Portrait of Mecha Ortiz

Mecha Ortiz

Acting

Biography

María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro, better known as Mecha Ortiz, 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.

Born: September 23, 1900

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Filmography

2003
Safo

as Material de archivo

1984
1976
Piedra libre

as Amalia Pradere - Amalia Grande

1976
House of Shadows

as Mrs. Randall

1974
Painted Lips

as Tarotista

1966
1962
Bajo un mismo rostro

as Madre Superiora

1960
The Furies

as La madre

1956
1955
Pájaros de cristal

as Irina Galowa

1954
El abuelo

as Lucrecia Vélez

1952
Dishonor

as Directora Interventora

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

1947
El precio de una vida

as Princesa Fedora Romanov

1947
1946
Las tres ratas

as Mercedes de la Fuente

1945
Swan Song

as Flora Jordán

1945
Camino del infierno

as Laura Simrok

1945
Una mujer sin importancia

as Raquel Miramar

1943
Safo, historia de una pasión

as Selva Moreno ("Safo")

1942
1941
1941
Last Refuge

as Silvia

1938
Mujeres que trabajan

as Ana María del Solar

1938
Maestro Levita

as Elena Acevedo de Lerena