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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.
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.
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 ...
El miedo no anda en burro (Fear Doesn't Ride a Donkey) is a 1976 Mexican comedy horror film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Eleazar García, Fernando Luján, Emma Roldán and Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo. Literally, the title is an idiom used to express that fear strikes quickly, not calmly as if on top of a donkey.
La hija de Moctezuma ("Moctezuma's Daughter") is a 2014 Mexican comedy film directed by Iván Lipkies. It stars María Elena Velasco (as La India María), Eduardo Manzano, Rafael Inclán, Raquel Garza, and Ernesto Pape. This was Maria Elena Velasco's last film played as "La India Maria" before her death.
Ay María qué puntería; Starring: María Elena Velasco Ruben Cerda Carlos Gastelum Adriana del Rio Aidee Garcia Adrian Ramos Ernesto Pape Alejandro Marquez
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.