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"La India María" (born María Nicolasa Cruz) is a fictional character portrayed and created by actress María Elena Velasco. [1] The character frequently endures situations of racial discrimination , classism , and corruption , although in all of these turmoils, María undoubtedly resolves them with hilarious acts of good-nature and morality.
Velasco was born in Puebla, to Tomás Velasco Saavedra, a railway mechanic, and María Elena Fragoso Peón. [3] She had three siblings, Gloria, Tomás and Susana. [3]After the death of Tomás Velasco, the family moved to Mexico City, where she worked as a dancer at the Teatro Tívoli.
In San Jose de Los Burros, María Nicolasa Cruz is encouraged by her cousin Eufemia, who has found work for her, to migrate to Mexico City for a better life. However, she is robbed as soon as she gets out of the train, and is homeless.
María Elena Velasco, best known as 'La India María, has died in Mexico City, Mexico after an illness. María Elena Velasco was a Mexican actress, comedienne, singer-songwriter, dancer ...
Las delicias del poder ("The Delights of Power") is a 1999 Mexican political satire comedy film directed by Iván Lipkies starring María Elena Velasco as La India María with Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Irma Dorantes, and Adalberto Martínez.
Sor Tequila 's main character is "a quick-witted Indian heroine whose antics subvert the cinematic stereotype of passive, self-sacrificing women." [5] [6] [7] Various sources associate the character with the Virgin Mary.
El que no corre ...vuela (translation: Run fast or fly high) is a 1982 Mexican adventure and comedy film directed and co-written by Gilberto Martínez Solares, starring María Elena Velasco, Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' and Freddy Fernández.
In 1994, American salsa singer La India recorded the track for her first solo album, Dicen Que Soy (1994), which was produced by Sergio George. "Ese Hombre" is the salsa song responsible for La India's honorific title as the "Princess of Salsa", according to The New York Times. The recording received positive reviews and acclaim from media ...