María Elena Velasco

India María

Born December 17, 1940· Puebla, Mexico

† Died May 1, 2015

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Originating from Puebla and later refining her craft as a dancer at Teatro Tívoli and a showgirl at Teatro Blanquita in Mexico City, she entered cinema with a supporting role in Los derechos de los hijos (1963) and a brief appearance in México de mis recuerdos the same year. By the mid-1960s she had fashioned the comic persona “La India María,” a caricature of an indigenous Mexican woman that gain…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources