María Elena Velasco
Acting
Biography
María Elena Velasco was a versatile Mexican artist, who stood out in different facets. She obtained recognized professional prestige as an actress, singer-songwriter, filmmaker, screenwriter and dancer. She was known artistically as “La India María”, the name of a character played by her who had achieved great success.
Born: December 17, 1940
Place of Birth: Puebla, Mexico
Known For
El corresponsal
William Benton, a rich British landowner and cattle baron was murdered, creating one of the most bizarre and sensational international scandals in history. Thomas Canning, an inexperienced photo journalist from London, is sent to Mexico seeking fame and glory but eventually he reaches the camp of Pancho Villa to be told several conflicting versions of Benton's murder.
Okey, Mister Pancho
La India Maria becomes deeply embroiled in a large scale diamond heist.
Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto
Las delicias del poder
A political candidate has an accident that will bring her out of the campaign unless her twin sister may be able to supplant her while she recovers.
¡El que no corre... vuela!
After mistakenly going to jail, Maria makes friends with a woman whose kids live in the streets and Maria gets the idea to help them.
Ni de aquí, ni de allá
This Mexican comedy stars La India Maria, who drives the FBI crazy because they cannot figure out whether she belongs here or there.
The daughter of Moctezuma
La India María must find at all costs in the recesses of a mountain the Magic Black Mirror of Tezcatlipoca, since the spirit of his great-grandfather Moctezuma II ordered her to find it in to prevent the destruction of Mexico. Alonso, a handsome Spanish archaeologist, Bianchi, an antiquities dealer and Brigida Troncoso - an ambitious governor, are aware of the existence of such mirror, of the mysterious treasure of Moctezuma and of María, so all undertake a frantic chase after her to seize the magic glass and the gold.
Wild at Heart
Corazón indomable is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is a remake of Marimar, produced in 1994, and starring Thalía and Eduardo Capetillo. Ana Brenda Contreras and Daniel Arenas star as the protagonists, while Ingrid Martz, Elizabeth Álvarez, Carlos de la Mota and René Strickler star as the antagonists.
Ni Chana, ni Juana
The Stork's Mistake
India María raises a kidnapped newborn and is pursued by criminals who want the boy.
Filmography
as María
as María Nicolasa Cruz
as Maestra de Baile
as María Becerra / Lorena Barriga
as Matron
as India Maria
as María
as Juana Cruz / Emilia Falcón (Luciana Cruz)
as María
as Maria Nicolasa Cruz
as Maria Nicolasa Cruz
as María Nicolasa
as María Nicolasa Cruz
as María Nicolasa Cruz
as María Nicolasa Cruz
as Sor María Nicolasa
as Maria
as María Nicolasa Cruz
as Cantante de fondo (uncredited)
as esposa de Pedro
as Amiga de Lupe (uncredited)
as Clienta de Librado (uncredited)
as Bailarina