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María Félix

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Known For

88 Years Old

María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican film actress. She is considered one of the most important female figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She was also considered one of the most beautiful film actresses of her time, and one of the greatest erotic myths of Spanish-language cinema. Along withPedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she is one of the most important figures of Latin American cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. She is known by the nickname La Doña a name derived from her character in the film Doña Bárbara (1943). She is also known as María Bonita, thanks to the anthem composed exclusively for her, as a wedding gift by the composer Agustín Lara. She completed a film career that included 47 films made in Mexico, Spain, France, Italy and Argentina.

Born

Alamos, Sonora, Mexico on 8th April 1914

Died

8th April 2002

All Credits

French Cancan Image
French Cancan
Lola
Enamorada Image
Enamorada
Beatriz Peñafiel
The Beautiful Otero Image
The Beautiful Otero
Carolina Otero
Doña Bárbara Image
Doña Bárbara
Doña Bárbara
Fever Mounts at El Pao Image
Fever Mounts at El Pao
Inés Rojas
The Affairs of Messalina Image
The Affairs of Messalina
Messalina
Tizoc Image
Tizoc
María
Doña Diabla Image
Doña Diabla
Angela
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema Image
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Maclovia Image
Maclovia
Maclovia
Juana Gallo Image
Juana Gallo
Ángela Ramos (Juana Gallo)
Heroes and Sinners Image
Heroes and Sinners
Manuella
The Kneeling Goddess Image
The Kneeling Goddess
Raquel
Sonatas Image
Sonatas
La Niña Chole
La Cucaracha Image
La Cucaracha
Refugio / La cucaracha
Reportaje Image
Reportaje
Movie star
Black Crown Image
Black Crown
Mara Russell
Beyond All Limits Image
Beyond All Limits
Magdalena Gamboa
Mare nostrum Image
Mare nostrum
Freyra
The Abduction Image
The Abduction
Aurora Campos
The Hidden One Image
The Hidden One
Gabriela
La Devoradora Image
La Devoradora
Diana de Arellano
May God Forgive Me Image
May God Forgive Me
Sofía / Lena Kovach
Naked Passion Image
Naked Passion
La Bandida Image
La Bandida
María Mendoza 'La Bandida'
Camelia Image
Camelia
Camelia
Love & Sex (Sappho 1963) Image
Love & Sex (Sappho 1963)
Diana
La Generala Image
La Generala
Mariana Sampedro, La Generala
Il falso bugiardo Image
Il falso bugiardo
Self (archive footage)
Woman Without a Soul Image
Woman Without a Soul
Teresa López
Ash Wednesday Image
Ash Wednesday
Victoria
Amok Image
Amok
Mme Travis / Sra Belmont
The Rock of Souls Image
The Rock of Souls
María Ángela Valdivia
La estrella vacía Image
La estrella vacía
Olga Lang
Faustina Image
Faustina
Faustina
Quand Jean devint Renoir Image
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Lola de Castro (archive footage)
Vertigo Image
Vertigo
Si yo fuera millonario Image
Si yo fuera millonario
Hidden River Image
Hidden River
Rosaura Salazar
The White Monk Image
The White Monk
Galata Orsina
La noche del sábado Image
La noche del sábado
Donina
La monja alférez Image
La monja alférez
Catalina de Erauso
Basket of Mexican Tales Image
Basket of Mexican Tales
Luisa Bravo
Everybody’s Woman Image
Everybody’s Woman
María Romano
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La Valentina
Incantesimo tragico Image
Incantesimo tragico
Oliva
An Ordinary Woman Image
An Ordinary Woman
Nieves Blanco
María: La Diva Eterna Image
María: La Diva Eterna
Self (archive footage)
María Eugenia Image
María Eugenia
María Eugenia
Inasible María Félix Image
Inasible María Félix
Himself
No Image
El cine mexicano de fiesta
Self
No Image
Café Colón