Lorena Velázquez

Lorena Velázquez
Lorena Velázquez
	Velázquez in 1959
Born	María de la Concepción Lorena Villar; December 15, 1937 (age 85); Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actress

Lorena Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [loˈɾena βeˈlaskes]; born December 15, 1937) is a Mexican actress and former beauty pageant titleholder.

BiographyEdit

Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar 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 step-daughter of actor Víctor Velázquez and older sister of actress Teresa Velázquez.

FilmographyEdit

Left to right: El Hijo del Santo with Velázquez who holds a portrait in which she was photographed with El Santo during the celebration of the 100 years of the birth of "El Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata" in 2017

Television showsEdit

Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–2007)
- Trauma infantil (2001)
- Encuentro con el alma (2002)
Como dice el dicho (2011) as Dianita

Telenovelas (soap operas)Edit

Cumbres Borrascosas (1964) - Cathy
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
Alma de hierro (2008) as Victoria
Niña de mi corazón (2010) as Mercedes Riquelme
Dos Hogares (2011-2012) as Carmela De Valtierra
Mentir para vivir (2013)
Que Pobres Tan Ricos (2014) as Chabelita
Amores con trampa (2015) as Corina Bocelli
La mexicana y el güero (2020) as Rose Somers

FilmsEdit

Caras nuevas (1955) as Waitress
La Diana cazadora (1956) as Margarita
The New World (1957)
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
The Life of Agustín Lara (1959) as María Islas
Ellas también son rebeldes (1959) as Irene Barreto
La nave de los monstruos (1960) as Beta
El rapto de las sabinas (1960) as Hersilia
Ay Chabela! (1961) as Jenny
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
El tesoro de Morgan (1974) as Dalia
La Chilindrina en apuros (1994) as Doña Aldunza
Reclusorio (1995) as Reina de la Garza

External linksEdit

Lorena Velázquez at IMDb