María Rojo
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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.
Known for
Credits
Under the Same Moon (2007)
as Reyna
The Heart of the Night (1984)
as Interprete
El Infierno (2010)
as Doña Mari Reyes
La señorita (1994)
as Amida
Danzón (1991)
as Julia Solórzano
Salón México (1996)
as Mercedes
Passionate Mobile (1994)
Actor
El Garabato (2008)
as Senator
A Shred Of Mist (2014)
as Tía Elizabeth
La mudanza (1990)
Actor
Red Dawn (1990)
as Alicia
The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
as Doña Chole
Grayffiti (2025)
as Rosa
Tequila (1992)
as Bailarina
Me llaman la Chata Aguayo (1986)
Actor
A Not So Merry Christmas (2022)
as Silvia
Valentina's Wedding (2018)
as Luz Evelia
Forbidden Homework (1992)
as María / Aisel / Mother
Bathroom Intimacy (1989)
as Esperanza
Midaq Alley (1995)
as Doña Cata
Mi Canción (2021)
as Abue
A Wonderful World (2006)
as Comadre chismosa
Amor que mata (1994)
as Adriana
Castle of Purity (1973)
as Young at store
When I Get Home (2026)
as Pina
Viaje al paraíso (1985)
as Queta
Under the Shrapnel (1983)
as Maria
Esmeralda Comes by Night (1997)
as Esmeralda Loyden
Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You (2001)
as Madre de Yessica
Gabo & Cinema (2016)
as Self
Candy Stripe Nurses (1974)
as Marisa Valdez
A Breakfast Chronicle (2000)
as Luzma
Todos hemos pecado (2011)
as La Perfida
Astucia (1986)
as Mujer Melesio
The Portrait’s Secret (—)
as Maria
El extensionista (1991)
as Güera
Gritos D Muerte y Libertad (2010)
as Madre de Pedro
The Cousin (2018)
as Juliana
The Eve (1982)
as Margarita
La sombra del ciprés es alargada (1990)
as Jane
Naufragio (1978)
as Leticia
Las Poquianchis (1976)
as Lupe
Break of Dawn (1988)
as Maria
Podcast, rapaces nocturnos (—)
as Mendoza
The Humiliated (1986)
as Mother Teresa
The Enemy Sister (1979)
Actor
She's Ramona (2015)
as Marcela Godínez
Atypical Pirate (2024)
Actor
Los confines (1987)
as Natalia
One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo (2017)
as Self
Reclusorio (1997)
as Gloria Castro (segment "La Prostituta violada")
Deceitful Appearances (1983)
as Fina
File of Attempted Murder (2010)
as Madre de Arroyo
All Souls' Day (1988)
as Yolanda
The Legend of a Mask (1991)
as Emilia
The Heist (1976)
as Meche
The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro (2014)
as María Cocinera
Danish Girls Show Everything (1996)
as Nun
Dying in the Gulf (1990)
as Conchita
The Mystery of the Almond Trees (2004)
as Dona Josefina
New World (1978)
as Intérprete indígena
The Cubs (1973)
as Lucy
Las asesinas del panadero (1989)
Actor
Alta Tensión (1997)
Actor
Memories of the Future (1969)
as Prostituta del burdel
El otro crimen (1988)
Actor
Malvada (2022)
as Doña Claudia
Me importas tú... y tú (2009)
Actor
El edén (2004)
as Magda
Tespis Teporocho (2025)
Actor
Encuentro Inesperado (1993)
as Estela
Homework (1991)
as Virginia / María
To Love Too Much (2002)
as Tía Greta
Las Horas Contigo (2015)
as Julieta
The Overturning Of The Heart (1996)
as Raquel
Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo II: A Volta (1991)
Actor
Blue Memories (1991)
as Esperanza Gómez
Maria of My Heart (1979)
as Maria Torres Lopez
De muerte natural (1996)
Actor
Doble indemnización (1996)
as Paulina
El chupes (1992)
as Martha
Living Is What Matters (1987)
as Chabela
Forbidden Kisses (1956)
as Alicia
Zapata en Chinameca (1987)
as Amalia Martínez
El malogrado amor de Sebastián (2006)
as Herself
Lo mejor de Teresa (1977)
as Carmen
Pole Dance (2023)
as Lic. García
The Day I Lost Myself (2020)
as Sofía “Old Twinky”
Robachicos (1986)
Actor
Infamia (1991)
Actor
With Fear in the Veins (1990)
as Francisca
Amor (2006)
Actor
Confidencias (1982)
as Anastasia
Huehxolotl (—)
Actor
La casa de los cuchillos (1992)
Actor
Crimes of the North Sea (2017)
Actor
Autumn (1993)
as Woman
Exquisite Corpse (2010)
Actor
Complot Petróleo: La cabeza de la hidra (1981)
Actor
Reencuentros (1997)
as Soledad
Idilio (1978)
as Mujer
Las mil y una aventuras del metro (1993)
Actor
Dos auroras (2005)
as Aurora