María Félix
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1914-04-08
- Died
- 2002-04-08
- Place of birth
- Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
- Also known as
- María Bonita · La Doña · Мария Феликс · María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña
Biography
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 with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she is one of the most important figures of Mexican 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (54)
French Cancan
1955
as Lola
The Affairs of Messalina
1951
as Messalina
Il falso bugiardo
2008
as Self (archive footage)
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Tizoc
1957
as María
María Eugenia
1943
as María Eugenia
La noche del sábado
1950
as Donina
Amok
1944
as Madame Travis / Sra. Belmont
Enamorada
1946
as Beatriz Peñafiel
Hidden River
1948
as Rosaura Salazar
The Hidden One
1956
as Gabriela
The Abduction
1954
as Aurora Campos
The Rock of Souls
1943
as María Ángela Valdivia
Vertigo
1945
The Beautiful Otero
1954
as Carolina Otero
La Cucaracha
1959
as Refugio / La cucaracha
Faustina
1957
as Faustina
Beyond All Limits
1959
as Magdalena Gamboa
Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959
as Inés Rojas
Basket of Mexican Tales
1956
as Luisa Bravo
Reportaje
1953
as Movie star
Mare nostrum
1948
as Freyra
La Generala
1971
as Mariana Sampedro, La Generala
Sonatas
1959
as La Niña Chole
La Bandida
1963
as María Mendoza 'La Bandida'
An Ordinary Woman
1949
as Nieves Blanco
Maclovia
1948
as Maclovia
Heroes and Sinners
1955
as Manuella
The Kneeling Goddess
1947
as Raquel
Doña Bárbara
1943
as Doña Bárbara
Quand Jean devint Renoir
2017
as Lola de Castro (archive footage)
Incantesimo tragico
1951
as Oliva
La estrella vacía
1960
as Olga Lang
Doña Diabla
1950
as Angela
Camelia
1954
as Camelia
La Devoradora
1946
as Diana de Arellano
Ash Wednesday
1958
as Victoria
La Valentina
1966
as Valentina Zúñiga
May God Forgive Me
1948
as Sofía / Lena Kovach
María: La Diva Eterna
2023
as Self (archive footage)
El cine mexicano de fiesta
1958
as Self
Juana Gallo
1961
as Ángela Ramos (Juana Gallo)
Si yo fuera millonario
1962
La monja alférez
1944
as Catalina de Erauso
Everybody's Woman
1946
as María Romano
México de mis amores
1979
Black Crown
1951
as Mara Russell
Woman Without a Soul
1944
as Teresa López
The White Monk
1945
as Galata Orsina
Café Colón
1959
Naked Passion
1953
Love & Sex (Sappho 1963)
1964
as Diana
Inasible María Félix
2001
as Himself
Acuérdate de Acapulco
2013
as Self (archive footage)
About María Félix
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 with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she is one of the most important figures of Mexican cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. She is known by the nickname La Doña, a name derived from her character in the film D… With 55 credits spanning from 1943 to 2025, María Félix has appeared in 54 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular María Félix Movies
- French Cancan (1955) — as Lola
- The Affairs of Messalina (1951) — as Messalina
- Il falso bugiardo (2008) — as Self (archive footage)
- The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)
- Tizoc (1957) — as María
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