LORENA VELÁZQUEZ

Lorena Velázquez
Lorena Velázquez
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: December 16, 1937
Deathday: April 11, 2024
Place of Birth: Mexico City, México

Biography

One of the quintessential vamps of Mexican cinema from the late 1950s through the early '70s, Lorena Velázquez is the daughter of character actor Víctor Velázquez, and the older sister of actress Tere Velázquez. She made her screen debut in 1955, and her role as Thorina, queen of the vampires, in _Santo contra las mujeres vampiros, El (1961)_, elevated her to the status of cult icon.

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

Rose Somers
Susana
Vieja Reyes
Mercedes Riquelme Vda. de Arrioja
Ana María Someyera
Lorena
Elena vda. de White
1999·
Asesina
Catalina
Reyna de la Garza (segment 'Sangre entre mujeres")
Doña Aldonza
Juan's Mother
Lourdes aka "Lulú"
Ana Silva
Madrastra de Juan
Sara Romano
Claudia, the Pilot's wife
Mayté
Elisa Cardenas / Mayra
Adastrea; Alburnia
Loreta Venus
Isabel de Arango
Gloria Venus
Gloria Sandoval
Queen Thorina
Irene Barreto
1959·
El puma
María Islas
Margarita
1956·
New faces
Marta Villaseñor