Tere Velázquez(1942-1998)
- Actress
Blonde younger sister of
Lorena Velázquez, Teresa Velázquez made
her first film in 1957. Often cast as a frivolous young woman, she
worked steadily on screen and theater with
Alejandro Jodorowsky through the
1970s, then retired from acting for a number of years. She made a
comeback and was working on the stage and on TV when stricken with
cancer in 1996. She died the following year after a well-publicized and
valiant battle with the disease. Teresa Velázquez first married
Venezuelan actor Espartaco Santoni
(they had two children, one of whom is actress
Paola Santoni) and then producer
Carlos Vasallo.
