Isela Vega Durazo is a Mexican

Mexico

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 actress, and occasional producer

Film producer

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, writer

Screenwriter

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, and director

Film director

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.

Career

In 1957, she was chosen "Princess of the Carnaval" in Hermosillo; shortly afterward she began modeling

Model (person)

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. In 1960 she began her acting career, which continues to this day. Her most widely-known role is that of Elita in Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah

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's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a 1974 American action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and featuring Warren Oates....

. She also wrote the song, Bennie's Song, which appears in the film. She was subsequently photographed nude for the July 1974 issue of Playboy

Playboy

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magazine.

In the 1980s, Vega made her debut behind the camera by writing, producing and/or directing a number of films.

She was called to sing the songs Amanecí en Tuz Brazos and El Siete Mares in the 1986 film Gringo mojado.

Personal life

Vega was born and raised in Hermosillo, Sonora

Sonora

Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....

, of Mexico. She has a son named Arthur with singer Alberto Vazquez, with whom she was married, and a daughter, Shauna, who is an actress and dancer, from an affair with the actor Jorge Luke.

Flmography as actress

• 2009: Salvando al Soldado Pérez
• 2009: El muro de al lado - Juana
• 2009: El Pantera
  El Pantera
  El Pantera is a Mexican television series released by Canal 5. It is based on a comic book of the same name. It narrates the life of Gervasio, a young man who fights crime in Mexico City...
  
  
• 2009: Crónicas chilangas - Anita
• 2009: Amar - Concha
• 2008: Terminales - Emma Díaz (13 episodes, 2008)
• 2008: Arráncame la vida - Gitana
• 2008: Crepúsculo rojo - Locha
• 2008: Mujeres Asesinas - Margarita Rascón
• 2008: Conozca la cabeza de Juan Pérez - Adivina
• 2007: Pasión
  Pasión (telenovela)
  Pasión ' is the telenovela that began transmissions on September 17, 2007, in Mexico; Canal de las Estrellas. The novela is a production of Carla Estrada and the stars are Susana González, Fernando Colunga, Sebastián Rulli, and Daniela Castro....
  
  - La Paisana
• 2006: Cobrador: In God We Trust - La Gitana
• 2006: Mujer alabastrina
• 2006: Fuera del cielo
  Fuera del cielo
  Fuera del cielo is a Mexican film that debuted in theaters on January 12, 2007. It was distributed in the United States by Lionsgate Films...
  
  
• 2004: Killer Snake - Lupe
• 2004: Puños rosas - La Güera
• 2003: Amor descarado - Nora
• 2000: Ramona - Matea (unknown episodes)
• 1999: La ley de Herodes - Doña Lupe
• 1997: Conan the Adventurer
  Conan the Adventurer (TV series)
  Conan: The Adventurer is a low-budget American television series produced from 1997 to 1998 and loosely based on the fantasy hero Conan the barbarian. The TV show premiered on September 22, 1997, and ran for 22 episodes. This live-action series starred Ralf Möller as Conan of Cimmeria and Danny...
  
  - Hag
• 1997: Gente bien - Mercedes
• 1996: Los padres de hoy y del mañana - Hostess (10 episodes, 1996)
• 1995: Manhattan Merengue! - Alfidia
• 1995: Señora Tentacion - Tamara
• 1992: En legítima defensa
• 1990: Discriminación maldita
• 1990: El reportero
• 1989: Las borrachas
• 1989: Salvajes
• 1988: Blood Screams
• 1987: The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
  The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
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  - Senora Cos
• 1986: Los Amantes del Señor de la Noche
  Los Amantes del Señor de la Noche
  Los Amantes del Señor de la Noche is a Mexican motion picture categorized as horror. It was filmed in 1986.- Synopsis :...
  
  - Amparo
• 1986: Gringo mojado - Mona Mur
• 1986: Stingray
  Stingray (NBC TV series)
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  - Isabel Rodriguez
• 1986: Dos chichimecas en Hollywood
• 1985: Nana
  Nana (1985 film)
  Nana is a 1985 Mexican film by Rafael Baledón. It is an adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Nana. Is the film adaptation of a Mexican stageplay produced and starred by Irma Serrano.-Plot:...
  
  
• 1985: El secuestro de Lola
• 1984: Rituals
  Rituals (TV series)
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  - Maria
• 1984: The Yellow Rose
  The Yellow Rose
  The Yellow Rose is an American television series. It was broadcast on the NBC network during the 1983-1984 season. It was produced by Paul Freeman....
  
  - Juanita Diaz
• 1984: Las glorias del gran Púas
• 1984: San Judas de la Frontera
• 1983: Las apariencias engañan
  Las Apariencias engañan
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• 1983:El amor es un juego extraño
  El amor es un juego extraño
  El amor es un juego extraño is a 1983 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza....
  
  
• 1983: The Greatest American Hero
  The Greatest American Hero
  The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama television series that aired for three seasons from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour movie pilot on March 18, 1981...
  
  - Serena Delvera
• 1982: Una gallina muy ponedora
• 1982: Barbarosa
  Barbarosa
  Barbarosa is a 1982 motion picture starring Willie Nelson and Gary Busey, about a young cowboy on the run from the law who hooks up with a famous bandito and learns about life from him...
  
  .... Josephina
• 1981: Las siete cucas
• 1981: La pulquería
• 1981: Las mujeres de Jeremías - Tamara Sanchez
• 1981: El macho bionico
• 1980: Navajeros
  Navajeros
  Navajeros is a Spanish-Mexican adventure film, directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. It is known as "Dulces navajas" in Mexico. The movie was released in 1980.-Cast:* Verónica Castro as Toñi.* José Luis Manzano as El Jaro* José Sacristán as Periodista...
  
  - Mercedes
• 1980: Las tentadoras
• 1980: El hombre de los hongos - Elvira
• 1979: Muñecas de medianoche
• 1979: The Streets of L.A. - Anita Zamora
• 1978: Las cariñosas
• 1978: Casa de citas
• 1978: Oro rojo
  Oro rojo
  Oro Rojo is a 1978 Pirate Movie. It was written and directed by Alberto Vázquez Figueroa. It was filmed on location in Spain and Mexico.-Plot synopsis:A boatswain finds himself stranded on an island...
  
  
• 1977: Acto de posesión
• 1977: The Rhinemann Exchange
  The Rhinemann Exchange
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   - Anna
• 1977: La viuda negra - Matea Gutiérrez
• 1977: María, la santa
• 1976: Joshua
  Joshua (1976 film)
  Joshua is a 1976 American film directed by Larry G. Spangler.The film is also known as Black Rider, Joshua the Black Rider or Revenge .- Plot summary :...
  
  - Mexican Woman
• 1976: La India - La India
• 1976: Drum
  Drum (1976 film)
  Drum is the 1976 sequel to the film Mandingo, and released by United Artists. Starring Warren Oates, Pam Grier , and Ken Norton and directed by Steve Carver, it parodies nineteenth century American slavery like its predecessor...
  
  - Marianna
• 1976: Celestina - Melibea
• 1975: El llanto de la tortuga - Diana
• 1974: Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
  Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
  Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a 1974 American action film directed by Sam Peckinpah and featuring Warren Oates....
  
  - Elita
• 1973: The Deadly Trackers
  The Deadly Trackers
  The Deadly Trackers is a 1973 American western film directed by Barry Shear and starring Richard Harris, Rod Taylor and Al Lettieri. It is based on the novel Riata by Samuel Fuller.-Plot:...
  
  - Maria
• 1973: Volveré a nacer - Mónica
• 1972: El festin de la loba
• 1972: Basuras humanas .... Laura
• 1972: Fin de fiesta - Silvia
• 1971: La primavera de los escorpiones
• 1971: La hora desnuda
• 1971: Temporada salvaje
• 1971: El sabor de la venganza - Sara Carson
• 1971: Las reglas del juego - Verónica
• 1970: La buscona
  La Buscona
  La Buscona is a 1970 Argentine film....
  
  
• 1970: El oficio mas antiguo del mundo
  El oficio más antiguo del mundo
  El oficio más antiguo del mundo is a 1970 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza....
  
  - Yolanda
• 1970: Prohibido
• 1969: La señora Muerte - Lisa
• 1969: Enigma de muerte
• 1969: Las impuras
• 1969: Las golfas - Oti
• 1969: Cuernos debajo de La Cama - Elsa
• 1969: Pacto diabólico
• 1969: El matrimonio es como el demonio
• 1969: Las luchadoras contra el robot asesino
• 1969: Las Pirañas aman en Cuaresma
  Las Pirañas aman en Cuaresma
  Las Pirañas aman en Cuaresma is a Mexican motion picture categorized as drama. It was filmed in 1969.- Synopsis :...
  
  - Lala
• 1968: Las sicodélicas - Daliliah
• 1968: La Cama
• 1968: Por mis pistolas
  Por mis pistolas
  Por mis pistolas is a 1938 Mexican film. It stars Sara García....
  
  - Lupita Sanchez
• 1968: Las pecadoras
• 1968: El deseo llega de noche
• 1968: The Fear Chamber
  The Fear Chamber
  The Fear Chamber is a 1968 film directed by Jack Hill. It stars Boris Karloff and Julissa.The Fear Chamber is one of four low-budget Mexican horror films Karloff made in a package deal with Mexican producer Luis Vergara. The others are The Snake People, The Incredible Invasion, andHouse of Evil...
  
  - Helga
• 1967: Mujeres, mujeres, mujeres
• 1967: Don Juan 67
• 1967: SOS Conspiracion Bikini
• 1966: Rage
  Rage (1966 film)
  Rage is a Drama/Movie, starring Glenn Ford and directed by Gilberto Gazcón-Plot:In a Drama film classics. Dr. Reuben is an angry loner living in a tiny Mexican border town. Soon after a man dying of rabies staggers into town, Dr. Reuben himself is bitten by the same rabid can...
  
  
• 1963: La rabia por dentro
• 1960: Verano violento

Filmography as writer, director, producer

• 1980: Navajeros (producer)
• 1982: Una gallina muy ponedora (producer)
• 1986: Los amantes del señor de la noche (writer, producer, director)

External links

• Interview in La Jornada (in Spanish)