ANA BERTHA LEPE ,MEXICAN ACTRESS DIED 2013 OCTOBER 24

ANA  BERTHA LEPE ,MEXICAN ACTRESS 
DIED  2013 OCTOBER 24

Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈana ˈβerta ˈlepe]; 12 September 1934 – 24 October 2013) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In 1953, she was Señorita México (Miss Mexico) and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe contest.[2]

Career[edit source]

She made her film debut in La justicia del lobo (1952) her first of many films, she then entered and won the Miss Mexico contest. In 1955, she filmed in Cuba Una gallega en La Habana. In 1959, she participated in Señoritas with Christiane Martel, the Miss Universe 1953 in the year Lepe obtained third place. She is internationally known for her starring role as Gamma in La nave de los monstruos (1960), a classic science fiction comedy co-starring Eulalio González "Piporro" and Lorena Velázquez. In 1960, Lepe's father shot and killed her fiancé, actor Agustín de Anda and disappeared from show business for several years. In 1977, she acted in the first of many telenovelas, Pacto de amor.

Personal life[edit source]

She was briefly married once, but had no children.

Death[edit source]

Ana Bertha Lepe died on 24 October 2013, aged 79.[3]

Selected filmography[edit source]

The Viscount of Monte Cristo (1954)
Kid Tabaco (1955)
Look What Happened to Samson (1955)
Where Are Our Children Going? (1958)
La nave de los monstruos (1960)
A Girl from Chicago (1960)

Rebel Without a House (1960)
Los valientes no mueren (1962)
Tin-Tan El Hombre Mono (1963)
El tesoro del Rey Salomon (1964)
Mundo de juguete (TV) (1974)
El patrullero 777 (1978)
Sentimientos Ajenos (TV) (1996

Born September 12, 1934 in Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico
Died October 24, 2013 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Birth Name Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez
Mini Bio (1)

Ana Bertha Lepe was born on September 12, 1934 in Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico as Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez. She was an actress, known for El patrullero 777 (1978), The Ship of Monsters (1960) and El tesoro de Chucho el Roto (1960). She died on October 24, 2013 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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She came 3rd in Miss Universe 1953.