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