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Aurabela "Belita" Moreno (born November 1, 1949) is an American actress best-known for her roles as Benita "Benny" Lopez on the ABC sitcom George Lopez and Edwina Twinkacetti/Lydia Markham on Perfect Strangers. Aurabela Moreno was born in Dallas, Texas. Her parents, Abel Moreno and Aurora (née Fernandez Rodriguez), a high school teacher, came to the U.S. from Mexico. Moreno graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School, and went on to major in Theatre at Southern Methodist University. She continued her acting studies at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria,... MORE

Aurabela "Belita" Moreno (born November 1, 1949) is an American actress best-known for her roles as Benita "Benny" Lopez on the ABC sitcom George Lopez and Edwina Twinkacetti/Lydia Markham on Perfect Strangers. Aurabela Moreno was born in Dallas, Texas. Her parents, Abel Moreno and Aurora (née Fernandez Rodriguez), a high school teacher, came to the U.S. from Mexico. Moreno graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School, and went on to major in Theatre at Southern Methodist University. She continued her acting studies at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California, where she appeared on stage in the play Once Upon A Mattress. Moreno married Joel Rudnick, a talent agent; the couple had two children. Soon after Moreno arrived in Hollywood, California to pursue her acting career, she met director Robert Altman, and landed roles in three of his films: 3 Women, A Wedding, and A Perfect Couple. She appeared in many other films, including Mommy Dearest, Swing Shift, Oh God! You Devil, Nobody's Fool, Men Don’t Leave, Clear and Present Danger, and Grosse Pointe Blank. Moreno was a regular on the long-running ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers from 1986 to 1992. Her LESS