Diana Bracho

Diana Bracho

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Diana Bracho
Diana Bracho and Axel Arenas in 2018 (cropped).jpg
Bracho in 2018
Born
Diana Bracho Bordes

December 12, 1944 (age 75)
OccupationActress
Years active1949-1950, 1970-present
Spouse(s)Felipe Bracho (?-?) (divorce)
Rafael Cortés (?-2011) (his death)
ChildrenAndrea Bracho
Parent(s)Julio Bracho (deceased)
Diana Bordes Mangel (deceased)
RelativesAndrea Palma (aunt)
Marcela Bordes (cousin)
Alexander de Bordes (first cousin)
Julio Bracho (nephew)

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    Diana Bracho (born Diana Bracho Bordes, in Mexico CityMexico) is a Mexican actress.

    Early life[edit source]

    Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of actor Julio Bracho (named after his grandfather). She married Dr. Felipe Bracho, a university professor. They have a daughter, Andrea. She married, secondly, to Rafael Cortes, an artist, designer and painter. He died in March 2011.

    Career[edit source]

    Bracho in 2015

    She made her film debut as a child actress in two of her father's films: San Felipe (1949) and Immaculate Conception (1950). She studied Philosophy and Letters in New York. She debuted professionally on stage in the play Israfel by Abelardo Rodríguez alongside Sergio Bustamante. Her television debut was in 1973. Diana Bracho won the Silver Ariel award twice, the first time in 1973.

    She won her second Silver Ariel for El infierno, de todos tan temído and was nominated for Best Actress for Letters from Marusia (1976) and Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda (1996). On August 6, 2002 she was appointed president of the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. She has been involved in co-productions with countries such as The Chess Player (France); Edmilson (Germany), The Dogs of War (Britain), The Aleph (Italy), The legend of the Drum (Spain), Antonieta (Spain) and On Wings of Eagles (United States).

    She starred in several television series and soap operas, notably as Leonora Navarro in the telenovela Cuna de lobos (1986), produced by Carlos Tellez. She also played the villainous Evangelina Vizcaíno in Cadenas de Amargura (1991), produced by Carlos Sotomayor. She is set to play the role of the black widow in the third season of Mujeres Asesinas. Though Diana was confirmed to star in Salvador Mejía's new telenovela: La tempestad,[1] she rejected her participation.[2]

    Filmography[edit source]

    Diana Bracho

    Films[edit source]

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1949Philip of JesusChild RosaliaUncredited
    1950ImmaculateChild Rosalia
    1973The Castle of PurityUtopía
    1974El santo oficioMariana de Carvajal
    1974El encuentro de un hombre soloRenata Castillo
    1975El cumpleaños del perroSilvia Ballesteros
    1976Actas de MarusiaLuisa
    1976El hombre del puenteLa Muchacha
    1976Las PoquianchisAdelina
    1977No More, No LessUnknown role
    1979La tía AlejandraLucía
    1980The Dogs of WarNun
    1981El infierno de todos tan temidoAndrea
    1981La leyenda del tamborPaula
    1981El héroe desconocidoChela
    1982AntonietaJuanaUncredited
    1982Yo no lo se de cierto, lo supongoDalia
    1986RedondoMaría Magdalena
    1988El secreto de RomeliaDolores de Román
    1992Serpientes y escalerasAdelaida
    1996Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnudaGina López
    1997Un baúl lleno de miedoCristina de Estévez
    1998Al bordeSarah Narro
    1998The Other ConquestDoña Juana
    2001Y tu mamá tambiénSilvia Allende de Iturbide
    2002Me llamo BenjamínDianaShort film
    2002Vivir mataReportera
    2002Las caras de la lunaMagdalena Hoyos
    2003El umbralMercedesShort film
    2003Dreaming of JuliaBeta
    2007J-ok'elJ-ok'el
    2007Eros una vez MaríaMaría, madre de Tonatiuh
    2007Quemar las NavesCatalina
    20083:19Lucía
    2008Divina confusiónJulia
    2009Cabeza de budaTomás's motherVoice role
    2010Martín al amanecerLucía
    2011Mi universo en minúsculasJosefina
    2015María BonitaMaría Félix
    2015Apasionado Pancho VillaSra Corral

    Television performances[edit source]

    Diana Bracho
    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1973Mi primer amorElena
    1973Los miserablesCosette
    1974La casa de Bernarda AlbaAmeliaTelevision film
    1979El amor llego mas tardeMrs. Dobuti
    1979Ángel GuerraLorenza
    1981Los PardaillanLuisa
    1981Histoires extraordinairesUnknown role"Le joueur d'échecs de Maelzel" (Season 1, Episode 1)
    1982Leona VicarioLeona Vicario
    1985EsperándoteIsabel
    1986On Wings of EaglesMrs. Dobuti"Part II" (Season 1, Episode 2)
    1986Cuna de lobosLeonora Navarro Castillejos de Larios
    1988Pasión y poderAna Laura Gómez Luna
    1991Cadenas de amarguraEvangelina Vizcaíno
    1993CaprichoEugenia
    1994El vuelo del águilaSara Pérez de Madero
    1995Mujer, casos de la vida realAurora"Quién soy yo?" (Season 11, Episode 3)
    1995AlondraAlondra
    1995–96Retrato de familiaAlondra
    1998–99El privilegio de amarYoung Ana Joaquina Velarde
    1999Infierno en el paraísoDariana Valdivia
    2001El derecho de nacerClemencia Rivera de del Junco
    2003Bajo la misma pielSara Ortiz Escalante de Murillo
    2006Heridas de amorBertha de Aragón
    2007Sexo y otros secretosIsadora4 episodes
    2008Fuego en la sangreDoña Gabriela Acevedo Vda. de ElizondoMain Antagonist
    2010Locas de amorRegina
    2010Mujeres asesinasNorma Blanco"Las Blanco, viudas" (Season 3, Episode 4)
    2011RafaelaMoreliaMain Antagonist
    2013–14Quiero amarteLucreciaMain Antagonist
    2016El hotel de los secretosTeresa de AlarcónMain Antagonist
    2017–2019Mi marido tiene familiaBlanca Gómez de CórcegaCo-Protagonist
    2021¿Qué le pasa a mi familia?Luz RuedaCo-protagonist

    Awards and nominations[edit source]

    YearAwardsCategoryTelenovelaResult
    1987Premios TVyNovelasBest Lead ActressCuna de lobosWon
    1992Cadenas de amargura
    1994Best Female AntagonistCapricho
    2007Best First ActressHeridas de AmorNominated
    2009Best Female AntagonistFuego en la sangreWon