Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
4 aprile 1950 (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.
Conosciuto per
7.7
Series
Rina
Rina Galeana
1977
6.6
Film
Colombiana
Mama
2011
6.7
Series
Paloma
Paloma Romero
1975
7.6
Series
Triptych
Pilar Mancera de Trujano
2023
8.0
Film
The Legend of the Nahuala
Nahuala (voice)
2007
6.6
Film
Our Times
Julia
2025
8.2
Film
Innocent Voices
Mama Toya
2005
10.0
Series
Para toda la vida
Elena
1996
7.8
Film
Follow
Tamara
2025
2.0
Series
Tanto Amor
Silvia Lombardo
2015–2017
6.8
Series
The LIberation
2025–
6.7
Film
Evil Eye
Josefa
2022
6.0
Series
Los Rey
Manuela San Vicente de Rey
2012–2013
7.0
Series
Toda una vida
Alejandra Pastora
1981
6.3
Film
No Man's Land
2021
5.9
Film
Macho
Mamá Evaristo
2016
5.3
Film
No One Will Ever Know
Fidela
2018
6.9
Film
María: La Diva Eterna
Self
2023
8.1
Film
Not A Minute To Lose
Elisa del futuro
2019
6.9
Film
Mambo Dreams
2022
7.8
Film
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
grown up Amalia Solórzano
2025
7.3
Film
Guadalupe-Kings
Doña Ceci
2019
3.5
Film
Sara: Love and Revolution
2024
5.0
Film
Deadly Embroidered Memories
Señora Z
2020
Acting credits 24 titles
Our Times
as Julia
6.6
2025
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
as grown up Amalia Solórzano
7.8
2025
The LIberation
6.8
2025–
Follow
as Tamara
7.8
2025
Sara: Love and Revolution
3.5
2024
María: La Diva Eterna
as Self
6.9
2023
Triptych
as Pilar Mancera de Trujano
7.6
2023
Evil Eye
as Josefa
6.7
2022
Mambo Dreams
6.9
2022
No Man's Land
6.3
2021
Deadly Embroidered Memories
as Señora Z
5.0
2020
Not A Minute To Lose
as Elisa del futuro
8.1
2019
Guadalupe-Kings
as Doña Ceci
7.3
2019
No One Will Ever Know
as Fidela
5.3
2018
Macho
as Mamá Evaristo
5.9
2016
Tanto Amor
as Silvia Lombardo
2.0
2015–2017
Los Rey
as Manuela San Vicente de Rey
6.0
2012–2013
Colombiana
as Mama
6.6
2011
The Legend of the Nahuala
as Nahuala (voice)
8.0
2007
Innocent Voices
as Mama Toya
8.2
2005
Para toda la vida
as Elena
10.0
1996
Toda una vida
as Alejandra Pastora
7.0
1981
Rina
as Rina Galeana
7.7
1977
Paloma
as Paloma Romero
6.7
1975