Quick Facts
Born:
1933-12-08
Birthplace:
Mexico City, Mexico
Credits:
74 Total Roles
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Acting
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Biography
Ana Ofelia Murguía was a Mexican actress with a long career in theater, film and television for more than 40 years. She is a graduate of the Theater School of the National Institute of Fine Arts and a student of the “father of Mexican theater” Seki Sano, which forged her for a fruitful career on stage. She received the Ariel Award for Best Female Co-Acting on four occasions for "Cadena Perpetua" (1979), "Los Motivos de Luz" (1986), "La Reina de la Noche" (1996), and the Ariel de Oro for lifetime achievement in 2011. She also won three times the Silver Goddess award for The Motifs of Light (1986), Written in the Body of the Night (2002), The Good Herbs (2011). In 2004 he received the silver Mayahuel for his career at the Guadalajara Film Festival, and in 2007 he obtained special recognition at the Lunas del Auditorio. Ana Ofelia Murguía voiced Miguel's great-grandmother in the Oscar-winning animated film Coco (2017).
Known For
Coco
Mamá Coco (voice)
Dune
Palace Maid (uncredited)
Bandidas
Consuelo
Mozart in the Jungle
Nana Graciela
Tear This Heart Out
Clarita
Las Poquianchis
Eva
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
Doña Amelia
Walking Vengeance
Doña Amelia
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Coco MOVIE | Mamá Coco (voice) |
| 2014 | Mozart in the Jungle TV | Nana Graciela |
| 2013 | El mar muerto MOVIE | Self |
| 2013 | The Waterwheel MOVIE | Wife |
| 2013 | The Last Call MOVIE | Self |
| 2012 | Expiration Date MOVIE | Ramona |
| 2011 | The Compass Is Carried by the Dead Man MOVIE | Doña Chelo |
| 2010 | I Miss You MOVIE | Self |
| 2010 | The Good Herbs MOVIE | Blanquita |
| 2008 | Walking Vengeance MOVIE | Doña Amelia |