Ana Bertha Lepe

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

She made her film debut in La justicia del lobo (1952) her first of many films, she then entered and won the Miss Mexico contest.[citation needed ] In 1955, she filmed in Cuba Una gallega en La Habana. In 1959, she participated in Señoritas with Christiane Martel, the Miss Universe 1953 in the year Lepe obtained third place. 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 disappeared from show business for several years. In 1977, she acted in the first of many telenovelas, Pacto de amor.[citation needed ]

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

Ana Bertha Lepe died on 24 October 2013, aged 79.