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María Félix (1914–2002)

Doubtlessly the most famous Mexican movie star, María Félix created a larger-than-life character: herself. La Doña, as the star was known after the character of her 1943 movie Doña Bárbara, starred in 47 movies, most of them forgettable except for her presence in them. More a star than an actress, she constructed an image of a tough woman... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1971 La generala
Mariana Sampedro, La Generala
 
1970 Cristina (TV series)
Domenica, La Leona
 
1970 La constitución (TV series)
María Guadalupe
 
1964 Amor y sexo (Safo 1963)
Diana
 
1963 La bandida
María Mendoza 'La Bandida'
 
1961 The Guns of Juana Gallo
Ángela Ramos 'Juana Gallo'
 
1960 La estrella vacía
Olga Lang
 
1959 La fièvre monte à El Pao
Inés Rojas
 
1959 The Soldiers of Pancho Villa
Refugio aka 'La Cucaracha'
 
1959 Sonatas
La Niña Chole
 
1959 Beyond All Limits
Magdalena Gombai
 
1959 Café Colón
Mónica
 
1958 Ash Wednesday
Victoria Rivas
 
1957 Tizoc
María
 
1957 Faustina
Faustina
 
1956 Canasta de cuentos mexicanos
(segment "La Tigresa")
 
1956 The Hidden One
Gabriela
 
1955 Heroes and Sinners
Manuella
 
1954 French Cancan
Lola de Castro de la Fuente de Espramadura 'La Belle Abbesse'
 
1954 La bella Otero
Carolina Otero
 
1954 El rapto
Aurora Campos
 
1954 Camelia
Camelia
 
1953 Reportaje
Movie star
 
1953 Naked Passion
Malva Rey
 
1951 The Affairs of Messalina
Messalina (as Maria Felix) / Messaline (as Maria Felix)
 
1951 Tragic Spell
Oliva
 
1951 Black Crown
Mara Russell
 
1950 La noche del sábado
Imperia
 
1950 Doña Diabla
Angela
 
1949 Una mujer cualquiera
Nieves Blanco
 
1948 Mare nostrum
Freyra
 
1948 Maclovia
Maclovia
 
1948 May God Forgive Me
Sofía/Lena Kovach
 
1948 Hidden River
Rosaura Salazar
 
1946 Enamorada
Beatriz Peñafiel
 
1946 La mujer de todos
María Romano
 
1946 La devoradora
Diana de Arellano
 
1946 Vértigo
Mercedes Mallea
 
1945 El monje blanco
Gálata Orsina
 
1944 Amok
Sra. Travis/Sra. Belmont
 
1944 La monja alférez
Catalina Erauso 'La Monja Alférez'/Don Alonso
 
1944 China poblana
Frances Erskine
 
1944 Woman Without a Soul
Teresa López
 
1943 Doña Bárbara
Doña Bárbara
 
1943 María Eugenia
María Eugenia
 
1943 The Rock of Souls
María Ángela Valdivia
 
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1966 La Valentina (performer: "El güero aventao")
 
1954 French Cancan (performer: "Catherine La Russie")
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2002 Maria Felix: La inalcanzable doña (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 11 April 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1996 María Félix... una conversación (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 La vida de María Félix (TV mini-series)
Herself
 
1991 La movida (TV series)
Herself
Invitada María Félix (1991) … Herself
 
1979 Mexico of My Loves (documentary)
Ella misma
 
1962 If I Were a Millionaire
Herself
 
1955 The Immortal Charro (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2008 Il falso bugiardo
Herself
 
2008 Pedro Infante: La trayectoria (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Ernesto Alonso: Estrella de estrellas (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 La historia detras del mito (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Historias engarzadas (TV series documentary)
 
2003 María Félix: Una diva inmortal (TV documentary)
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"La Movida" as herself (1991) See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | 30 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Home Page (spanish) | See more »

Alternate Names:

Maria Felix

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

What can I do? I can't be ugly. See more »

Trivia:

Her only child is actor 'Enrique Alvarez Felix', born in 1934. See more »

Nickname:

La Doña See more »

Star Sign:

Aries