Martha Ormaza Bermeo (July 13, 1959 – October 22, 2018) was an Ecuadorian actress, writer, and director, a member of the theatrical group Las Marujitas.
After its success, she and her costars Juana Guarderas and Elena Torres, who played Abrilia and Cleta respectively, became widely known as Las Marujitas.
[2] The three reprised their roles for decades, performing more than 1,800 times in the original play, its spin-offs, and radio and television segments.
[6] She acted in plays such as The Maids, The Vagina Monologues, Trama, dama y chocolate, Las Marujas entre tereques, Machos (directed by Christoph Baumann [es]), Maldita sea, No quiero ser bella, El miedo imaginario de Amparito A Dios, La Tránsito Smith ha sido secuestrada, La mierda, El eterno femenino, and Esperando al Coyot.
[1][2] The last work she directed that premiered before her death was Tres historias del mar, which opened on October 20, 2018, at the Malayerba Theater.
[8] Ormaza received the Benjamin Carrión Award from the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana for her work in the theater.