Lorena Velázquez
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Lorena Velázquez | |
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Born | María de la Concepción Lorena Villar December 15, 1937 |
Occupation | Actress |
Lorena Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [loˈɾena βeˈlaskes]; born December 15, 1937) is a Mexican actress and former beauty pageant titleholder.
Biography[]
Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar in Mexico City, Velázquez debuted in 1955.[vague] She competed in Miss Mexico in 1958 and placed second. Afterwards she was appointed Miss Mexico 1960, although she refused to represent Mexico in the Miss Universe pageant.
Velázquez played varied roles in the 60's, from a vedette, to a cowgirl and even as the queen of vampires. She also played two antagonic roles in a film, as queen of a far away planet and her twin (picture). In the 70's, she made the transition to television. Since then, she has alternated between the large and small screens.
She is the step-daughter of actor Víctor Velázquez and older sister of actress Teresa Velázquez.
Filmography[]
Television shows[]
- Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–2007)
- Trauma infantil (2001)
- Encuentro con el alma (2002)
- Como dice el dicho (2011) as Dianita
Telenovelas (soap operas)[]
- Cumbres Borrascosas (1964) - Cathy
- Estafa de amor (1967) as Mayte
- Dulce desafío (1989) as Aida
- Mi pequeña traviesa (1997) as Catalina
- El privilegio de amar (1998) as Rebeca
- Alma rebelde (1999) as Natalia
- La casa en la playa (2000) as Elena White
- Amigas y rivales (2001) as Itzel de la Colina
- Velo de novia (2003) as Adela Isabela
- Rubí (2004) as Mary Chavarria Gonsalez
- Muchachitas como tu (2007) as Teresa Linares
- Alma de hierro (2008) as Victoria
- Niña de mi corazón (2010) as Mercedes Riquelme
- Dos Hogares (2011-2012) as Carmela De Valtierra
- Mentir para vivir (2013)
- (2014) as Chabelita
- Amores con trampa (2015) as Corina Bocelli
- La mexicana y el güero (2020) as Rose Somers
Films[]
- (1955) as Waitress
- (1956) as Margarita
- The New World (1957)
- (1958) as Margarita
- (1958) as Margarita
- (1958) as Margarita
- (1959) as Rosita
- The Life of Agustín Lara (1959) as María Islas
- (1959) as Irene Barreto
- La nave de los monstruos (1960) as Beta
- El rapto de las sabinas (1960) as Hersilia
- (1961) as Jenny Santo contra los zombies (1961) as Gloria Sandoval
- Santo vs. las mujeres vampiro (1962) as Zorina
- (1962) as Gloria Venus
- (1963) as Minerva
- (1964) as Zoraya Caluya
- (1964) as Isabel de Arango
- (1964) as Elisa Cárdenas
- (1966) as Adastrea
- Fray Don Juan (1969) as Claudia
- (1971) as Ana Silvia
- El tesoro de Morgan (1974) as Dalia
- (1995) as Reina de la Garza
Further reading[]
- AGRASÁNCHEZ, Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. México: *Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8
- VARIOS (2002). Lorena Velázquez, reina del cine fantástico. En SOMOS. México: Editorial Televisa, S. A. de C.V.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1937 births
- Mexican beauty pageant winners
- Mexican film actresses
- Mexican telenovela actresses
- Mexican television actresses
- Actresses from Mexico City