Karina Duprez

• Name — Karina Duprez • Birth Name — Karina Julia Descalzó Guzmán • Born — 23 December 1946 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Died — 22 April 2026 • Occupation — Actress, director • Years Active — Actress (1960s–1990) Director (1989–2026) • Spouse — Carlos Ancira (1979–1987; his death) • Parents — Magda Guzmán Julián Duprez • Relatives — Gerardo & Mirtha (siblings) Carlos (half-brother) • Children — Magda Karina

Duprez was born in Mexico City on 23 December 1946. She was a daughter of actress Magda Guzmán and Julián Duprez. She had two siblings, Gerardo and Mirtha Duprez, and one half-brother, Carlos Falcón, from her mother's second marriage. She was the mother of actress Magda Karina. In 1979, she married actor Carlos Ancira. Their marriage lasted until his death in 1987. At the age of 5, she participated in the theatrical production of Juegos prohibidos. She later studied acting at the Andres Soller Academy, then at the National Institute of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She then went to London to study theater directing. She made her television and film debut in the mid-1960s. Duprez died on 22 April 2026, at the age of 79.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1973 — Los miserables — Obrera — Recurring role • 1974/77 — Mundo de juguete — Matilde — Recurring role • 1977 — La venganza — Lucía "Lucy" — Main antagonist • 1982/83 — Vivir enamorada — Karina — Protagonist • 1985 — Juana Iris — Rosa — Supporting role • 1987 — Rosa salvaje — María Elena Torres de Robles — Supporting role • 1989 — El cristal empañado — Karla — Supporting role • 1989/90 — Balada por un amor — Director (1st Part) • 1990 — La fuerza del amor — Recurring role • 1992/93 — Tenías que ser tú — Director • 1994/95 — Agujetas de color de rosa — Director • 1996 — Para toda la vida — Director (1st Part) • 1996 — Bendita mentira — Director • 1997 — Los hijos de nadie — Director • 1997 — Esmeralda — Director • 1998 — La usurpadora — Director (1st Part) • 1998 — Gotita de amor — Director • 1999 — Rosalinda — Director • 1999 — Alma rebelde — Director (2nd Part) • 2001 — Mujer bonita — Director • 2005 — Sueños y caramelos — Director • 2007/08 — Pasión — Director • 2008/09 — En nombre del amor — Director • 2009 — Sortilegio — Director (2nd Part) • 2010/11 — Cuando me enamoro — Director (1st Part) • 2011–? — La rosa de Guadalupe — Director • 2016 — Por siempre Joan Sebastian — Director (1st Part) • 2018 — Y mañana será otro día — Director