Akademik

de Marco, Dina
   Diana Zar Núñez Jiménez
(1937-1998)
   Dina de Marco began her career as a dancer in 1952, then studied at the Academia Andrés Soler (the ANDA acting school). She appeared in a number of films in the late 1950s (playing Armando Calvo's first wife in El espejo de la bruja, for instance), and also worked on the stage and on TV. Late in life, she returned to acting in telenovelas and directed "Plazo Sésamo," the Mexican version of "Sesame Street." She was married to actor Rafael Banquells for 35 years, and they had five children, including popular singer Rocío Banquells, actress Mary Paz Banquells, and actor/director Rafael Banquells Jr. She died of cancer.

Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers. . 2012.