Lorena Velázquez
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| Lorena Velázquez | |
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| Born | María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé December 15, 1937 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress |
Lorena Velázquez (born December 15, 1937) is a Mexican actress and former beauty pageant titleholder.
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[edit] Biography
Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé 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 daughter of actor Víctor Velázquez and older sister of actress Teresa Velázquez.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television shows
- Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–present)
- Trauma infantil (2001)
- Encuentro con el alma (2002)
[edit] Telenovelas (soap operas)
- 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
- Dos Hogares (2011-2012) as Carmela De Valtierra
[edit] Films
- Caras nuevas (1955) as Waitress
- La Diana cazadora (1956) as Margarita
- La vida de Agustín Lara (1958) as María Islas
- El Puma (1958) as Margarita
- La ley del más rápido (1958) as Margarita
- A tiro limpio (1958) as Margarita
- Tin Tan y las modelos (1959) as Rosita
- Ellas también son rebeldes (1959) as Irene Barreto
- El rapto de las sabinas (1960) as Hersilia
- Santo contra los zombies (1961) as Gloria Sandoval
- Santo vs. las mujeres vampiro (1962) as Zorina
- Las luchadoras vs. El Médico Asesino (1962) as Gloria Venus
- Milagros de San Martín de Porres (1963) as Minerva
- Tintansón Crusoe (1964) as Zoraya Caluya
- El hacha diabólica (1964) as Isabel de Arango
- Atacan las brujas (1964) as Elisa Cárdenas
- El planeta de las mujeres invasoras (1966) as Adastrea
- Fray Don Juan (1969) as Claudia
- Misión suicida (1971) as Ana Silvia
- Reclusorio (1995) as Reina de la Garza
[edit] 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.
