Lorena Velázquez

Lorena Velázquez
Velázquez in 1959
Born	María de la Concepción Lorena Villar (1937-12-15)15 December 1937 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	11 April 2024(2024-04-11) (aged 86)
Occupation	Actress

Lorena Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [loˈɾena βeˈlaskes]; 15 December 1937 – 11 April 2024) was a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. At the time of her death she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.

Biography

Born María de la Concepción Lorena Villar in Mexico City, Velázquez debuted in 1955. She competed in Miss Mexico in 1958 and placed second. Afterwards she was appointed Miss Mexico 1960, although she refused to represent Mexico in the Miss Universe pageant.

Velázquez played varied roles in the 1960's, from a vedette, to a cowgirl and even as the queen of vampires. She also played two antagonistic roles in a film, as queen of a faraway planet and her twin (picture). In the 1970's, she made the transition to television. Thereafter, she alternated between the large and small screens.

Lorena Velázquez was the stepdaughter of actor Víctor Velázquez and older sister of actress Teresa Velázquez. She died on 11 April 2024, at the age of 86.

Filmography

Left to right: El Hijo del Santo with Velázquez who holds a portrait in which she was photographed with El Santo during the celebration of the 100 years of the birth of "El Santo, El Enmascarado de Plata" in 2017

Television shows

• Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–2007)
  • Trauma infantil (2001)
  • Encuentro con el alma (2002)
• Como dice el dicho (2011) as Dianita

Telenovelas (soap operas)

• Cumbres Borrascosas (1964) - Cathy
• Estafa de amor (1967) as Mayte
• Dulce desafío (1989) as Aida
• Mi pequeña traviesa (1997) as Catalina
• El privilegio de amar (1998) as Rebeca
• Alma rebelde (1999) as Natalia
• La casa en la playa (2000) as Elena White
• Amigas y rivales (2001) as Itzel de la Colina
• Velo de novia (2003) as Adela Isabela
• Rubí (2004) as Mary Chavarria Gonsalez
• Muchachitas como tu (2007) as Teresa Linares
• Alma de hierro (2008) as Victoria
• Niña de mi corazón (2010) as Mercedes Riquelme
• Dos Hogares (2011-2012) as Carmela De Valtierra
• Mentir para vivir (2013)
• Que Pobres Tan Ricos (2014) as Chabelita
• Amores con trampa (2015) as Corina Bocelli
• La mexicana y el güero (2020) as Rose Somers

Films

• Caras nuevas (1955) as Waitress
• La Diana cazadora (1956) as Margarita
• The New World (1957)
• El Puma (1958) as Margarita
• La ley del más rápido (1958) as Margarita
• A tiro limpio (1958) as Margarita
• Tin Tan y las modelos (1959) as Rosita
• The Life of Agustín Lara (1959) as María Islas
• Ellas también son rebeldes (1959) as Irene Barreto
• La nave de los monstruos (1960) as Beta
• El rapto de las sabinas (1960) as Hersilia
• Ay Chabela! (1961) as Jenny
• Santo contra los zombies (1961) as Gloria Sandoval
• Santo vs. las mujeres vampiro (1962) as Zorina
• Las luchadoras vs. El Médico Asesino (1962) as Gloria Venus
• Milagros de San Martín de Porres (1963) as Minerva
• Tintansón Crusoe (1964) as Zoraya Caluya
• El hacha diabólica (1964) as Isabel de Arango
• Atacan las brujas (1964) as Elisa Cárdenas
• El planeta de las mujeres invasoras (1966) as Adastrea
• Fray Don Juan (1969) as Claudia
• Misión suicida (1971) as Ana Silvia
• El tesoro de Morgan (1974) as Dalia
• La Chilindrina en apuros (1994) as Doña Aldunza
• Reclusorio (1995) as Reina de la Garza

Further reading

• AGRASÁNCHEZ, Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. México: *Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8
• VARIOS (2002). Lorena Velázquez, reina del cine fantástico. En SOMOS. México: Editorial Televisa, S. A. de C.V.

External links

• Lorena Velázquez at IMDb
• Lorena Velázquez discography at Discogs