Lourdes del Valle Valera Galvis (15 June 1963 - 2 May 2012) was a Venezuelan actress who took part in over twenty film and television productions during her career, particularly known for her acting in many telenovelas.[1][2]

Lourdes Valera
Born
Lourdes del Valle Valera Galvis

15 June 1963
Caracas, Venezuela
Died2 May 2012
Caracas, Venezuela
EducationUniversidad Central de Venezuela
OccupationActor
SpouseLuis Alberto Lamata

Career

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Valera first took part in theater at age ten with her primary school's theater group. In 1979, at sixteen years old, she made her television debut on the RCTV program Radio Rochela, where she developed her comedy skills as a comedian. She also was on the program Niño de papel. In 1983, Valera was cast in her first telenovela, the Venezuelan soap opera Leonela.

In addition to her acting, her mother insisted that Valera complete her education, and she graduated with a degree in social communication from the Central University of Venezuela.[3]

In 1985, Valera started a role in the soap opera Cristal, and then continued to act in many other soap operas throughout her career, including La vida entera, Ciudad Bendita, Se solicita príncipe azul, Cosita rica, Las González, Guerra de mujeres, Amantes de luna llena, Enséñame a querer, El país de las mujeres, Contra viento y marea, La llaman Mariamor, Cruz de nadie, Las dos Dianas, Señora, and Topacio.

Personal life

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In 1993, Valera married film director Luis Alberto Lamata, whom she met in 1984. The couple never had children.[4][5] In 2008, after examinations for possible cosmetic surgery, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, from which she temporarily recovered.[6] A relapse in 2011 caused her death on May 2, 2012.[7][8]

Filmography

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Television

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Films

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  • Cuidado con lo que sueñas (2012) - de Geyka Urdaneta
  • Patas arriba (2011) - Monserrat
  • Taita Boves (2010)
  • El enemigo (2008) - Antonieta Sánchez
  • 13 segundos (2007) - Mercedes
  • Rosa de Francia (1995)
  • Desnudo con naranjas (1994) - Margarita

Theater

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  • Sólo dementes
  • Toc Toc
  • A 2.50 la Cuba libre
  • Confesiones de mujeres de 30
  • Brujas

References

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  1. ^ "Murió Lourdes Valera". Tal Cual. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Lourdes Valera". Venevision. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ "(RCTV) Falleció la actriz Lourdes Valera " Cerebrito" (fotos + vídeo)". RCTV. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Los mejores momentos de Lourdes Valera (Fotos y Video)". Diario El Impulso. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. ^ "FOTOS: Se fue Lourdes Valera, una gran actriz". Últimas Noticias. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Lourdes Valera "No perdí tiempo preguntándome por qué a mí"". El Universal. Revista Estampas. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  7. ^ García Media. "Lourdes Valera murió en su hogar y en completa paz". El Tiempo. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. ^ Bohórquez Guerra, Fabiola. "Baja el telón para Lourdes Valera". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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