Ana María Lazo, commonly known as Mimí Lazo, (born November 23, 1958, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan film, television and theatrical actress and producer. Her most notable role was in the 1996 monologue El Aplauso Va Por Dentro in which she toured all throughout South America and Europe.
Biography
Early life She is the second of the three children of Henrique De La Santísima Trinidad Lazo (1921-1995) and Sara Beatríz Domínguez (1930-2011). His brothers are Henrique Alberto and Andrés Eugenio De Jesús. Mimí, began her acting in the workshops of well known stage directors of Caracas in the mid-1970s. Later she received scholarships to study Scenic Arts in Italy and attended acting classes in the Actors Studio of New York.
Career She began her acting career in the Venezuelan theatre performing adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare, such as Twelfth Night and Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge, among others.
In 1979 she made her debut in the Venezuelan cinema with the film El Pez que Fuma, produced by the long time filmmaker Roman Chalbaud, and her first appearance on national television with the popular telenovela Carolina. It wasn't until the year 2000 where she made her debut in the international cinema with the independent film Just for the Time Being alongside Eva Herzigová and Patrick O'Neil.
She has received numerous awards in film festival and theater awards both in her native country and abroad. In 1995 she was among the successful Latin American actresses by Variety magazine, and Style magazine considers her one of the best actresses in Latin America alongside Salma Hayek and María Conchita Alonso.
Personal life She married Juan Gerardo Martínez and went to live in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Two years later they divorced, she went to live in Italy and there, in 1981, she married Orlando José Aoun. On September 8, 1982, their daughter was born; Sindy Carolina. A little over a year later, they divorced. At the end of the 80's, he married Jean Carlo Simancas in Mérida, Mérida and they ended up divorcing. On December 28, 1995, she married Luis Fernández (actor). Her daughter, is also an actress and her brother, Henrique is a Film Director; Actor and Musician, father of Lasso (singer)
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 1977 El pez que fuma 1986 Una noche oriental Leonor Montes 1991 Terra Nova Noemi 1992 Máscaro: el cazador americano 1992 Los platos del diablo Sindia Santos 1998 Milagro en la Sabana Patricia 1998 Golpe de estadio Samara 2000 Just for the Time Being Carmen 2000 Borrón y cuenta nueva Sindia Santos 2002 Asesinato en lunes de carnaval Florencia 2004 Perder es cuestión de método Susan Caviedes 2005 El caracazo 2006 Mi vida por Sharon, ¿o qué te pasa a ti? 2007 Tómalo suave María Television film 2007 El café de Lupe Marilyn Short film 2014 Liz en Septiembre Dolores 2016TamaraElena2026The Smoking Fish (2026, film)La Garza
Television Year Title Role Notes 1976 Carolina Nurbia Television debut 1984 La salvaje 1986 Amor prohibido Elvira 1987 Mi nombre es amor Alejandra 1989 Los Ultimos Heroes Manuela Mini-series with Menudo 1990 De mujeres Antonieta 1995 El desafío Ana Luisa 1997 Contra viento y marea Ana Luisa 1998-1997 El país de las mujeres Herself Uncredited 1999 Toda mujer Celia Martínez 2000 Angélica pecado Herself 2001 Guerra de mujeres Brigitte Castro de Boni 2002 Géminis, venganza de amor Emperatriz 7 episodes 2002 Las González Azucena 2002 Mi gorda bella Eva Lanz de Villanueva 2003 La invasora Inés Guerra 2006-2007 Voltea pa' que te enamores Gladis López Co-lead role 2008 ¿Vieja yo? Margot Batalla Lead role 2013 Los secretos de Lucía Ayra Mesutti 2014 Corazón esmeralda Federica del Rosario Pérez Lead antagonist; 138 episodes 2016 Para verte mejor 2017 Rica, Famosa, Latina Herself Main Role 2023DramáticasCatalina Montenegro
References
External links
Mimi Lazo Official Website Mimi Lazo on Venevision