Ofelia Guilmáin


Ofelia Puerta Guilmáin was a Spanish actress. She is also the mother of actors Juan Ferrara and Lucía Guilmáin. Two of her grandchildren, sons of Ferrara, Mauricio and Juan Carlos Bonet, are also actors.

Life and career

Ofelia Guilmáin was born in Madrid, Spain.
She was part of the Guerrillas of Theater groups in Spain set up by the republican government. When Francisco Franco came to power, she left her country as did many other artists and intellectuals. She arrived with her family in Mexico in 1939 and debuted in theater the following year in the play Mujeres. In 1940, she made her first film El capitán estrella and married Lucilo Gutiérrez next year. She retired from show business for a decade and became a Mexican citizen in 1952.
She made approximately 41 telenovelas, 39 movies and 100 plays. Hugo Argüelles wrote La ronda de la hechizada specifically for her in 1968.

Death

Ofelia Guilmáin died in Mexico City at the age of 83 from respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.

Plays

Mientras me muero... pero de risa Los monólogos de la vagina The House of Bernarda Alba Los árboles mueren de pie Los reyes del mundo A ocho columnasYocasta, o casi CompañerosElectra Medea Las troyanas Los justos Miércoles de ceniza El malentendido Juego de reinas Fuente Ovejuna María Tudor La maestra bebe un pocoBodas de sangre Un tal Judas La ronda de la hechizada La hidalga del valle La discreta enamorada Don Juan Tenorio Las mocedades del Cid La Celestina Isabel de Inglaterra Debiera haber obispas
  • ''Mujeres''

Films

Mi verdad as Juan Osorio's motherEl patrullero 777 Celestina as CelestinaEl esperado amor desesperado Aquellos años El profeta Mimí El primer amor El negocio del odio The Garden of Aunt Isabel Misión cumplida Para servir a usted Las vírgenes locas ¿Por qué nací mujer? as CarmelaConfesiones de una adolescente La muñeca perversa Siempre hay una primera vez Flor marchita as Eugenia AlmadaSor Ye-Ye Pánico Sangre en Río Bravo El escapulario as Maria Perez viuda de FernandezEl jinete justiciero en retando a la muerte Aquella Rosita Alvírez Los espadachines de la reina El ángel exterminador as Juana AvilaEl barón del terror as Senora Luis MenesesQuinceañera El caso de una adolescente El hombre y el monstruo as MotherNazarín as ChanfaMi desconocida esposa Flor de fango El Capitán Centellas

Telenovelas

Amarte es mi pecado as CovadongaLa otra as SabinaSiempre te amaré as Úrsula CastellanosVivo por Elena as LuzEl alma no tiene color as AlinaDesencuentro La antorcha encendida as Doña Macaria de SotoMarisol as ZamiraAgujetas de color de rosa as BárbaraValentina as Dona FedericaMilagro y magia as RufinaDías sin luna as Carlota ParlangeYesenia as MagnetaEclipse as VirginiaMañana es primavera as DoctoraLa divina Sarah as SarahMarcha nupcial as LuisaLos bandidos del río frío as Calavera CatrinaEl manantial del milagro as LuzMi primer amor as Doña JuliaSublime reducción La gata as LorenzaYesenia as TrifeniaLos caudillos as FelipaLágrimas amargas as Carola BaidaObsesión El espejismo brillaba Las abuelas El refugio Casa de huéspedes Llamado urgente La vecindad Juicio de almas Doña Macabra as DemetriaEncadenada Las momias de Guanajuato Divorciadas Espejo de sombras Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos Cuidado con el ángel