María Félix

Acting

María Félix

Born April 8, 1914Alamos, Sonora, Mexico55 credits

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

Filmography

Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will
2025Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will
as Self (archive footage)TV
María: La Diva Eterna
2023María: La Diva Eterna
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Quand Jean devint Renoir
2017Quand Jean devint Renoir
as Lola de Castro (archive footage)Movie
Acuérdate de Acapulco
2013Acuérdate de Acapulco
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Il falso bugiardo
2008Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)Movie
La Generala
1971La Generala
as Mariana Sampedro, La GeneralaMovie
La Valentina
1966La Valentina
as Valentina ZúñigaMovie
La Bandida
1963La Bandida
as María Mendoza 'La Bandida'Movie
Juana Gallo
1961Juana Gallo
as Ángela Ramos (Juana Gallo)Movie
La estrella vacía
1960La estrella vacía
as Olga LangMovie
Fever Mounts at El Pao
1959Fever Mounts at El Pao
as Inés RojasMovie
La Cucaracha
1959La Cucaracha
as Refugio / La cucarachaMovie
Sonatas
1959Sonatas
as La Niña CholeMovie
Beyond All Limits
1959Beyond All Limits
as Magdalena GamboaMovie
Ash Wednesday
1958Ash Wednesday
as VictoriaMovie
Tizoc
1957Tizoc
as MaríaMovie
Faustina
1957Faustina
as FaustinaMovie
The Hidden One
1956The Hidden One
as GabrielaMovie
Basket of Mexican Tales
1956Basket of Mexican Tales
as Luisa BravoMovie
Heroes and Sinners
1955Heroes and Sinners
as ManuellaMovie
French Cancan
1955French Cancan
as LolaMovie
The Beautiful Otero
1954The Beautiful Otero
as Carolina OteroMovie
The Abduction
1954The Abduction
as Aurora CamposMovie
Camelia
1954Camelia
as CameliaMovie
Reportaje
1953Reportaje
as Movie starMovie
Black Crown
1951Black Crown
as Mara RussellMovie
Doña Diabla
1950Doña Diabla
as AngelaMovie
An Ordinary Woman
1949An Ordinary Woman
as Nieves BlancoMovie
Mare nostrum
1948Mare nostrum
as FreyraMovie
Maclovia
1948Maclovia
as MacloviaMovie
May God Forgive Me
1948May God Forgive Me
as Sofía / Lena KovachMovie
Hidden River
1948Hidden River
as Rosaura SalazarMovie
Enamorada
1946Enamorada
as Beatriz PeñafielMovie
La Devoradora
1946La Devoradora
as Diana de ArellanoMovie
Everybody's Woman
1946Everybody's Woman
as María RomanoMovie
The White Monk
1945The White Monk
as Galata OrsinaMovie
Amok
1944Amok
as Madame Travis / Sra. BelmontMovie
Woman Without a Soul
1944Woman Without a Soul
as Teresa LópezMovie
La monja alférez
1944La monja alférez
as Catalina de ErausoMovie
Doña Bárbara
1943Doña Bárbara
as Doña BárbaraMovie
María Eugenia
1943María Eugenia
as María EugeniaMovie
The Rock of Souls
1943The Rock of Souls
as María Ángela ValdiviaMovie