Lorena Velázquez

Biography

One of the quintessential vamps of Mexican cinema from the late 1950s through the early '70s, Lorena Velázquez is the daughter of character actor Víctor Velázquez, and the older sister of actress Tere Velázquez. She made her screen debut in 1955, and her role as Thorina, queen of the vampires, in _Santo contra las mujeres vampiros, El (1961)_, elevated her to the status of cult icon.

Known For

Killer Women

as Ana María Someyera

I love you, Güero

as Rose Somers

Mi Pequeña Traviesa

as Catalina

La Chilindrina en apuros

as Doña Aldonza

Love of My Loves

as Susana

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

as Queen Thorina

Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo

as Angélica

Ship of the Monsters

as Beta

La vida de Agustín Lara

as María Islas

Planet of the Female Invaders

as Adastrea; Alburnia