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Lorena Velázquez

Lorena Velázquez

Actor·1937–2024·Mexico City, México

11 horror credits

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.

Actor11 films

Estate of Terror

Estate of Terror

Lorena

2005
Ghosts Who Love Too Much

Ghosts Who Love Too Much

1987
The Mummies of San Angel

The Mummies of San Angel

1975
Leyenda Macabras de La Colonia

Leyenda Macabras de La Colonia

1974
The Witches Attack

The Witches Attack

Elisa Cardenas / Mayra

1968
The Diabolical Axe

The Diabolical Axe

Isabel de Arango

1965
The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy

The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy

Gloria Venus

1964
Doctor of Doom

Doctor of Doom

Gloria Venus

1963
Santo vs. the Vampire Women

Santo vs. the Vampire Women

Queen Thorina

1962
Santo vs. the Zombies

Santo vs. the Zombies

Gloria Sandoval

1962
Ship of the Monsters

Ship of the Monsters

Beta

1960