Diana Bracho

Diana Bracho(bornDiana Bracho Bordeson December 12, 1944 inMexico City,Mexico) is aMexicanactress. Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/directorJulio Bracho, the niece of actressAndrea Palmaand 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. She made her film debut as a child actress in two of her father's films:San Felipe(1949) andImmaculate Conception(1950). She studied Philosophy and Letters in New York. She debuted professionally on stage in the playIsrafelby Abelardo Rodríguez alongsideSergio Bustamante. Her television debut was in 1973. Diana Bracho won theSilver Arielaward twice, the first time in 1973. She won her second Silver Ariel forEl infierno, de todos tan temídoand was nominated for Best Actress forLetters from Marusia(1976) andEntre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda(1996). On August 6, 2002 she was appointed president of theAcademia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. She has been involved in co-productions with countries such asThe Chess Player(France);Edmilson(Germany),The Dogs of War(Britain),The Aleph(Italy),The legend of the Drum(Spain),Antonieta(Spain) andOn Wings of Eagles(United States). She starred in several television series and soap operas, notably as Leonora Navarro in thetelenovelaCuna de lobos(1986), produced by Carlos Tellez. She also played the villainous Evangelina Vizcaíno inCadenas de Amargura(1991), produced by Carlos Sotomayor. She is set to play the role of the black widow in the third season ofMujeres Asesinas. Though Diana was confirmed to star in Salvador Mejía's new telenovela:La tempestad,she rejected her participation.