Maria FelixFilmography

Born:: April 8, 1914 in Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Maria Felix was born Maria de Los Angeles Felix Guerena. A beautiful, forceful star of Mexican and European films, she was the reigning beauty and female star of the Spanish-speaking cinema for three decades. Onscreen from 1942, she worked with such directors as Luis Buñuel and Jean Renoir. She...Read More

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Maria Félix

Synopsis: Affectionately nicknamed "La Doña" for her role in the 1943 Mexican drama Doña Barbara, actress Maria Felix played an essential role in prompting the Mexican film industry to turn out films with more female-centric plots and themes. As a result, Barbara would rise through the ranks to become one Read More

2001
La Generala

Actors: Maria Felix, Ignacio Tarso

Synopsis: A woman sets out to avenge the death of her brother after the Mexican Revolution. ~ Nicole Gagne, All Movie Guide Read More

1970
La Valentina

1965
Amor Y Sexo

1963
La Bandida

Actors: Maria Felix, Pedro Armendáriz, Emilio Fernández, Ignacio Tarso, Katy Jurado

Synopsis: Overcooked melodrama characterizes this tale set during the Mexican Revolution and starring some of Mexico's most famous, old-time actors (Katy Jurado, María Félix, Emilo Fernández, and Pedro Armendáriz). The story is about as far-fetched as can be imagined. Herrera (Armendáriz) and Gómez Read More

1962
Si Yo Fuera Millonario

Actors: Teresa Velazquez, Enrique Rambal, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Maria Felix

Synopsis: This situation comedy concerns the daydreams of people and what they would do if they suddenly had a million dollars. Maria Felix leads a cast of a dozen whose imaginations are as rich as the money they wish they had. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide Read More

1962
Fantasia Mexicaine

Actors: Maria Felix, Pedro Armendáriz, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Francisco Jambrina

1961
Juana Gallo

Actors: Maria Felix, Jorge Mistral, Luis Aguilar, Ignacio Tarso

Synopsis: This is a dramatic, entertaining, and largely fictional interpretation of a very non-fictional event and a real set of characters in the Mexican Revolution. The heroine, Juana Gallo is portrayed by one of Mexico's most famous female leads, María Felix. Gallo was born and raised in the state of Read More

1960
La Estrella Vacia

Actors: Maria Felix, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Enrique Rambal, Ignacio Tarso, Ramon Gay

Synopsis: The life of a powerful actress is examined in this tragedy. The film begins with her demise during a plane crash. Later, the men who loved her try to figure out why she was always so unhappy. Her story is told in flashback. It begins in a small town where she was a dress shop model. She used the Read More

1960
The Soldiers of Pancho Villa

Synopsis: Soldiers of Pancho Villa is the English-language title for the Mexican historical epic La Cucaracha. The matchless Maria Felix stars as a patriotic young woman whose admiration for Villa borders on the fanatical. Maria rallies her countrymen to stand by Villa in his fight to wrest control of Read More

1959
Sonatas

Actors: Maria Felix, Francisco Rabal, Aurora Bautista, Fernando Rey, Carlos Rivas

Synopsis: A Marquis (Francisco Rabal) has a comfortable, predictable life until the women in his life inspire him to greater deeds. He first loves the wife of a Spanish nobleman, then the mistress of a Mexican dictator. He is convinced by his experiences to join the forces of the Mexican revolution. ~ Dan Read More

1959
La Cucaracha

Actors: Maria Felix, Dolores Del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz, Emilio Fernández, Flor Silvestre

Synopsis: Four of the best-known, most popular actors in Mexican cinematic history star in this drama about the Mexican Revolution by equally well-known director Ismael Rodriguez. Maria Felix is Refugio and Dolores Del Rio is Chabela, two women who love the same man and who are both equally dedicated to Read More

1959
La Fièvre Monte à El Pao

Actors: Gérard Philipe, Maria Felix, Jean Servais, Miguel Angel Ferriz

Synopsis: A moral decay leading to revolution is paralleled to the illness that is consuming the hero in this emotive tale by renowned director Luis Buñuel. Set on a fictional Latin American island, the action starts when Gov. Vargas (Miguel Angle Ferriz) is assassinated. His executive secretary Ramon Read More

1959
Miercoles de Ceniza

Actors: Maria Felix, Arturo de Cordova, Victor Junco, Maria Teresa Rivas, Rodolfo Landa

Synopsis: Though Miercoles de Ceniza was released in English-speaking countries as Ash Wednesday, it bears no relation to the much-later Elizabeth Taylor vehicle of the same name. Virtually plotless, the film is a paean to the pomp, ceremony and splendor of the Catholic Church, as seen through the eyes of Read More

1958
Cafe Colon

1958
Escuela de Rateros

Synopsis: The exploits of members of a school for thieves. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1958
Tizoc

Actors: Pedro Infante, Sr., Maria Felix, Andres Solér, Carlos Orellana, Miguel Arenas

Synopsis: Mexico's contribution to the 1957 Berlin Film Festival was the Color-Cinemascope star vehicle Tizos. The ever-popular Maria Felix stars as a white woman who enters into a romance with a Mexican Indian, played by singing star Pedro Infante (who died shortly after the film's completion). The racial Read More

1957
Flor de Mayo

Actors: Jack Palance, Maria Felix, Pedro Armendáriz

Synopsis: This typical Mexican melodrama is set in a coastal fishing village where a wealthy fisherman (Pedro Armendariz) lives with his wife (Maria Felix) and young son (Juanito Musquiz). Their lives are turned upside down when an American of dubious morality (Jack Palance) comes into town. The American Read More

1957
Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos

Actors: Pedro Armendáriz, Arturo de Cordova, Lorraine Chanel, Maria Felix, Jack Kelly

Synopsis: True to its title, Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos (Basket of Mexican Tales) is based on a series of short stories, all written by reclusive The Treasure of the Sierra Madre author B. Traven. The first story concerns the marital travails of Pierre (Arturo de Cordova) and Lorraine (Lorraine Chanel). Read More

1956
Faustina

Actors: Maria Felix, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Fernando Rey

Synopsis: Per its title, Faustina is a distaff variation on the Faust legend. In this case, Mexican film favorite Maria Felix plays a woman who sells her soul to the Devil in exchange for beauty and wisdom. Actually, she bargains with the Devil's assistant (Fernando Gomez), who happens to be one of the Read More

1956
La Escondida

Actors: Maria Felix, Carlos Agosti, Domingo Soler, Andres Solér

Synopsis: Judging by the number of times it has shown up on Spanish-language cable TV, La Escandida is one of the most popular and best beloved of the Maria Felix vehicles. The star runs the emotional gamut as Gabriela, who rises from the depths of poverty to the heights of Mexican society as a Read More

1955
Les Heros Sont Fatigués

Actors: Yves Montand, Maria Felix, Jean Servais, Curd Jürgens

Synopsis: A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in this film proves to be a stopping-off point for a number of shady characters. Yves Montand plays a French ex-pilot who becomes involved in a scheme to smuggle stolen Read More

1955
El Charro Inmortal

Actors: Jorge Negrete, Maria Felix

Synopsis: One of Mexico's most beloved singers and actors, Jorge Negrete was the star of a long string of musical-Westerns, and appeared in over 40 motion pictures before his untimely death in 1953; he was only 42 years old. El Charro Inmortal features highlights from some of Negrete's most memorable roles Read More

1955
French Cancan

Actors: Jean Gabin, Maria Felix, Françoise Arnoul, Gaston Modot, Gianni Esposito

Synopsis: Beautifully photographed, this comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge. The film is also title Only the French Can. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Read More

12/27/54
La Belle Otero

Actors: Maria Felix, Marie Sabouret, Jacques Berthier, Louis Seigner

Synopsis: Maria Felix stars as La Belle Otero in this "fin de siecle" romantic melodrama. The story traces Otero's progress from unemployed Spanish dancer to the most famous, and most sought-after, courtesan in all of Paris. Though she romances many men, Otero never finds true love. On the verge of lasting Read More

11/5/54
The Affairs of Messalina

Synopsis: The Affairs of Messalina is a French/Italian historical spectacle produced in the wake of the internationally successful Fabiola (1949). Mexican film luminary Maria Felix essays the role of Messalina, the scheming wife of Roman emperor Augustus who searches for love by walking the streets of the Read More

1954
Reportaje

Synopsis: The Mexican comedy Reportaje follows the wacky adventures that ensue when a man offers a large reward to the journalist that can uncover the best news story that occurs during New Year's Eve. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

1953
Camelia

Synopsis: Camelia is a woman who has been hurt by love but who is willing to give it another chance with her new, young and caring lover. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide Read More

1953
El Rapto

Actors: Maria Felix, Jorge Negrete, José Moreno, Andres Solér, Jose Angel "Ferrusquilla" Espinosa

Synopsis: A tenacious beauty named Aurora (Maria Felix) seduces the municipal authorities so that she can purchase the estate of missing local Ricardo Alfaro (Jorge Negrete), only to find her elaborate ruse complicated when Ricardo eventually returns home. Incensed that his house was sold without his Read More

1953
La Pasion Desnuda

Actors: Maria Felix, Carlos Thompson

Synopsis: Mexican film luminary Maria Felix stars in the Argentine La Pasion Desnuda (Naked Passion). The film is based on the legend of Thais, as committed to print by Anatole France. Felix plays a predatory female who drives a prominent doctor to his doom. She also destroys the lives of the doctor's Read More

1952
Messaline

Actors: Maria Felix, Georges Marchal, Jean Chevrier, Jean Tissier, Michel Vitold

Synopsis: It is Maria Felix's turn to play one of Ancient Rome's most notorious femme fatales in Messaline. Sleeping her way to the top, Messaline weds Emperor Augustus (Memo Bessani), all the while entertaining dozens of virile young males. Enjoying unbridled power, the empress holds the entire Roman Read More

12/4/51
Incantesimo Tragico

Actors: Maria Felix, Rossano Brazzi, Charles Vanel, Massimo Serato

Synopsis: Incantesimo Tragico (Tragic Spell) is a sombre Italian vehicle for the magnificent Mexican film luminary Maria Felix. The story is motivated by an ancient curse, passed from generation to generation. The source of the hex is a fabulous treasure, which of course eventually falls into the hands of Felix Read More

10/13/51
La Corona Negra

1950
La Noche Del Sabado

Actors: Maria Felix, Rafael Duran

Synopsis: The stunning Maria Felix is the star of La Noche del Sabado. This oft-filmed Jacinto Benavente theatrical piece casts Felix as Imperia, who loves neither wisely nor well during a fateful weekend. This being a 1951 film, the Benavente original was subject to more censorial deletions than usual. As Read More

1950
Una Mujer Cualquiera

1949
Doña Diabla

1948
Maclovia

1948
Mare Nostrum

1948
Rio Escondido

Actors: Maria Felix, Fernando Fernandez, Domingo Soler, Agustin Isunza

Synopsis: Filmed in 1947, Emilio Fernandez' Hidden River (originally Rio Escondido) was distributed in the U.S. three years later. The matchless Maria Felix stars as Rosaura, an idealistic Mexican schoolteacher who does her best to educate the illiterate Indians in her native land. Rosaura is opposed by Read More

1947
La Diosa Arrodillada

1947
Penon De Las Animas

Synopsis: As romance blossoms between their children, 2 rival families are able to face their differences and come to an understanding in this romantic drama. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1947
Que Dios Me Perdone

Actors: Maria Felix, Fernando Soler, Tito Junco, Sr., Julian Soler, Ernesto Vilches

Synopsis: The title of this popular Mexican melodrama translates as May God Forgive Me. The incomparable Maria Felix stars as the survivor of the European concentration camps. While interred, Felix gives birth to a child, but loses track of the baby as she is shuttled from one camp to another. Upon her Read More

1947
La Mujer de Todos

1946
La Devoradora

1946
Enamorada

Actors: Maria Felix, Pedro Armendáriz, Fernando Fernandez

Synopsis: Enamorada, Mexican filmmaker Emilio Fernandez' only 1946 effort, was released in the US early the following year. The film's English-language title is A Girl in Love, the girl in question being the ravishing Maria Felix. Set during the Mexican revolution, the story concerns the rocky relationship Read More

1946
Vertigo

Actors: Maria Felix, Emilio Tuero, Lilia Michel

Synopsis: No relation to the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock classic of the same name, Vertigo is a worthwhile vehicle for Mexican film favorite Maria Felix. The story concerns young swain Arturo (Emilio Tuero), who is about to marry pretty young Gabriela (Lilia Michel). His plans are radically altered when he falls Read More

1945
The Sister Lieutenant

Actors: Maria Felix, Ángel Garasa, Delia Magana

Synopsis: The matchless Maria Felix essays a dual role in the Mexican romantic drama Sister Lieutenant. Felix begins the film as Catalina, daughter of a wealthy family whose dowry is stolen by a scheming aunt. After surviving a shipwreck, Catalina disguises herself as a man named Don Alonso. This she does Read More

1945
Amok

1944
La Monja Alferez

1944
China Poblana

Actors: Maria Felix, Miguel Angel Ferriz, Miguel Inclan, Augusto Novaro

Synopsis: The title of this Mexican romantic drama translates loosely as The Silken Chinese Dress. The titular fabric carries with it an ancient curse, which brings disaster upon anyone who wears the dress. Maria Felix plays Senora de la Barca, the wife of Spain's first Mexican ambassador, who vows to defy Read More

1944
La Mujer Sin Alma

Actors: Fernando Soler, Maria Felix, Andres Solér, Antonio Badú

Synopsis: Director Fernando de Fuentes and star Maria Felix, the creative team responsible for the 1943 box-office hit Dona Barbera, once more combined their talents for La Mujer sin Alma (Woman without a Soul) Felix is cast as Tersa, a lowborn sewing machine girl with high-society aspirations. Hoping to Read More

1943
Doña Barbara

Actors: Maria Felix, Julian Soler, Maria Elena Marques, Andres Solér, Charles Rooner

Synopsis: The combined talents of star Maria Felix and director Fernando De Fuentes resulted in the can't-miss romantic drama Dona Barbara. Felix is cast as the title character, a rich landowner who has accumulated her fortune through the kindness of strangers-handsome, amorous strangers to whom she has Read More

1943
El Peñón de Las Ánimas

Actors: René Cardona, Sr., Maria Felix, Miguel Angel Ferriz, Virginia Manzano

Synopsis: The Mexican El Penon de las Animas (The Rock of Souls) was accurately described by several reviewers as a South-of-the-Border "Romeo and Juliet". The film's star-crossed lovers, separated by a variety of vendettas and family-feuds, find lasting peace only in death. Appearing as a rival lover is Rene Cardona Read More

1942
Maria Eugenia

1942

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