María Luisa Alcalá (26 March 1943 – 21 February 2016), was a
Mexican
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actress and director.
Life
She became known for playing Malicha in ''
El Chavo del Ocho
''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Che ...
''.
Alcalá has made outstanding performances in telenovelas like ''
Esmeralda'', ''
La usurpadora'' and ''
El privilegio de amar
''El privilegio de amar'' (Literal English translation: ''The Privilege to Love'', International English title: ''The Right to Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa. It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from July ...
''. She served as host of two virtual stations in Mexico, working in Radio Hits Mix with its "Mix Stories of Grandma" and in DementeRadio.com with its "Tell me a story" productions by Juan Carlos Aguilar, producer and manager of María Luisa Alcalá, where he has interviewed personalities such as Eugenia León, Julio Vega, Lady Sensation, Beatriz Moreno, Gabriela Fernández, Evangelina Martínez,
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
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Gómez was nominated several t ...
, Polo Ortín, among others.
Alcalá created a work with Evangelina Martínez called "Tell me a story by Red Rice" on tour throughout Mexico. She directed ''Investigador privado... muy privado'', ''Violación'' and ''La Alacrana''. She is famous for the roles of Socorrito in ''Esmeralda'', Filomena in ''La usurpadora'' and Malicha in ''El Chavo''. She also played Claudia the maid in the sitcom ''Dr. Cándido Pérez.''
Alcalá died on 21 February 2016 at the age of 73.
Filmography
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1943 births
2016 deaths
Chespirito actors
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican film actresses
Mexican stage actresses
Mexican telenovela directors
20th-century Mexican actresses
21st-century Mexican actresses
Actresses from Mexico City
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Women television directors
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