
Ofelia Medina
Acting
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
2025Follow
Tamara
20251938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
grown up Amalia Solórzano
2025Our Times
Julia
2025Memoria de Los Olvidados
Self
2024Dante y Soledad
Madre
2024Sara: Love and Revolution
2023María: La Diva Eterna
Self
2023The Beast
Doña Tomasa
2022Evil Eye
Josefa
2022Mambo Dreams
2021No Man's Land
2020Deadly Embroidered Memories
Señora Z
2019Not A Minute To Lose
Elisa del futuro
2019Guadalupe-Kings
Doña Ceci
2018No One Will Ever Know
Fidela
2016Macho
Mamá Evaristo
2013Panorama
Ofelia
2013The Blue Eyes
Yaxte
2011Colombiana
Mama
2010The Good Herbs
Lala
2007The Legend of the Nahuala
Nahuala (voice)
2007Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable
Self
2006I Love Miami
2005Salted Water

