Martha Alejandra Meyer (February 26, 1937 – November 7, 2007) was a Mexican

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

actress. Additionally, she appeared in over 90

films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

throughout her career and many telenovelas, including '' Serafín'' and '' Niña amada mía''. She first gained fame in Mexican television programs such as '' Dr. Cándido Pérez'', where she appeared opposite actor

Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born March 26, 1948) is a Mexican comedian, actor, film director, screenwriter, television producer and host. He is the son of actors, the Cuban Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Mexican Lupita Pallás, and has appe ...

. Her last work was in the telenovela series ''

Yo amo a Juan Querendón ''Yo Amo a Juan Querendón'' (English title: ''I Love Irresistible Juan'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa in 2007. The telenovela was a remake of '' Pedro El Escamoso'', a Colombian telenovela. On February ...

'' and ''

Vecinos ''Vecinos'' ( en, Neighbors) is a Mexican television series created by Eugenio Derbez, based on Spanish television series ''Aquí no hay quien viva''. It premiered on Las Estrellas on July 10, 2005. The series portrays the life of everyday peopl ...

''. Alejandra Meyer was born on February 26, 1937, in

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Tuxtla Gutiérrez (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, the most developed and populated in the state. A busy government, commercial and servi ...

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

. She died of heart failure at the age of 70 on November 7, 2007, in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

. Before her death she was featured in the book ''Televisa Presenta'', which celebrated fifty years of network programming. For her work in television, Meyer was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias.

Selected filmography

* ''

Pablo and Carolina ''Pablo and Carolina'' (Spanish:''Pablo y Carolina'') is a 1957 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Mauricio de la Serna and starring Pedro Infante, Irasema Dilián, Alejandro Ciangherotti, and premiered after Infante's death. The film's set ...

'' (1957) * '' Love in the Shadows'' (1960) * ''

The White Sister ''The White Sister'' is a play in four acts by Francis Marion Crawford and Walter C. Hackett. The play was originally written by Crawford in 1907 and he later adapted the play into a serialized novel which was first published over a six month p ...

'' (1960)

External links

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El Universal: Actress Alexandra Meyer Dies
(Spanish)

References

1937 births 2007 deaths Mexican film actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican telenovela actresses People from Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexican people of German descent {{Mexico-tv-actor-stub