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Ofelia Guilmáin (17 November 1921 – 14 January 2005) was a Spanish actress.

Ofelia Guilmáin
Born	(1921-11-17)17 November 1921 Madrid, Spain
Died	14 January 2005(2005-01-14) (aged 83) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1940–2005

She is also the mother of actors Juan Ferrara and Lucía Guilmáin. Two of her grandchildren, sons of Ferrara, Mauricio and Juan Carlos Bonet, are also actors.^{[citation needed]}

Life and career

Ofelia Guilmáin was born in Madrid, Spain.^{[citation needed]}

She was part of the Guerrillas of Theater groups in Spain set up by the republican government. When Francisco Franco came to power, she left her country as did many other artists and intellectuals. She arrived with her family in Mexico in 1939 and debuted in theater the following year in the play Mujeres. In 1940, she made her first film El capitán estrella and married Lucilo Gutiérrez next year. She retired from show business for a decade and became a Mexican citizen in 1952.^{[citation needed]}

She made approximately 41 telenovelas, 39 movies and 100 plays. Hugo Argüelles wrote La ronda de la hechizada specifically for her in 1968.

Death

Ofelia Guilmáin died in Mexico City at the age of 83 from respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.^{[citation needed]}

Plays

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Mientras me muero... pero de risa (2004)
Los monólogos de la vagina ("The Vagina Monologues") (2002)
The House of Bernarda Alba (2002)
Los árboles mueren de pie (2000)
Los reyes del mundo (1959)
A ocho columnas
Yocasta, o casi (1961)
Compañeros
Electra (by Sophocles) (1960)
Medea (by Euripides) (1964)
Las troyanas (1963)
Los justos (1955)

Miércoles de ceniza ("Ash Wednesday") (1956)
El malentendido (1958)
Juego de reinas (1962)
Fuente Ovejuna (1963)
María Tudor ("Mary Tudor") (1958)
La maestra bebe un poco
Bodas de sangre (1957)
Un tal Judas (1955)
La ronda de la hechizada (1968)
La hidalga del valle (1954)
La discreta enamorada (1954)
Don Juan Tenorio (1953)
Las mocedades del Cid (1953)
La Celestina (1953)
Isabel de Inglaterra ("Elizabeth of England") (1979)
Debiera haber obispas
Mujeres (1940)

Films

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Mi verdad (2004) as Juan Osorio's mother
El patrullero 777 (1977)
Celestina (1976) as Celestina
El esperado amor desesperado (1976)
Aquellos años (1974)
El profeta Mimí (1973)
El primer amor (1972)
El negocio del odio (1972)
The Garden of Aunt Isabel (1971)
Misión cumplida (1970)
Para servir a usted (1970)
Las vírgenes locas (1970)
¿Por qué nací mujer? (1970) as Carmela
Confesiones de una adolescente (1970)
La muñeca perversa (1969)
Siempre hay una primera vez (1969) (segment "Gloria")
Flor marchita (1969) as Eugenia Almada

Sor Ye-Ye (1967)
Pánico (1966)
Sangre en Río Bravo (1966)
El escapulario (1966) as Maria Perez viuda de Fernandez
El jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte (1966)
Aquella Rosita Alvírez (1965)
Los espadachines de la reina (1963)
El ángel exterminador (1962) as Juana Avila
El barón del terror (1962) as Senora Luis Meneses
Quinceañera (1960)
El caso de una adolescente (1958)
El hombre y el monstruo (1958) as Mother
Nazarín (1958) as Chanfa
Mi desconocida esposa (1958)
Flor de fango (1942)
El Capitán Centellas (1941)
Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos (1962)

Telenovelas

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Amarte es mi pecado (2004) as Covadonga
La otra (2002) as Sabina
Siempre te amaré (2000) as Úrsula Castellanos
Vivo por Elena (1998) as Luz
El alma no tiene color (1997) as Alina
Desencuentro (1997)
La antorcha encendida (1996) as Doña Macaria de Soto
Marisol (1996) as Zamira
Agujetas de color de rosa (1994) as Bárbara
Valentina (1993) as Dona Federica
Milagro y magia (1991) as Rufina
Días sin luna (1990) as Carlota Parlange
Yesenia (1987) as Magneta
Eclipse (1984) as Virginia
Mañana es primavera (1982) as Doctora
La divina Sarah (1980) as Sarah
Marcha nupcial (1977) as Luisa
Los bandidos del río frío (1976) as Calavera Catrina
El manantial del milagro (1974) as Luz
Mi primer amor (1973) as Doña Julia
Sublime reducción (1971)

La gata (1970) as Lorenza
Yesenia (1970) as Trifenia
Los caudillos (1968) as Felipa
Lágrimas amargas (1967) as Carola Baida
Obsesión (1967)
El espejismo brillaba (1966)
Las abuelas (1965)
El refugio (1965)
Casa de huéspedes (1965)
Llamado urgente (1965)
La vecindad (1964)
Juicio de almas (1964)
Doña Macabra (1963) as Demetria
Encadenada (1962)
Las momias de Guanajuato (1962)
Divorciadas (1961)
Espejo de sombras (1961)
Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos (1960)
Cuidado con el ángel (1959, live)
Cadenas de amor (1959, live)

See also

External links

Profile (in Spanish) at esmas.com
Profile (in Spanish) at univision.com
Ofelia Guilmáin at the telenovela database
Ofelia Guilmáin at IMDb

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