Born 1950 (age 76) · Mérida - Yucatán - Mexico
Appears in 77 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.

Filmography

Colombiana
6.6
Colombiana
2011
as Mama
Innocent Voices
8.1
Innocent Voices
2005
as Mama Toya
Before Night Falls
6.7
Before Night Falls
2000
as Landlady
Evil Eye
6.7
Evil Eye
2022
as Josefa
The Legend of the Nahuala
7.9
The Legend of the Nahuala
2007
as Nahuala (voice)
Our Times
6.6
Our Times
2025
as Julia
Macho
5.9
Macho
2016
as Mamá Evaristo
Not A Minute To Lose
8.1
Not A Minute To Lose
2019
as Elisa del futuro
Guadalupe-Kings
7.3
Guadalupe-Kings
2019
as Doña Ceci
The Big Fix
5.8
The Big Fix
1978
as Alora
Follow
7.8
Follow
2025
as Tamara
No Man's Land
6.3
No Man's Land
2021
Uno Y Medio Contra El Mundo
Frida Still Life
5.5
Frida Still Life
1986
as Frida Kahlo
What Color is the Wind?
7.8
What Color is the Wind?
1973
as Adelita
The Fungi Man
5.0
The Fungi Man
1976
as Lucila / daughter
Mambo Dreams
6.9
Mambo Dreams
2022
A Wall of Silence
5.7
A Wall of Silence
1993
as Silvia
No One Will Ever Know
5.3
No One Will Ever Know
2018
as Fidela
The Good Herbs
6.4
The Good Herbs
2010
as Lala