María Félix
The iconic diva of Mexican cinema's Golden Age.
After divorcing in 1937, she moved to Mexico City and worked as a receptionist.[1][2] She married actor Jorge Negrete in a highly publicized wedding called "La boda del siglo"[3] After Negrete's death in 1953, she returned to Europe and made films including French Cancan (1954) directed by Jean Renoir.[4] Félix died on 8 April 2002, her 88th birthday.[5][6]
Bernardo Félix Flores, a military officer and politician, and Josefina Güereña Rosas were the parents of María Félix.[7]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña
- Born
- 8 April 1914
- Birthplace
- Álamos, Sonora, Mexico
- Died
- 8 April 2002
- Place of death
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Resting place
- Panteón Francés located in Mexico City
- Other names
- La Doña; María Bonita
- Occupation
- Actress; Singer
Facts from the source article.
What the cited sources add
The Martha Debayle.com account states she married Enrique Álvarez on 10 January 1931 when she was 17.[3] The same source reports that her brother Pablo was sent to the Colegio Militar after her father separated them due to their close relationship.[3] The El Universal article notes that producers wanted her to change her name when she began acting.[8] The Vanguardia article reports she won four Ariel awards for her performances in Enamorada, Río Escondido, Doña diabla, and received the Ariel de Oro in 1986.[9]
The El Financiero article describes her as a self-created character who represented a "blue blood" aristocracy and associated with artists and intellectuals.[5] The La Nación obituary states her life was marked by success in film, failure in singing, numerous romances, and a lucid longevity.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "María Félix" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Los amores de Maria Felix", Martha Debayle.com, December 31, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "María Félix" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Félix 1993, p. Vol. 1, pp. 74-5 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Los amores de Maria Felix", Martha Debayle.com, December 31, 2018. facts only, no text reused. marthadebayle.com
- Wikipedia, "María Félix" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary", Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000, p. 97 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Martínez, "Creyó ser María Félix", El Financiero, 8 April 2014. facts only, no text reused. elfinanciero.com.mx
- "A los 88 años falleció la actriz mexicana María Félix", La Nación, 8 April 2002. facts only, no text reused. lanacion.com.ar
- Wikipedia, "María Félix" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mejia, "Maria Felix: 10 datos intimos de la diva del cine mexicano", El Universal de10.mx, 8 April 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Mejia, "Maria Felix: 10 datos intimos de la diva del cine mexicano", El Universal de10.mx, 8 April 2019. facts only, no text reused. de10.com.mx
- "María Felix: La bella actriz que despreció a Hollywood y a sus indias cheyennes", Vanguardia, 7 April 2017. facts only, no text reused. vanguardia.com.mx
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article María Félix (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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