Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944, in

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) is a

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actress.

Early life

Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director

Julio Bracho Julio Bracho Gavilán (17 July 1909 – 26 April 1978) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Bracho was born as ninth of eleven children of Julio Bracho y Zuloaga and his wife Luz Pérez Gavilán. His sister Guadalupe Bracho Pérez- ...

, the niece of actress

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and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho (named after his grandfather).

Career

She made her film debut as a child actress in two of her father's films: ''San Felipe'' (1949) and ''Immaculate Conception'' (1950). She studied Philosophy and Letters in New York. She debuted professionally on stage in the play ''Israfel'' by Abelardo Rodríguez alongside

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. Her television debut was in 1973. Diana Bracho won the

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award twice, the first time in 1973. She won her second Silver Ariel for '' El infierno, de todos tan temído'' and was nominated for Best Actress for ''

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'' (1976) and '' Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda'' (1996). On August 6, 2002 she was appointed president of the

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. She has been involved in co-productions with countries such as ''The Chess Player'' (France); ''Edmilson'' (Germany), '' The Dogs of War'' (Britain), ''The Aleph'' (Italy), ''The legend of the Drum'' (Spain), ''

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'' (Spain) and ''

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'' (United States). She starred in several television series and soap operas, notably as Leonora Navarro in the

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Cuna de lobos ''Cuna de lobos'' (English: ''Cradle of wolves'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Téllez for Televisa, broadcast by El Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). The series, about the struggle for power within a wea ...

'' (1986), produced by Carlos Tellez. She also played the villainous Evangelina Vizcaíno in ''

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'' (1991), produced by Carlos Sotomayor. She played the role of the black widow in the third season of '' Mujeres Asesinas''. Though Diana was confirmed to star in Salvador Mejía's new telenovela: ''

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'', she rejected her participation.Diana Bracho no estará en La tempestad
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Filmography

Films

Television performances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Diana Bracho official website
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