Ana Ofelia Murguía

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Ana Ofelia Murguía
Ana Ofelia Munguia.jpg
Munguía in 2003
Born(1933-12-08)8 December 1933
Mexico City, Mexico
Died31 December 2023(2023-12-31) (aged 90)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationActress
Years active1968–2023

Ana Ofelia Murguía (8 December 1933 – 31 December 2023) was a Mexican actress. She was best known, in the English speaking world, for voicing the titular character of the 2017 animated film Coco.

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Life

She was born in Mexico City. [1] Her early well known roles were in The Queen of the Night (1994) as Doña Victoria and as Doña Amelia in Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995). At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. [2]

In later years, she was best known for voicing Mamá Coco in the 2017 Disney-Pixar animated movie Coco . [2]

Murguía holds the record for the most nominations for the Ariel Award for Best Actress without a win, having been nominated a total of five times. She also jointly holds the record, with Isela Vega, for the most Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress wins, with three; with a further three nominations. [3] [2]

Murguía died on 31 December 2023, at the age of 90. [4] [5]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes[ citation needed ]
2017 Coco Mamá CocoVoice (Final film role[ citation needed ])
2002La maceta
2001Otilia RaudaSirvienta
2001Pachito Rex, me voy pero no del todoRosa María
2000Escrito en el cuerpo de la nocheDolores
2000Sexo por compasiónVendedora de colmado
2000Su alteza serenísima
1999Ave MaríaÚrsula
1998Cruz
1997De noche vienes, Esmeralda (1997)Doña Beatriz
1996El anzueloDoña Rosa
1996De muerte naturalJovita
1995 Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto
Doña Amelia
1995La tarde de un matrimonio de clase mediaEsposa
1994Ámbar
1994 The Queen of the Night
La reina de la noche
Doña Victoria, madre de Lucha
1994El jardín del edénJuana
1994Luces de la noche
1994MorenaVecina
1992Objetos perdidosVecina
1991Mi querido Tom MixJoaquina
1991 One Man's War Doña Teresa
1991Diplomatic Immunity
Immunidad diplomática
Mayán
1988Goitia, un dios para sí mismo
1987 Gaby: A True Story
Gaby, una historia verdadera
Enfermera
1987Los confinesMadre de Natalia
1985 Mexican, You Can Do It
1985Chido guan (Tacos de oro)Doña Meche
1985 Los Motivos de Luz Mother-in-law of Luz
1984 Dune Sirvienta del palacio (uncredited)
1984 La pasión de Isabela Cristina
1983El corazón de la noche
1982 La Víspera Irma
1979María de mi corazón
1978Amor libre
1978Cadena perpetuaEsposa del señor Romero
1977NaufragioAmparito
1977La viuda negra
1976Pedro Páramo
El hombre de la Media Luna
Damiana Cisneros
1976José
1976 Las Poquianchis Eva
1975 The Heist
El apando
Celadora
1975Esa es mi Irene
1972El profeta Mimí
1970Para servir a usted
1968Pax?

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Ana Ofelia Murguia: Su biografía". SensaCine México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. "Alerta por la salud de la emblemática actriz Ana Ofelia Murguía: Alberto Estrella solicitó donadores de sangre urgentes". infobae (in European Spanish). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. Zhuang, Yan (2 January 2024). "Ana Ofelia Murguía, Mexican Actress and Voice in 'Coco,' Dies at 90". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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