María de los Ángeles Teresa de Jesús Villar Dondé, better known as Tere Velázquez (; 8 March 1942 – 7 January 1998) was a Mexican actress. She appeared in 86 films and television shows between 1957 and 1996. She starred in the film ''

Young People Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. You ...

'', which was entered into the

11th Berlin International Film Festival The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film ''La notte'' directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Jury The following people were announced as being on the ...

. She died on 7 January 1998 in

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after a long battle with colon cancer.

Selected filmography

* ''

Golden Legs ''Golden Legs'' (Spanish:''Piernas de oro'') is a 1958 Mexican comedy sports film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Antonio Espino, Tere Velázquez and Marco de Carlo.Hershfield & Maciel p.183 It is set in the world of competitive cyclin ...

'' (1958) * ''

Sube y baja ''Sube y baja'' (aka ''Up and Down'') is a 1959 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Teresa Velázquez, Domingo Soler, Carlos Agostí and Alejandro Ciangherotti.Lozoya & Agrasánchez, p. 36 The film's art di ...

'' (1959) * ''

His First Love ''His First Love'' (Spanish: ''Su primer amor'') is a 1960 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Juan José Ortega and starring Rafael Bertrand, Tere Velázquez and Freddy Fernández.Riera p.18 Cast * Rafael Bertrand * Tere Velázquez * Fredd ...

'' (1960) * ''

Dangers of Youth ''Dangers of Youth'' (Spanish: ''Peligros de juventud'') is a 1960 Mexican drama film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Elvira Quintana, Tere Velázquez and Fernando Luján.Riera p.107 Cast * Elvira Quintana as Sue * Tere Velázquez as ...

'' (1960) * ''

'' (1961) * ''

The Rape of the Sabine Women The Rape of the Sabine Women ( ), also known as the Abduction of the Sabine Women or the Kidnapping of the Sabine Women, was an incident in Roman mythology in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of young women from the other citi ...

'' (1962) * '' El Valle de las espadas'' (1963) * '' Corazón salvaje'' (1968) * '' The Incredible Professor Zovek'' (1972) * ''

The Killer Must Kill Again ''The Killer Must Kill Again'' (Italian: ''L'assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora'') is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Luigi Cozzi. Cozzi originally wanted to call the film ''Il Ragno'' (''The Spider'') but it was changed to ''The Ki ...

'' (1975)

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