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 Cada quien su Frida. In 2007 she came to Denmark, playing in Århus, Copenhagen and Odense at the gallery of Jens Galschiøt.
Acting
Movie
Colombiana
as Mama
2011
Movie
Innocent Voices
as Mama Toya
2005
TV
Killer Women
as Beatriz Fernández
2008
Movie
Before Night Falls
as Landlady
2000
TV
The Mosquito Coast
as Lucrecia
2021
Movie
Evil Eye
as Josefa
2022
Movie
The Legend of the Nahuala
as Nahuala (voice)
2007
TV
Triptych
as Pilar Mancera de Trujano
2023
TV
El Candidato
as María Teresa de Velasco
2020
Movie
Our Times
as Julia
2025
Movie
Macho
as Mamá Evaristo
2016
Movie
Not A Minute To Lose
as Elisa del futuro
2019
Movie
Guadalupe-Kings
as Doña Ceci
2019
Movie
The Big Fix
as Alora
1978
Movie
Follow
as Tamara
2025
Movie
No Man's Land
2021
TV
Lobo, morir matando
as Guillermina Ortiz
2026
Movie
Uno Y Medio Contra El Mundo
1973
TV
La Hora Marcada
2023
Movie
Frida Still Life
as Frida Kahlo
1986
Movie
What Color is the Wind?
as Adelita
1973
Movie
The Fungi Man
as Lucila / daughter
1976
Movie
Mambo Dreams
2022
Movie
A Wall of Silence
as Silvia
1993
