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María Félix
María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña, better known to the world as María Félix, (April 8, 1914 – April 8, 2002) was a Mexican actress. Commonly known, particularly in her later years, by the honorific La Doña, she was one of the leading figures of the golden era of Mexican cinema.
She was born in Álamos, Sonora.
Her beauty and flamboyant personality propelled her to international fame and icon status, in movies like Woman Without a Soul and La Generala . She died in Mexico City of congestive heart failure at age 88.
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Upon being asked her age by a female journalist:
- Mire, señorita, yo he estado muy ocupada viviendo mi vida y no he tenido tiempo de contarla. ("Look, young lady, I have been very busy living my life and I've not had time to count it.")
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