Mecha Ortiz

Personal Info

Birthday

September 23, 1900

Day of Death

1987-11-20

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Also Known As

María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro

Mecha Ortiz

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.

Known For

Las locas del conventillo

La rubia Mireya

Rolando Rivas, taxista

House of Shadows

Camino del infierno

Una mujer sin importancia

Piedra libre

El abuelo

Filmography

2003
Safo
as Material de archivo
1984
Aquel cine argentino
as Ella misma
1976
Piedra libre
as Amalia Pradere - Amalia Grande
Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic
as Mara Ordaz
House of Shadows
as Mrs. Randall
1974
Painted Lips
as Tarotista
1966
Las locas del conventillo
as Tía Remedios
1962
Bajo un mismo rostro
as Madre Superiora
1960
The Furies
as La madre
1956
Blessed be you
as María
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
Madame Bovary
as Ema
1946
Las tres ratas
as Mercedes de la Fuente
1945
Swan Song
as Flora Jordán
Camino del infierno
as Laura Simrok
Una mujer sin importancia
as Raquel Miramar
1944
Mi novia es un fantasma
as Cameo
1943
Safo, historia de una pasión
as Selva Moreno ("Safo")
1942
Vidas marcadas
as Malena
1941
Joven, viuda y estanciera
as Elena Ocampo
Last Refuge
as Silvia
1939
Margarita, Armando y su padre
as Margarita
1938
Mujeres que trabajan
as Ana María del Solar
Maestro Levita
as Elena Acevedo de Lerena
1937
Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina
as La rubia Mireya