Ana Bertha Lepe

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lepe and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Ana Bertha Lepe
Lepe in 1966
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
Occupation(s)Actress, 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

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

She was briefly married once, but had no children.

Death

Ana Bertha Lepe died on 24 October 2013, aged 79.[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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