Alma Delfina (née Alma Delfina Martínez Ortega) is a Mexican actress.

Acting career

Sister of the director Gonzalo Martinez Ortega, writer Mario Iván Martínez and the actresses

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and Evangelina Martínez. She is also the aunt of actors Roberto Sosa, Evangelina Sosa and

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. Started her career in 1974 in the

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''. In the 1970s she was active principally on movies. In the 1980s acted in soap operas like ''Guadalupe'' (1984), ''Vanessa'' (1982) with

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, '' Chispita'' (1983), ''

Vivir un poco ''Vivir un poco'' (English title: ''Live a little'') is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1985. The story was a remake of the very popular Chilean telenovela, ''La Madrastra'' from 1981. ''Vivir un poco'' tells ...

'' (1985) with

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and ''Marionetas'' (1987). In the 1990s starred ''

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'' (1996) and ''

Pueblo chico, infierno grande ''Pueblo chico, infierno grande'' (English: ''Small town, big hell'') is a Mexican historical telenovela set in the Pre- Mexican Revolution period, produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa in 1997. From Monday, January 6, 1997 until Friday, A ...

'' with

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in the role of the evil prostitute ''La Beltraneja''. In 1999 she moved to the United States. Starred in TV series like '' ER'' and ''

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'' (2002). In the 2005 she returns to Mexican telenovelas with her appearance in the Fonovideo/Televisa production ''

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''. Throughout the 2000s, Delfina would appear in multiple productions for Fonovideo/Televisa (El Amor No Tiene Precio, Bajos Las Riendas Del Amor), Univision (Vidas Cruzadas, El Talisman, Cosita Linda), and Azteca (Vidas Robadas, Bajo El Alma). In 2016, Alma Delfina joined the cast of the NBC soap opera ''

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'' as Adriana Hernandez.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* 1960 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Actresses from Chihuahua (state) People from Camargo, Chihuahua {{Mexico-actor-stub