Tara Parra

Tara Parra (23 August 1932 – 12 September 2025) was a Cuban-Mexican actress. She played in numerous theatre plays and telenovelas, including Daniela, El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar and Destino.

Life and career Parra started her career as a 14-year-old in 1946 in the play based on the novel Rosalba y los llaveros y otras obras de teatro, directed by Salvador Novo, with Ignacio López Tarso, who played her father.

She began her film career in 1981 with the movie Carta a un niño. In television, her first credit was in 1986 with the telenovela Cuna de lobos. Her major roles were in plays, while her roles in cinema and television were more minor. Her major roles in telenovelas included El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (1988), in which she played Constanza de Santiago and Daniela (2002) as Consuelo Gamboa.

Parra was married to writer Argelio Gasca (born 1939), with two sons, and also actress Kenia Gascón and the compositor David Gasca. Tara Parra died on 12 September 2025, at the age of 93.

Filmography La casa de las flores (2020) as Yolanda Lascuráin Desenfrenadas (2020) as Teté Una familia con Madre (2019) Más sabe el diablo por viejo (2018) como Victoria Placeres La delgada línea amarilla (2015) as Doña Carmen Destino (2013) as Nana Sofía Hidden Moon (2012) as mujer sabia Mi universo en minúsculas (2011) as Elba Soy tu fan (2010) as Genoveva "Beba" Más allá de la luz (2010) Los Minondo (2010) as Isabel San Juan A cada quien su santo (2009) as Isaura Amor letra por letra (2008) as Refugio "Abue Cuca" El milagrito de San Jacinto (2007) Lo que callamos las mujeres (2007) as Nadia La sangre iluminada (2007) Sexo, amor y otras perversiones (2006) as Madre Ni una vez más (2006) as Lourdes "Mamá Lulú" La leche y el agua (2006) as La Mujer Línea nocturna (2006) as Bromelia Sin ton ni Sonia (2003) as Rosa Una de dos (2002) as Ofelia Daniela (2002) as Consuelo Gamboa "Chelito" La culpa (1996) as la presidenta de las Damas María la del barrio (1995) as la madre superiora Matilde Prisionera de amor (1994) as Miriam Tiempo cautivo (1994) as Lula Madres egoístas (1991–1993) as Doña Soledad "Sol" Deschamps Destino (1989) as Beatriz Ángeles blancos (1989) as Remedios El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar (1988) as Doña Constanza de Santiago Cuna de lobos (1986) as Madame Tara Carta a un niño (1981) as Sara El diario de una señorita decente (1969) as Carla