María Félix "La Doña"

By Elizabeth Templos

  • Birth

    Birth
    Maria Felix was born in Alamos, Sonora.

  • Childhood

    Childhood
    Maria played with her brothers, climbed trees and rode horses and other things that only the boys of the family did, she left the games as a girl.

  • Incest?

    Incest?
    She fell in love with her brother Pedro who was sent to military school.

  • Beauty

    Beauty
    She was named beauty queen of the students of the University of Guadalajara.

  • First wedding

    First wedding
    She married Enrique Alvarez, with whom he procreated, in 1934, his only son, the also actor Enrique Álvarez Félix.

  • First Movie

    First Movie
    Maria started her acting career with the movie "El Peñon de las Animas".

  • First Prize

    First Prize
    She won the Ariel prize for the best actress for her work in the movie "Enamorada".

  • Last Movie

    Last Movie
    María filmed her latest movie "La Generala", she was depressed to be the last act.

  • Marriages

    Marriages
    Enrique Álvarez (1931–1938)
    Agustín Lara (1945–1947)
    Jorge Negrete (1952–1953)
    Alex Berger (1956–1974).

  • First Latina

    First Latina
    Maria was the first Latin American woman to won the prize of the National Order of Arts and Letters of France.

  • Sentence

    Sentence
    Do not give me advice, I can make mistakes alone.

  • Died

    Died
    Maria Felix died at the age of 88 in Mexico City due to heart failure.