Lorena Velázquez
Acting
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.
Born: December 16, 1937
Place of Birth: Mexico City, México
Known For
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano
Lucha libre is part of Mexican culture, but how did something that was shown in circuses and fairs become a cinematic genre? Join us to learn about this trajectory.
La casa en la playa
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi, Doris Wishman, Ed Wood Jr, and Tsui Hark. Covers weird movie genres, like Mexican wrestling movies and Hong Kong horror films.
I love you, Güero
“La mexicana y el güero” is the story of some scammers who try to deceive a millionaire who is looking for his biological mother through a plan that is funny about what is complicated. Itatí Cantoral, Gala Montes, Juan Soler, Luis Roberto Guzmán, Montserrat Marañón, Jacqueline Andere, Rodrigo Abed and Laura Vignatti, among many other stars.
Killer Women
Mujeres Asesinas is a series that shows the dark side of women who have been mistreated or abused and become cruel murderers. The series shows how violence and death can overcome the feminine mind.
Fiebre de Amor
A teenage girl with a crush on a young popular singing star sneaks into his house to fulfill her dreams of meeting him. Together they accidentally run into a group of diamond smugglers and she becomes the victim of a kidnapping. The young star comes to her rescue in this romantic comedy with lots of songs and the Acapulco scenery as a backdrop.
Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo
Teo, a young and struggling actor, disguises himself as a 79 year old man to take advantage from the benefits of a retirement home, while also trying to sort out his personal and love life.
The Innocent
The innocence of a woman due to a mental deficit will become the worst nightmare for her loved ones, after the harsh reality of the outside world made her their victim.
Love of My Loves
Two couples get to know what we all dream about: love at first sight. The problem is they meet it with different people to the ones they are engaged with, and they are just at seven days to get married. Up to that moment, they have to reconsider what’s love and what’s a habit, and to face them going against an idea with an expiration date: marriage. "Love of my loves" is based upon the successful mexican theatrical play "Un dos tres por mí y por todos mis amores", and explores compromise, doubts and commitment mixing drama and comedy.
¡En peligro de muerte!
Filmography
as Gloria Vênus
as Rose Somers
as Escorpio
as Angélica
as Susana
as Vieja Reyes
as Mercedes Riquelme Vda. de Arrioja
as Ana María Someyera
as Lorena
as Laura
as Elena vda. de White
as Catalina
as Reyna de la Garza (segment 'Sangre entre mujeres")
as Doña Aldonza
as Juan's Mother
as Lourdes aka "Lulú"
as Lorena
as Virginia
as Linda
as Sonia
as Ana Silva
as Madrastra de Juan
as Sara Romano
as Claudia, the Pilot's wife
as Elisa Cardenas / Mayra
as Adastrea; Alburnia
as Isabel de Arango
as Loreta Venus
as Uga
as Gloria Venus
as Gloria Venus
as Lupita
as Queen Thorina
as Hersilia
as Gloria Sandoval
as Lupita
as Beatriz
as Beta
as María Islas
as Yvonne
as Margarita
as Marta Villaseñor