Maria Rojo

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María Rojo, 2018

María Rojo (full name: María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui ; born August 15, 1943 in Mexico City ) is an important Mexican actress . She is also a member of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática and has been a member of the Mexican Senate since 2006 .

life and work

María Rojo began her acting career in the television series Teatro fantástico in 1955. A year later she starred for the first time in a movie in Besos Prohibidos . Further appearances in television series followed. In the 1970s, she played increasingly in movies such as Los cachorros and El apando . In 1979 she played the leading role in Jaime Humberto Hermosillo's film María de mi corazón . In the 1980s she worked mainly as an actress for the cinema. Rojo played the main role in Rojo amanecer in 1989 , for which she won her only Premio Ariel in 1991 . In 1991 she starred in the successful film The Homework , which helped her rise to become one of the most important Mexican actresses. The sequel shot in 1992 could not repeat the success. In 1991 she played for it in María Novaro's film danzón , which was successful. She was honored for her portrayal in him. In 1994 María Rojo played in Jorge Fons El Callejón de los Milagros on the side of Salma Hayek . Rojo is still making films to this day. It was last seen in El infierno in 2010.

She is a member of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática , for which she has sat in the Senate since 2006 . Your term of office will last until 2012.

In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Awards

María Rojo won the Ariel Prize for Best Actress in 1991 for her role in Rojo amanecer . In addition, she was nominated four more times for the award, three times as best actress, once as best supporting actress. In 1991, Rojo won the Valladolid International Film Festival's Best Actress Award for her performance in the film Danzón . She also received the ACE Award for Best Actress in 1992 for the same film . In the same year, Rojo was named Best Actress at the Havana Film Festival for her role La tarea pohibita . In 1998 she was honored with a special mention at the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival for her outstanding performance in De noches vienes, Esmeralda . María Rojo was honored for her life's work at the Chamizal Independent Film Festival in 2001.

Filmography

literature

  • Carl J. Mora, "Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004." McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2005. ISBN 978-0-7864-2083-4

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
personal data
SURNAME Rojo, María
ALTERNATIVE NAMES María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican actress and senator
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Mexico city