Personal Info
Birth date
1950-04-04 (75 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Mérida - Yucatán - Mexico
Also known as
-Ofelia Medina
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.
Filmography
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8.038
Overview:
Sebastián, a charismatic con artist who seduces women to steal their money, puts his retirement plans on hold after the sudden appearance of Carolina, an enigmatic woman who will expose him to the greatest danger of his career.Colombiana
6.635
Overview:
After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.The Mosquito Coast
6.717
Overview:
Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest through Mexico to flee the U.S. government and find safety.Killer Women
7.6
Overview:
Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.Our Times
6.544
Overview:
Husband and wife Nora and Héctor's scientific breakthrough lets them time travel from 1966 to 2025. As Héctor struggles, Nora thrives—but at what cost?Triptych
7.653
Overview:
After learning she was separated at birth from her two identical sisters, Rebecca embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth about her origins.The Legend of the Nahuala
7.844
Overview:
Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.The LIberation
6.8
Overview:
Three women join forces to prevent a sexual harassment complaint against a renowned movie director from coming to light. This controversial mission will take them to the doors of a feminist group named La Aldea, which will take them on an inward journey to heal their patriarchal wounds.Evil Eye
6.741
Overview:
Nala, a thirteen-year-old girl from the city, travels with her family to her grandmother's home in the countryside, to try to find a cure for her little sister's mysterious illness - But she'll soon find her granny is not exactly what she seems...Guadalupe-Kings
7.5
Overview:
Two longtime friends decide to attempt the Guadalupe Reyes challenge, which consist of drinking everyday from December the 12th (Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe) until January the 6th (Epiphany Day, the Feast of The Three Kings).Innocent Voices
8.158
Overview:
A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.El Candidato
6.9
Overview:
Rookie CIA field operative Isabel Alfaro works alongside infamous CIA legend Wayne Addison to bring down Rafael Bautista, Mexico's most vicious and brilliant narco. Her mission brings her into conflict with Eduardo Yzaguirre, her former boyfriend and the current Mayor of Mexico City, the cleanest and most inspirational politician in the country.Not A Minute To Lose
8.025
Overview:
Elisa is an old-fashioned girl who receives the visit of her future self, who advises her to take the risk and invite Carlos, his best friend, on a date. She has always been attracted to him.Piranhas Love in Lent
5
Overview:
Backwards fishing village is home to a widow and her teenaged daughter. Neighbors suspect the mother of having murdered her husband. A tourist in town gets it into his head to put the smooth big city moves on both women. And the-e-en...Before Night Falls
6.623
Overview:
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.Frida Still Life
5.2
Overview:
This film is a chronicle of painter Frida Kahlo, and her encounter with the personalities of her time. Despite being confied to a wheelchair as a result of polio, operations and amputations, she faces and traces some of the most colorful and controversial aspects of Mexican history, during the dominant time of Mexican muralism.Tanto Amor
2
Overview:
In this novel we will see how love struggles to survive and overcome all obstacles. The Lombardo family is very wealthy and is one of the most recognized, everything in it is perfection, they maintain a quiet life. But from one moment to another everything starts to be chaos. The Lombard brothers will face each other, Alberto is the good brother, a man of honor, but his brother Bruno is full of envy and ambition. The trigger for everything is the love that Alberto and Mia have for each other, but who is Mia? She is a young woman who grew up in a humble family and when her father died, her family was received by the Lombards. There is a secret that many will try to protect at all costs that is why they will act against Mia and especially against her union with Alberto since it is a threat to their ambitions.MasterChef Celebrity México
10
Overview:
Mexican celebrities compete to win the coveted cookery competition title.The Big Fix
5.7
Overview:
Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.A Wall of Silence
5.375
Overview:
A woman would rather forget her husband's forced disappearance at the hands of the government.Los Rey
NYR
Overview:
Los Rey is a Mexican telenovela produced by Elisa Salinas for Azteca. It stars Leonardo Garcia, with Michel Brown and Rossana Najera as the protagonists, both dubbed as "La pareja" in the face card, alongside Juan Alfonso Baptista, Ana Belena, Fernando Alonso, Cecilia Ponce, Jose Alonso, Ofelia Medina, Fernando Lujan, Ariel Lopez Padilla, Victor Huggo Martin and Elizabeth Cervantes. Rafael Gutiérrez and Rodrigo Cachero serve as the directors. Los Rey is written by Luis Felipe Ybarra who is also the associate producer. From September 3, 2012 to February 22, 2013, Azteca 13 broadcast Los Rey, replacing La Mujer de Judas.La Hora Marcada
7.3
Overview:
The Marked Hour is an anthology series of horror, suspense, and mystery. Each episode tells a story where the macabre, the uncertain and the terrible invade the lives of different characters in completely different scenarios.No Man's Land
6.371
Overview:
Late one night, Bill Greer and his son Jackson patrol their ranch when Jackson accidentally kills an immigrant Mexican boy. When Bill tries to take the blame for his son, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo "illegal alien" in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father only to fall in love with the land he was taught to hate.The Beast
NYR
Overview:
Pipo, Pau and Mau, three youngsters who spend their time shooting video pranks, visit a distant town where a beast is attacking its residents. Upon arrival, the pranksters will discover that the beast is very different than they thought.Acting
TBABarefoot Woman as Unknown
2025Memoria de Los Olvidados as Herself
2025Follow as Unknown
2025Our Times as Julia
20251938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil as grown up Amalia Solórzano
2025The LIberation (7 Episodes) as Unknown
2024Sara: Amor y Revolución as Unknown
2024Dante y Soledad as Madre
2023The Beast as Doña Tomasa
2023La Hora Marcada (1 Episode) as Unknown
2023María: La Diva Eterna as Self
2023Triptych (8 Episodes) as Pilar Mancera de Trujano
2022Mambo Dreams as Unknown
2022Evil Eye as Josefa
2021MasterChef Celebrity México (17, 1 Episode) as Ofelia Medina - Los Clásicos, Ofelia Medina - Invitada
2021The Mosquito Coast (3 Episodes) as Lucrecia
2021No Man's Land as Unknown
2020El Candidato (2 Episodes) as María Teresa de Velasco
2020Deadly Embroidered Memories as Señora Z
2019Not A Minute To Lose as Elisa del futuro
2019Guadalupe-Kings as Doña Ceci
2018No One Will Ever Know as Fidela
2016Macho as Mamá Evaristo
2015Tanto Amor (120 Episodes) as Silvia Lombardo
2013The Blue Eyes as Yaxte
2013Panorama as Ofelia
2012Los Rey (125 Episodes) as Manuela San Vicente de Rey
2011Colombiana as Mama
2010The Good Herbs as Lala
2008Killer Women (1 Episode) as Beatriz Fernández
2007The Legend of the Nahuala as Nahuala (voice)
2007Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable as Self
2006I Love Miami as Unknown
2005Salted Water as Unknown
2005Club eutanasia as The Director
2005Innocent Voices as Mama Toya
2000Before Night Falls as Landlady
1999Las cenizas del volcán as Unknown
1997Conversando con Cristina Pacheco (1 Episode) as Self
1996Para toda la vida (80 Episodes) as Elena
1993A Wall of Silence as Silvia
1992Nocturno a Rosario as Rosario De La Peña
1992Gertrudis as Gertrudis Bocanegra
1992Íntimo terror as Unknown
1992Diplomatic Immunity as Sara
1991Camino largo a Tijuana as Unknown
1990Orgy of Terror as Unknown
1986Frida Still Life as Frida Kahlo
1981Toda una vida (1 Episode) as Alejandra Pastora
1981Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra as Unknown
1981Pueblo de Boquilla as Unknown
1978The Big Fix as Alora
1977Vacaciones misteriosas as Unknown
1976La palomilla al rescate as Unknown
1976The Fungi Man as Lucila / daughter
1975Paloma (1 Episode) as Paloma Romero
1974La Casa de Bernarda Alba as Adela
1973Uno y medio contra el mundo as Unknown
1973What Color is the Wind? as Adelita
1972Queen Doll as Amilamia
1972Apolinar as Unknown
1971El águila descalza as Chona
1971The Gates of Paradise as Lucia
1971El Cambio as Tania
1970Paradise as Magaly
1970La rebelion de las hijas as Unknown
1970Las figuras de arena as Unknown
1969Las impuras as Unknown
1969Patsy My Love as Patsy
1969Piranhas Love in Lent as Milta / Daughter
1968Pax? as Unknown
Directing
2021La llevada y la traída ... Director
Editing
2021La llevada y la traída ... Editor
Production
1992Gertrudis ... Producer