Tara Parra

Acting

Tara Parra

Born August 23, 1932

Died September 13, 2025 · aged 93

Tara Parra was a Mexican actress of Cuban origin. She has acted in numerous plays and films, and has also appeared in soap operas such as Daniela, El extraño regreso de Diana Salazar, and Destino.

Known For

No manches, FridaNo manches, Frida · 2016
No manches, Frida
★ 7.72016
MovieComedy
After being released from prison, Zequi, a bank robber, sets out to recover money buried by his accomplice; but is horrified to learn that a high school gymnasium is now over the site where the loot is hidden.
The Thin Yellow LineThe Thin Yellow Line · 2015
The Thin Yellow Line
★ 8.52015
MovieDrama
Five men are hired to paint the yellow line the road between two villages in Mexico forgotten. Aboard an old pickup truck, initiated the work of more than two hundred kilometers of asphalt and yellow paint to be completed in less than a fortnight
Memories of My Melancholy WhoresMemories of My Melancholy Whores · 2011
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
★ 6.42011
MovieDramaRomance
To celebrate his 90th birthday, an old single journalist, Sabio, wants something special from Rosa Cabarcas’s brothel: an intense night of love with a virgin teenager. The madam finds him the ideal young woman, Delgadina, a factory worker, who is selling her virginity to support her family. When he sees Delgadina sleeping angelically, he loses interest in pure pleasure and falls in love with her. That love was not meant to be true, but fate changes, and that hope is born of an opportunity for unbridled love.
Sex, Love, and Other PerversionsSex, Love, and Other Perversions · 2006
Sex, Love, and Other Perversions
★ 4.22006
MovieDramaComedy
Composed of eight stories with comic overtones, all share the central theme of "love" and the extremes to which people will go to achieve it: unrequited love, deception and lust. They all offer a different take on the most difficult of human emotions: love.
My Universe in LowercaseMy Universe in Lowercase · 2013
My Universe in Lowercase
★ 6.62013
Movie
Director Hatuey Viveros' beautiful film unfolds as a fascinating exploration of contemporary life in Mexico, searching to understand today's world, while portraying a younger generation who lack an understanding of their past. And as we journey with Aina on her own discovery, it becomes clear that the process of her search is just as important as the results.
Amor letra por letraAmor letra por letra · 2008
Amor letra por letra
★ 7.02008
MovieComedyDrama
Work colleagues Hanna and Amanda are unexpectedly laid off. Since Amanda is leaving town, Hanna deposits both of their severance checks into her account. Unfortunately, Hanna screwed up and the money went somewhere it wasn’t intended – which puts her on a direct collision course with some eligible and not so eligible bachelors. Now, between her search for a new job and her hilarious forays into babysitting Amanda’s son, Hanna has to find and retrieve the loot in this hilarious misadventure that proves romance happens where and when you least expect it.
HIM: Beyond the LightHIM: Beyond the Light · 2010
HIM: Beyond the Light
★ 6.82010
MovieDrama
Nathan is a very gifted Mexican scientist specializing in cellular biology. He is a very withdrawn man, good, solitary and helpful, who has a secret passion for Maya, one of his colleagues at work. But soon their lives are shaken by an encounter with Jacques, a man with supernatural powers.
Meat Stew, Original RecipeMeat Stew, Original Recipe · 2019
Meat Stew, Original Recipe
★ 6.22019
MovieComedy
A dysfunctional family reunites after the grandmother's death, who was a famous cooker of the traditional mexican dish: mole de olla.

Filmography

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Hidden MoonHidden Moon · 2012
Hidden Moon
★ 5.82012
MovieMysteryRomance
After a mysterious, beautiful Latin woman named Miranda makes a dramatic appearance at the funeral of a man, shocking his affluent Southern California family, Victor, the man's son, heads to Mexico to find out the truth about the nature of her relationship with his dead father. He finds Miranda in the city of Guanajuato living with another man, Tobias. When Victor confronts Miranda, she denies meeting his father and says they will never hear from her again. If Miranda is telling the truth, what exactly was she doing at Victor's father's funeral? Who is the man that she is living with now? Their confrontation is the beginning of a chain of events where the protagonists will have to solve the dilemma that happens when true love comes twice at the same time.

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