Ofelia Irene Grabowski Edery
(10 September 1936 – 16 June 1983), known professionally as Ofelia Montesco, was a Peruvian-born actress who is best remembered for her roles in cinema and television of Mexico. She was born in
Iquitos City, in the
Loreto Region of Peru, to Segismundo Pedro Grabowski and Julia Edery.
In 1972, she portrayed
Eugénie de Montijo, consort of
Napoleon III
Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...
, in the historical
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'' ...
''El carruaje''.
Selected filmography
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The Life of Agustín Lara
''The Life of Agustín Lara'' (Spanish: ''La vida de Agustín Lara'') is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.Mora p.261 It is a biographical film about the l ...
'' (1959)
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Sube y baja'' (1959)
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Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro
''Santo vs. las Mujeres Vampiro'' (also known as ''Samson vs. the Vampire Women'') is a 1962 supernatural action horror film starring the wrestling superhero Santo. The film was featured on a 1995 episode of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''.
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'' (1962)
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El ángel exterminador'' (1962)
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El zurdo'' (1965)
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Martín Romero El Rápido'' (1966)
*''Veinticuatro horas de placer'' (1969)
References
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Peruvian film actresses
Peruvian emigrants to Mexico
People from Iquitos
1936 births
1983 deaths
Deaths from stomach cancer
20th-century Peruvian actresses
Peruvian telenovela actresses
Peruvian television actresses
Peruvian people of Polish descent
Deaths from cancer in Mexico
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