Alma Delfina

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.

Alma Delfina
Born	Alma Delfina Martínez Ortega (1954-11-05) November 5, 1954 Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1974-present
Spouse(s)	Michael Smith
Children	Natalia Smith Martínez
Relatives	Gonzalo Martínez Ortega (brother) (deceased) Socorro Bonilla (sister) Evangelina Martínez (sister) Mario Iván Martínez (brother) (deceased) more 5 siblings Evangelina Sosa (niece) Roberto Sosa (nephew) Mario Iván Martínez (nephew) Héctor Bonilla (brother-in-law) Margarita Isabel (sister-in-law)

Alma Delfina (born Alma Delfina Martínez Ortega on November 5, 1954 in Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Mexican actress.

Acting career

Sister of the director Gonzalo Martinez Ortega, writer Mario Iván Martínez and the actresses Socorro Bonilla and Evangelina Martínez. Aunt of the also actors Roberto Sosa, Evangelina Sosa and Mario Iván Martínez.

Started her career in 1974 in the telenovela Mundo de juguete. In the 1970s she was active principally on movies. In the 1980s acted in soap operas like Guadalupe (1984), Vanessa (1982) with Lucía Méndez, Chispita (1993), Vivir un poco (1985) with Angelica Aragón and Marionetas (1987). In the 1990s starred Cañaveral de Pasiones (1996) and Pueblo chico, infierno grande with Verónica Castro in the role of the evil prostitute La Beltraneja. In 1999 she moved to the United States. Starred in TV series like ER and CSI: Miami (2002). In the 2005 she returns to the telenovelas.

Filmography

Telenovelas, Series, Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Mundo de juguete		Supprting Role
1975	Barata de primavera	Marisa	Supprting Role
1976	Length of War		Film
1978	La hora del silencio	Maribel	Supprting Role
1978	Rosalía	Dacia	Supprting Role
1978	Sabado, Loco Loco		TV Series
1979	La Chicharra!		Episode: "El atropellado"
1979	J.J. Juez		Supprting Role
1979	El cielo es para todos		Supprting Role
1979	Mi amor frente al pasado		Supprting Role
1979	Ratero	Lolita	Film
1979	En la trampa		Film
1980	El tonto que hacía milagros	Luisa Miranda	Film
1980	Colorina	La Pingüica	Supprting Role
1981	El hogar que yo robe	Carmita	Supprting Role
1981	Odisea Burbujas		Episode: "La Bella Durmiente"
1981-84	Cachún cachún ra ra!	Baby	TV Series
1982	Vanessa	Lolita	Supprting Role
1982-83	Chispita	Gloria	Supprting Role
1984	Guadalupe	Guadalupe	Protagonist
1984	¡¡Cachún cachún ra-ra!! (Una loca, loca, preparatoria)	Baby	Film
1984	Delincuente		Film
1985	Mexican, You Can Do It	Irma	Film
1985	El Hombre de la mandolina		Film
1985	Vivir un poco	Paulina Fernández	Supprting Role
1986	Marionetas	Laura Contreras	Protagonist
1986	El trailer asesino		Film
1986	Casos de alarma	Carolina	Film
1987	El misterio de la casa abandonada	Angélica	Film
1987	Entre vecinos te veas		Film
1987	Dinastía sangrienta		Film
1987-88	El rincón de los prodigios	Mari	Protagonist
1988	Relajo matrimonial		Film
1988	El costo de la vida		Film
1989	La portera ardiente	Adelita	Film
1989	Salvajes		Film
1989	Olor a muerte		Film
1991	Acapulco		Film
1992	En legítima defensa		Film
1992	Carrusel de las Américas	Maestra Lupita	Supprting Role
1994-95	El vuelo del águila	Delfina Ortega Díaz	Supprting Role
1996	Cañaveral de Pasiones	Prudencia	Supprting Role
1997	Pueblo chico, infierno grande	Magdalena Beltrán "La Beltraneja"	Main Antagonist
1999-00	Laberintos de pasión	Sofía Miranda de Valencia	Special Appearance
1999-00	Hablame de amor	Adriana Domínguez de Elgeta	Main Antagonist
2001	ER	Receptionist	Episode: "The Longer You Stay"
2002	Presidio Med		2 Episodes: "With Grace" "This Baby's Gonna Fly"
2002	CSI: Miami	Estella De Soto	Episode: "Wet Foot/Dry Foot"
2003	Skin	Maid	Episode: "Pilot"
2003-04	Te amare en silencio	Angélica	Supprting Role
2004	Sueño	Beatriz	Film
2004	Silver City	Lupe Montoya	Film
2004-05	Inocente de ti	Lupe	Supprting Role
2005-06	El amor no tiene precio	Flor Méndez de Carbajal	Supprting Role
2007	Bajo las riendas del amor	Rosa Nieto	Supprting Role
2009-10	Vidas robadas	Aurora Sandoval	Special Appearance
2011	Bajo el alma	Concepción "Conchita" de Negrete	Supprting Role
2012	El Talismán	Matilde Aceves	Supprting Role
2014	Cosita Linda	Doña Santa de Rincón	Supprting Role

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
1985	TVyNovelas Awards	Best Young Lead Actress	Guadalupe	Nominated
1986			Vivir un poco
1989			El rincón de los prodigios
1997		Best Co-star Actress	Cañaveral de pasiones	Won
1998			Pueblo chico, infierno grande	Nominated
1987	Ariel Award	Best Supporting Actress	Casos de alarma
1989		Best Actress	El costo de la vida

External links

• Alma Delfina at the Internet Movie Database