
Ofelia Medina
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1950-04-04 (age 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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)

The Mosquito Coast
2021
as Lucrecia

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997
as Self

Killer Women
2008
as Beatriz Fernández

Tanto Amor
2015
as Silvia Lombardo

El Candidato
2020
as María Teresa de Velasco

MasterChef Celebrity México
2021
as Self

Lobo, morir matando
2026
as Guillermina Ortiz

Triptych
2023
as Pilar Mancera de Trujano

Los Rey
2012
as Manuela San Vicente de Rey

Paloma
1975
as Paloma Romero

Para toda la vida
1996
as Elena

Rina
1977
as Rina Galeana

The LIberation
2025

La Hora Marcada
2023
Toda una vida
1981
as Alejandra Pastora
Movies (61)

Colombiana
2011
as Mama

Innocent Voices
2005
as Mama Toya

The Legend of the Nahuala
2007
as Nahuala (voice)

Follow
2025
as Tamara

Macho
2016
as Mamá Evaristo

Before Night Falls
2000
as Landlady

Our Times
2025
as Julia

Guadalupe-Kings
2019
as Doña Ceci

Evil Eye
2022
as Josefa

The Big Fix
1978
as Alora

No Man's Land
2021

Paradise
1970
as Magaly

No One Will Ever Know
2018
as Fidela
Las impuras
1969

Gertrudis
1992
as Gertrudis Bocanegra

Patsy My Love
1969
as Patsy

The Fungi Man
1976
as Lucila / daughter

Piranhas Love in Lent
1969
as Milta / Daughter

Apolinar
1972

Orgy of Terror
1990

Not A Minute To Lose
2019
as Elisa del futuro

Dante y Soledad
2024
as Madre

Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
1981

Mambo Dreams
2022

1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
2025
as grown up Amalia Solórzano

What Color is the Wind?
1973
as Adelita

Queen Doll
1972
as Amilamia

Salted Water
2005

Deadly Embroidered Memories
2020
as Señora Z

A Wall of Silence
1993
as Silvia

Frida Still Life
1986
as Frida Kahlo

Nocturno a Rosario
1992
as Rosario De La Peña

La rebelion de las hijas
1970

Camino largo a Tijuana
1991

The Gates of Paradise
1971
as Lucia

El águila descalza
1971
as Chona

María: La Diva Eterna
2023
as Self

The Good Herbs
2010
as Lala

El repartidor de pensamientos
1996

The Blue Eyes
2013
as Yaxte

The Beast
2023
as Doña Tomasa

Uno Y Medio Contra El Mundo
1973

I Love Miami
2006

La palomilla al rescate
1976

Diplomatic Immunity
1992
as Sara

Spicy Will
as Doña Martha

Mónica y el Profesor
2004
as Esposa del Profesor

El Cambio
1971
as Tania

Pax?
1968
Las cenizas del volcán
1999

La casa de Bernarda Alba
1974
as Adela

Club eutanasia
2005
as The Director

Las figuras de arena
1970

Pueblo de Boquilla
1981

Sara: Love and Revolution
2024

Íntimo terror
1992

Vacaciones misteriosas
1977

Memoria de Los Olvidados
2025
as Self

Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable
2007
as Self

Panorama
2013
as Ofelia

Barefoot Woman
About 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 C… With 76 credits spanning from 1968 to 2026, Ofelia Medina has appeared in 61 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ofelia Medina Movies
- Colombiana (2011) — as Mama
- Innocent Voices (2005) — as Mama Toya
- The Legend of the Nahuala (2007) — as Nahuala (voice)
- Follow (2025) — as Tamara
- Macho (2016) — as Mamá Evaristo
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