Cast & creator
Ofelia Medina
Best known for The Mosquito Coast, Conversando con Cristina Pacheco, Colombiana
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.
66
film credits
15
television credits
76
1968–2026 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (81)
Showing 81 of 81 credits
The Mosquito Coast
Lucrecia
2021
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
Self
1997
Colombiana
Mama
2011
Killer Women
Beatriz Fernández
2008
Rina
Rina Galeana
1977
Paloma
Paloma Romero
1975
The Legend of the Nahuala
Nahuala (voice)
2007
El Candidato
María Teresa de Velasco
2020
Para toda la vida
Elena
1996
Triptych
Pilar Mancera de Trujano
2023
MasterChef Celebrity México
Self
2021
Tanto Amor
Silvia Lombardo
2015
Wolf: Die Killing
Guillermina Ortiz
2026
Innocent Voices
Mama Toya
2005
Los Rey
Manuela San Vicente de Rey
2012
Before Night Falls
Landlady
2000
Follow
Tamara
2025
No Man's Land
2021
Our Times
Julia
2025
La Hora Marcada
2023
Macho
Mamá Evaristo
2016
The LIberation
2025
The Big Fix
Alora
1978
Evil Eye
Josefa
2022
A Wall of Silence
Silvia
1993
1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil
grown up Amalia Solórzano
2025
Piranhas Love in Lent
Milta / Daughter
1969
The Fungi Man
Lucila / daughter
1976
No One Will Ever Know
Fidela
2018
Spicy Will
Doña Martha
Paradise
Magaly
1970
Mónica y el Profesor
Esposa del Profesor
2004
The Gates of Paradise
Lucia
1971
El repartidor de pensamientos
1996
Mambo Dreams
2022
Memoria de Los Olvidados
Self
2025
La rebelion de las hijas
1970
Íntimo terror
1992
Barefoot Woman
Not A Minute To Lose
Elisa del futuro
2019
La casa de Bernarda Alba
Adela
1974
La palomilla al rescate
1976
María: La Diva Eterna
Self
2023
Camino largo a Tijuana
1991
Uno y medio contra el mundo
1973
Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra
1981Toda una vida
Alejandra Pastora
1981
Deadly Embroidered Memories
Señora Z
2020
What Color is the Wind?
Adelita
1973
Salted Water
2005
I Love Miami
2006
Las figuras de arena
1970
Pueblo de Boquilla
1981
Guadalupe-Kings
Doña Ceci
2019
Diplomatic Immunity
Sara
1992
El águila descalza
Chona
1971
Nocturno a Rosario
Rosario De La Peña
1992
Frida Still Life
Frida Kahlo
1986
Patsy My Love
Patsy
1969Las impuras
1969
Dante y Soledad
Madre
2024Las cenizas del volcán
1999
Orgy of Terror
1990
The Blue Eyes
Yaxte
2013
Queen Doll
Amilamia
1972
Vacaciones misteriosas
1977
Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable
Self
2007
El Cambio
Tania
1971
Sara: Love and Revolution
2024
La llevada y la traída
Director
2021La llevada y la traída
Editor
2021La llevada y la traída
Screenplay
2021
Apolinar
1972
The Good Herbs
Lala
2010
Gertrudis
Gertrudis Bocanegra
1992Gertrudis
Writer
1992Gertrudis
Producer
1992
The Beast
Doña Tomasa
2023
Pax?
1968
Club eutanasia
The Director
2005
Panorama
Ofelia
2013