Ofelia Medina
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.
Filmography
Memoria de Los Olvidados
2025
as Self
Follow
2025
as Tamara
Our Times
2025
as Julia
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
2025
as grown up Amalia Solórzano
Sara: Love and Revolution
2024
Dante y Soledad
2024
as Madre
The Beast
2023
as Doña Tomasa
María: La Diva Eterna
2023
as Self
Mambo Dreams
2022
Evil Eye
2022
as Josefa
No Man's Land
2021
Deadly Embroidered Memories
2020
as Señora Z
Not A Minute To Lose
2019
as Elisa del futuro
Guadalupe-Kings
2019
as Doña Ceci
No One Will Ever Know
2018
as Fidela
Macho
2016
as Mamá Evaristo
The Blue Eyes
2013
as Yaxte
Panorama
2013
as Ofelia
Colombiana
2011
as Mama
The Good Herbs
2010
as Lala
The Legend of the Nahuala
2007
as Nahuala (voice)
Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable
2007
as Self
I Love Miami
2006
Salted Water
2005