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María Elena Velasco Fragoso (17 December 1940 – 1 May 2015) was a Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer. [1] [2] She is best known for creating and portraying La India María , a comical character based on indigenous Mexican women .
María Elena Velasco Fragoso nació el 17 de diciembre de 1940 en Puebla de Zaragoza, siendo hija de Tomás Velasco Saavedra, y María Elena Fragoso Peón. Tuvo tres hermanos, entre ellos Susana Velasco, con quien inició su carrera. Debutó como bailarina en el teatro Tívoli. 1 . Miguel Morayta Martínez ayudó a Velasco dándole papeles ...
María Elena Velasco Fragoso was born in the Mexican city of Puebla. Her family moved to Mexico City to get medical help for her father, who became seriously ill. After her husband passed away, Mrs. Velasco decided to stay in the Mexican capital. María Elena and her younger sister, Susy Velasco, eventually found work in show business.
Mini Bio. Multitalented María Elena Velasco is Mexico's greatest comedienne. La India María, the hilarious, likable indigenous woman she created and played, is the most successful female movie character in the history of Mexican cinema; her comedies broke box office records and remain widely popular. She also had her own comic book, recorded ...
May 1, 2015 · May 1, 2015 11:22am. La India Maria - H 2015. Televisa. Beloved Mexican film and television actress Maria Elena Velasco, better known as “La India Maria,” died on Friday. She was 74. Velasco ...
May 1, 2015 · Updated 11:16 AM PDT, May 1, 2015. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican actress and comedian Maria Elena Velasco, best known for her character “The Indian Maria,” has died at age 74. The Mexican film institute announced through its Twitter account that Velasco, also a screenwriter and director, died Friday, but did not specify the cause. Velasco ...
May 4, 2015 · Mexican actress, singer, and comedienne María Elena Velasco has died at the age of 74. According to The Hollywood Reporter, local news outlets previously reported that Velasco had been battling ...
Jun 27, 2024 · María Elena Velasco created la India María with the ethnographic goal of racially and to a lesser degree economically and culturally representing the Mazahua women of the state of Mexico’s northwestern region. Velasco’s María Nicolasa Cruz wears the Mazahuas’ long, colorful satin skirts, sash (or rebozo), and at times ribbon-adorned ...
May 1, 2015 · La actriz María Elena Velasco, que encarnó por décadas al personaje de la cultura popular mexicana de "La India María", falleció a los 74 años en Ciudad de México. A través de su cuenta de ...
May 1, 2015 · María Elena Velasco, mejor conocida como María Nicolosa, la India María, nació en Puebla, México, el 17 de diciembre de 1940. Relacionados Lo que no sabías de la India María.
