María Rojo
Born: 1943-08-15 in Mexico City, Mexico
Known For: Acting
Biography
María Rojo is the artistic name of María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui (Mexico City, August 15, 1943), a Mexican film, theater and television actress. Daughter of Roberto Rojo, an agronomist, and Águeda Incháustegui, a school teacher. From her childhood, she remembers being nervous and suffering from dyslexia, which brought her personality problems and insecurity, but she soon stood out for her artistic skills. She began her artistic career at the age of eight, when she was selected in a casting to participate in the Teatro Fantástico program, where she played the girl Ciquirritica. Then, she has developed a fruitful career that exceeds 60 years, and in 2018, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially invited her to be a special part of its new members. She is the first actress to receive the "Premio Bellas Artes" for her great career, and Winner of the Ariel Award, including the "Ariel de Oro" out of a total of 11 nominations, she is considered one of the best actresses in the history of Mexico.
Filmography
2026
- When I Get Home as Pina
2025
- Amanecer as Prudencia Morales
- Tespis Teporocho
- Grayffiti as Rosa
2024
- We Were Kings as Herminia
- Atypical Pirate
2023
- Pole Dance as Lic. García
2022
- Pena Ajena as Tere
- A Not So Merry Christmas as Silvia
- Malvada as Doña Claudia
2021
- Your Love Is My Fortune as Magos Domínguez Negrete (Recast)
- Mi Canción as Abue
2020
- The Day I Lost Myself as Sofía “Old Twinky”
2018
- Narcos: Mexico as Norma Arellano Felix
- Valentina's Wedding as Luz Evelia
- The Cousin as Juliana
2017
- Sincronía as Madame
- Su nombre era Dolores, la Jenn que yo conocí as Doña Rosa
- Crimes of the North Sea
- One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo as Self
2016
- Hasta que te conocí as Maribel
- Gabo & Cinema as Self
2015
- She's Ramona as Marcela Godínez
- Las Horas Contigo as Julieta
- Ayotzinapa ... (Thanks)
2014
- Senora Acero as Mercedes "La Mecha" Berríos
- Hasta el fin del mundo as Guadalupe
- The Perfect Dictatorship as Doña Chole
- The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro as María Cocinera
- Crónica de castas as Bertha
- A Shred Of Mist as Tía Elizabeth
2012
- El Albergue as Esperanza de la Lama
- Cloroformo as Doña Consuelo
2011
- Todos hemos pecado as La Perfida
2010
- El Infierno as Doña Mari Reyes
- Gritos de Muerte y Libertad as Madre de Pedro
- File of Attempted Murder as Madre de Arroyo
- Gritos D Muerte y Libertad as Madre de Pedro
- Exquisite Corpse
2009
- María de Todos los Ángeles
- Wild Heart as Clemencia
- Me importas tú... y tú
2008
- Killer Women as Milagros
- Tomorrow is forever as Soledad Cruz
- El Garabato as Senator
2007
- Under the Same Moon as Reyna
2006
- A Wonderful World as Comadre chismosa
- El malogrado amor de Sebastián as Herself
- Amor
2005
- Casados con Hijos as Fabiola
- Alborada as Victoria Mansera de Oviedo
- Dos auroras as Aurora
2004
- The Mystery of the Almond Trees as Dona Josefina
- El edén as Magda
2003
- Dark Fate as Lucrecia Vargas
2002
- Las Lunas del Auditorio as Self
- To Love Too Much as Tía Greta
2001
- Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You as Madre de Yessica
2000
- A Breakfast Chronicle as Luzma
- Ellas, inocentes o culpables as Martha
1997
- Conversando con Cristina Pacheco as María Rojo
- Esmeralda Comes by Night as Esmeralda Loyden
- Reclusorio as Gloria Castro (segment "La Prostituta violada")
- Reencuentros as Soledad
- Alta Tensión
1996
- Te Sigo Amando as Felipa
- Danish Girls Show Everything as Nun
- Salón México as Mercedes
- The Overturning Of The Heart as Raquel
- Doble indemnización as Paulina
- De muerte natural
1995
- Midaq Alley as Doña Cata
1994
- Amor que mata as Adriana
- Passionate Mobile
- La señorita as Amida
1993
- Las mil y una aventuras del metro
- Encuentro Inesperado as Estela
- Autumn as Woman
1992
- Forbidden Homework as María / Aisel / Mother
- Tequila as Bailarina
- El chupes as Martha
- La casa de los cuchillos
1991
- Homework as Virginia / María
- Infamia
- El extensionista as Güera
- Danzón as Julia Solórzano
- The Legend of a Mask as Emilia
- Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta
- Blue Memories as Esperanza Gómez
1990
- Red Dawn as Alicia
- La sombra del ciprés es alargada as Jane
- Dying in the Gulf as Conchita
- La mudanza
- With Fear in the Veins as Francisca
1989
- Bathroom Intimacy as Esperanza
- Las asesinas del panadero
1988
- The Marked Hour as Francisca
- All Souls' Day as Yolanda
- Break of Dawn as Maria
- El otro crimen
1987
- Living Is What Matters as Chabela
- Zapata en Chinameca as Amalia Martínez
- Los confines as Natalia
1986
- Astucia as Mujer Melesio
- Robachicos
- The Humiliated as Mother Teresa
- Me llaman la Chata Aguayo
1985
- Viaje al paraíso as Queta
1984
- The Heart of the Night as Interprete
1983
- Deceitful Appearances as Fina
- Under the Shrapnel as Maria
1982
- The Eve as Margarita
- Confidencias as Anastasia
1979
- Maria of My Heart as Maria Torres Lopez
- The Enemy Sister
1977
- Lo mejor de Teresa as Carmen
1976
- Las Poquianchis as Lupe
- The Heist as Meche
1974
- Candy Stripe Nurses as Marisa Valdez
- Los miserables as Eponina
1973
- Castle of Purity as Young at store
- The Cubs as Lucy
1969
- Memories of the Future as Prostituta del burdel
1956
- Forbidden Kisses as Alicia