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Mecha Ortiz

Acting Born Sep 23, 1900 Buenos Aires, Argentina 24 credits

Biography

María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro, better known as Mecha Ortiz (1900-1987), was an Argentine theater and film actress. She was one of the most relevant figures of the golden age of Argentine cinema. She was consecrated in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Known for

Film

The Furies

as La madre

Detective Chinatown

as Mrs. Randall

Full filmography

  • The Furies (1960) as La madre
  • El gran secreto (1942) as Alicia Ortega Delafuente
  • Piedra libre (1976) as Amalia Pradere - Amalia Grande
  • Vidas marcadas (1942) as Malena
  • Vacaciones (1947)
  • Maestro Levita (1938) as Elena Acevedo de Lerena
  • Blessed be you (1956) as María
  • Sangre en Castilla (1950) as Alcaldesa Teresa Marquesa de Pinorrey
  • Margarita, Armando and his father (1939) as Margarita
  • Rolando Rivas, taxista (1972) as Malú
  • María de los Ángeles (1948)
  • Las locas del conventillo (1966) as Tía Remedios
  • El mal amor (1955)
  • Joven, viuda y estanciera (1941) as Elena Ocampo
  • Las tres ratas (1946) as Mercedes de la Fuente
  • House of Shadows (1976) as Mrs. Randall
  • La rubia Mireya (1948) as Ana María Peña de Robles / La Rubia Mireya
  • Dishonor (1952) as Directora Interventora
  • Bajo un mismo rostro (1962) as Madre Superiora
  • Painted Lips (1974) as Tarotista
  • Una mujer sin importancia (1945) as Raquel Miramar
  • Women Who Work (1938) as Ana María del Solar
  • Madame Bovary (1947) as Ema
  • Swan Song (1945) as Flora Jordán