María Félix
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María Félix Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
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María Félix in The Kneeling Goddess (1947)
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María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña 8 April 1914 Álamos, Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | 8 April 2002 (aged 88) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Other names |
La Doña María Bonita |
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| Years active | 1942–1971 |
| Spouse(s) | Enrique Álvarez (1931–1938; divorced) Agustín Lara (1945–1947; divorced) Jorge Negrete (1952–1953; his death) Alex Berger (1956–1974; his death) |
| Partner(s) | Antoine Tzapoff |
| Children | Enrique Álvarez Félix (1935–1996) |
María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (Spanish: [maˈɾia ˈfeliks] (8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican film actress and singer. She was 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 the Spanish-language cinema. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of the Latin American cinema in the 1940s and 1950s.
She was known as La Doña, a name derived from her character in the film Doña Bárbara (1943), and María Bonita, thanks to the anthem composed exclusively for her, as a wedding gift by her third husband, the Mexican composer Agustín Lara. She completed a film career that included 47 films made in Mexico, Spain, France, Italy and Argentina.
Maria de los Angeles Felix Güereña was born in Álamos, Sonora, México on 8 April 1914. She was the daughter of Bernardo Félix Flores, military officer and secretary of Hacienda. Her mother was Josefina Güereña Rosas, a Mexican of Basque ancestry. She had eleven siblings: Josefina, María de la Paz, Pablo, Bernardo, Miguel, Maria de las Mercedes, Fernando, Victoria Eugenia, Ricardo, Benjamin and Ana Maria del Sacramento.
She spent her childhood in Álamos. The family lived with dignity, despite not being rich. During her childhood, she had a close relationship with her brother Pablo. Her mother separated the two siblings, thinking that they might be involved in an incestuous relationship. For that reason, Pablo was sent to the Colegio Militar, in Mexico City. When María was a young girl, she enjoyed games for boys and despised the dolls and other toys and activities "for girls". She was also an accomplished horse rider. She never had a good relationship with her other sisters, partly because of their physical differences (all her sisters were blond by maternal inheritance), and also because of María's strong personality.
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