
Mecha Ortiz
Acting
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Acting 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.
Known For
Filmography

Safo
2003
as Material de archivo

Aquel cine argentino
1984
as Ella misma

House of Shadows
1976
as Mrs. Randall

Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic
1976
as Mara Ordaz

Piedra libre
1976
as Amalia Pradere - Amalia Grande

Painted Lips
1974
as Tarotista

Rolando Rivas, taxista
1972
as Malú

Las locas del conventillo
1966
as Tía Remedios

Bajo un mismo rostro
1962
as Madre Superiora

The Furies
1960
as La madre

La sombra de Safo
1957
as Safo

Blessed be you
1956
as María

El mal amor
1955

Pájaros de cristal
1955
as Irina Galowa

El abuelo
1954
as Lucrecia Vélez

Dishonor
1952
as Directora Interventora

Cartas de amor
1951
as Antonieta Lear

My Life for Yours
1951
as Gloria Rivas

Sangre en Castilla
1950
as Alcaldesa Teresa Marquesa de Pinorrey

María de los Ángeles
1948

La rubia Mireya
1948
as Ana María Peña de Robles / La Rubia Mireya

Vacaciones
1947

El precio de una vida
1947
as Princesa Fedora Romanov

Madame Bovary
1947
as Ema

Las tres ratas
1946
as Mercedes de la Fuente

Camino del infierno
1945
as Laura Simrok

Swan Song
1945
as Flora Jordán

Una mujer sin importancia
1945
as Raquel Miramar

Mi novia es un fantasma
1944
as Cameo

Safo, historia de una pasión
1943
as Selva Moreno ("Safo")

El gran secreto
1942
as Alicia Ortega Delafuente

Vidas marcadas
1942
as Malena

Joven, viuda y estanciera
1941
as Elena Ocampo

Last Refuge
1941
as Silvia

Margarita, Armando and his father
1939
as Margarita

Maestro Levita
1938
as Elena Acevedo de Lerena

Con las alas rotas
1938

Women Who Work
1938
as Ana María del Solar

Melgarejo
1937

Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina
1937
as La rubia Mireya