Isela Vega

Acting

Isela Vega

Born November 6, 1939 · Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Died March 9, 2021 · aged 81

Isela Vega Durazo (Hermosillo, Sonora, November 5, 1939-Mexico City, March 9, 2021) was a Mexican actress and screenwriter. Considered one of the best Mexican actresses and a sex symbol after being the first Latina woman to appear in the adult magazine "Playboy". Between soap operas and movies, she participated in more than 90 productions, both Mexican and American, as well as Brazilian, Argentin…

Known For

Dora and the Lost City of GoldDora and the Lost City of Gold · 2019
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
★ 6.62019
MovieFamilyComedy
Dora, a girl who has spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, now must navigate her most dangerous adventure yet: high school. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego, and a rag tag group of teens on an adventure to save her parents and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost Inca civilization.
El InfiernoEl Infierno · 2010
El Infierno
★ 8.02010
MovieActionCrime
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia · 1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
★ 7.11974
MovieActionCrime
An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.
Tear This Heart OutTear This Heart Out · 2008
Tear This Heart Out
★ 7.92008
MovieRomanceDrama
A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.
Herod's LawHerod's Law · 1999
Herod's Law
★ 8.01999
MovieComedyCrime
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.
DrumDrum · 1976
Drum
★ 5.21976
MovieHistoryAction
A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to GloryThe Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory · 1987
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
★ 6.11987
MovieTV MovieWestern
Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
Saving Private PérezSaving Private Pérez · 2011
Saving Private Pérez
★ 6.72011
MovieActionComedy
La vida ha llevado a Julián Pérez por caminos equivocados, pero el destino le presentará a este hombre la oportunidad de encontrar su redención cuando es enviado a la misión más peligrosa y noble de toda su vida, una misión ordenada por la única autoridad que todavía respeta, su madre, Doña Elvira. Julián debe viajar hasta el otro extremo del mundo, a un lugar llamado Irak, a traer de vuelta vivo, a su hermano menor el soldado de infantería Juan Pérez. Con la promesa hecha, Julián Pérez regresa a su natal Sinaloa donde reclutará a un comando de elite, destinado a cumplir una misión suicida: viajar a Irak y salvar al soldado Pérez.

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La rabia por dentroLa rabia por dentro · 1962
La rabia por dentro
★ 6.31962
MovieCrimeDrama
Tito is a swindler who plans to appropriate a large sum of money supposedly sent abroad by airplane, with the complicity of Carlos, the cashier of a big company, who must put a time bomb aboard the airplane while keeping the money. Waiting for the plan to develop, Tito enjoys the company of the North American starlet stripper Rita, but he seduces a Mexican chorus girl, and the two women eventually fight over him. What seemed to be a faultless plan starts going wrong. A scavenger takes the money without knowing, and Carlos feels remorse for having placed the bomb aboard the jet flight, and is going to confess his crime. Tito is abandoned by his lover, locates the money and takes it back, locates Carlos and kills him. Even then, he will find crime does not pay.
Gente bienGente bien · 1997
Gente bien
★ 8.01997
SeriesDramaSoap
Gente bien is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucy Orozco for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from April 28 to August 15, 1997. Created by Lucy Orozco, Antonio Serrano, and Humberto Robles, the telenovela stars Patricia Manterola and Mario Cimarro, with stellar performances by Helena Rojo, Ana Martín, and María Rivas. The story follows María Figueroa, a hardworking and honest young woman who is forced to leave her job after suffering harassment from her employer. She later begins working at the Dumas family's company, where she becomes involved in a world of power, corruption, and family conflicts. There, she meets Gerardo Felipe, an environmentalist fighting against illegal activities connected to the company, and together they face obstacles, betrayal, and the struggle to protect their love.

Mercedes Figueroa