Ana Ofelia Murguía was born on December 8, 1933 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Coco (2017), Mi querido Tom Mix (1992) and Life Sentence (1979). She died on December 31, 2023 in Mexico.
At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
She studied at the Theater School of the National Institute of Fine Arts and was a student of the "father of Mexican theater" Seki Sano, which forged her for a fruitful career on stage.
She also jointly holds the record, with Isela Vega, for the most Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress wins, with three; with a further three nominations.
Murguía holds the record for the most nominations for the Ariel Award for Best Actress without a win, having been nominated a total of five times.
Although she had very few leading roles in her very long career, the quality of her acting work, in addition to her simplicity, made her one of the most recognized actresses in Mexican cinema.