Lupita Pallás de Ortiz de Pinedo (? – 1985) was a Mexican character actress

Character actor

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 and dancer best known for her various roles in television series in the early 1980s. She was the mother of comic actor Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo

Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo

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Pallás appeared in 1975 in the comedy film La presidenta municipal

La presidenta municipal

La presidenta municipal is a 1975 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Adalberto Martínez "Resortes", and Pancho Córdova.-Synopsis:...

as the feisty, outspoken townswoman friend of La India María

La India María

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, portrayed by María Elena Velasco

María Elena Velasco

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. She also appeared in the film La sotana del reo (1979), starring Gregorio Casal

Gregorio Casal

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. Pallás was also known for her roles in television series such as Juegos del destino in 1981, Gabriel y Gabriela

Gabriel y Gabriela

Gabriel y Gabriela was a Mexican telenovela made by Televisa and produced by Patricia Lozano in 1982. The series was based on an original story by Yolanda Vargas Dulche, who also wrote the adaptation for television. The series featured an original song "Dulce Amor", written by Bebu Silvetti and...

in 1982, Hogar, dulce hogar in 1983, and Abandonada in 1985 as her last television appearance. She died along with her daughter Laila, victims of a terrorist attack during their flight from Athens, Greece to Cairo, Egypt.

Television

Year	Title	Role
1981	Juegos del destino	Josefina
1982	Gabriel y Gabriela Gabriel y Gabriela Gabriel y Gabriela was a Mexican telenovela made by Televisa and produced by Patricia Lozano in 1982. The series was based on an original story by Yolanda Vargas Dulche, who also wrote the adaptation for television. The series featured an original song "Dulce Amor", written by Bebu Silvetti and...	Eduviges
1983	Hogar, dulce hogar	Xochitl's mother
1985	Abandonada	Cupertina

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	La presidenta municipal La presidenta municipal La presidenta municipal is a 1975 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Adalberto Martínez "Resortes", and Pancho Córdova.-Synopsis:...	Comadre Epigmenia
1979	La sotana del reo	Doña Delfina
1987	Mas buenas que el pan		Film was released two years after her death.