Ofelia Medina

Acting

Ofelia Medina

Born

1950-04-04 (76)

Place of birth

Mérida - Yucatán - Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

79 titles

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

The Mosquito Coast poster
6.7

Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest through Mexico to flee the U.S. government and find safety.

The Mosquito Coast

2021

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

1997

Killer Women poster
7.6

Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.

Killer Women

2008

Colombiana poster
6.7

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Colombiana

2011

Wolf: Die Killing poster
8.9

Lobo Rosales, a former detective, becomes a guardian to the daughter of a woman he once loved. He must flee with young Renata when he discovers that she holds the key to a hidden fortune that many criminals are willing to kill to find.

Wolf: Die Killing

2026

Para toda la vida poster
10.0

Para toda la vida is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez and Juan Osorio for Televisa, in co-production with Megavisión, and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 15 to August 2, 1996. It is a remake of the 1985 telenovela Vivir un poco, which was itself based on the Chilean telenovela La madrastra by Arturo Moya Grau. The story follows Elena, a woman who is wrongfully convicted of murder during a trip to Chile. After spending fifteen years in prison, she returns to Mexico under a new identity to uncover who framed her, expose the truth behind the conspiracy that destroyed her life, and reunite with the family that believes she died years earlier.

Para toda la vida

1996

Film credits

2020s · 12 titles

Our Times poster
6.6

Husband and wife Nora and Héctor's scientific breakthrough lets them time travel from 1966 to 2025. As Héctor struggles, Nora thrives—but at what cost?

Our Times

2025

No Man's Land poster
6.2

Late one night, Bill Greer and his son Jackson patrol their ranch when Jackson accidentally kills an immigrant Mexican boy. When Bill tries to take the blame for his son, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo "illegal alien" in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father only to fall in love with the land he was taught to hate.

No Man's Land

2021

Follow poster
7.8

Sebastián, a charismatic con artist who seduces women to steal their money, puts his retirement plans on hold after the sudden appearance of Carolina, an enigmatic woman who will expose him to the greatest danger of his career.

Follow

2025

Evil Eye poster
6.7

Nala, a thirteen-year-old girl from the city, travels with her family to her grandmother's home in the countryside, to try to find a cure for her little sister's mysterious illness - But she'll soon find her granny is not exactly what she seems...

Evil Eye

2022

Mambo Dreams poster
6.9

Dámaso Pérez Prado, known as "el rey del mambo", came back from the dead to look for the love of his life.

Mambo Dreams

2022

1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil poster
8.2

A chronicle of the Mexican oil expropriation in 1938 through the eyes of President Lazaro Cardenas and journalist Alberto Miranda.

1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil

2025

María: La Diva Eterna poster
6.9

Twenty years after her death, María Félix, a figure of Mexican cinema, is a model for free and independent women who are in control of their lives. Known as La Doña, she was a beautiful and strong woman. Admired and ahead of her time, she is our eternal diva.

María: La Diva Eterna

2023

Deadly Embroidered Memories poster
5.0

A woman with a degree in biology and a particular taste for arachnids gets involved with some unfinished business left by her dead mother, leading her to face unlikely events that revolve around the banana mafia in a South American country, such as an etheric eminence that anticipates tragedies, a cryptozoological being that is mentioned with skepticism and a terrorist society that seeks to dismantle the fraudulent and sinister structure of land concessions.

Deadly Embroidered Memories

2020

Dante y Soledad poster
NR

When her first daughter is born, Inés, an independent and successful woman, discovers that her previous life is slipping away from her without it being clear if what awaits her in the future is better. Dante and Soledad, a couple of saltwater fish, will be both mirrors and witnesses of her transformation. It is through her reflection that Inés will realize what she must do to face her new life.

Dante y Soledad

2024

Memoria de Los Olvidados poster
NR

Javier Espada's documentary about the making of Bunuel's masterpiece "Los Olvidados".

Memoria de Los Olvidados

2025

Sara: Love and Revolution poster
3.5

The politically active Sara Pérez Romero from Queretaro fights, together with her husband, President Francisco I Madero, for the restoration of democracy in Mexico. Sara, strong-willed since she was a child, lived with the workers on her father's farm, which made her reflect on the social differences in Mexico. She later studied in California, embracing liberal and democratic ideals that would accompany her throughout her life.

Sara: Love and Revolution

2024

The Beast poster
NR

Pipo, Pau and Mau, three youngsters who spend their time shooting video pranks, visit a distant town where a beast is attacking its residents. Upon arrival, the pranksters will discover that the beast is very different than they thought.

The Beast

2023

2010s · 8 titles

Colombiana poster
6.7

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Colombiana

2011

Macho poster
5.9

A fashion designer pretends to be gay in order to be closer to female models.

Macho

2016

No One Will Ever Know poster
5.3

An anodyne environment and a perennial lack of affection, push Lucia and Braulio to turn in the fiction world; to materialize their dreams. Neither inclement reality can stop them.

No One Will Ever Know

2018

Not A Minute To Lose poster
8.1

Elisa is an old-fashioned girl who receives the visit of her future self, who advises her to take the risk and invite Carlos, his best friend, on a date. She has always been attracted to him.

Not A Minute To Lose

2019

Guadalupe-Kings poster
7.3

Two longtime friends decide to attempt the Guadalupe Reyes challenge, which consist of drinking everyday from December the 12th (Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe) until January the 6th (Epiphany Day, the Feast of The Three Kings).

Guadalupe-Kings

2019

The Blue Eyes poster
4.6

In this supernatural suspense film, Karen Fisher and Paul Henderson, a young American couple, travel to Chiapas, Mexico on holiday. While there they have an encounter with a witch that changes their lives forever.

The Blue Eyes

2013

Panorama poster
6.0

In recent years it has become the handiest character of Mexican cinema: the Chilango fleeing the capital to the province in search of something. But this case is different because the trip is used as an excuse to illustrate, through documentary techniques, the deep contrasts of Mexican society. Tired of the city, Javier goes to visit his aunt, an eccentric woman with quite radical ideas, who lives isolated from the world in a ranch in Querétaro. Javier works as a laborer for an Argentinean foreman, with whom he shares a few passions. His life begins to change.

Panorama

2013

The Good Herbs poster
6.4

A young woman has to deal with her mother's degradation due to Alzheimer's disease.

The Good Herbs

2010

2000s · 7 titles

The Legend of the Nahuala poster
8.0

Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.

The Legend of the Nahuala

2007

Innocent Voices poster
8.2

A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.

Innocent Voices

2005

Before Night Falls poster
6.6

Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.

Before Night Falls

2000

Mónica y el Profesor poster
6.2

Monica is a rich swiss girl who is kidnapped with a university teacher. Together they discuss their future and their ideas about life.

Mónica y el Profesor

2004

I Love Miami poster
5.0

Cuban leader Fidel Castro is humbled when he arrives in Miami and experiences America from the unique perspective of a typical Cuban-American in producer-turned-director Alejandro Gonzalez Padilla's clever culture shock drama.

I Love Miami

2006

Salted Water poster
3.7

A young Cuban named Olga arrives in Spain with a scholarship convinced that she has landed the chance of a lifetime. Deciding to stay, she eventually becomes an illegal immigrant, suffering the brunt of marginalization and, unable to return home, having to get by as she can. Mari Jo is a young girl from a poor Valencian suburb, born into a family with nothing but problems. Fate has marked her life as she too becomes an outcast. Both end up working illegally in a furniture factory where they earn three times less than the minimum legal salary.

Salted Water

2005

Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable poster
1.0

Femicide is a growing phenomenon in Mexico. Since 1993, more than 450 women have been brutally murdered in Ciudad Juarez.

Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable

2007

1990s · 9 titles

A Wall of Silence poster
5.7

A woman would rather forget her husband's forced disappearance at the hands of the government.

A Wall of Silence

1993

Camino largo a Tijuana poster
6.7

Juan (Armendariz) lives in a trash depository in Mexico City. He knows Lila (Pereyra), a drug addict rich girl who reminds him of his long lost daughter. Lila is kidnapped by drug dealers and Juan feels responsible for her. He takes the long way to Tijuana to rescue Lila. (Written by Maximiliano Maza mmaza@campus.mty.itesm.mx)

Camino largo a Tijuana

1991

El repartidor de pensamientos poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

El repartidor de pensamientos

1996

Orgy of Terror poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Orgy of Terror

1990

Íntimo terror poster
6.3

A woman survived the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, but she still lives with fear about a new earthquake.

Íntimo terror

1992

Gertrudis poster
6.4

The life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a sympathizer of the libertarian cause and a prominent figure in Mexico's independence from Spain.

Gertrudis

1992

Nocturno a Rosario poster
6.0

A tragic romance follows Mexican poet Manuel Acuña's passionate life and his deep love for Rosario de la Peña, a woman favored by Emperor Maximilian's court, leading to heartbreak in 19th century Mexico.

Nocturno a Rosario

1992

No artwork available
8.0

On January 1, 1994, a revolt led by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation broke out in Chiapas. A Spanish director documents the pain of the indigenous population. Six years later, he intends to go further and visit the refugees and the guerrillas. However, the siege of silence is protected by more than sixty thousand soldiers who prevent access to indigenous communities.

Las cenizas del volcán

1999

Diplomatic Immunity poster
6.3

A female Canadian diplomat goes on a mission to El Salvador to try smooth relations between their government and the people of a small town who risk the loss of their home.

Diplomatic Immunity

1992

1980s · 3 titles

1970s · 15 titles

The Big Fix poster
5.9

Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.

The Big Fix

1978

The Fungi Man poster
5.0

Racial conflicts, love triangles and the awakening of passion will lead to disaster for a decadent aristocratic family in the newly independent Mexico.

The Fungi Man

1976

La palomilla al rescate poster
6.0

Cute elementary-school kids get mixed up with black-marketeers.

La palomilla al rescate

1976

Uno y medio contra el mundo poster
6.9

Small-time crook teams up with a street urchin for mutual support on the margins of society.

Uno y medio contra el mundo

1973

La rebelion de las hijas poster
5.5

Three young women are ready to marry, but their father inserts himself into the decision-making process.

La rebelion de las hijas

1970

Las figuras de arena poster
4.6

Separated Mom, Dad and son all come into conflict with each other during a brief reunion visit. Everyone learns and grows.

Las figuras de arena

1970

The Gates of Paradise poster
4.9

Due to betting problems, Andrés and his lover, Blanca, flee the city and travel through several states of the country; During their journey they get involved with a couple of hippies with whom they live for a time until the tragedy is complete.

The Gates of Paradise

1971

Paradise poster
6.3

Problems arise between the divers Román and Lauro when the former falls in love with a prostitute on the beaches of Acapulco.

Paradise

1970

El águila descalza poster
5.8

Shmuck makes a superhero costume, rides his bike to crime scenes. He gets involved with something big involving US capitalists taking over local Mexican businesses.

El águila descalza

1971

Apolinar poster
6.3

Tancredo, a poor man, is in love with a rich girl, who does not return his feelings. One day when she is bathing in a river, a flood sweeps her away and Tancredo is unable to save her. Mad with grief, he steals the sun. The gods call Apolinar to restore light to the earth, but he is obstructed by the magician of darkness, until by means of a telescope he is able to send a bag of light to Tancredo, now grown old. Tancredo goes to the seashore and opens the bag of light as an offering to his beloved, whereupon the sun returns to the earth.

Apolinar

1972

What Color is the Wind? poster
7.8

Two blind children have bonded deeply in their special-ed classroom. The sight of one of them is restored with an operation.

What Color is the Wind?

1973

El Cambio poster
6.9

Two young people leave city life for the simplicity of life in the province. Unfortunately, the beach they are going to live next to is being polluted by a local factory.

El Cambio

1971

La casa de Bernarda Alba poster
7.0

Bernarda, a domineering, reclusive, and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town, keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest is allowed to become engaged to an unprincipled young man.

La casa de Bernarda Alba

1974

Vacaciones misteriosas poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Vacaciones misteriosas

1977

Queen Doll poster
5.6

A man becomes more and more infatuated with his childhood sweetheart leading to a haunting encounter with horror.

Queen Doll

1972

Series credits

The Mosquito Coast poster
6.7

Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest through Mexico to flee the U.S. government and find safety.

The Mosquito Coast

2021

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco poster
5.5

No synopsis available yet.

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco

1997

Killer Women poster
7.6

Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.

Killer Women

2008

Wolf: Die Killing poster
8.9

Lobo Rosales, a former detective, becomes a guardian to the daughter of a woman he once loved. He must flee with young Renata when he discovers that she holds the key to a hidden fortune that many criminals are willing to kill to find.

Wolf: Die Killing

2026

Para toda la vida poster
10.0

Para toda la vida is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez and Juan Osorio for Televisa, in co-production with Megavisión, and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 15 to August 2, 1996. It is a remake of the 1985 telenovela Vivir un poco, which was itself based on the Chilean telenovela La madrastra by Arturo Moya Grau. The story follows Elena, a woman who is wrongfully convicted of murder during a trip to Chile. After spending fifteen years in prison, she returns to Mexico under a new identity to uncover who framed her, expose the truth behind the conspiracy that destroyed her life, and reunite with the family that believes she died years earlier.

Para toda la vida

1996

Rina poster
7.7

The story follows Rina, a young hunchback who sells flowers to support her father and siblings after being abandoned by her mother. One day, while selling her flowers, she is beckoned from a window by Leopoldo—a wealthy, elderly, bitter, and invalid man—who manipulates her into marrying him because he refuses to leave his inheritance to his sister-in-law, Rafaela. Rina agrees to the marriage due to financial hardship. Shortly thereafter, Leopoldo dies, and Rina inherits a vast fortune. She undergoes surgery to correct her hunchback and transforms into a beautiful woman. Unwilling to accept the loss of the inheritance, Rafaela devises a scheme with the help of her son, Carlos Augusto, who has recently been widowed.

Rina

1977

Tanto Amor poster
2.0

In this novel we will see how love struggles to survive and overcome all obstacles. The Lombardo family is very wealthy and is one of the most recognized, everything in it is perfection, they maintain a quiet life. But from one moment to another everything starts to be chaos. The Lombard brothers will face each other, Alberto is the good brother, a man of honor, but his brother Bruno is full of envy and ambition. The trigger for everything is the love that Alberto and Mia have for each other, but who is Mia? She is a young woman who grew up in a humble family and when her father died, her family was received by the Lombards. There is a secret that many will try to protect at all costs that is why they will act against Mia and especially against her union with Alberto since it is a threat to their ambitions.

Tanto Amor

2015

El Candidato poster
6.9

Rookie CIA field operative Isabel Alfaro works alongside infamous CIA legend Wayne Addison to bring down Rafael Bautista, Mexico's most vicious and brilliant narco. Her mission brings her into conflict with Eduardo Yzaguirre, her former boyfriend and the current Mayor of Mexico City, the cleanest and most inspirational politician in the country.

El Candidato

2020

Paloma poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Paloma

1975

Triptych poster
7.6

After learning she was separated at birth from her two identical sisters, Rebecca embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth about her origins.

Triptych

2023

Los Rey poster
6.0

Los Rey is a Mexican telenovela produced by Elisa Salinas for Azteca. It stars Leonardo Garcia, with Michel Brown and Rossana Najera as the protagonists, both dubbed as "La pareja" in the face card, alongside Juan Alfonso Baptista, Ana Belena, Fernando Alonso, Cecilia Ponce, Jose Alonso, Ofelia Medina, Fernando Lujan, Ariel Lopez Padilla, Victor Huggo Martin and Elizabeth Cervantes. Rafael Gutiérrez and Rodrigo Cachero serve as the directors. Los Rey is written by Luis Felipe Ybarra who is also the associate producer. From September 3, 2012 to February 22, 2013, Azteca 13 broadcast Los Rey, replacing La Mujer de Judas.

Los Rey

2012

MasterChef Celebrity México poster
10.0

Mexican celebrities compete to win the coveted cookery competition title.

MasterChef Celebrity México

2021

The LIberation poster
6.8

Three women join forces to prevent a sexual harassment complaint against a renowned movie director from coming to light. This controversial mission will take them to the doors of a feminist group named La Aldea, which will take them on an inward journey to heal their patriarchal wounds.

The LIberation

2025

La Hora Marcada poster
7.3

The Marked Hour is an anthology series of horror, suspense, and mystery. Each episode tells a story where the macabre, the uncertain and the terrible invade the lives of different characters in completely different scenarios.

La Hora Marcada

2023

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Toda una vida

1981

Behind the camera