María Elena Velasco

María Elena Velasco Fragoso (December 17, 1940 - May 1, 2015) was a Mexican actress, comedienne, singer-songwriter, dancer, screenwriter, movie producer, and one of Mexico's few major female movie directors.Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers: "U-Z". umd.eduGoogle books, Women filmmakers in Mexico: the country of which we dream, Elissa Rashkin, 2001,  Page 76 She was best known for creating and portraying La India María, a comical character based on indigenous Mexican women.

Velasco died of stomach cancer in Mexico City, Mexico, aged 74.

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