlo^[1] in the play ”Cada quien su Frida”. In 2007 she came to Denmark, playing in Århus, københavn 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

Best supporting actress for Voces inocentes

Award nominations

12th Genie Awards

Best supporting actress for Diplomatic Immunity

Telenovelas

Los Rey (2012)
A Corazón Abierto (2012) as Irene de Sánchez
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
Lucía 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

Las buenas hierbas (2010) as Lala
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
Gertrudis Bocanegra (1992)
Nocturno a Rosario (1991) as Rosario de la Peña
Camino largo a Tijuana (1991)
Frida, naturaleza viva (1984) as Frida Kahlo
La palomilla al rescate (1977)
Vacaciones misteriosas (1976)
El hombre de los hongos (1976) as Lucila
Apolinar (1972)
De qué color es el viento (1972)
Uno y medio contra el mundo (1971)
Las puertas del paraíso (1971) as Lucia
Muñeca reina (1971) as Amilamia
Las figuras de arena (1970)
Patsy, mi amor (1969) as Patsy
Paraíso (1969)
Las Pirañas aman en Cuaresma (1969)
Las rebelión de las hijas (1969)
Las impuras (1969)
La Paz (1968)

Discography

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

External links

Ofelia Medina at the Telenovela database
Ofelia Medina at the Internet Movie Database
Biography at the New York Times

References

↑ vidio of Cada quien su Frida., posted 12.jan.2012
↑ pictures from the show, posted the 12.jan 2012

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Persondata
Name	Medina, Ofelia
Alternative names
Short description	Mexican actor
Date of birth	March 4, 1950
Place of birth	Mérida, Yucatán
Date of death
Place of death

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