María Félix the most beautiful face in the history of Mexican cinema
María Félix
The most beautiful face in the history of Mexican cinema
María Félix
Field:Entertainment
Info: Mexican actress known as La Doña after one of the characters she played, famous for her larger-than-life personality and her defiance of conventional female social roles
Date of Birth: 04/08/1914
Date of Death: 04/08/2002
Age at Death: 88
Cause of Death:
Heart attack
Some Things You Didn’t Know and That Will Surprise You about María Félix
Few Mexicans have been as extraordinary as this great actress from Sonora, whose presence revolutionized one of the most spectacular periods in Mexican cinema, its Golden Age. Her talent and beauty were never as outstanding as her strength, poise and approach to life. Here are some interesting tidbits about her.
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1. Her full name was María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña, and she was born in Álamos, Sonora, on April 8, 1914. Her mother, Josefina Güereña, was the daughter of silversmiths, and her father, Bernardo Félix, was born in the Yaqui Valley. María had 15 siblings, three of whom died.
2. After divorcing her first husband, Enrique Álvarez, she went to work as a secretary to a plastic surgeon. He used her as an example to his patients of how lovely they could look. “It was a fun and honorable job, because I didn’t harm anyone with those white lies.”
3. María Félix had a lock of gray hair –like showgirl Tongolele–, passed down to her by her father. She only allowed it to appear in the movie Doña Bárbara and concealed it in others movies and in photos.
4. She got into the movies purely by chance. One day, María was walking downtown, and a man asked her if she wouldn’t like to be an actress. He was an engineer –and later director–by the name of Fernando Palacios. He encouraged her to get into the profession in a big way. She was in 47 movies.
5. Producers wanted to call her Diana del Mar or Marcia Maris, but she insisted on her real name: María de los Ángeles Félix. Because it was so long, she agreed to use just María Félix.
6. She debuted in El peñón de las ánimas (The Rock of Souls), opposite Jorge Negrete. The pair hated each other from the get go. While rehearsing a dance, Jorge asked her: “I’m curious, who did you sleep with to get the starring role?” “You’ve been in the business longer,” she answered, “So you must know who you have to sleep with to be a star.” Years later, Jorge Negrete would be the actress’ third husband.
7. María Félix played the protagonist in Doña Bárbara, because novelist Rómulo Gallegos was infatuated with her. He met her at a luncheon in Club Chapultepec. "Here is my Doña Bárbara!" he said. Ever since that movie, she has been called “La Doña”
8. Before “María bonita”, Agustín Lara, her second husband, composed the song: “Saca los nardos, morena, una noche de desvelo”. Because it was dedicated to her, the song says: “Saca los nardos morena, saca los nardos, que hay luz de la mañana en tus ojazos” (literally, Take out the tuberoses, bronze woman, take out the tuberoses, because there’s morning light in your great big eyes). And on their wedding night, in El Papagayo, a hotel that no longer exists, in Acapulco, Agustín composed the famous song.
9. María suspected Lara of being a cocaine addict. One day she found a piece of paper with white powder on it in the bathroom, possible confirmation of her suspicions. She was both shocked and curious, so she tried a little and waited for the reaction, which never happened. It was sulfathiazole powder, used to clean cuts.
Enrique Álvarez Félix was the son of Mexican actress María Félix and her first husband, Enrique Álvarez Alatorre. When his parents divorced in 1938, his mother lived for a time at home with her own parents until 1939, when she traveled with Enrique to Mexico City. Soon after, her ex-husband took Álvarez Félix.
When his mother married Jorge Negrete he became the stepbrother of Diana Negrete. María Félix
Álvarez Félix never married, and, according to Mexican novelist and essayist Carlos Fuentes, he was sexually frustrated, and had an Oedipus complex. María Félix
honours Maria Felix, the Mexican actor widely considered “the most beautiful face in the history of Mexican cinema”. María Félix
Felix, who died in 2002 at the age of 88, would have celebrated her 104th birthday today. María Félix
Also known as Maria Bonita, thanks to a song composed for her by her second husband, composer Agustin Lara, the star’s screen career spanned four decades and as many as 47 films. María Félix
A leading light of the so-called Golden Age of Mexican cinema, in the 1940s and 50s, Felix was the incarnation of the strong, sexual woman who would ultimately be tamed by a man by the end of a movie. María Félix
Felix was one of 16 children, born in the town of Alamos. She went to study in Guadalajara before moving to Mexico City, where she initially worked as a model for a plastic surgeon who used her to attract clients. María Félix
She starred in her first film, El Penon De Las Animas (1942), alongside Jorge Negrete, a famous actor whom she later married. María Félix
But it was her third movie, Dona Barbera, which turned her into a national star. It told the story of a young Venezuelan woman who ran a despotic ranch while dressed in men’s clothes.
In honour of her role, she was often known as La Dona until the end of her life. María Félix
She was also frequently in the news for events outside her film career. Felix married four times and had a number of love affairs throughout her life. Famous artists, including Jean Cocteau and Diego Rivera, painted her and she inspired a number of writers, including Carlos Fuentes. María Félix
King Faruk of Egypt even allegedly offered her Nefertiti’s crown in exchange for one night of love.
Felix spent her later years travelling between Paris, where she owned a racehorse stable and Mexico City. María Félix
She died in her sleep on 8 April 2002, her 88th birthday, in the Mexican capital. María Félix
The most beautiful face in the history of Mexican cinema
María Félix
Field:Entertainment
Info: Mexican actress known as La Doña after one of the characters she played, famous for her larger-than-life personality and her defiance of conventional female social roles
Date of Birth: 04/08/1914
Date of Death: 04/08/2002
Age at Death: 88
Cause of Death:
Heart attack
Some Things You Didn’t Know and That Will Surprise You about María Félix
Few Mexicans have been as extraordinary as this great actress from Sonora, whose presence revolutionized one of the most spectacular periods in Mexican cinema, its Golden Age. Her talent and beauty were never as outstanding as her strength, poise and approach to life. Here are some interesting tidbits about her.
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And discover many more stories of Mexico like this one.
1. Her full name was María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña, and she was born in Álamos, Sonora, on April 8, 1914. Her mother, Josefina Güereña, was the daughter of silversmiths, and her father, Bernardo Félix, was born in the Yaqui Valley. María had 15 siblings, three of whom died.
2. After divorcing her first husband, Enrique Álvarez, she went to work as a secretary to a plastic surgeon. He used her as an example to his patients of how lovely they could look. “It was a fun and honorable job, because I didn’t harm anyone with those white lies.”
3. María Félix had a lock of gray hair –like showgirl Tongolele–, passed down to her by her father. She only allowed it to appear in the movie Doña Bárbara and concealed it in others movies and in photos.
4. She got into the movies purely by chance. One day, María was walking downtown, and a man asked her if she wouldn’t like to be an actress. He was an engineer –and later director–by the name of Fernando Palacios. He encouraged her to get into the profession in a big way. She was in 47 movies.
5. Producers wanted to call her Diana del Mar or Marcia Maris, but she insisted on her real name: María de los Ángeles Félix. Because it was so long, she agreed to use just María Félix.
6. She debuted in El peñón de las ánimas (The Rock of Souls), opposite Jorge Negrete. The pair hated each other from the get go. While rehearsing a dance, Jorge asked her: “I’m curious, who did you sleep with to get the starring role?” “You’ve been in the business longer,” she answered, “So you must know who you have to sleep with to be a star.” Years later, Jorge Negrete would be the actress’ third husband.
7. María Félix played the protagonist in Doña Bárbara, because novelist Rómulo Gallegos was infatuated with her. He met her at a luncheon in Club Chapultepec. "Here is my Doña Bárbara!" he said. Ever since that movie, she has been called “La Doña”
8. Before “María bonita”, Agustín Lara, her second husband, composed the song: “Saca los nardos, morena, una noche de desvelo”. Because it was dedicated to her, the song says: “Saca los nardos morena, saca los nardos, que hay luz de la mañana en tus ojazos” (literally, Take out the tuberoses, bronze woman, take out the tuberoses, because there’s morning light in your great big eyes). And on their wedding night, in El Papagayo, a hotel that no longer exists, in Acapulco, Agustín composed the famous song.
9. María suspected Lara of being a cocaine addict. One day she found a piece of paper with white powder on it in the bathroom, possible confirmation of her suspicions. She was both shocked and curious, so she tried a little and waited for the reaction, which never happened. It was sulfathiazole powder, used to clean cuts.
Enrique Álvarez Félix was the son of Mexican actress María Félix and her first husband, Enrique Álvarez Alatorre. When his parents divorced in 1938, his mother lived for a time at home with her own parents until 1939, when she traveled with Enrique to Mexico City. Soon after, her ex-husband took Álvarez Félix.
When his mother married Jorge Negrete he became the stepbrother of Diana Negrete. María Félix
Álvarez Félix never married, and, according to Mexican novelist and essayist Carlos Fuentes, he was sexually frustrated, and had an Oedipus complex. María Félix
honours Maria Felix, the Mexican actor widely considered “the most beautiful face in the history of Mexican cinema”. María Félix
Felix, who died in 2002 at the age of 88, would have celebrated her 104th birthday today. María Félix
Also known as Maria Bonita, thanks to a song composed for her by her second husband, composer Agustin Lara, the star’s screen career spanned four decades and as many as 47 films. María Félix
A leading light of the so-called Golden Age of Mexican cinema, in the 1940s and 50s, Felix was the incarnation of the strong, sexual woman who would ultimately be tamed by a man by the end of a movie. María Félix
Felix was one of 16 children, born in the town of Alamos. She went to study in Guadalajara before moving to Mexico City, where she initially worked as a model for a plastic surgeon who used her to attract clients. María Félix
She starred in her first film, El Penon De Las Animas (1942), alongside Jorge Negrete, a famous actor whom she later married. María Félix
But it was her third movie, Dona Barbera, which turned her into a national star. It told the story of a young Venezuelan woman who ran a despotic ranch while dressed in men’s clothes.
In honour of her role, she was often known as La Dona until the end of her life. María Félix
She was also frequently in the news for events outside her film career. Felix married four times and had a number of love affairs throughout her life. Famous artists, including Jean Cocteau and Diego Rivera, painted her and she inspired a number of writers, including Carlos Fuentes. María Félix
King Faruk of Egypt even allegedly offered her Nefertiti’s crown in exchange for one night of love.
Felix spent her later years travelling between Paris, where she owned a racehorse stable and Mexico City. María Félix
She died in her sleep on 8 April 2002, her 88th birthday, in the Mexican capital. María Félix
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