# Alma Delfina

Alma Delfina (née Martínez Ortega) is a Mexican actress.

## Acting career

She started her career in 1974 in the telenovela Mundo de juguete. In the 1970s she was active principally on movies. In the 1980s acted in soap operas like Guadalupe (1984), Vanessa (1982) with Lucía Méndez, Chispita (1983), Vivir un poco (1985) with Angelica Aragón and Marionetas (1987). In the 1990s starred Cañaveral de Pasiones (1996) and Pueblo chico, infierno grande with Verónica Castro in the role of the evil prostitute La Beltraneja. In 1999 she moved to the United States. Starred in TV series like ER and CSI: Miami (2002). In the 2005 she returns to Mexican telenovelas with her appearance in the Fonovideo/Televisa production Inocente de Ti. Throughout the 2000s, Delfina would appear in multiple productions for Fonovideo/Televisa (El Amor No Tiene Precio, Bajos Las Riendas Del Amor), Univision (Vidas Cruzadas, El Talisman, Cosita Linda), and Azteca (Vidas Robadas, Bajo El Alma). In 2016, Alma Delfina joined the cast of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives as Adriana Hernandez.

## Personal life

She is the sister of director Gonzalo Martinez Ortega, writer Mario Iván Martínez and actresses Socorro Bonilla and Evangelina Martínez. She is also the aunt of actors Roberto Sosa, Evangelina Sosa and Mario Iván Martínez.

## Filmography

Telenovelas, Series, Films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Mundo de juguete | | Supporting role |
| 1975 | Barata de primavera | Marisa | Supporting role |
| 1976 | Length of War | | Film |
| 1978 | La hora del silencio | Maribel | Supporting role |
| 1978 | Rosalía | Dacia | Supporting role |
| 1978 | Sabado, Loco Loco | | TV series |
| 1979 | La Chicharra! | | Episode: "El atropellado" |
| 1979 | J.J. Juez | | Supporting role |
| 1979 | El cielo es para todos | | Supporting role |
| 1979 | Mi amor frente al pasado | | Supporting role |
| 1979 | Ratero | Lolita | Film |
| 1979 | En la trampa | | Film |
| 1980 | El tonto que hacía milagros | Luisa Miranda | Film |
| 1980 | Colorina | La Pingüica | Supporting role |
| 1981 | El hogar que yo robe | Carmita | Supporting role |
| 1981 | Odisea Burbujas | | Episode: "La Bella Durmiente" |
| 1981-84 | Cachún cachún ra ra! | Baby | TV series |
| 1982 | Vanessa | Lolita | Supporting role |
| 1982-83 | Chispita | Gloria | Supporting role |
| 1984 | Guadalupe | Guadalupe | Protagonist |
| 1984 | ¡¡Cachún cachún ra-ra!! (Una loca, loca, preparatoria) | Baby | Film |
| 1984 | Delincuente | | Film |
| 1985 | Mexican, You Can Do It | Irma | Film |
| 1985 | El Hombre de la mandolina | | Film |
| 1985 | Vivir un poco | Paulina Fernández | Supporting role |
| 1986 | Marionetas | Laura Contreras | Protagonist |
| 1986 | El trailer asesino | | Film |
| 1986 | Casos de alarma | Carolina | Film |
| 1987 | El misterio de la casa abandonada | Angélica | Film |
| 1987 | Entre vecinos te veas | | Film |
| 1987 | Dinastía sangrienta | | Film |
| 1987-88 | El rincón de los prodigios | Mari | Protagonist |
| 1988 | Relajo matrimonial | | Film |
| 1988 | El costo de la vida | | Film |
| 1989 | La portera ardiente | Adelita | Film |
| 1989 | Salvajes | | Film |
| 1989 | Olor a muerte | | Film |
| 1991 | Acapulco | | Film |
| 1992 | En legítima defensa | | Film |
| 1992 | Carrusel de las Américas | Maestra Lupita | Supporting role |
| 1994-95 | El vuelo del águila | Delfina Ortega Díaz | Supporting role |
| 1996 | Cañaveral de Pasiones | Prudencia | Supporting role |
| 1997 | Pueblo chico, infierno grande | Magdalena Beltrán "La Beltraneja" | Main antagonist |
| 1999-00 | Laberintos de pasión | Sofía Miranda de Valencia | Special appearance |
| 1999-00 | Hablame de amor | Adriana Domínguez de Elgeta | Main antagonist |
| 2001 | ER | Receptionist | Episode: "The Longer You Stay" |
| 2002 | Presidio Med | | 2 episodes: "With Grace" "This Baby's Gonna Fly" |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Estella De Soto | Episode: "Wet Foot/Dry Foot" |
| 2003 | Skin | Maid | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003-04 | Te amare en silencio | Angélica | Supporting role |
| 2004 | Sueño | Beatriz | Film |
| 2004 | Silver City | Lupe Montoya | Film |
| 2004-05 | Inocente de ti | Lupe | Supporting role |
| 2005-06 | El amor no tiene precio | Flor Méndez de Carbajal | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Bajo las riendas del amor | Rosa Nieto | Supporting role |
| 2009-10 | Vidas robadas | Aurora Sandoval | Special appearance |
| 2011 | Bajo el alma | Concepción "Conchita" de Negrete | Supporting role |
| 2012 | El Talismán | Matilde Aceves | Supporting role |
| 2014 | Cosita Linda | Doña Santa de Rincón | Supporting role |
| 2016 | Days of Our Lives | Adriana Hernandez | Supporting role |
| 2019 | Betty en NY | Julia Lozano de Rincón | Supporting role |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 1985 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Lead Actress | Guadalupe | Nominated |
| 1986 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Lead Actress | Vivir un poco | Nominated |
| 1989 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Young Lead Actress | El rincón de los prodigios | Nominated |
| 1997 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Co-star Actress | Cañaveral de pasiones | Won |
| 1998 | TVyNovelas Awards | Best Co-star Actress | Pueblo chico, infierno grande | Nominated |
| 1987 | Ariel Award | Best Supporting Actress | Casos de alarma | Nominated |
| 1989 | Ariel Award | Best Actress | El costo de la vida | Nominated |