Fannie Kauffman (April 11, 1924 – February 21, 2009), who was often known by the stage name Vitola, was a Canadian-born actress and comedian who worked in Latin America.

[2] Kauffman won the contest and began appearing on the radio with the Cuban comic team, Agapito y Timoteo.

[2][3] In 2007, Kauffman told the newspaper El Universal that, although she was raised in Canada and Cuba, she emphasized that, "Soy mexicana" (I am Mexican), after more than 60 years of residing in the country.

[2] In 1946, Kauffman launched her film career in the 1946 movie Se acabaron las mujeres, directed by Ramón Peón.

[1] Fannie Kauffman died in the early morning of February 21, 2009, of natural causes at a hospital in Mexico City at the age of 84.

[1] Kauffman had been named a recipient of the 2008 Golden Ariel, the highest award in the Mexican film industry, shortly before her death.