Career María Félix

1 career

1.1 first years
1.2 europe
1.3 last films
1.4 failed projects in hollywood

career
first years

one afternoon after work when walking down street in mexico city director , filmmaker fernando palacios approached asking if wanted make movies. response was:

when want to, through big door.

maría félix

palacios persuaded break movies. becoming pygmalion , began train , present in film circles. made first appearance in white , black ballroom of mexico city country club of great mexican movie stars of era (esther fernández, lupe vélez, andrea palma) gathered. taken hollywood, metro-goldwyn-mayer studios. there, met cecil b. demille, offered launch film career in hollywood, félix not interested. preferred begin career in own country. finally, palacios, offered female lead role in film grovas productions: el peñón de las Ánimas, directed miguel zacarías.

in film el peñón de las Ánimas, félix starred opposite popular mexican actor , singer jorge negrete. maría félix , jorge negrete got off bad relationship during filming because had asked girlfriend, actress gloria marín, given lead role. reason filming of movie difficult , led direct confrontation between félix , negrete. confrontation helped cement reputation of félix tough , arrogant woman.

in second film, maría eugenia, félix projected in role out of temperamental film personality. however, film remembered movie félix appeared in swimwear. same happened film la china poblana (1943), félix claimed have paid debt of gratitude discoverer fernando palacios, directed film. nobody has heard movie (the second color film of mexican cinema), considered lost. called both films beginner sins .

félix known la doña role in movie doña bárbara (1943), based on like-named novel venezuelan writer rómulo gallegos. film, actress (isabela corona) hired, when gallegos first saw félix, charmed , said: here doña bárbara! movie filmed in venezuela mexican , venezuelan actors. doña bárbara start of major collaborations mexican film director fernando de fuentes. félix , de fuentes filmed 2 films: la mujer sin alma (1944) , la devoradora (1946). maría félix herself said, these films, became number 1 enemy of mexican family morals.

somehow, seduced public, criticize conduct of characters in films. legend began take shape without moving finger. public imagination did me.

without stereotyped role of femme fatale , maría félix filmed 2 sophisticated films: el monje blanco (1945), directed julio bracho, , vertigo (1946), directed antonio momplet. both characters required great dramatic intensity.

under direction of famous mexican film director emilio fernández, maría félix made 3 successful films: enamorada (1946 ), río escondido (1947), , maclovia (1948). relationship between félix , fernández cordial , smooth, despite strong , famous temperament of film director. in enamorada, maría félix found perfect film partner, actor pedro armendáriz. films of maría félix fernández , team (writer mauricio magdaleno, photographer gabriel figueroa, , armendáriz) had strong presence in several international film festivals. in turn, gave maría félix first ariel award enamorada , río escondido.

between films fernández, maría félix worked roberto gavaldón, director showcased of best performances. first collaboration in la diosa arrodillada (1947) arturo de córdova. these films, maría félix s fame crossed atlantic.

in 1948 contracted spanish film producer cesáreo gonzález. in manner maría félix began film adventure in europe. made 1 more film in mexico (doña diabla, 1949) until return in 1952.

europe

félix debuted in european cinema in spain, film mare nostrum (1948), directed rafael gil. gil director, realized 2 films in 1950: una mujer cualquiera , la noche del sábado. in 1951, filmed french-spanish production la couronne noire directed luis saslavsky based on story jean cocteau. debuted in italy film incantesimo tragico (1951). in same year, filmed messalina (1951), directed carmine gallone (at time, expensive film of italian cinema). during filming of movie félix suffered emotional shock: father died of heart attack in navojoa.

maría félix in messalina (1951).

in 1952, félix traveled argentina, filmed la pasión desnuda of argentine filmmaker luis césar amadori. in same year félix returned mexico. concluded working relationship cesáreo gonzález film camelia, filmed in native country. stay in mexico based on marriage actor , singer jorge negrete (her former film rival), , whom filmed el rapto, directed emilio fernández, negrete s last film.

after death of jorge negrete, on 5 december 1953, félix returned europe. in france made films la belle otero (1954), , les héros sont fatigués (1955), alongside yves montand. however, important film of félix in period french cancan (1954) directed jean renoir legendary french actor jean gabin. last film shot entirely in europe spanish film faustina.

last films

félix returned mexico in 1955. period of career characterized performing films inspired mexican revolution. cycle begins la escondida (1955). in film, in stories canasta de cuentos mexicanos (1955) , café colón (1958), worked again pedro armendáriz. in 1956 starred in tizoc popular mexican actor , singer pedro infante. however, film not liked actress, despite international success. filmed beyond limits (1957) jack palance, , melodramas miércoles de ceniza , empty star (both 1958). in 1959 filmed la cucaracha. in 1959 performed in spanish-mexican co-production sonatas directed juan antonio bardem , french-mexican co-production la fièvre monte à el pao, directed luis buñuel.

in 1960s félix s presence in cinema limited few films. prominent juana gallo (1960), la bandida (1962), amor y sexo (sapho 63, 1963) (the film appeared partially nude), , la valentina (1966). in 1970 filmed la generala, last film. mexican historical telenovela la constitución (1971) last professional acting job.

maría félix , dolores del río in fragment of advertising photo film la cucaracha (1959).

félix attempted return cinema twice. first, in 1982, film toña machetes, , again in 1986 film insólito resplandor. neither project crystallized, , félix never reappeared in film.

failed projects in hollywood

almost beginning of career, félix received job offers in hollywood, félix herself said: give me huehuenche (indian) roles. while in france, hollywood offered female role of duel in sun, passed , part went jennifer jones.

another proposal barefoot contessa, refused it, instead making la belle otero in france. ava gardner ended part.

later, director robert aldrich sent script of legend of lylah clare, did not reach agreement director , kim novak got role.