Ana Bertha Lepe Jim̩nez (; 12 September 1934 Р24 October 2013) was a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. In 1953 she was crowned Miss M̩xico and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe 1953.
She made her film debut in La justicia del lobo (1952) her first of many films. Lepe then won the Miss Mexico contest before becoming the first Mexican contestant to finish in the top 5 of the Miss Universe pageant in 1953. In 1955, she starred in the Cuban film, Una gallega en La Habana. In 1959, she participated in Señoritas with Christiane Martel. She is internationally known for her starring role as Gamma in La nave de los monstruos (1960), a classic science fiction comedy co-starring Eulalio González "Piporro" and Lorena Velázquez. In 1960, Lepe's father shot and killed her fiancé, actor AgustÃÂn de Anda and she disappeared from show business for several years. In 1977, she acted in the first of many telenovelas, Pacto de amor.
Her personal life was marked by tragedy, notably in 1960 when her father shot and killed her fiancé, actor AgustÃÂn de Anda, causing her to withdraw from show business
Ana Bertha Lepe died on October 24, 2013. At the age of 79,in a hospital in Mexico City. Her death was caused by complications arising from surgery to repair an abdominal hernia, following a period of declining health since 2006, which included issues with alcoholism.