Ofelia Medina
Date of birth: 1950-04-04
Place of birth: Mérida - Yucatán - Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
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El Cambio
1971-03-19
Two young people leave city life for the simplicity of life in the province. Unfortunately, the beac
Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
1981-01-01
While Mexico swims in the oil veins that were deeded to him by the Devil, a bureaucrat is thrown int
The Legend of the Nahuala
2007-10-31
Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that
La casa de Bernarda Alba
1974-10-25
Bernarda, a domineering, reclusive, and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town, keeps su
María: La Diva Eterna
2023-04-06
Twenty years after her death, María Félix, a figure of Mexican cinema, is a model for free and indep
Colombiana
2011-07-27
After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-
Evil Eye
2022-09-22
Nala, a thirteen-year-old girl from the city, travels with her family to her grandmother's home in t
Nocturno a Rosario
1992-12-04
A tragic romance follows Mexican poet Manuel Acuña's passionate life and his deep love for Rosario d
Frida Still Life
1986-03-13
This film is a chronicle of painter Frida Kahlo, and her encounter with the personalities of her tim
Pueblo de Boquilla
1981-01-01
Mexican feature film
The Good Herbs
2010-03-13
A young woman has to deal with her mother's degradation due to Alzheimer's disease.
Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable
2007-01-01
Femicide is a growing phenomenon in Mexico. Since 1993, more than 450 women have been brutally murde
Patsy My Love
1969-10-09
Written by future Nobel-prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, this is the story of Patsy, a wealthy d
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991-02-28
Juan (Armendariz) lives in a trash depository in Mexico City. He knows Lila (Pereyra), a drug addict
Panorama
2013-02-23
In recent years it has become the handiest character of Mexican cinema: the Chilango fleeing the cap
Orgy of Terror
1990-12-31
Queen Doll
1972-11-08
A man becomes more and more infatuated with his childhood sweetheart leading to a haunting encounter
The Beast
2023-10-27
Pipo, Pau and Mau, three youngsters who spend their time shooting video pranks, visit a distant town
The Blue Eyes
2013-08-30
In this supernatural suspense film, Karen Fisher and Paul Henderson, a young American couple, travel
Íntimo terror
1992-01-01
A woman survived the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, but she still lives with fear about a new earthqua
Dante y Soledad
2024-05-23
When her first daughter is born, Inés, an independent and successful woman, discovers that her previ
What Color is the Wind?
1973-10-13
Two blind children have bonded deeply in their special-ed classroom. The sight of one of them is res
The Big Fix
1978-10-06
Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political sm
Follow
2025-07-18
Sebastián, a charismatic con artist who seduces women to steal their money, puts his retirement plan
Mambo Dreams
2022-10-24
Dámaso Pérez Prado, known as "el rey del mambo", came back from the dead to look for the love of his
Before Night Falls
2000-09-03
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet an
El águila descalza
1971-12-08
Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something bi
Uno y medio contra el mundo
1973-11-01
Small-time crook teams up with a street urchin for mutual support on the margins of society.
Piranhas Love in Lent
1969-01-11
Backwards fishing village is home to a widow and her teenaged daughter. Neighbors suspect the mother
The Fungi Man
1976-09-02
Racial conflicts, love triangles and the awakening of passion will lead to disaster for a decadent a
Macho
2016-11-11
A fashion designer pretends to be gay in order to be closer to female models.
A Wall of Silence
1993-06-10
A woman would rather forget her husband's forced disappearance at the hands of the government.
Salted Water
2005-09-20
A young Cuban named Olga arrives in Spain with a scholarship convinced that she has landed the chanc
Las impuras
1969-10-17
Sara: Love and Revolution
2024-06-28
The politically active Sara Pérez Romero from Queretaro fights, together with her husband, President
Club eutanasia
2005-04-22
Paradise
1970-10-08
Problems arise between the divers Román and Lauro when the former falls in love with a prostitute on
Las cenizas del volcán
1999-01-02
On January 1, 1994, a revolt led by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation broke out in Chiapas.
I Love Miami
2006-12-14
Cuban leader Fidel Castro is humbled when he arrives in Miami and experiences America from the uniqu
Innocent Voices
2005-01-28
A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic
Gertrudis
1992-09-24
The life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a sympathizer of the libertarian cause and a prominen
Apolinar
1972-01-01
Tancredo, a poor man, is in love with a rich girl, who does not return his feelings. One day when sh
La rebelion de las hijas
1970-09-24
Three young women are ready to marry, but their father inserts himself into the decision-making proc
Not A Minute To Lose
2019-12-25
Elisa is an old-fashioned girl who receives the visit of her future self, who advises her to take th
Las figuras de arena
1970-09-16
Separated Mom, Dad and son all come into conflict with each other during a brief reunion visit. Ever
La palomilla al rescate
1976-12-23
Cute elementary-school kids get mixed up with black-marketeers.
No One Will Ever Know
2018-03-11
An anodyne environment and a perennial lack of affection, push Lucia and Braulio to turn in the fict
Barefoot Woman
A pregnant woman travels through the desert in order to sell shoes in the nearest city.
The Gates of Paradise
1971-06-19
Due to betting problems, Andrés and his lover, Blanca, flee the city and travel through several stat
Guadalupe-Kings
2019-11-29
Two longtime friends decide to attempt the Guadalupe Reyes challenge, which consist of drinking ever
Pax?
1968-10-27
Mexican experimental feature film, made for the 1968 olympics.
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
2025-03-20
A chronicle of the Mexican oil expropriation in 1938 through the eyes of President Lazaro Cardenas a
Deadly Embroidered Memories
2020-03-06
A woman with a degree in biology and a particular taste for arachnids gets involved with some unfini
Vacaciones misteriosas
1977-07-21
No Man's Land
2021-01-22
Late one night, Bill Greer and his son Jackson patrol their ranch when Jackson accidentally kills an
Diplomatic Immunity
1992-01-01
A female Canadian diplomat goes on a mission to El Salvador to try smooth relations between their go
Our Times
2025-06-09
Husband and wife Nora and Héctor's scientific breakthrough lets them time travel from 1966 to 2025.
Memoria de Los Olvidados
2025-09-03
Javier Espada's documentary about the making of Bunuel's masterpiece "Los Olvidados".
Spicy Will
Will “Partyforever” Harris' wild lifestyle comes to a sudden stop when his millionaire father dies,
El repartidor de pensamientos
1996-01-01
Mónica y el Profesor
2004-11-05
Monica is a rich swiss girl who is kidnapped with a university teacher. Together they discuss their