ACTOR

María Félix

1914 - 2002

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María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (Spanish: [maˈɾi.a ˈfeliɣs]; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of María Félix has received more than 2,379,489 page views. Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). María Félix is the 718th most popular actor (up from 927th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 61st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Mexican Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, María Félix ranks 718 out of 13,578. Before her are Alyson Hannigan, Imelda Staunton, Lale Andersen, Owen Wilson, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Rex Harrison. After her are Angela Bassett, Kathleen Turner, Oskar Werner, Gene Tierney, Nathalie Baye, and Sarah Jessica Parker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, María Félix ranks 44. Before her are Max Perutz, Tyrone Power, Vjekoslav Luburić, Dylan Thomas, George Dantzig, and Asger Jorn. After her are Jean Tatlock, Boris Christoff, Peter Townsend, Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Norman Borlaug, and Adolfo Bioy Casares. Among people deceased in 2002, María Félix ranks 47. Before her are Zizinho, Raf Vallone, René Thom, Max Perutz, Xi Zhongxun, and Victor Weisskopf. After her are Sigvard Bernadotte, Yoshio Okada, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Laurent Schwartz, César Milstein, and Eduardo Chillida.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, María Félix ranks 40 out of 729. Before her are Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Venustiano Carranza (1859), Julia Pastrana (1834), Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal (603), Mario J. Molina (1943), and Pedro Armendáriz (1912). After her are Juan Diego (1474), Linda Christian (1923), Victoriano Huerta (1850), Juan Rulfo (1917), José Clemente Orozco (1883), and Consuelo Velázquez (1916).

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Among ACTORS In Mexico

Among actors born in Mexico, María Félix ranks 5. Before her are Anthony Quinn (1915), Salma Hayek (1966), Cantinflas (1911), and Pedro Armendáriz (1912). After her are Linda Christian (1923), Chespirito (1929), Dolores del Río (1905), Helena Rojo (1944), Pedro Infante (1917), Ricardo Montalbán (1920), and Silvia Pinal (1931).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Beatriz Peñafiel
In Mexican Revolution times, a guerrilla general and his troops take the conservative town of Cholula, near by Mexico City. As the revolutionaries mistreat the town's riches, General Reyes falls for beautiful and wild Beatriz Peñafiel, the daughter of one of the town's richest men.
Dec 25o 19467.7 / 10
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Doña Bárbara
A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.
Sep 16o 19437.1 / 10
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An Indian arouses envy for his expertise in hunting animals without ruining their skins, for his wisdom and his kindness.
Oct 23o 19577.324 / 10