María Félix
Biography
María Félix was a Mexican movie star who built a larger-than-life persona on screen. She became widely known as La Doña, a name drawn from the character in her 1943 movie Doña Bárbara. Over a career of 47 movies, she was regarded more as a star than as an actress, crafting an image of a tough woman that departed from traditional portrayals of Latin American women. Her renown spread beyond Mexico into Latin America, Spain, France and Italy. Because she refused to learn English, she never appeared in an English-language movie, which helped keep her fame concentrated in Latin countries. Her final screen performance came in a Mexican historical soap opera in 1970. After her last film, she was attached to several projects but never returned to acting. She died in 2002.
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 9 years1946 to 1955
Every film, newest first
- 1955French CancanIMDb rating 7.3
- 1955Heroes and SinnersIMDb rating 6.5
- 1946EnamoradaIMDb rating 7.6
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María Félix made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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All films by Jean Renoir
Yves CiampiDirector, 1 film, 1955
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