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Lourdes Valera

{{Short description|Venezuelan actress}}

{{infobox person

| name = Lourdes Valera

| birth_name = Lourdes del Valle Valera Galvis

| birth_date = 15 June 1963

| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| death_date = 2 May 2012

| death_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| education = Universidad Central de Venezuela

| occupation = Actor

| spouse = Luis Alberto Lamata

}}

Lourdes del Valle Valera Galvis (15 June 1963 – 2 May 2012) was a Venezuelan actress who took part in over twenty film and television productions during her career, particularly known for her acting in many telenovelas.{{cite web|url=http://www.talcualdigital.com/Nota/visor.aspx?id=70065&tipo=AVA|title=Murió Lourdes Valera|access-date=3 May 2012|date=2 May 2012|publisher=Tal Cual|archive-date=5 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505151334/http://www.talcualdigital.com/Nota/visor.aspx?id=70065&tipo=AVA|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Lourdes Valera|url=http://www.venevision.com/estrella/lourdes-valera|publisher=Venevision|access-date=3 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319001755/http://www.venevision.com/estrella/lourdes-valera|archive-date=19 March 2016}}

Career

Valera first took part in theater at age ten with her primary school's theater group. In 1979, at sixteen years old, she made her television debut on the RCTV program Radio Rochela, where she developed her comedy skills as a comedian. She also was on the program Niño de papel. In 1983, Valera was cast in her first telenovela, the Venezuelan soap opera Leonela.

In addition to her acting, her mother insisted that Valera complete her education, and she graduated with a degree in social communication from the Central University of Venezuela.{{cite web|url=http://www.reporteconfidencial.info/noticia/3170314/rctv-fallecio-la-actriz-lourdes-valera-cerebrito-fotos-video/|title=(RCTV) Falleció la actriz Lourdes Valera " Cerebrito" (fotos + vídeo)|access-date=3 May 2012|date=2 May 2012|publisher=RCTV|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050430/https://www.reporteconfidencial.info/noticia/3170314/rctv-fallecio-la-actriz-lourdes-valera-cerebrito-fotos-video/|url-status=dead}}

In 1985, Valera started a role in the soap opera Cristal, and then continued to act in many other soap operas throughout her career, including La vida entera, Ciudad Bendita, Se solicita príncipe azul, Cosita rica, Las González, Guerra de mujeres, Amantes de luna llena, Enséñame a querer, El país de las mujeres, Contra viento y marea, La llaman Mariamor, Cruz de nadie, Las dos Dianas, Señora, and Topacio.

Personal life

In 1993, Valera married film director Luis Alberto Lamata, whom she met in 1984. The couple never had children.{{cite web|title=Los mejores momentos de Lourdes Valera (Fotos y Video)|date=3 May 2012 |url=http://elimpulso.com/articulo/los-mejores-momentos-de-lourdes-valera-fotos-y-video|access-date=3 September 2015|publisher=Diario El Impulso}}{{cite web|title=FOTOS: Se fue Lourdes Valera, una gran actriz|url=http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/espectaculos/fotos--se-fue-lourdes-valera,-una-gran-actriz.aspx|publisher=Últimas Noticias|access-date=3 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601163611/http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/espectaculos/fotos--se-fue-lourdes-valera,-una-gran-actriz.aspx|archive-date=1 June 2012}} In 2008, after examinations for possible cosmetic surgery, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, from which she temporarily recovered.{{cite web|title=Lourdes Valera "No perdí tiempo preguntándome por qué a mí"|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/estampas/anteriores/050709/encuentros2|website=El Universal|access-date=3 September 2015|publisher=Revista Estampas|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102649/http://www.eluniversal.com/estampas/anteriores/050709/encuentros2|url-status=live}} A relapse in 2011 caused her death on May 2, 2012.{{cite web|title=Lourdes Valera murió en su hogar y en completa paz|url=http://eltiempo.com.ve/tiempo-libre/suceso/lourdes-valera-murio-en-su-hogar-y-en-completa-paz/51809|publisher=El Tiempo|access-date=3 September 2015|last1=García Media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918082708/http://eltiempo.com.ve/tiempo-libre/suceso/lourdes-valera-murio-en-su-hogar-y-en-completa-paz/51809|archive-date=18 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Baja el telón para Lourdes Valera|url=http://www.laverdad.com/arteyocio/1186-baja-el-telon-para-lourdes-valera.html|access-date=3 September 2015|first1=Fabiola|last1=Bohórquez Guerra|archive-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719054556/http://www.laverdad.com/arteyocio/1186-baja-el-telon-para-lourdes-valera.html|url-status=dead}}

Filmography

=Television=

=Films=

  • Cuidado con lo que sueñas (2012) - de Geyka Urdaneta
  • Patas arriba (2011) - Monserrat
  • Taita Boves (2010)
  • El enemigo (2008) - Antonieta Sánchez
  • 13 segundos (2007) - Mercedes
  • Rosa de Francia (1995)
  • Desnudo con naranjas (1994) - Margarita

Theater

  • Sólo dementes
  • Toc Toc
  • A 2.50 la Cuba libre
  • Confesiones de mujeres de 30
  • Brujas

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0884498}}

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Category:1963 births

Category:2012 deaths

Category:Actresses from Caracas

Category:Venezuelan telenovela actresses

Category:Venezuelan film actresses

Category:Venezuelan stage actresses

Category:Central University of Venezuela alumni

Category:Deaths from lung cancer