Tina Romero
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Born | Tina Romero Alcazár August 14, 1949 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse(s) | Gabriel Retes (divorced) |
Children | 2 |
Tina Romero (born Tina Romero Alcazár, August 14, 1949) is a Mexican-American actress. A native of New York City, Romero moved to Mexico in her youth, and later established a career there as an actress. Her early film roles included The Divine Caste (1973) and the title character in the horror film Alucarda (1977). She has also appeared in American films, including Missing (1982), opposite Sissy Spacek and Jack Lemmon.
Romero has also appeared in numerous Mexican television series, including numerous telenovelas, such as Rosalinda (1999), Mi pecado (2009), Quiero amarte (2014),
Early life[]
Romero was born on August 14, 1949,[1] in New York City, the daughter of Mexican parents. She and her family relocated to Mexico in 1958 where she developed her skills in acting school. In 1976, at the age of 27, she made her debut as a protagonist in the movie . The same year she participated in the films and Las Poquianchis, directed by Felipe Cazals.
Career[]
In 1977, she starred in her first Mexican telenovela Santa, and starred in the film Alucarda, directed by Juan Lopez Moctezuma with Claudio Brook, David Silva, considered a classic horror film. In 1979 she filmed , Bandera Rota and , and also appeared in the telenovela alongside Andrea Palma and Diana Bracho.
Romero married in the 1980s to the Mexican film director Gabriel Retes, with whom she had two children.
In the 1980s she filmed and in 1982 makes her Hollywood debut in the film Missing starring Sissy Spacek. In 1983 Romero returned to Mexico and made film and television appearances as directed by her then husband Retes. In 1986 she starred in the film Miracles, and in 1988 returned to Hollywood to take part in 's movie The Penitent. In México, she starred in the telenovelas and Simplemente María.
In the 1990s and 2000s she participated in such notable telenovelas as; (1991), Muchachitas (1991), Alondra (1995), Rosalinda (1999, with Thalía), Abrázame muy fuerte (2000), and most recently Pasión (2007), Mi pecado (2009) and Una Maid en Manhattan (2011), among others.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1973 | The Divine Caste | Elide | ||
1976 | Lo Mejor de Teresa | Teresa | ||
1976 | Las Poquianchis | María Rosa | ||
1977 | Paper Flowers | Toletole | ||
1977 | Alucarda | Alucarda / Lucy Westenra | ||
1979 | Broken Flag | Ana | ||
1980 | Estampas de Sor Juan | Short film | ||
1980 | Las grandes aguas | Mara | ||
1982 | Missing | María | ||
1983 | Las Apariencias Engañan | |||
1984 | Noche de Carnaval | Irma | ||
1984 | Mujeres Salvajes | Gaviota | ||
1985 | Los Naufragos de Liguria | Costanza | ||
1986 | De Puro Relajo | |||
1986 | Los Piratas | Costanza | ||
1986 | Miracles | Juanita | ||
1988 | The Penitent | Sandra | ||
1989 | Violencia a sange fría | Television film | ||
1991 | Silencio de Muerte | |||
1993 | Kino | Cortesana | ||
1994 | La Señorita | |||
1994 | Una Luz en la Escalera | Teresa Guzman | ||
1995 | Magnicídio | |||
1998 | Crisis | Sandra | ||
1999 | Un Dulce Olor a Muerte | La Chata | ||
2004 | Las Lloronas | Esther | ||
2006 | Sea of Dreams | Raquel | ||
2015 | The Pleasure Is Mine | Mama | ||
2017 | The Kids Are Back | Lulú | ||
2018 | Más sabe el Diablo por viejo | Nelly Durán | ||
2018 | Silencio | Nurse |
Television[]
- Dama y obrero (American telenovela) (2013)- Alfonsina
- Rosario (2013) - Griselda
- Amor Bravío (Valiant Love) (2012)- Rosalio Sanchez (Mother of Alonso)
- Una Maid en Manhattan (Maid In Manhattan) (2011-2012) - Carmen "La Nana"
- Llena de amor (Fill Me With Love) (2010) - Paula
- Mi pecado (Burden of Guilt) (2009) - Asuncion
- Verano de amor (Summer Of Love) (2009) - Pura Guerra
- El juramento (Secret Lies) (2008) - Silvia
- Pasión (Passion) (2007) - Criada
- Amarte así (Looking for Dad) (2005) - Evangelina Lizárraga
- El juego de la vida (The Game of Life) (2001) - Mercedes Pacheco
- Abrazame muy fuerte (Embrace Me) (2000) - Jacinta
- Rosalinda (1999) - Dolores Romero
- La mentira (Twisted Lies) (1998) - Irma Moguel
- La culpa (1996) - Lorena
- Alondra (1995) - Cecilia
- Buscando el paraíso (1994) - Elsa
- Mágica juventud (1992)
- Muchachitas (1991) - Verónica
- Cadenas de amargura (1991) - Martha Gastelum
- La hora marcada (episode "Por tu bien") - Carmen (1989)
- Simplemente María (1989) - Gabriela
- La Casa al Final de la Calle (1987) - Marina
- El Rincón de los Prodigios (1987)
- Aprendiendo a Vivir (1984) - Silvia
- Bella y Bestia (1979)
- Parecido al Amor(1979)
- Ángel Guerra (1979) - Dulcenombre
- Santa (1978) - Santa
References[]
- ^ "Tina Romero". AllMovie. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
External links[]
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Mexican telenovela actresses
- Mexican television actresses
- Mexican film actresses
- Actresses from New York City
- 20th-century Mexican actresses
- 21st-century Mexican actresses
- American people of Mexican descent
- American emigrants to Mexico