Ofelia Medina

Born: 1950-04-04

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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Colombiana

as Mama
Released: 2011-07-27

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a...

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The Legend of the Nahuala

as Nahuala (voice)
Released: 2007-10-31

Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories...

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Innocent Voices

as Mama Toya
Released: 2005-01-28

A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a...

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Before Night Falls

as Landlady
Released: 2000-09-03

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban...

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Evil Eye

as Josefa
Released: 2022-09-22

Nala, a thirteen-year-old girl from the city, travels with her family to her grandmother's home...

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Macho

as Mamá Evaristo
Released: 2016-11-11

A fashion designer pretends to be gay in order to be closer to female models.

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Guadalupe-Kings

as Doña Ceci
Released: 2019-11-29

Two longtime friends decide to attempt the Guadalupe Reyes challenge, which consist of drinking...

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Not A Minute To Lose

as Elisa del futuro
Released: 2019-12-25

Elisa is an old-fashioned girl who receives the visit of her future self, who advises her to...

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The Big Fix

as Alora
Released: 1978-10-06

Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a...

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No Man's Land

as uncredited
Released: 2021-01-22

Late one night, Bill Greer and his son Jackson patrol their ranch when Jackson accidentally...

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Mambo Dreams

as uncredited
Released: 2022-10-24

Dámaso Pérez Prado, known as "el rey del mambo", came back from the dead to look for the love of...

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Uno y medio contra el mundo

as uncredited
Released: 1973-11-01

Small-time crook teams up with a street urchin for mutual support on the margins of society.

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Patsy My Love

as Patsy
Released: 1969-10-09

Written by future Nobel-prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, this is the story of Patsy, a...

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The Gates of Paradise

as Lucia
Released: 1971-06-19

Due to betting problems, Andrés and his lover, Blanca, flee the city and travel through several...

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El águila descalza

as Chona
Released: 1971-12-08

Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with...

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A Wall of Silence

as Silvia
Released: 1993-06-10

A woman would rather forget her husband's forced disappearance at the hands of the government.

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Frida Still Life

as Frida Kahlo
Released: 1986-03-13

This film is a chronicle of painter Frida Kahlo, and her encounter with the personalities of her...

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La palomilla al rescate

as uncredited
Released: 1976-12-23

Cute elementary-school kids get mixed up with black-marketeers.

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The Fungi Man

as Lucila / daughter
Released: 1976-09-02

Racial conflicts, love triangles and the awakening of passion will lead to disaster for a...

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The Blue Eyes

as Yaxte
Released: 2013-08-30

In this supernatural suspense film, Karen Fisher and Paul Henderson, a young American couple,...

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1938: When the Oil was Ours

as grown up Amalia Solórzano
Released: 2025-08-30

A chronicle of the Mexican oil expropriation in 1938 through the eyes of President Lazaro...

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Queen Doll

as Amilamia
Released: 1972-11-08

A man becomes more and more infatuated with his childhood sweetheart leading to a haunting...

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No One Will Ever Know

as Fidela
Released: 2018-03-11

An anodyne environment and a perennial lack of affection, push Lucia and Braulio to turn in the...

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The Beast

as Doña Tomasa
Released: 2023-10-27

Pipo, Pau and Mau, three youngsters who spend their time shooting video pranks, visit a distant...

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Dante y Soledad

as Madre
Released: 2024-05-23

When her first daughter is born, Inés, an independent and successful woman, discovers that her...

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Gertrudis Bocanegra

as Gertrudis Bocanegra
Released: 1992-09-24

Biopic about a woman who played a courageous role in the resistance against French occupation of...

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Camino largo a Tijuana

as uncredited
Released: 1991-02-28

Juan (Armendariz) lives in a trash depository in Mexico City. He knows Lila (Pereyra), a drug...

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Deadly Embroidered Memories

as Señora Z
Released: 2020-03-06

A woman with a degree in biology and a particular taste for arachnids gets involved with some...

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María: La Diva Eterna

as Self
Released: 2023-04-06

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Paradise

as Magaly
Released: 1970-10-08

Problems arise between the divers Román and Lauro when the former falls in love with a...

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La rebelion de las hijas

as uncredited
Released: 1970-09-24

Three young women are ready to marry, but their father inserts himself into the decision-making...

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Las figuras de arena

as uncredited
Released: 1970-09-16

Separated Mom, Dad and son all come into conflict with each other during a brief reunion visit....

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Piranhas Love in Lent

as Milta / Daughter
Released: 1969-01-11

Backwards fishing village is home to a widow and her teenaged daughter. Neighbors suspect the...

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De Que Color Es El Viento

as uncredited
Released: 1973-10-13

Two blind children have bonded deeply in their special-ed classroom. The sight of one of them is...

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Apolinar

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-01

Tancredo, a poor man, is in love with a rich girl, who does not return his feelings. One day...

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The Good Herbs

as Lala
Released: 2010-08-20

A young woman has to deal with her mother's degradation due to Alzheimer's disease.

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I Love Miami

as uncredited
Released: 2006-12-14

Cuban leader Fidel Castro is humbled when he arrives in Miami and experiences America from the...

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La Casa de Bernarda Alba

as Adela
Released: 1974-10-25

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Club eutanasia

as The Director
Released: 2005-04-22

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Nocturno a Rosario

as Rosario De La Peña
Released: 1992-12-04

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The Oil Conspiracy

as uncredited
Released: 1981-01-01

While Mexico swims in the oil veins that were deeded to him by the Devil, a bureaucrat is thrown...

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Panorama

as Ofelia
Released: 2013-02-23

In recent years it has become the handiest character of Mexican cinema: the Chilango fleeing the...

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Orgy of Terror

as uncredited
Released: 1990-12-31

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El Cambio

as Tania
Released: 1971-03-19

Two young people leave city life for the simplicity of life in the province. Unfortunately, the...

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Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable

as Self
Released: 2007-01-01

Femicide is a growing phenomenon in Mexico. Since 1993, more than 450 women have been brutally...

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Salted Water

as uncredited
Released: 2005-09-20

A young Cuban named Olga arrives in Spain with a scholarship convinced that she has landed the...

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Sara: Love And Revolution

as uncredited
Released: 2024-06-28

The politically active Sara Pérez Romero from Queretaro fights, together with her husband,...

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The Mosquito Coast

as Lucrecia
First aired: 2021-04-30

Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest...

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Killer Women

as Beatriz Fernández
First aired: 2008-06-17

Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or...

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El Candidato

as María Teresa de Velasco
First aired: 2020-07-17

Rookie CIA field operative Isabel Alfaro works alongside infamous CIA legend Wayne Addison to...

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Tanto Amor

as Silvia Lombardo
First aired: 2015-08-03

In this novel we will see how love struggles to survive and overcome all obstacles. The...

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Triptych

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-02-22

After learning she was separated at birth from her two identical sisters, Rebecca embarks on a...

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Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

as Self
First aired: 1997-09-26

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La Hora Marcada

as uncredited
First aired: 2023-10-27

The Marked Hour is an anthology series of horror, suspense, and mystery. Each episode tells a...

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Los Rey

as Manuela San Vicente de Rey
First aired: 2012-09-03

Los Rey is a Mexican telenovela produced by Elisa Salinas for Azteca. It stars Leonardo Garcia,...

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Para toda la vida

as Elena
First aired: 1996-04-15

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La liberación

as uncredited
First aired: 2025-01-17

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Paloma

as Paloma Romero
First aired: 1975-04-29

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