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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.
Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto (English: Foolish, Foolish, But Not So Much) is a 1972 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco as La India María. Plot [ edit ]
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.
She later appeared in the western El bastardo (1968), where she was credited for the first time as "María Elena Velasco 'La India María'". [3] In 1969, Velasco appeared as La India María in a comic segment of the weekly program Siempre en domingo, hosted by Raúl Velasco (who is unrelated to María Elena).
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.
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.
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.
La madrecita (The Little Nun, literally The Little Mother) is a 1974 Mexican film directed by Fernándo Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco as La India María, with Pancho Córdova and Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo.