María Luisa Alcalá Explained

María Luisa Alcalá
Birth Date:26 March 1942
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1969–2016

María Luisa Alcalá (26 March 1943 – 21 February 2016), was a Mexican actress and director.

Life

She became known for playing Malicha in El Chavo del Ocho. This character emerged in 1974 as a kind of replacement for La Chilindrina, played by María Antonieta de las Nieves while she was away for a year of the program. She continued with a successful career as a comedian participating in programs such as El Chapulín Colorado and Cachún cachún ra ra! and Dr. Cándido Pérez.

Alcalá has made outstanding performances in telenovelas like Esmeralda, La usurpadora and El privilegio de amar. She served as host of two virtual stations in Mexico, working in Radio Hits Mix with its "Mix Stories of Grandma" and in DementeRadio.com with its "Tell me a story" productions by Juan Carlos Aguilar, producer and manager of María Luisa Alcalá, where he has interviewed personalities such as Eugenia León, Julio Vega, Lady Sensation, Beatriz Moreno, Gabriela Fernández, Evangelina Martínez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Polo Ortín, among others.

Alcalá created a work with Evangelina Martínez called "Tell me a story by Red Rice" on tour throughout Mexico. She directed Investigador privado... muy privado, Violación and La Alacrana. She is famous for the roles of Socorrito in Esmeralda, Filomena in La usurpadora and Malicha in El Chavo. She also played Claudia the maid in the sitcom Dr. Cándido Pérez.

Alcalá died on 21 February 2016 at the age of 73.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1948Los tres huastecos
1969El golfo
1974El Chavo del Ocho Malicha TV series
1976El rey Anastasia
1976La palomilla al rescate Hermana de Pedro
1984Historia de payasos
1986Ese loco, loco hospital
1986La Alacrana
1986La lechería
1986Casos de alarma Verdulera
1987Relampago Fufurra
1987Duro y parejo en la casita de pecado
1987Dr. Cándido Pérez Claudia TV series
1988Los plomeros y las ficheras
1988Un paso al más aca Lupe
1989Violación Agustina
1989Las borrachas
1989Barroco
1989Peligro paradas continuas
1989Los cuatrillizos
1990El inocente y las pecadoras
1990Investigador privado... muy privado
1991Cándido Pérez, especialista en señoras Claudia
1992Cándido de día, Pérez de noche
1992Borrachas de pulqueria Perrorra
1993La loteria Rich Woman
1994A ritmo de salsa
1997Esmeralda Doña Socorro "Socorrito" 137 episodes
1998La usurpadora Filomena 102 episodes
1998-1999El privilegio de amar Remedios López 32 epsidoes
1999Reclusorio III
1999Los 6 mandamientos de la risa
2001Nuria y el fantasma
2004Amy, la niña de la mochila azul Virginia Salazar TV series
2005La madrastra Fanny
2005Bajo el mismo techo Quesadillera TV series
2008La rosa de Guadalupe Nicanora TV series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muere María Luisa Alcalá, actriz de "Cándido Pérez" y "El Chavo". El Universal.