Ana Bertha Lepe

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lepe and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez^[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈana ˈβeɾta ˈlepe]; 12 September 1934 – 24 October 2013) was a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. In 1953 she was crowned Miss México and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe 1953.^[2]

Ana Bertha Lepe
Lepe in 1966
Born	Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez (1934-09-12)12 September 1934 Tecolotlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Died	24 October 2013(2013-10-24) (aged 79) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Actress, Model
Title	Miss México 1953

Career

Lepe in January 1959

She made her film debut in La justicia del lobo (1952) her first of many films. Lepe then won the Miss Mexico contest before becoming the first Mexican contestant to finish in the top 5 of the Miss Universe pageant in 1953.^[3] In 1955, she starred in the Cuban film, Una gallega en La Habana. In 1959, she participated in Señoritas with Christiane Martel. She is internationally known for her starring role as Gamma in La nave de los monstruos (1960), a classic science fiction comedy co-starring Eulalio González "Piporro" and Lorena Velázquez. In 1960, Lepe's father shot and killed her fiancé, actor Agustín de Anda and she disappeared from show business for several years. In 1977, she acted in the first of many telenovelas, Pacto de amor.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

She was briefly married once, but had no children.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Ana Bertha Lepe died on 24 October 2013, aged 79.^[4]

Selected filmography

• The Justice of the Wolf (1952)
• The Spot of the Family (1953)
• The Viscount of Monte Cristo (1954)
• Kid Tabaco (1955)
• Look What Happened to Samson (1955)
• La Feria de San Marcos (1958)
• Where Are Our Children Going? (1958)
• La nave de los monstruos (1960)
• A Girl from Chicago (1960)
• Rebel Without a House (1960)
• Los valientes no mueren (1962)
• Tin-Tan El Hombre Mono (1963)
• El tesoro del Rey Salomon (1964)
• Mundo de juguete (TV) (1974)
• El patrullero 777 (1978)
• Sentimientos Ajenos (TV) (1996)
• Ángela (TV) (1998)