María Luisa Zea (5 February 1913 – 27 December 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer of the

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

. In her career spanning 24 years, she appeared in over 50 motion pictures.

Selected filmography

*''

La Llorona (; ) is a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her. Whoever hears her crying either suffer ...

'' (1933) *''

Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

'' (1933) *'' La noche del pecado'' (1933) *'' Juarez and Maximillian'' (1934) * ''

Martín Garatuza Martín Garatuza (born c. 1601, Puebla, Mexico) was a famous trickster whose frauds and escapes became legendary in colonial New Spain and whose name has passed into Spanish language, folklore and literature. Garatuza, whose real name was Martín ...

'' (1935) * ''Bajo el cielo de Mexico'' (1937) *'' La Zandunga'' (1938) *''

Una luz en mi camino ''Una luz en mi camino'' is a 1939 Spanish-language Mexican drama film directed by José Bohr. It stars Narciso Busquets, Consuelo Frank, Virginia Fábregas and Pedro Armendáriz. References External links

* 1939 films Mexican drama films ...

'' (1939) *'' Cuando habla el corazón'' (1943) *''

My Lupe and My Horse ''My Lupe and My Horse'' () is a 1944 Mexican western comedy film directed by Carlos Toussaint. María Luisa Zea, Julio Villarreal Julio Villarreal (7 November 1885 – 4 August 1958) was a Spanish actor who later settled and worked in Mexico. ...

'' (1944) *''

El corsario negro ''El Corsario Negro'' ("The Black Corsair") is a Mexican films of 1944, 1944 Mexico, Mexican film of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. It was directed by Chano Urueta and stars Pedro Armendariz, José Baviera, June Marlowe, and Maria Luisa Zea. Th ...

'' (1944) *''

El jagüey de las ruinas ''El jagüey de las ruinas'' ("The Pool of the Ruins") is a 1944 Mexican film. It stars Sara García Sara García Hidalgo (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican Actor, actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age ...

'' (1944) *''El Gran campeón'' (1949) *''Yo maté a Juan Charrasqueado'' (1949) *''

They Say I'm a Communist ''They Say I'm a Communist'' (Spanish: ''Dicen que soy comunista'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Adalberto Martínez, María Luisa Zea and Miguel Manzano.Agrasánchez p.26 Cast * Adalberto Martíne ...

'' (1951)

References

External links

* 1913 births 2002 deaths Mexican film actresses 20th-century Mexican actresses Actresses from Mexico City Singers from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican women singers {{Mexico-singer-stub