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Biography
Alba Nydia Díaz, (April 27, 1955) born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, is an actress, known for her achievements in television and on-stage, both in the island and in Mexico.
Early years
Although the roles she portrayed in her early days and years after, were not leading roles, from Conciencia Culpable (Guilty Conscience), in 1969, through Cristina Bazán, in 1977, starring Johanna Rosaly, she always managed to impress in her performances, Díaz has always portrayed her "character" roles, as if she were the person in reality, in every interpretation.
Acting career on television
During the 1970s, among the several soap operas she carried out in Mexico, was, Colorina, (Goldfinch), with Mexican actress: Lucía Méndez, and not less important performances in El Derecho de Nacer, (The Right to be Born), and El Maleficio, (The Curse), also taped and broadcast by Televisa.
By the end of the 1970s, she started performing in leading roles in the telenovelas: La Jibarita, (The Country Girl), taped in Dominican Republic, Modelos S.A., (Models S.A.) opposite Fernando Allende, & Giselle Blondet, and Cuando Despierta un Amor, (When a love arouses), opposite Braulio Castillo, hijo, both taped in Puerto Rico.
Acting career on stage
Alba Nydia has also performed on-stage in Puerto Rico: La Pasión según Antígona Pérez, (The Passion of Antígona Pérez), La Casa de Bernarda Alba, (The House of Bernard Alba), La Carreta, (The Oxcart), Zorba the Greek, Electra, Tiempo Muerto, (Dead Season), and Frida Kalo, among many others.
The producer
Alba Nydia, has her own film production company called "Copelar", with her actress partner: Sonia Valentín, and she's starred & produced several television movies, such as: Sudor Amargo, (Bitter Sweat) & Las Combatientes, (The Combatants).
The television host
Furthermore, Alba Nydia Díaz, is hosting a daily talk show: Entre Nosotras, (Among Us), with Puerto Rican actress Sonia Valentin and the Irish-Puerto Rican actress Noris Joffre, among other personalities, broadcast by Televicentro in Puerto Rico & WAPA America, throughout the United States.
Actress
- 2004: Las combatientes (TV movie) Noemi
- 2003: Bitter Sweat
- 2003: Psicosis (TV series) Irene
- 2003: Plaza vacante
- 1999: Cuando despierta el amor (Soap Opera)
- 1998: Flores de la noche (TV movie) Mryriam
- 1995: Al son del amor (TV series)
- 1995: Señora Tentacion (TV series) Azabache
- 1993: A Flight of Hope
- 1989: La conciencia de Lucía (TV series) Ingrid
- 1985: Tanairi (TV series) Altagracia (1985)
- 1983: El maleficio (TV series) Sara
- 1981: El Derecho de Nacer (TV series) Virginia
- 1980: El ídolo (TV series) Alana
- 1980: La otra mujer (TV series) Susana
- 1980: Al final del arco iris (TV series) Adriana
- 1980: Colorina (TV series) Liza
- 1978: Cristina Bazán (TV series) Taina
- 1973: Adios, New York, adios