Ofelia Medina
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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
Credits
Colombiana (2011)
as Mama
The Legend of the Nahuala (2007)
as Nahuala (voice)
Innocent Voices (2005)
as Mama Toya
Before Night Falls (2000)
as Landlady
No Man's Land (2021)
Actor
Our Times (2025)
as Julia
Follow (2025)
as Tamara
The Big Fix (1978)
as Alora
Macho (2016)
as Mamá Evaristo
Evil Eye (2022)
as Josefa
A Wall of Silence (1993)
as Silvia
Piranhas Love in Lent (1969)
as Milta / Daughter
The Fungi Man (1976)
as Lucila / daughter
The Gates of Paradise (1971)
as Lucia
No One Will Ever Know (2018)
as Fidela
Camino largo a Tijuana (1991)
Actor
Mónica y el Profesor (2004)
as Esposa del Profesor
Not A Minute To Lose (2019)
as Elisa del futuro
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil (2025)
as grown up Amalia Solórzano
Paradise (1970)
as Magaly
Memoria de Los Olvidados (2025)
as Self
Deadly Embroidered Memories (2020)
as Señora Z
Mambo Dreams (2022)
Actor
Íntimo terror (1992)
Actor
El repartidor de pensamientos (1996)
Actor
La rebelion de las hijas (1970)
Actor
María: La Diva Eterna (2023)
as Self
Spicy Will (—)
as Doña Martha
Barefoot Woman (—)
Actor
What Color is the Wind? (1973)
as Adelita
Uno y medio contra el mundo (1973)
Actor
Guadalupe-Kings (2019)
as Doña Ceci
Las figuras de arena (1970)
Actor
Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra (1981)
Actor
El águila descalza (1971)
as Chona
La casa de Bernarda Alba (1974)
as Adela
Dante y Soledad (2024)
as Madre
I Love Miami (2006)
Actor
Pueblo de Boquilla (1981)
Actor
La palomilla al rescate (1976)
Actor
Nocturno a Rosario (1992)
as Rosario De La Peña
Patsy My Love (1969)
as Patsy
Frida Still Life (1986)
as Frida Kahlo
Orgy of Terror (1990)
Actor
El Cambio (1971)
as Tania
Las impuras (1969)
Actor
Sara: Love and Revolution (2024)
Actor
Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable (2007)
as Self
Las cenizas del volcán (1999)
Actor
Queen Doll (1972)
as Amilamia
The Good Herbs (2010)
as Lala
Apolinar (1972)
Actor
Salted Water (2005)
Actor
Diplomatic Immunity (1992)
as Sara
The Blue Eyes (2013)
as Yaxte
The Beast (2023)
as Doña Tomasa
Gertrudis (1992)
as Gertrudis Bocanegra
Pax? (1968)
Actor
Vacaciones misteriosas (1977)
Actor
Club eutanasia (2005)
as The Director
Panorama (2013)
as Ofelia