Alba Nydia Díaz (born April 27, 1955) is a Puerto Rican actress who has worked in Puerto Rico and Mexico.

Early years

Díaz was born in

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. Although the roles she portrayed in her early days and years after were not leading roles, from ''Conciencia Culpable'' (''Guilty Conscience''), in 1969, through '' Cristina Bazán'', in 1977, starring

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, she always managed to impress in her performances.

Acting career on television

During the 1970s, she appeared in Mexican soap operas including ''

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'' (''Goldfinch''), with Mexican actress

Lucía Méndez Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer. Méndez was born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Career In 2011, Lucía starred in Mexico the telenovela '' Esperanza del C ...

, '' El Derecho de Nacer'' (''The Right to be Born''), and ''El Maleficio'' (''The Curse''), also taped and broadcast by

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. By the end of the 1970s, Díaz was performing in leading roles in the

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s: ''La Jibarita'' (''The Country Girl''), taped in

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, ''Modelos S.A.'' (''Models S.A.'') opposite

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and

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, and ''Cuando Despierta un Amor'' (''When a love arouses''), opposite

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, both taped in Puerto Rico.

Acting career on stage

Díaz has also performed on stage in Puerto Rico, including in ''La Pasión según Antígona Pérez'' (''The Passion of Antígona Pérez''), ''La Casa de Bernarda Alba'' (''The House of Bernard Alba''), ''La Carreta'' (''The Oxcart''), ''

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'', ''Electra'', ''Tiempo Muerto'' (''Dead Season''), and ''Frida Kahlo Viva la Vida''.

Producer

Díaz has her own film production company called Copelar, with her actress partner Sonia Valentín. She has starred in and produced several television movies, such as ''Sudor Amargo'' (''Bitter Sweat'') and ''Las Combatientes'' (''The Combatants'').

Television host

Díaz hosted the daily talk show '' Entre Nosotras'' (''Among Us'') with Puerto Rican actress Sonia Valentin and the Irish-Puerto Rican actress Noris Joffre, among other personalities. It was broadcast by Televicentro in

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and WAPA America, throughout the United States.

Actress

*2004: '' Las combatientes'' (TV movie) Noemi *2003: '' Bitter Sweat'' *2003: ''

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''(TV series) Irene *2003: '' Plaza vacante'' *1999: '' Cuando despierta el amor'' (soap opera) *1998: '' Flores de la noche'' (TV movie) Mryriam *1995: '' Al son del amor'' (TV series) *1995: '' Señora Tentacion'' (TV series) Azabache *1993: '' A Flight of Hope'' *1989: '' La conciencia de Lucía'' (TV series) Ingrid *1985: '' Tanairi'' (TV series) Altagracia (1985) *1983: ''

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'' (TV series) Sara *1981: '' El Derecho de Nacer'' (TV series) Virginia *1980: ''

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'' (TV series) Alana *1980: ''

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'' (TV series) Susana *1980: ''

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'' (TV series) Adriana *1980: ''

'' (TV series) Liza *1978: '' Cristina Bazán'' (TV series) Taina *1973: '' Adios, New York, adios''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz, Alba Nydia 1955 births Living people People from Caguas, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican emigrants to Mexico Puerto Rican film actresses Puerto Rican soap opera actresses Puerto Rican stage actresses Puerto Rican telenovela actresses Puerto Rican television actresses