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Ana Ofelia Murguía Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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

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

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