
Acting
Mecha Ortiz
ES, EN cinema · 40 credits
Born
23 September 1900
Died
20 November 1987 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Also known as María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro
María Mercedes Varela Nimo Domínguez Castro, better known as Mecha Ortiz (1900-1987), 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
Filmography

Safo
as Material de archivo

Aquel cine argentino
as Ella misma

House of Shadows
as Mrs. Randall

Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic
as Mara Ordaz

Piedra libre
as Amalia Pradere - Amalia Grande

Painted Lips
as Tarotista

La señora Ana luce sus medallas
as Sra. Ana Dewey

Las locas del conventillo
as Tía Remedios

Bajo un mismo rostro
as Madre Superiora

The Furies
as La madre

Blessed be you
as María

Pájaros de cristal
as Irina Galowa

El abuelo
as Lucrecia Vélez

Dishonor
as Directora Interventora

Cartas de amor
as Antonieta Lear

My Life for Yours
as Gloria Rivas

Sangre en Castilla
as Alcaldesa Teresa Marquesa de Pinorrey

La rubia Mireya
as Ana María Peña de Robles / La Rubia Mireya

El precio de una vida
as Princesa Fedora Romanov

Las tres ratas
as Mercedes de la Fuente

Camino del infierno
as Laura Simrok

Swan Song
as Flora Jordán

Una mujer sin importancia
as Raquel Miramar

Safo, historia de una pasión
as Selva Moreno ("Safo")

El gran secreto
as Alicia Ortega Delafuente

Vidas marcadas
as Malena

Joven, viuda y estanciera
as Elena Ocampo

Last Refuge
as Silvia

Margarita, Armando and his father
as Margarita

Maestro Levita
as Elena Acevedo de Lerena

Women Who Work
as Ana María del Solar

Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina
as La rubia Mireya









