Basic Information About María Elena Velasco
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Screenwriter, Comedian, Actor |
| Net worth | $5,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1940-12-17 |
| Place of birth | Puebla |
| Date of death | 2015-05-01 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Mexico |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Braids Black shawl Mexican sandals Mazahua blouse and skirt |
| Spouse | Julián de Meriche - (? - 27 July 1974) (his death) (2 children) |
| Gender | Female |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did María Elena Velasco win?
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María Elena Velasco roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Corazón indomable | María 35 episodes, 2013 |
| La familia P. Luche | María 1 episode, 2004 |
| Mujer, casos de la vida real | María 1 episode, 2003 |
María Elena Velasco's Quotes
- I am the only actress who has dignified indigenous women, especially the "Marías", with their dress and their way of speaking and being. I wear those outfits with pride because I admire our folklore, our culture, and our traditions.
- I am not ashamed of playing the role of one of our indigenous Mexican women and I do not make fun of them either. It is simply a character that I liked, I knew how to play, and I will do as long as people accept it.
- It was not easy to create the role of India María. I had to live with them and learn their customs and attitudes, and whenever I can I invite them to see my shows or my movies and they are the first to laugh.
- La India María is a character that every Mexican can identify with in one way or another. All of us know her perfectly, because either she works in your home, or you see her when you are shopping at the market, or you grew up with her on the same ranch.
- La India María is unrefined and unschooled, but she is a very intelligent woman, like many Indians.
Interesting Facts about María Elena Velasco
- Mother of Iván Lipkies and Ivette Lipkies (also known as Goretti Lipkies).
- Daughter of Tomás Velasco Saavedra (d. 1950) of Puebla and María Elena Fragoso Peón (d. 1998) of Acámbaro, Guanajuato.
- Sister of Susy Velasco.
- Puerto Rican-born director Fernando Cortés (husband of movie star Mapy Cortés) directed La India María's first seven movies. Rogelio A. González directed the eighth one. Gilberto Martínez Solares directed the next two. Velasco herself directed four and her son Iván Lipkies directed the final two.
- Her husband, Julián de Meriche, appeared in two of her India María movies: Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto (1972) and Pobre, pero honrada! (1973).
- Paternal grandmother of Iván Lipkies Barro.
- Occasionally she played other characters: a Spanish stage star in Ni Chana, ni Juana (1984), a Mexican presidential candidate in Las delicias del poder (1999), and a huapango dance teacher in Huapango (2004).
- A gifted singer-songwriter, she usually wrote and sang songs for her movies. She also recorded two albums as La India María: La mejor cantante de todas las grabadoras (1971) and De chile, de dulce y de manteca (1982).
- She co-starred with Ángel Garasa in two of her India María movies: Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) and Duro pero seguro (1978).
- She co-starred with Fernando Soler in two of her India María movies: Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) and La comadrita (1978).
- Armando Soto La Marina played her grandfather in two of her India María movies: Okey, Mister Pancho (1981) and El coyote emplumado (1983).
- Winner of the Mexican Theatre Critics Association's Celia Montalván Award for her stage show México canta y aguanta (1994).
- Winner of a 1989 Premio El Heraldo de México for her 35 years in show business.
- Winner of the 1987 Premio Taquilla de Oro ("Golden Box-Office Award") for being the most financially successful Mexican movie star of 1986.
