María Félix (1914–2002)

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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, a sort ... See full bio »

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Enamorada
Enamorada Beatriz Peñafiel
(1946)
Hidden River
Hidden River Rosaura Salazar
(1948)
La Valentina
La Valentina Valentina Zúñiga
(1966)
The Devil Is a Woman
The Devil Is a Woman Angela
(1950)
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 1971 La generala
Mariana Sampedro, La Generala
 1970 Cristina (TV Series)
Domenica, La Leona
- Episode #1.3 (1970) ... Domenica, La Leona
- Episode #1.2 (1970) ... Domenica, La Leona
- Episode #1.1 (1970) ... Domenica, La Leona
 1970 La constitución (TV Series)
María Guadalupe
- Episode #1.3 (1970) ... María Guadalupe
- Episode #1.2 (1970) ... María Guadalupe
- Episode #1.1 (1970) ... María Guadalupe
 1966 La Valentina
Valentina Zúñiga
 1962 La bandida
María Mendoza 'La Bandida'
 1961 The Guns of Juana Gallo
Ángela Ramos (Juana Gallo)
 1960 La estrella vacía
Olga Lang
 1959 Fever Mounts at El Pao
Inés Rojas (as Maria Felix)
 1959 The Soldiers of Pancho Villa
La cucaracha
 1959 Sonatas
La Niña Chole
 1959 Beyond All Limits
Magdalena Gamboa
 1959 Café Colón
Mónica
 1958 Ash Wednesday
Victoria Rivas
 1957 Tizoc (Amor indio)
María
 1957 Faustina
Faustina
 1956 Canasta de cuentos mexicanos
Luisa Bravo (segment "La Tigresa")
 1956 The Hidden One
Gabriela
 1955 Heroes and Sinners
Manuella
 1955 French Cancan
Lola de Castro de la Fuente de Extremadura 'La Belle Abbesse'
 1954 La bella Otero
Caroline Otéro
 1954 El rapto
Aurora Campos
 1954 Camelia
Camelia Peral
 1953 Reportaje
Movie star
 1953 Naked Passion
Malva Rey
 1951 The Affairs of Messalina
Messalina / Messaline (as Maria Felix)
 1951 Tragic Spell
Oliva
 1951 Black Crown
Mara Russell
 1950 La noche del sábado
Imperia
 1950 The Devil Is a Woman
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
 1947 The Kneeling Goddess
Raquel Serrano
 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
Madame 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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TV Commercial for Iusacell See more »

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4 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 3 Articles | 13 Pictorials | 30 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Maria Felix

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

[when asked about her few television appearances] If people see too much of me on that little screen while they're sitting at home, they're not going to go out to see me in a movie. That would take away my life's greatest satisfaction. See more »

Trivia:

Taught herself French to be able to act in French movies. See more »

Trademark:

Arched right eyebrow

Nickname:

María Bonita See more »

Star Sign:

Aries
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