Diana Bracho
Diana Bracho is a Mexican actress.
Early life
Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho.Career
She made her film debut as a child actress in two of her father's films: San Felipe and Immaculate Conception. She studied Philosophy and Letters in New York. She debuted professionally on stage in the play Israfel by Abelardo Rodríguez alongside Sergio Bustamante. Her television debut was in 1973. Diana Bracho won the Silver Ariel 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 Letters from Marusia and Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda. On August 6, 2002 she was appointed president of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. She has been involved in co-productions with countries such as The Chess Player ; Edmilson, The Dogs of War, The Aleph, The legend of the Drum, Antonieta and On Wings of Eagles.
She starred in several television series and soap operas, notably as Leonora Navarro in the telenovela Cuna de lobos, produced by Carlos Tellez. She also played the villainous Evangelina Vizcaíno in Cadenas de Amargura, 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: La tempestad, she rejected her participation.
Filmography
Television performances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Mi primer amor | Elena | |
| 1973 | Los miserables | Cosette | |
| 1974 | La casa de Bernarda Alba | Amelia | Television film |
| 1979 | El amor llego mas tarde | Mrs. Dobuti | |
| 1979 | Ángel Guerra | Lorenza | |
| 1981 | Los Pardaillan | Luisa | |
| 1981 | Histoires extraordinaires | Unknown role | "Le joueur d'échecs de Maelzel" |
| 1982 | Leona Vicario | Leona Vicario | |
| 1985 | Esperándote | Isabel | |
| 1986 | On Wings of Eagles | Mrs. Dobuti | "Part II" |
| 1986 | Cuna de lobos | Leonora Navarro Castillejos de Larios | Main role |
| 1988 | Pasión y poder | Ana Laura Gómez Luna | Main role |
| 1991 | Cadenas de amargura | Evangelina Vizcaíno | Main cast |
| 1993 | Capricho | Eugenia | Main cast |
| 1994 | El vuelo del águila | Sara Pérez de Madero | |
| 1995 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Aurora | "Quién soy yo?" |
| 1995 | Alondra | Alondra | |
| 1995–96 | Retrato de familia | Alondra | |
| 1998–99 | El privilegio de amar | Young Ana Joaquina Velarde | Main cast |
| 1999 | Infierno en el paraíso | Dariana Valdivia | Main cast |
| 2001 | El derecho de nacer | Clemencia Rivera de del Junco | Main cast |
| 2003 | Bajo la misma piel | Sara Ortiz Escalante de Murillo | Main cast |
| 2006 | Heridas de amor | Bertha de Aragón | Main cast |
| 2007 | Sexo y otros secretos | Isadora | 4 episodes |
| 2008 | Fuego en la sangre | Doña Gabriela Acevedo Vda. de Elizondo | Main cast |
| 2010 | Locas de amor | Regina | |
| 2010 | Mujeres asesinas | Norma Blanco | "Las Blanco, viudas" |
| 2011 | Rafaela | Morelia | Main cast |
| 2013–14 | Quiero amarte | Lucrecia | Main cast |
| 2016 | El hotel de los secretos | Teresa de Alarcón | Main cast |
| 2017–2019 | Mi marido tiene familia | Blanca Gómez de Córcega | Main cast |
| 2021 | ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia? | Luz Torres Mendoza | Main role |
| 2023 | Eternamente amándonos | Martina Rangel | Main cast |
| 2025 | Regalo de amor | Catalina Ortigoza de la Vega | Main cast |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 1987 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Lead Actress | Cuna de lobos | rowspan=3 Won |
| 1992 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Lead Actress | Cadenas de amargura | - |
| 1994 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Female Antagonist | Capricho | - |
| 2007 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best First Actress | Heridas de amor | Nomitated |
| 2009 | Premios TVyNovelas | Best Female Antagonist | Fuego en la sangre | Won |