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Mayra Alejandra

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Mayra Alejandra
Born
Mayra Alejandra Rodríguez Lezama

(1958-05-07)May 7, 1958
DiedApril 17, 2014(2014-04-17) (aged 55)
Nationality Venezuela
OccupationActress
Years active1975-2010
Children1

Mayra Alejandra Rodríguez Lezama (May 7, 1958 – April 17, 2014) was a Venezuelan actress.[1]

Early life

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Lezama was born on May 7, 1958, in Caracas, Venezuela. She was the daughter of Charles Barry, a humorist and founding member of the comedy show Radio Rochela, and Ligia Lezama, a teleplay writer and actress. She had one brother and one sister.[2][3][4][5]

Career

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Lezama made her debut in the Radio Caracas Television telenovela Valentina in 1975. Her first starring role was in Angélica (1976) and she later appeared in La hija de Juana Crespo (1977). In 1981, Lezama starred in Luisana Mia. In 1983, she gained recognition for her performance in Leonela. Other notable roles include Bienvenida Esperanza (1983), Marta y Javier (1983), and La mujer prohibida (1991).[1][2]

Lezama developed a femme fatale image with early roles,[citation needed] notably as Carmen in Román Chalbaud's Carmen la que contaba 16 años (1978) and as Manon Lescaut in Chalbaud’s adaptation of Manón (1986).

Following a hiatus to focus on her family, Lezama returned to acting in 2000 with a guest role in Hechizo de Amor. She later appeared in Estrambótica Anastasia (2004) and Harina de otro costal (2010).[6]

Personal life

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Lezama was married twice and divorced. She had a relationship with Mexican actor Salvador Pineda, with whom she had a son, born in Caracas on March 27, 1989. Despite plans to marry, Pineda left her at the altar in 1987, though he later recognized their son.[citation needed]

In 2012, Mayra Alejandra was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent chemotherapy. After a relapse in early 2014, she died in Caracas on April 17, 2014, at the age of 55.[7]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Character Channel
1975 Valentina Mayrita RCTV
1976 Angélica Angélica RCTV
1976 Carolina Carolina Villacastín RCTV
1977 Tormento Amparo RCTV
1977 La hija de Juana Crespo Diana Crespo RCTV
1977 Residencia de señoritas Violeta RCTV
1978 Piel de zapa Paulita RCTV
1978 Mariela, Mariela Mariela RCTV
1978 El ángel rebelde María Soledad RCTV
1980 El esposo de Anais Anais Olivieri RCTV
1980 Rosa Campos Provinciana Rosa Campos RCTV
1981 Luisana mía Luisana Narváez de Bernal RCTV
1981 Amada mía Isabela RCTV
1982 Barbarita Barbarita RCTV
1982 Marta y Javier Marta RCTV
1982 Jugando a vivir Victoria La Rosa RCTV
1983 Bienvenida Esperanza Esperanza Acuna RCTV
1983 Leonela Leonela Ferrari RCTV
1984 Miedo al amor-Leonela 2 Dr. Leonela Ferrari Mirabal de Guerra RCTV
1986 Camila Camila RTI Colombia
1986 Juegos Prohibidos Sandra Canal 9
1986 Mujer comprada Angelica Villar Canal 1
1987 Valeria Valeria Telefe
1991 La mujer prohibida Irene Rivas Venevisión
1993 Amor de papel Adela Puerte/Rafaela Villanueva/Adela Beltrán Venevisión
2000 Hechizo de amor Raquela Valderrama Venevisión
2004 Estrambótica Anastasia Yolanda Paz RCTV
2005 Con toda el alma Isabel Morelli Venevisión
2007 Camaleona Amapola "Pola" Rivas de Lofiego RCTV
2010 Harina de otro costal Carmen "Carmencita" de Fernández Venevisión

Movies

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Year Movie Character Director
1978 Carmen, la que contaba 16 años Carmen Román Chalbaud
1986 Manón Manón Román Chalbaud

Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Mayra Alejandra at the Internet Movie Database". IMDb.
  2. ^ a b "RCTV.net – Mayra Alejandra biography". Archived from the original on 2005-11-10. (Spanish)
  3. ^ Venezuela.com – Charles Barry entry (Spanish)
  4. ^ Sopotocientos.Blogspot.com – Ligia Lezama entry
  5. ^ Venevision.net – Juan Carlos Barry biography (Spanish)
  6. ^ "El Universal – Mayra Alejandra : 2009 interview (Spanish)".
  7. ^ Noticiero Digital – Obituary