Ofelia Medina
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1950-04-04 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Mérida - Yucatán - Mexico
Biography
Ofelia Medina (born April 4, 1950) is a Mexican actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. 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 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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
The Mosquito Coast
2021
as Lucrecia
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997
as Self
Killer Women
2008
as Beatriz Fernández
El Candidato
2020
as María Teresa de Velasco
Lobo, morir matando
2026
as Guillermina Ortiz
MasterChef Celebrity México
2021
as Self
Tanto Amor
2015
as Silvia Lombardo
Triptych
2023
as Pilar Mancera de Trujano
Para toda la vida
1996
as Elena
Los Rey
2012
as Manuela San Vicente de Rey
Paloma
1975
as Paloma Romero
Rina
1977
as Rina Galeana
The LIberation
2025
Toda una vida
1981
as Alejandra Pastora
La Hora Marcada
2023
Movies (61)
Colombiana
2011
as Mama
Innocent Voices
2005
as Mama Toya
Follow
2025
as Tamara
The Legend of the Nahuala
2007
as Nahuala (voice)
Gertrudis
1992
as Gertrudis Bocanegra
Apolinar
1972
Before Night Falls
2000
as Landlady
Our Times
2025
as Julia
Las impuras
1969
Guadalupe-Kings
2019
as Doña Ceci
Evil Eye
2022
as Josefa
Macho
2016
as Mamá Evaristo
Paradise
1970
as Magaly
The Big Fix
1978
as Alora
No Man's Land
2021
Patsy My Love
1969
as Patsy
The Fungi Man
1976
as Lucila / daughter
Frida Still Life
1986
as Frida Kahlo
La casa de Bernarda Alba
1974
as Adela
Nocturno a Rosario
1992
as Rosario De La Peña
Piranhas Love in Lent
1969
as Milta / Daughter
No One Will Ever Know
2018
as Fidela
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
2025
as grown up Amalia Solórzano
Mambo Dreams
2022
The Blue Eyes
2013
as Yaxte
María: La Diva Eterna
2023
as Self
Queen Doll
1972
as Amilamia
La rebelion de las hijas
1970
Dante y Soledad
2024
as Madre
Pax?
1968
A Wall of Silence
1993
as Silvia
The Beast
2023
as Doña Tomasa
Not A Minute To Lose
2019
as Elisa del futuro
The Gates of Paradise
1971
as Lucia
El repartidor de pensamientos
1996
Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
1981
El Cambio
1971
as Tania
Íntimo terror
1992
Salted Water
2005
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991
Mónica y el Profesor
2004
as Esposa del Profesor
Spicy Will
as Doña Martha
Vacaciones misteriosas
1977
Orgy of Terror
1990
Diplomatic Immunity
1992
as Sara
Uno Y Medio Contra El Mundo
1973
What Color is the Wind?
1973
as Adelita
Club eutanasia
2005
as The Director
La palomilla al rescate
1976
Sara: Love and Revolution
2024
Deadly Embroidered Memories
2020
as Señora Z
I Love Miami
2006
Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable
2007
as Self
El águila descalza
1971
as Chona
Pueblo de Boquilla
1981
Las cenizas del volcán
1999
The Good Herbs
2010
as Lala
Panorama
2013
as Ofelia
Memoria de Los Olvidados
2025
as Self
Barefoot Woman
Las figuras de arena
1970
About Ofelia Medina
Ofelia Medina (born April 4, 1950) is a Mexican actress, singer and screenwriter of Mexican films. 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 in the play C… With 76 credits spanning from 1968 to 2026, Ofelia Medina has appeared in 61 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ofelia Medina Movies
- Colombiana (2011) — as Mama
- Innocent Voices (2005) — as Mama Toya
- Follow (2025) — as Tamara
- The Legend of the Nahuala (2007) — as Nahuala (voice)
- Gertrudis (1992) — as Gertrudis Bocanegra
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