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María Elena Velasco is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter Mexicaine born on 17 december 1940 at Puebla (Mexique)

María Elena Velasco

María Elena Velasco
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Nationality Mexique
Birth 17 december 1940 at Puebla (Mexique)
Death 30 april 2015 (at 74 years) at Mexico City (Mexique)

María Elena Velasco Fragoso (born December 17, 1940) is a Mexican actress, film director, award-winning screenwriter, producer and singer. She is also one of Mexico's few major female film directors.

Starting her career as an extra in films, Velasco became famous for her interpretation of a Mazahua indigenous woman with the name of "La India María", whom she portrayed on various Televisa programs. Due to the fame of her comical character, Velasco went on to star twenty-three films centered on the character. Velasco is the widow of actor and choreographer Julián de Meriche.

She won an Ariel Award in 2004 for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film Huapango.

Usually with

Alfredo B. Crevenna
Alfredo B. Crevenna
(1 films)
Irma Dorantes
Irma Dorantes
(3 films)
Antonio Bravo
Antonio Bravo
(4 films)
Emma Roldán
Emma Roldán
(4 films)
Miguel M. Delgado
Miguel M. Delgado
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of María Elena Velasco (16 films)

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Actress

The daughter of Moctezuma
The daughter of Moctezuma (2014)
, 1h40
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors María Elena Velasco, Eduardo Manzano, Raquel Garza, Irma Dorantes, Armando Silvestre, Mario Iván Martínez
Roles La India María
Rating63% 3.1665453.1665453.1665453.1665453.166545
At the request of her great-grandfather, Moctezuma Xocoyotzin, La India María must find Tezcatlipoca's magical black mirror in order to prevent the destruction of Mexico. A Spanish archaeologist (Alonso), a tricky treasure hunter (Bianchi), and a greedy governor (Brígida Troncoso) all find out about the existence of the black mirror and embark on a frenetic chase to obtain it.
Las delicias del poder
Las delicias del poder (1999)
, 2h9
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Elena Velasco, Irma Dorantes, Héctor Ortega
Roles María Becerra / Lorena Barriga
Rating66% 3.311653.311653.311653.311653.31165
In 1952, the presidential candidate of the PUM political party Carmelo Barriga visits the rural town of San Jilemón el Alto where he gives a speech promoting his candidacy and political party. During the speech and among the townspeople, a young woman gives birth to two twin girls. In a political move, Carmelo decides to adopt one of the girls whom he names Lorena and who becomes an active politician in her own political party, the PUF. Lorena then becomes a presidential candidate running against her rival, Santos Barboza of the PUM. When Lorena and her campaign visits San Toribio del Trueno, a firework accident causes her to abandon the candidacy. Fortunately, campaign member Gonzalo remembers about Lorena's twin and decides to search for her so that she can substitute Lorena and therefore the campaign can resume.
La comadrita
La comadrita (1978)

Genres Comedy
Actors Sara García, María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler, Carlos Agostí, Antonio Moreno
Roles María Nicolasa / doña Nichol Pérez Rodríguez de Papatzi
Rating67% 3.3826053.3826053.3826053.3826053.382605
Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey
Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey (1976)
, 1h28
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Comedy horror films
Actors María Elena Velasco, Emma Roldán, Fernando Luján, Antonio Bravo
Roles María Nicolasa Cruz
Rating64% 3.2097853.2097853.2097853.2097853.209785
María Nicolasa Cruz is doña Clarita's loyal indigenous maid. However, meanwhile doña Clarita is dying, she is leaving behind a large monetary estate, a mansion, properties, and Mimí: her affectionate Shih Tzu dog. María is with doña Clarita during her last moments, albeit her sister Paz, brother Marciano, nephew Braulio, and grandsons Raul and Laura are waiting anxiously downstairs for her death, believing they will inherit all her riches. Doña Clarita finally dies at the hand of a corrupt doctor employed by doña Clarita's relatives, and María inconsolably goes downstairs to the living room to deliver the news. As expected, María finds none of doña Clarita's relatives mourning her death. Believing she is of no use anymore, doña Clarita's relatives (or "The Vultures" as María calls them) fire María, therefore she decides to return to her native hometown. Marciano, Paz, Braulio, Raul, and Laura meet with the notary to hear Doña Clarita's will. To everyone's surprise, the will only mentions Mimi (the dog), and Maria as her guardian. The family members go back to stop Maria from leaving the mansion.
La presidenta municipal
La presidenta municipal (1975)
, 1h35
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors María Elena Velasco, Rolando Barral, Raúl Meraz, Manuel Ibáñez, Antonio Bravo, Lupita Pallás
Roles María Nicolasa Cruz
Rating68% 3.4472153.4472153.4472153.4472153.447215
In the small town of Chipitongo the Alto, the political boss Don Mario N. Cruz is the only presidential candidate of that municipality. When the town's clumsy and blind pressman Don Casimiro Buenavista prints "María" instead of "Mario" on all the ballots, the presidential candidacy automatically reverts to María Nicolasa Cruz, an illiterate and indigenous potter. Once informed, María Nicolasa accepts her new job as municipal president of Chipitongo el Alto only to rebuke the town's corrupt secretaries. Mario Nicanor Cruz, the former candidate, plans several schemes along with Lawyer Topillo in order to get rid of María.
Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto
Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto (1972)

Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors María Elena Velasco, Antonio Bravo
Rating71% 3.5937053.5937053.5937053.5937053.593705
In San Jose de Los Burros, María Nicolasa Cruz is encouraged by her cousin Eufemia, who has found work for her, to migrate to Mexico City for a better life. However, she is robbed as soon as she gets out of the train, and is homeless. But she soon finds help from TV personality Paco Malgesto, who makes an announcement of her story, where Eufemia soon goes after to pick her up.
The Bloody Revolver
The Bloody Revolver (1964)
, 1h38
Directed by Miguel M. Delgado
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Lola Beltrán, Flor Silvestre, Emilio Fernández, René Cardona, Cuco Sánchez, Antonio Aguilar
Roles Pedro's wife, and the mother of his three children.
Rating62% 3.1413353.1413353.1413353.1413353.141335
The film opens in a cave with a close-up of Juan Chávez's (Luis Aguilar) silver-plated revolver as he glances at a "Wanted" poster that offers a reward, dead or alive, for his capture. A suspicious man follows Juan out of the cave, and traces him into a small town. There, he enters a bar called "La Patrona", whose bartender is Carmen (Lola Beltrán) who is infatuated with Juan. She serves him something to drink, and they converse, as a next scene focuses on a beautiful woman named Rosa (Flor Silvestre) who sings the song "Cariño bonito" as she waters her geraniums and watches her birds. At the end of her singing, her aunt (Emma Roldán) arrives at the house and tells her of Juan's return to the town. She replies that he came back for her to take her with him, and to prepare her clothes. When Rosa arrives at the bar, Juan responds to her coldly, and even depreciates her.
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)
, 1h5
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Robot films
Actors Ramón Gay, Abel Salazar, Crox Alvarado, Rosita Arenas, Arturo Martínez, Emma Roldán
Roles Comandante
Rating24% 1.2149051.2149051.2149051.2149051.214905
The evil Dr. Krupp (Luis Aceves Castañeda), also known as "The Bat", plots to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from the tomb of a centuries-old living mummy, Popoca (Angel di Stefani). Krupp builds a robot to defeat the mummy. Krupp's former colleague Dr. Eduardo Almada (Ramón Gay) and associates work to stop the mad scientist from creating his robot.