- Born
- December 16, 1937
- Died
- April 11, 2024 (aged 86)
- Place of birth
- Mexico City, México
- Also known as
- Lorena Villar Dondé, Lorena Velazquez, María de la Concepción Lorena Villar Dondé, Maria de la Concepcion Lorena Villar Donde
Biography
One of the quintessential vamps of Mexican cinema from the late 1950s through the early '70s, Lorena Velázquez is the daughter of character actor Víctor Velázquez, and the older sister of actress Tere Velázquez. She made her screen debut in 1955, and her role as Thorina, queen of the vampires, in _Santo contra las mujeres vampiros, El (1961)_, elevated her to the status of cult icon.