Ana Bertha Lepe

Ana Bertha Lepe
Lepe in 1954
Born
Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez

(1934-09-12)12 September 1934
Tecolotlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Died24 October 2013(2013-10-24) (aged 79)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationsActress, Model
TitleMiss México 1953

Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈana ˈβeɾta ˈlepe]; 12 September 1934 – 24 October 2013) was a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. In 1953 she was crowned Miss México and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe 1953.[2]

Career

Lepe in January 1959

She made her film debut in La justicia del lobo (1952) her first of many films. Lepe then won the Miss Mexico contest before becoming the first Mexican contestant to finish in the top 5 of the Miss Universe pageant in 1953.[3] In 1955, she starred in the Cuban film, Una gallega en La Habana. In 1959, she participated in Señoritas with Christiane Martel. 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 she disappeared from show business for several years. In 1977, she acted in the first of many telenovelas, Pacto de amor.

Personal life

Her personal life was marked by tragedy, notably in 1960 when her father shot and killed her fiancé, actor Agustín de Anda, causing her to withdraw from show business

Death

Ana Bertha Lepe died on October 24, 2013. At the age of 79, in a hospital in Mexico City. Her death was caused by complications arising from surgery to repair an abdominal hernia, following a period of declining health since 2006, which included issues with alcoholism.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Nombres artísticos". Diario Oficial de la Federación. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Miss Universe' Is French Girl". The Palm Beach Post. 19 July 1953. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Falleció Ana Bertha Lepe, olvidada por la comunidad artística". correcamara.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  4. ↑ "Espectculos - Fallece la actriz Ana Bertha Lepe". El Universal. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  • Agrasánchez Jr., Rogelio (2001). Bellezas del cine mexicano/Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Archivo Fílmico Agrasánchez. ISBN 968-5077-11-8.
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