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Helena Rojo
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Helena Rojo
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María Elena Enríquez Ruiz
18 August 1944 Mexico City, Mexico
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| Died | 3 February 2024 (aged 79) Mexico City, Mexico
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| Occupation | Actress |
María Elena Enríquez Ruiz (born August 18, 1944 – died February 3, 2024) was a famous Mexican actress and model. She was best known by her stage name, Helena Rojo. She had a long and successful career in movies, TV shows, and theater plays.
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About Helena Rojo
Helena Rojo was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She started her career as a model in 1961. This means she posed for photos and fashion shows. Later, in the late 1960s, she decided to study acting. She learned from well-known Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez.
Her first movie role was in 1968, in a film called El Club de los suicidas. In the same year, she also appeared in another movie, Los Amigos. For a few years, she kept working as a model and took small roles in films.
In 1969, Helena Rojo signed a special contract with a film company called Productora Cinematográfica Marte. After this, she started acting more on television and in theater plays. Her first big TV role was in 1974. She played the main character in a telenovela called Extraño en su pueblo. A telenovela is like a long TV drama series, very popular in Latin America.
Helena Rojo worked with many important Mexican film directors. These directors made movies in the 1970s and 1980s. Some of them were Felipe Cazals and Arturo Ripstein.
She also worked with international artists. She was in the movie Aguirre, the Wrath of God with German director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski. She also appeared in the film Foxtrot (1976). In this movie, she acted alongside famous stars like Charlotte Rampling and Peter O'Toole.
In 2006, Helena Rojo appeared in an American TV show called Ugly Betty. She played a mother in a "fake" telenovela that the main character's family watched on TV.
Helena Rojo passed away on February 3, 2024. She was 79 years old and had been battling liver cancer.
Movies Helena Rojo Starred In
Helena Rojo acted in many movies throughout her career. Here are some of them:
| Year | Title | Character | Note |
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| 1968 | Los amigos | Film | |
| 1970 | Las bestias jóvenes | Film | |
| 1970 | El club de los suicidas | Film | |
| 1970 | Cruz de amor | Vicky | Film |
| 1971 | Siempre hay una primera vez | Isabel | Film |
| 1971 | Eye for an Eye | Rina Pittman | Film |
| 1971 | Una vez, un hombre... | Susana | Film |
| 1972 | End of the Party | Elena | Film |
| 1972 | Victoria | Film | |
| 1972 | Queen Doll | Carmen | Film |
| 1972 | Indio | Film | |
| 1972 | Mirage | Film | |
| 1972 | Angels and Cherubs | Angela | Film |
| 1972 | El payo - un hombre contra el mundo! | Lupe | Film |
| 1972 | Aguirre, the Wrath of God | Inez | Film |
| 1973 | The Cubs | Tere | Film |
| 1973 | Aquellos años | Carlota | Film |
| 1973 | Los Perros de Dios | Laura | Film |
| 1975 | Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary | Greta | Film |
| 1975 | The House in the South | Elena | Film |
| 1975 | Darker Than Night | Pilar | Film |
| 1976 | The Great Adventure of Zorro | Helena | Film |
| 1976 | The Far Side of Paradise | Alexandra | Film |
| 1978 | The Children of Sanchez | Film | |
| 1979 | Crónica íntima | Film | |
| 1980 | La Sucesion | Mariana | Film |
| 1980 | Misterio | Silvia | Film |
| 1981 | Noche de juerga | Dolores | Film |
| 1982 | En el país de los pies ligeros | Film | |
| 1983 | Pajaros de ciudad | Film | |
| 1988 | Don't Panic/Dimensiones ocultas | Mrs. Smith | Film |
| 1988 | Reto a la vida | Elena | Film |
| 1988 | Lovers, partners & Spies | Duchess | Film |
| 1990 | El motel de la muerte | Film | |
| 1992 | Muerte ciega | Alisa | Film |
| 1992 | Una Luz en la escalera | Adriana Bernal | Film |
| 1992 | Los Años de Greta | Nora | Film |
| 1992 | Mas alla del deseo | Josefa | Film |
| 1993 | Guerrero negro | Eva | Film |
| 1994 | Una luz en la escalera | Adriana | Film |
| 1994 | Luces de la noche | Tina | Film |
| 2008 | Amor letra por letra | Fabiola | Film |
| 2009 | Borderline | Shanti | Film |
| 2010 | Catarsis | La madre | Film |
Television Shows Helena Rojo Appeared In
Helena Rojo was also a very popular actress on television. She starred in many telenovelas and TV series.
| Year | Title | Character | Note |
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| 1974 | Extraño en su pueblo | Isaura | Main role |
| 1976 | Mañana será otro dia | Paola | Supporting role |
| 1977 | La venganza | María Olivares/Alejandra Balmaseda | Lead role |
| 1978 | La hora del silencio | Bárbara | Main role |
| 1979–1980 | La mentira | ||
| 1981–1982 | Extraños caminos del amor | Isabela | Main role |
| 1984–1985 | La traición | Antonia Guerra | Main role |
| 1992 | Las secretas intenciones | Antonieta Alcantara | Main cast |
| 1995–1996 | Retrato de familia | Cecilia Mariscal | Main role |
| 1997 | Gente bien | Rebeca Balmori | Main cast |
| 1998–1999 | El privilegio de amar | Luciana Duval | Main role |
| 2000 | Ramona | Doña Ramona Gonzaga Viuda de Moreno | Main cast |
| 2000 | Abrázame muy fuerte | Damiana / Juliana Guillen | Main cast |
| 2003 | Amor real | Doña Augusta Curiel de Penalver y Beristain | Main cast |
| 2004–2005 | Inocente de ti | Rebeca/Raquel Linares Robles | Main cast |
| 2005–2006 | Peregrina | Sabina | Supporting role |
| 2006–2007 | Mundo de Fieras | Miriam de Rivas del Castillo | Main role |
| 2007 | Amor sin Maquillaje | Inés Rivera | Supporting role |
| 2008–2009 | Cuidado con el ángel | Cecilia de Velarde | Main cast |
| 2009–2010 | Corazón salvaje | Leonarda Montes de Oca de Vidal | Main cast |
| 2010–2011 | Triunfo del amor | Herself | Guest star |
| 2010 | Locas de amor | Norma | |
| 2012 | Por Ella Soy Eva | Eugenia Mistral de Caballero | Main cast |
| 2014 | The Color of Passion | Milagros Fuentes de Escalante | Main cast |
| 2016 | Corazón que miente | Sara Sáenz Vda. de Castellanos | Main cast |
| 2016–2017 | La candidata | Natalia de San Román | Main cast |
| 2017 | El vuelo de la victoria | Maria Isabel Viuda de la Peña | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Por amar sin ley | Lucia Carvajal | Guest star (season 2) |
| 2019 | El corazón nunca se equivoca | Dora Ortega Fabela | Main cast |
| 2021 | Te acuerdas de mí | Alicia Limantour | Guest star |
| 2022 | Esta historia me suena | Emma | Episode: "Torero" |
| María Félix: La Doña | Señora Russek | ||
| 2023 | Amores que engañan | Lorena | Episode: "El preferido de mamá" |
| Vencer la culpa | Ángeles Román | Main cast | |
| TBA | El Conde: Amor y honor | Guadalupe de Gaitán | Filmed in 2022 |
Theater Plays Helena Rojo Performed In
Helena Rojo also loved acting on stage in theater plays. Here are some of the plays she was in:
- Mujeres de Ceniza (Women of ashes)
- Dios mio hazme viuda por favor (God please make me a widow)
- Las muchachas del club (The Club Girls)
- Cuentas muertas (Dead accounts)
- El cartero (The Mailman)
- Bajo cero (Below zero)
- 10, el marido perfecto (10, The Perfect Husband)
- Lecciones para casadas (Lectures for Married Women)
- Se infiel y no mires con quien (Be Unfaithful with Whomever)
- Cena de Matrimonios (Dinner with Married Couples)
- Me enamoré de una bruja (I fell in love with a Witch)
- La mujer del pelo rojo (The Redheaded Woman)
- Pecado en la isla de las cabras (Sin on the Isle of Goats)
- La Ronda de las Arpías (Song of the Harpies)
- Una oferta inmoral
- Yo miento, tú mientes, todos mentimos (I Lie, You Lie, We All Lie)
Awards and Recognitions
Helena Rojo won many awards for her acting. These awards show how talented she was.
Ariel Awards
The Ariel Award is a very important film award in Mexico. It's like the Academy Awards (Oscars) in the United States.
- Won – 1972 Best Supporting Actress Ariel Award for her role in Fin de Fiesta.
- Nominated – 1973 Best Actress Ariel Award for her role in Los Cachorros.
- Won – 1981 Best Actress Ariel Award for her role in Misterio.
- Nominated – 1992 Best Actress Ariel Award for her role in Muerte Ciega.
TVyNovelas Awards
The TVyNovelas Awards are given to the best actors and shows in Mexican television.
- Nominated 1985 – Best Leading Actress – La Traición
- Nominated 1996 – Best Leading Actress – Retrato de Familia
- Won 1999 – Best Leading Actress – El privilegio de Amar
- Won 2001 – Best Senior Actress – Abrázame muy Fuerte
- Won 2005 – Best Antagonistic Actress – Inocente de Ti
- Nominated 2006 – Best Senior Actress – Peregrina
- Won 2007 – Best Senior Actress – Mundo de Fieras
- Won 2009 – Best Senior Actress – Cuidado con el ángel
- Nominated 2010 – Best Senior Actress – Corazón Salvaje
- Nominated 2013 – Best Senior Actress – Por ella soy Eva
- Nominated 2015 – Best Senior Actress – El Color de la Pasión
- Won 2017 – Best Senior Actress – La Candidata
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In Spanish: Helena Rojo para niños
