Angelina Peláez

Angelina Peláez

Born: July 23, 1944
in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Teacher Angelina Peláez is a graduate of INBA, with subsequent studies of Spanish Literature at UNAM. It was perfected with the teacher Héctor Mendoza. Since 1976 she has worked as a teacher at the Centro Universitario de Teatro (CUT), she also teaches at the CEA of Televisa and at the National School of Theater Art of INBA. With a career of 42 years, Angelina has participated in films such as Between Pancho Villa and a naked woman, Man on fire, Mezcal, The same moon and Five days without Nora. For the latter, she won the Ariel Award for Best Female Co-Acting.

Movies for Angelina Peláez...

Rage
Title: Rage
Character: Mrs. Elo
Released: June 3, 2023
Type: Movie
Alan and his father Alberto flee from the painful loss of his mother. While hiding in a secluded housing unit, Alan discovers hidden messages from his uncle that lead him to believe that his father is a werewolf. His life and his neighbors’ lives are in danger. Alan decides to do something once for all. Destroying the beast does not seem a far-fetched plan in the violent reality he lives day by day.
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¡Que viva México!
Title: ¡Que viva México!
Character: Abuela
Released: March 23, 2023
Type: Movie
After his grandfather's death, a man travels with his wife and kids to his hometown, where chaos ensues with his relatives over the inheritance.
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Presencias
Title: Presencias
Character: María
Released: September 7, 2022
Type: Movie
A man who loses his wife and goes to seclude himself in a cabin in the woods, where strange things happen.
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Son of Monarchs
Title: Son of Monarchs
Character: Abuela Rosa
Released: October 15, 2021
Type: Movie
A Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal metamorphosis.
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Asylum: Twisted Horror & Fantasy Tales
Title: Asylum: Twisted Horror & Fantasy Tales
Character: Grandma
Released: July 2, 2020
Type: Movie
Brandon prepares to give his last stand-up comedy show. As his stories and jokes pass, the public begins to cheer up. But at that precise moment Brandon will realize that these stories have a strong relationship with his past. More than he imagines.
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Tamara and the Ladybug
Title: Tamara and the Ladybug
Character: Doña Meche
Released: November 18, 2016
Type: Movie
Tamara has Intellectual disability and a love for ladybugs. One day, she decides to take care of a baby but she forgets where she took him from, so she will get assistance from the old lady who sell quesadillas so they can return the baby to his parents.
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M.A.M.Ó.N.: Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide
Title: M.A.M.Ó.N.: Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide
Character: La Abuela
Released: October 30, 2016
Type: Movie
M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) is a satirical fantasy sci-fi short film that explores with black humor and lots of VFX the outrageous consequences of Donald Trump´s plan of banning immigration and building an enormous wall on the Mexico - US border.
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Visitors
Title: Visitors
Character: Rosario
Released: December 18, 2014
Type: Movie
When Daniel is possessed by a strange being it tries to bring back from the other world the rest of its companions in the bodies of Ana, Daniel’s wife, and Sebastian, their six year old son. Ana watches in horror as her family is transformed and sees her own possession, and tries to stop the process that seems to be irreversible.
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Title: The Color of Passion
Character: Rafaela
Released: March 17, 2014
Type: TV
Rebeca murders her sister Adriana to end up with the man she loved, and becomes the step mother of her niece Lucía. Nora, Lucía's half sister and daughter of Rebeca, resents Lucía for the same reasons Rebeca hated Adriana, as history repeats itself.
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Title: The Color of Passion
Character: Rafaela Osuna
Released: March 17, 2014
Type: TV
Rebeca murders her sister Adriana to end up with the man she loved, and becomes the step mother of her niece Lucía. Nora, Lucía's half sister and daughter of Rebeca, resents Lucía for the same reasons Rebeca hated Adriana, as history repeats itself.
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The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
Title: The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
Character: Doña Lita
Released: November 9, 2012
Type: Movie
In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.
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El Infierno
Title: El Infierno
Character: Mamá García
Released: September 3, 2010
Type: Movie
Benjamin Garcia, Benny is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the drug business, in which he has for the first time in his life, a spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very soon he will discover that criminal life does not always keep its promises.
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Nora's Will
Title: Nora's Will
Character: Fabiana
Released: October 6, 2008
Type: Movie
Jose learns that Nora, the woman he was married to for 30 years and from whom divorced, has committed suicide. The rabbi explains Joseph that due to the celebrations this time of the year, if Nora is not buried that same day, they should wait at least 5 days for the funeral. Nora had planned before his death, a Machiavellian plan in order that Joseph was the one who has to take care of his funeral. But Nora forgot a small detail, a mysterious photograph stored under her bed, that will remind Joseph that the greatest love stories, sometimes are hidden in the smallest places.
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Title: Killer Women
Character: Carolina Oropeza
Released: June 17, 2008
Type: TV
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.
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Under the Same Moon
Title: Under the Same Moon
Character: Benita Reyes
Released: March 20, 2008
Type: Movie
Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico.
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The Desert Within
Title: The Desert Within
Character: Abuela Elvira
Released: March 11, 2008
Type: Movie
To redeem himself from a great sin, a man dedicates himself to building a church.
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Mezcal
Title: Mezcal
Character: Natividad
Released: June 15, 2007
Type: Movie
A group of beings permeated by the lack of love, guilt, pain and a desire for revenge, meet on the day of a storm at a cantina in the mythical town of Parián, a place where all roads and all destinies converge. There they find consolation for their woes in mezcal and in the distress of the others.
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A Wonderful World
Title: A Wonderful World
Character: Mari
Released: March 17, 2006
Type: Movie
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.
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Man on Fire
Title: Man on Fire
Character: Sister Anna
Released: April 23, 2004
Type: Movie
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
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The Miracle
Title: The Miracle
Released: October 28, 2003
Type: Movie
A miracle is about to happen, Margarita, like everyone wants to attend, but Alfonso, her husband, believes that everything is a sham.
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Casa de los Babys
Title: Casa de los Babys
Character: Doña Mercedes
Released: September 19, 2003
Type: Movie
A group of women, including Skipper, the wealthy young Jennifer and the domineering Nan, journey from the United States to South America in hopes of easily adopting children. Unfortunately, their plans are complicated by local laws that require the women to live in the foreign nation for an extended period before they can take in orphaned kids. While stuck in another country, the women bond as they share their aspirations and anxieties.
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Title: El Manantial
Character: Altagracia Herrera de Osuna
Released: October 1, 2001
Type: TV
In the village of San Andres, the rivalry between two families the Valdes and the Ramirez is centered on "El Manantial", a beautiful fountain of water that happens to bathe the small property of the Valdes and not the neighboring ranch, the rich and prosperous hacienda "Piedras Grandes", where the best cattle are raised and is property of the Ramirez. But the spring is not the real reason for the hatred between the families. Justo Ramirez, married to Margarita Insunza, had a relationship with Francisca Rivero, wife of his enemy and neighbor Rigoberto Valdes. This relationship, founded in the betrayal, will cause the utmost bitterness and the destruction between the two families. The Valdes have a beautiful daughter named Alfonsina, who was born in the same year as Alejandro, the son and heir of the Ramirez. Although they have grown separately with their souls full of prejudices against their respective families, the two cannot avoid feeling attracted to each other. Margarita will not permit this and so she tells her husband to make sure her son will never be together with Alfonsina so he could marry Barbara, her cousin's daughter. Justo rapes Alfonsina and she leaves along with her mom and her aunt. Five years later... Alfonsina is graduating from school and has a good life until her mother commits suicide because she found out she was deathly ill and could no longer live with the guilt of her lifestyle. Before dying, her mother confesses to Alfonsina that Justo Ramirez destroyed her life and after that Alfonsina vows revenge on the man who destroyed her family. She returns to San Andres and there she once again sees Alejandro who is now engaged to Barbara. Their love is still present in their hearts. They will have to fight for their love and see if they can be happy by the shores of El Manantial... El Manantial is a Mexican telenovela that first aired in 2001, starring Adela Noriega and Mauricio Islas. The telenovela received TVyNovelas Award for Best Telenovela, in 2002.
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The Mexican
Title: The Mexican
Character: Mother
Released: March 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "the Mexican"... or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border.
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Pilgrim
Title: Pilgrim
Character: Maid
Released: March 31, 2000
Type: Movie
A beautiful artist helps an amnesiac piece together his identity and evade a gangster on his trail.
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Divine
Title: Divine
Character: Elodia
Released: September 16, 1998
Type: Movie
"La Nueva Jerusalem" is a small community of believers lead by Papá Basilio and Mamá Dorita. They're waiting for the second coming of Christ, so they've abandoned the world, searching for a new spiritual life. Mamá Dorita sees in young Tomasa the signals of the chosen one. The young girl will be the new leader in "La Nueva Jerusalem".
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If I Never See You Again
Title: If I Never See You Again
Character: Diana
Released: November 18, 1997
Type: Movie
Five elderly men form a music group and run away from the nursing home where they are interns with the hope of playing for an audience. They confront th city, the nursing home authorities, the police and all those who wish to destroy their dream which finally comes true when they are contracted to serve as musical background for strippers of a second class cabaret. In case i never see you again, is a movie about life, death, melancholy and the quest for happiness.
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Title: María Isabel
Character: Micaela
Released: August 4, 1997
Type: TV
Native American girl Maria Isabel makes friends with Graciela, a rich white girl, despite Graciela's father's opposition; their friendship lasts into their adulthood.
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El amor de tu vida S.A.
Title: El amor de tu vida S.A.
Character: Trabajadora Social
Released: July 26, 1996
Type: Movie
A company helps people by arranging romantic dates, offering them to find for the ideal lover.
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Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman
Title: Between Pancho Villa and a Naked Woman
Character: Mamá de Pancho Villa
Released: April 11, 1996
Type: Movie
Gina is a modern business woman in her late forties, she has a lover named Adrian, who she sees once in a while just to have sex; they are both atracted to the historic figure of Pancho Villa, while he admires his power, she admires his virility. As Gina helps Adrian (who is a journalist) to write a book about Pancho Villa, she discovers the similarity between Villa's relation to women to that of Adrian and hers. She gets sick of only having sex, and when she decides to get married with him and have a baby, he escapes to buy cigarrettes and gets lost for three months. Gina forgets about him and gets a new boyfriend (half the age she is), and when Adrian tries to get her back and she refuses him and humiliates him, the one and only Pancho Villa appears as his machista conscience ready to do anything to get Gina back.
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Enemies
Title: Enemies
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
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My dear Tom Mix
Title: My dear Tom Mix
Character: Clara
Released: December 25, 1992
Type: Movie
Joaquina is aging in a small Mexican village in the 1920s. Her life is boring and she spends her days dreaming of her hero, cowboy Tom Mix. Everything Joaquina wants is to meet him. Her life changes when a bunch of bandits appears nearby. It's time for Tom Mix to stop the thieves and fulfill Joaquina's dreams of adventure.
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Matrimonio y mortaja
Title: Matrimonio y mortaja
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
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Title: Mi segunda madre
Character: Arcelia
Released: January 19, 1989
Type: TV
The story tells the story of Diana (Maria Sortè), a highly successful fashion designer married to an unreliable and lying man, Giacomo, and of Gianluca (Enrique Novi), a widower with a 10-year-old girl, Arianna. Diana, after discovering that Giacomo has another wife and two children, Davide and Chicco, abandons him, and leaves for a cruise with her friend Gloria. On the ship he meets Gianluca in the company of Viviana, who is actually staying with him for money. The meeting between Gianluca and Diana is one of those that are not forgotten and, what seemed only physical attraction, turns into true love. Diana is introduced by Gianluca to her daughter and immediately wins her sympathy.
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The Devil's Visitations
Title: The Devil's Visitations
Character: Egas Ramirez
Released: August 15, 1968
Type: Movie
A young architect returns from Europe to live in the house of his uncles and cousins, where someone pretends to be the Devil.
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Title: The Marked Hour
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.