Ofelia Guilmain was an actress of telenovelas, stage

Stage (theatre)

In theatre or performance arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience...

 and the cinema of Mexico.

She is also the mother of actors Juan Ferrara

Juan Ferrara

Juan Ferrara is a famous Mexican telenovela and film actor,- Family :Juan is a son of the well known actress Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the famous Mexican actress, Helena Rojo...

 and Lucía Guilmain. Two of her grandchildren, sons of Ferrara, Mauricio and Juan Carlos Bonet are also actors.

Biography

Ofelia Guilmain was born in Madrid

Madrid

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, Spain

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She was part of the Guerrillas of Theater groups in Spain setup by the Republican government. When Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...

 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 showbusiness for a decade and became a Mexican citizen in 1952.

She made approximately 38 telenovelas, 39 movies and 100 plays. Hugo Argüelles wrote La Ronda de la hechizada specifically for her in 1968. Ofelia Guilmain died in Mexico City

Mexico City

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 at the age of 83 from respiratory failure caused by pneumonia

Pneumonia

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Plays

Mientras me muero... pero de risa (2004) Los monólogos de la vagina ("Vagina Monologues") The House of Bernarda Alba Los árboles mueren de pie Los reyes del mundo A ocho columnas Yo casta o casi Compañeros Compañeros Compañeros is an Italian Zapata-themed spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Corbucci in 1970. The film stars Franco Nero, Tomas Milian, Jack Palance and Fernando Rey... Electra Electra (Sophocles) Electra or Elektra is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. Its date is not known, but various stylistic similarities with the Philoctetes and the Oedipus at Colonus lead scholars to suppose that it was written towards the end of Sophocles' career.Set in the city of Argos a few years after the Trojan... (by Sophocles Sophocles Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides... ) Medea Medea (play) Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed... (by Euripides Euripides Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him but according to the Suda it was ninety-two at most... ) Las troyanas Los justos

Miércoles de ceniza ("Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a different date each year because it is dependent on the date of Easter... ") El malentendido Juego de reina Fuente Ovejuna Fuente Ovejuna Fuenteovejuna is a play by the Spanish playwright, Lope de Vega. First published in Madrid in 1619 as part of Docena Parte de las Comedias de Lope de Vega Carpio , the play is believed to have been written between 1612 and 1614... María Tudor ("Mary Tudor Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... ") La maestra bebe un poco Un tal Judas La ronda de la hechizada (1968) Celestina Isabel de Inglaterra ("Elizabeth of England Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty... ") Debiera haber obispas Mujeres (1939)

Films

Mi Verdad (película) (2004) as Juan Osorio Juan Osorio Juan Mauel Osorio is a Mexican telenovela and music producer.-References:... 's mother El patrullero 777 (1977) Celestina (1976) as Celestina El esperado amor desesperado (1976) Aquellos años (1974) El profeta Mimi (1973) El primer amor (1972) El negocio del odio (1972) Misión cumplida (1970) Para servir a usted (1970) Las vírgenes locas (1970) ¿Por qué nací mujer? ¿Por qué nací mujer? ¿Por qué nací mujer? is a 1968 Mexican film. It stars Sara García.... (1970) as Carmela Confesiones de una adolescente (1970) La muñeca perversa (1969) Siempre hay una primera vez (1969) (segment "Gloria") Flor marchita Flor marchita Flor marchita is a 1968 Mexican film. It stars Sara García.... (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 El ángel exterminador The Exterminating Angel , is the second of the Buñuel/Alatriste/Pinal film trilogy, written and directed by Luis Buñuel, starring Silvia Pinal, and produced by her then-husband Gustavo Alatriste.... (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 El hombre y el monstruo El hombre y el monstru is a 1958 Mexican horror film, directed by Rafael Baledón. The film is about a pianist who sells his soul to the devil in order to become the greatest pianist over the world. The problem is that every time a particular piece of music is played, he transforms into a... (1958) as Mother Nazarín Nazarín Nazarín is a 1959 Mexican film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-written between Buñuel and Julio Alejandro, adapted from the eponymous novel of Benito Pérez Galdós... (1958) as Chanfa Mi desconocida esposa (1958) Flor de fango (1942) El Capitán Centellas (1941) Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos (1962)

Telenovelas

Amarte es mi pecado Amarte es mi pecado Amarte es mi Pecado' is a Mexican telenovela that was transmitted in the year 2004. It is a production of Ernesto Alonso and the protagonists are Yadhira Carrillo, Alessandra Rosaldo and Sergio Sendel.- Plot :... (2004) as Covadonga La otra La Otra La Otra is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and aired on El Canal de las Estrellas from 20 May through 20 September 2002. It aired on Univision in the United States from October 14, 2002 through February 28, 2003... (2002) as Sabina Siempre te amaré (2000) as Ursula Castellanos Vivo por Elena Vivo Por Elena Vivo Por Elena is a Mexican telenovela starring Victoria Ruffo and Saul Lisazo with the antagonic roles of Ana Patricia Rojo and Sebastian Ligarde. The telenovela aired on Univision in 1998. The theme song for the telenovela was Vivo Por Ella, sung by Andrea Bocelli with a duet by Marta Sanchez... (1998) El alma no tiene color (1997) as Alina Desencuentro (1997) La antorcha encendida (1996) as Doña Macaria de Soto Marisol Marisol (telenovela) Marisol was a 1996 Mexican telenovela, starring Erika Buenfil and Eduardo Santamarina with the antagonic role of the star actress Claudia Islas. It was produced by Televisa. This telenovela contained 145 episodes.- Synopsis :... (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 redución (1971)

La gata (1970) as Lorenza Yesenia (1970) as Trifenia Los caudillos (1968) as Felipa Lágrimas amargas (1967) as Carola Baida Obsesión Obsesión "Obsesión" is a 2002 single by Dominican-American bachata band Aventura. It was included on the 2002 album We Broke the Rules. It achieved a huge success in many countries, reaching the top of many international charts... (1967) El espejismo brillaba (1966) Las abuelas (1965) El refugio El Refugio El Refugio is a municipality in the Ahuachapán Department of El Salvador.... (1965) Casa de huespedes (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 Cuidado con el ángel Cuidado Con El Ángel is a Telenovela distributed by Televisa. It stars Maite Perroni and William Levy. The telenovela, a production of Nathalie Lartilleux, premiered on June 9, 2008 and finished its broadcast March 6, 2009 and was greatly admired around the globe with millions of views worldwide... (1959, live) Cadenas de amor (1959, live)

External links

at esmas.com

Esmas.com

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 at univision.com

• Ofelia Guilmain at the telenovela database