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
- Grayffiti as Rosa
- Tespis Teporocho
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
- Su nombre era Dolores, la Jenn que yo conocí as Doña Rosa
- Sincronía as Madame
- One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo as Self
- Crimes of the North Sea
2016
- Hasta que te conocí as Maribel
- Gabo & Cinema as Self
2015
- She's Ramona as Marcela Godínez
- Ayotzinapa ... (Thanks)
- Las Horas Contigo as Julieta
2014
- Senora Acero as Mercedes "La Mecha" Berríos
- Hasta el fin del mundo as Guadalupe
- The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro as María Cocinera
- The Perfect Dictatorship as Doña Chole
- 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
- Gritos D Muerte y Libertad as Madre de Pedro
- File of Attempted Murder as Madre de Arroyo
- Exquisite Corpse
2009
- María de Todos los Ángeles
- Wild Heart as Clemencia
- Me importas tú... y tú
2008
- Tomorrow is forever as Soledad Cruz
- Killer Women as Milagros
- 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
- Ellas, inocentes o culpables as Martha
- A Breakfast Chronicle as Luzma
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
- Salón México as Mercedes
- Danish Girls Show Everything as Nun
- The Overturning Of The Heart as Raquel
- De muerte natural
- Doble indemnización as Paulina
1995
- Midaq Alley as Doña Cata
1994
- La señorita as Amida
- Passionate Mobile
- Amor que mata as Adriana
1993
- Las mil y una aventuras del metro
- Encuentro Inesperado as Estela
- Autumn as Woman
1992
- Tequila as Bailarina
- Forbidden Homework as María / Aisel / Mother
- La casa de los cuchillos
- El chupes as Martha
1991
- Danzón as Julia Solórzano
- Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta
- The Legend of a Mask as Emilia
- El extensionista as Güera
- Homework as Virginia / María
- Blue Memories as Esperanza Gómez
- Infamia
1990
- Red Dawn as Alicia
- La mudanza
- La sombra del ciprés es alargada as Jane
- Dying in the Gulf as Conchita
- With Fear in the Veins as Francisca
1989
- Bathroom Intimacy as Esperanza
- Las asesinas del panadero
1988
- The Marked Hour as Francisca
- Break of Dawn as Maria
- All Souls' Day as Yolanda
- El otro crimen
1987
- Living Is What Matters as Chabela
- Los confines as Natalia
- Zapata en Chinameca as Amalia Martínez
1986
- Me llaman la Chata Aguayo
- The Humiliated as Mother Teresa
- Astucia as Mujer Melesio
- Robachicos
1985
- Viaje al paraíso as Queta
1984
- The Heart of the Night as Interprete
1983
- Under the Shrapnel as Maria
- Deceitful Appearances as Fina
1982
- American Playhouse as Maria
- 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
- The Heist as Meche
- Las Poquianchis as Lupe
1974
- Los miserables as Eponina
- Candy Stripe Nurses as Marisa Valdez
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