Claudia Islas

Elizabeth Islas Brasdefer (born July 17, 1946 in Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela actress who is better known as Claudia Islas . She is very famous for her beauty and was called "Mexican Brigitte Bardot" in the past.

Biography Claudiaʻs surname Islas means "islands". She is a daughter of Luis Roberto Islas and María Luisa Brasdefer. She is married to Jaime Bravo.

One of her best known roles was that of Amparo de Garcés del Valle in Marisol with Erika Buenfil, who played her niece-in-law, Marisol.

she lives in Miami and is retired. Her last work was in the telenovela Ángel Rebelde in 2004.

She sold her jewelry because she fell into poverty.

Controversies After the death of Juan Gabriel in 2016, the actress Carmen Salinas revealed that he confessed to her son Pedro Plascencia Salinas—who was Gabriel’s pianist for over twenty years—that Claudia Islas was the person who accused him of theft after a party at her house in 1969. These charges caused Juan Gabriel to be imprisoned for 18 months in the Lecumberri Palace. Juan Gabriel himself never publicly revealed the name of the person who had accused him. Islas denied the accusations.

Filmography Year Title CharacterNote 1970 La cruz de Marisa Cruces Violeta Main Antagonist 1973 Cartas sin destino Lucía Protagonist 1974 La tierra Procopia (Propia) Protagonist 1975 Más Negro que la Noche Ofelia Protagonist 1977 Pacto de amor Delia Protagonist 1979 Amor prohibido Magda Protagonist/Main Antagonist 1984 Tú eres mi destino Rebeca de Dávila Protagonist/Main Antagonist 1988 Pasión y poder Nina Montenegro Main Antagonist 1992 Baila conmigo Nelly Moll Antagonist 1993 Corazón salvaje Sofía Molina Vda. de Alcázar y Valle Main Antagonist 1996 Marisol Amparo de Garcés del Valle Main Antagonist 1997 El alma no tiene color Begoña Roldán Antagonist 1999 Catalina y Sebastián Adela Rivadeneira de Negrete Main Antagonist 2002 Por tiVirginia Montalbán Antagonist 2004 Ángel Rebelde Doña Enriqueta Andueza Vda. de Covarrubias Antagonist