Edith Diaz

Edith Diaz

Born: October 23, 1949
Died: December 19, 2009
in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Edith Diaz (October 23, 1949 – December 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican actress known for the roles in film, television, and stage. She co-founded the Screen Actors Guild's Ethnic Minorities Committee in 1972.

Movies for Edith Diaz...

Archibald the Rainbow Painter
Title: Archibald the Rainbow Painter
Released: August 7, 1998
Type: Movie
Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. while he was serving in Vietnam, causing him to become an alcoholic hobo living in downtown Los Angeles. Archibald tries to help their daughter Tory to continue her relationship with her father, even though Elaine is strongly against it.
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The Fan
Title: The Fan
Character: Elvira
Released: August 15, 1996
Type: Movie
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career, the obsessed Renard decides to stop at nothing to help his idol regain his former glory—not even murder.
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Theodore Rex
Title: Theodore Rex
Character: Ella
Released: December 14, 1995
Type: Movie
In an alternate futuristic society, a tough female police detective is paired with a talking dinosaur to find the killer of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals leading them to a mad scientist bent on creating a new Armageddon.
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Nick of Time
Title: Nick of Time
Character: Irene (Domestic Maintenance)
Released: November 22, 1995
Type: Movie
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Title: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Character: Choir Nun
Released: December 9, 1993
Type: Movie
Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.
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Sister Act
Title: Sister Act
Character: Choir Nun
Released: May 28, 1992
Type: Movie
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
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Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Title: Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Character: Mother Arnaz
Released: February 10, 1991
Type: Movie
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter is described by CBS as "a dramatic love story" about the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
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Born on the Fourth of July
Title: Born on the Fourth of July
Character: Madame - Villa Dulce
Released: December 20, 1989
Type: Movie
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
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Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Title: Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills
Character: Rosa
Released: June 3, 1989
Type: Movie
A wealthy Beverly Hills resident who has just become a widow, Clare Lipkin temporarily takes on her friend Lisabeth as a house guest. As the two women deal with their upper-class woes, Clare's driver, Frank, and Lisabeth's servant, Juan, make a wager to see who can be the first to seduce the other's boss.
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Juarez
Title: Juarez
Character: Beatriz Camarota
Released: May 28, 1988
Type: Movie
Pilot series about a Mexican-American sheriff's detective living in El Paso.Pilot series about a Mexican-American sheriff's detective living in El Paso.
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Emma
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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The Pilot
Title: The Pilot
Character: Mrs. Simmons
Released: June 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Although Carla is a very gifted break-dancer, her insecurities prevent her from displaying this in public. In order to help break her fear she puts on a mask and becomes "The Pilot."
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The Millionaire
Title: The Millionaire
Character: Linda
Released: December 19, 1978
Type: Movie
Three people's lives are drastically changed when they are suddenly given one million dollars each by an eccentric billionaire in this pilot to a prospective new series which the producers hoped would equal the success of the original one that ran from 1955 to 1960.
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The Pirate
Title: The Pirate
Character: Ben Ezra's Wife
Released: November 21, 1978
Type: Movie
An Israeli man, raised by a wealthy and powerful Arab, comes into conflict with his heritage when he is entrusted with managing his country's oil fortunes and must deal with a fanatical terrorist group led by his daughter.
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Title: Popi
Character: Lupe
Released: January 20, 1976
Type: TV
Popi is an American television series which aired on CBS from January 20, 1976 to August 24, 1976. The show, which ran for eleven episodes, was adapted from the 1969 film of the same name and was one of the first series on American network television to feature a Latino cast and theme. Popi starred actor Hector Elizondo as a Puerto Rican widower and Edith Diaz.
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Cage Without a Key
Title: Cage Without a Key
Character: Angel Perez
Released: March 14, 1975
Type: Movie
A high school girl who needs a ride accepts one from a boy she doesn't know. He then forces her to participate in a robbery, in which a clerk is killed. They are soon caught, and the girl, despite her protestations of innocence, is convicted of first-degree murder and sent to prison. Once she gets there, she finds out that her troubles are just beginning.
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Title: Barney Miller
Character: Mrs. Rodriguez
Released: January 23, 1975
Type: TV
Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker. Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.
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The Gun
Title: The Gun
Character: Gloria
Released: November 13, 1974
Type: Movie
The odyssey of an American handgun and the dramatic way it reshapes the lives of its various owners.
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Title: Kojak
Character: Celia Ortez
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: TV
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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Brute Corps
Title: Brute Corps
Character: Lupe
Released: October 22, 1971
Type: Movie
A hippy couple travelling cross country run foul of a band of mercenaries.
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Title: All in the Family
Character: Serafina Mendoza
Released: January 12, 1971
Type: TV
Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.