Date of Birth:

8 April 1914, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico

Date of Death:

8 April 2002, Mexico City, Mexico (congestive heart failure)

Birth Name:

María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña

Nickname:

María Bonita

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography:

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 of one-liner she-male that went beyond the traditional role of Latin American women. Her marriage to Agustín Lara the most popular Latin composer from the 30s to the 60s, was a great event itself. Her fame went beyond Mexico to Latin America, Spain, France and Italy. She always refused to learn English, so she never acted in any English language movie. That's the main reason why her fame was related almost exclusively to Latin countries. After her last film, she was linked to a number of film projects, but never came back to the screen. Her last performance was on a Mexican historic soap opera, in 1970.

Spouse:

Jorge Negrete (18 October 1952 - 5 December 1953) (his death)
Agustín Lara (1943 - October 1947) (divorced)
Enrique Alvarez (1931 - 1938) (divorced) 1 child
Alex Berger (1956 - 1974) (his death)

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