ACTOR · FROM PUEBLA, MEXICO
María Elena Velasco
1940–201534 credits since 1962
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ABOUT MARÍA
María Elena Velasco was a versatile Mexican artist, who stood out in different facets. She obtained recognized professional prestige as an actress, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, screenwriter and dancer. She was known artistically as “La India María”, the name of a character played by her who had achieved great success.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born17 December 1940
Died1 May 2015
BirthplacePuebla, Mexico
Known forActing
On Cineora19 of 27 titles
Known for
The titles people know María from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 19
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- Pobre, pero honradaIMDb 7.4
- Working since
- 1962
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2010s
2 titles · IMDb 6.3 on averageMovieas María
Seriesas María Nicolasa Cruz · 162 episodes
The 2000s
1 title
as Maestra de baile
The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 6.5 on averageMovieas María Becerra / Lorena Barriga
as Matron
Movieas India Maria
The 1980s
6 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageMovieas María
Movieas Juana Cruz / Emilia Falcón (Luciana Cruz)
Movieas María
Movieas Maria Nicolasa Cruz
Movieas Maria Nicolasa Cruz
MovieThe 1970s
7 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas María Nicolasa
Movieas María Nicolasa Cruz
Movieas María Nicolasa Cruz
Movieas Sor María Nicolasa
Movieas María Nicolasa Cruz
Movieas Maria
Movieas María Nicolasa Cruz
The 1960s
8 titles · IMDb 6.9 on averageLos tres mosqueteros de Dios
Not on Cineora
as Cantante de fondo (uncredited)
Ruletero a toda marcha
Not on Cineoraas Enfermera con bebé (uncredited)
as esposa de Pedro
as Amiga de Lupe (uncredited)
Movieas Clienta de Librado (uncredited)
Movieas Bailarina
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in María’s titles.
Fernando CortésDirector · Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey, Tonta tonta, pero no tanto and 5 more
Sergio GuerreroComposer · Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey, La presidenta municipal and 4 more
Xavier CruzCinematographer · Tonta tonta, pero no tanto, The Feathered Coyote and 2 more
Fernando ColínCinematographer · Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey, Ni Chana Ni Juana and 2 more
Pancho CórdovaLa presidenta municipal, Duro pero seguro and 1 more
Antonio BravoFear Doesn't Ride a Donkey, Tonta tonta, pero no tanto and 1 more
Irma DorantesThe daughter of Moctezuma, The Delights of Power and 1 more
