Copenhagen, and Odense. Activism Currently, she is politically active as a supporter of the indigenous people of southern Mexico. In her biography she tells that thanks to Frida Kalho - in 1983 she premiered with Paul Leduc Frida Naturaleza Viva - she learned "about the love of the Indians of Mexico, about communism and surrealism." In 1985 she was co-founder of the "Committee of Solidarity with marginalized ethnic groups", the first Mexican organization for the defense of the Human Rights of the Indians of Mexico, which began with a seminar on hunger in Mexico and later on the defense of indigenous prisoners in Mexican prisons and cultural activities with Indian communities. From this moment, Ofelia Medina denounced, began to receive threats for her activity as a defender of Human Rights in Mexico. In 1990 she was co-founder of the Trust for the Health of Indigenous Children of Mexico, A.C. This same year, FISANIM began working in Chiapas on a nutrition program in Zapatista communities. She was an organizer of the elections in the Zapatista territory, denounced the fraud of said elections and was an electoral attorney. She belonged to the civil society group in the Peace Dialogue in Chiapas and the formulation of the San Andrés Accords. In 1998 she was part of the group that made the amendments to article 4 of the Constitution to conceive of Mexico as a multiethnic, multicultural country. "The government of the state of Chiapas declared me Persona Non Grata in the state and tried to expel me from the state. I was defended by many people and I remained there working until today. ..." In 2006 she participated in the documentary Juárez: the city where women are disposable. She is currently a member of the Academy of Human Rights, the Foundation of the Committee for Solidarity with Marginalized Ethnic Groups, the United Nations Peace Council and the Group of 100. Ofelia Medina has acted in various plays, such as The Vagina Monologues, Each one his Frida and Intimately, Rosario de Chiapas; these last two works were written, directed and acted by herself. Awards Ariel Award in 2005Best supporting actress for Voces inocentesAward nominations 12th Genie AwardsBest supporting actress for Diplomatic ImmunityTelenovelas Las máscaras (1971) Lucía Sombra (1971) as Lucía Sombra La señora joven (1972) as Susana Ricarte La hiena (1973) as Isabel Solís Paloma (1975) as Paloma Rina (1977) as Rina Toda una