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María Félix

María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (died 2002)

Born
April 8, 1914
Died
April 8, 2002
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1914

About María Félix

María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Considered one of the most beautiful actresses of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, her strong personality and taste for finesse garnered her the title of diva early in her career. She was known as La Doña, a name derived from her character in Doña Bárbara (1943), and María Bonita, thanks to the anthem composed exclusively for her as a wedding gift by her second husband, Agustín Lara. Her acting career consists of 47 films made in Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, and Argentina. In turn, they gave María Félix her first Ariel Award for Enamorada and Río Escondido. As María Félix herself said, "With these films, I became the number one enemy of the Mexican family morals." Somehow, I seduced the public, even those who criticize the conduct of my characters in the films.

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The world when María Félix was born

María Félix was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in María Félix's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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