Mecha Ortiz

Mecha Ortiz

Known for

Acting

Born

September 23, 1900

Birthplace

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died

November 20, 1987 (aged 87)

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.

Best known work

Painted Lips

Painted Lips

1974

Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic

Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic

1976

Women Who Work

Women Who Work

1938

Mi novia es un fantasma

Mi novia es un fantasma

1944

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1947

Dishonor

Dishonor

1952

Safo, historia de una pasión

Safo, historia de una pasión

1943

Las tres ratas

Las tres ratas

1946

Camino del infierno

Camino del infierno

1945

The Furies

The Furies

1960

Filmography

2003
Safo
as Material de archivo
1984
Aquel cine argentino
as Ella misma
1976
Piedra libre
as Amalia Pradere - Amalia Grande
1976
Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic
as Mara Ordaz
1976
House of Shadows
as Mrs. Randall
1974
Painted Lips
as Tarotista
1972
Rolando Rivas, taxistaTV
as Malú (1 episode)
1966
Las locas del conventillo
as Tía Remedios
1962
Bajo un mismo rostro
as Madre Superiora
1960
The Furies
as La madre
1957
La sombra de Safo
as Safo
1956
Blessed be you
as María
1955
El mal amor
1955
Pájaros de cristal
as Irina Galowa
1954
El abuelo
as Lucrecia Vélez
1952
Dishonor
as Directora Interventora
1951
My Life for Yours
as Gloria Rivas
1951
Cartas de amor
as Antonieta Lear
1950
Sangre en Castilla
as Alcaldesa Teresa Marquesa de Pinorrey
1948
La rubia Mireya
as Ana María Peña de Robles / La Rubia Mireya
1948
María de los Ángeles
1947
El precio de una vida
as Princesa Fedora Romanov
1947
Vacaciones
1947
Madame Bovary
as Ema
1946
Las tres ratas
as Mercedes de la Fuente