María Victoria

Acting

María Victoria

Born February 26, 1927 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (age 99)

María Victoria Gutiérrez Cervantes (born 26 February 1933 in Guadalajara, Jalisco), more commonly known simply as María Victoria, is a Mexican actress, singer, and comedian of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and is best known for starring in the Telesistema Mexicano sitcom La criada bien criada and its 1972 spin-off film of the same name as maid Inocencia.

Known For

Tres balas perdidasTres balas perdidas · 1961
Tres balas perdidas
5.21961
Movie
Three tomboyish farm-girls meet mens and start developing their girly sides.
Lost LoveLost Love · 1951
Lost Love
5.01951
MovieDramaMusic
Ernesto, a composer, is madly in love with Amalia. He decides to help her pay the rent and wants her to start singing at the cabaret where he works, but she ends up falling in love with another man.
Solamente una vezSolamente una vez · 1954
Solamente una vez
5.01954
Movie
A couple suffers through slander and jealousy to maintain their love for one another.
Una Movida ChuecaUna Movida Chueca · 1956
Una Movida Chueca
5.41956
MovieComedy
Experimental drug gives the ability to foretell the future.
Welcome MariaWelcome Maria · 1986
Welcome Maria
5.01986
MovieDrama
Illegal immigrant Maria arrives in Los Angeles from Mexico with her young son, Miguelito. She is searching for the boy's father, who came years before to find work and never returned. Confused and disoriented, she is fortunate to meet Meche, a young, beautiful, fun-loving, and street-smart Latina. Meche helps her find a place to stay, introduces her to life in L.A., including some of its eccentricities, and assists in her search. Good-hearted Maria finds her husband, but he has made a new life with a blond "gringa" wife and new child. She quietly slips away without confronting him. She and Miguelito begin a new life without him.
La criada maravillaLa criada maravilla · 1979
La criada maravilla
6.01979
Movie
Cupido pierde a PaquitaCupido pierde a Paquita · 1955
Cupido pierde a Paquita
6.61955
Movie
Rich family's maid thinks that maybe if she plays her cards right, she can land a moneybags husband. There's also a really cute auto mechanic, though, and...
Música en la nocheMúsica en la noche · 1958
Música en la noche
6.71958
MovieMusicComedy
An ingenious actor has an idea of making musical numbers without a dialogue when he arrives with a violin and a ladder.

Movies

Tres balas perdidasTres balas perdidas · 1961
Tres balas perdidas
5.21961
Movie
Three tomboyish farm-girls meet mens and start developing their girly sides.
Lost LoveLost Love · 1951
Lost Love
5.01951
MovieDramaMusic
Ernesto, a composer, is madly in love with Amalia. He decides to help her pay the rent and wants her to start singing at the cabaret where he works, but she ends up falling in love with another man.
Solamente una vezSolamente una vez · 1954
Solamente una vez
5.01954
Movie
A couple suffers through slander and jealousy to maintain their love for one another.
Una Movida ChuecaUna Movida Chueca · 1956
Una Movida Chueca
5.41956
MovieComedy
Experimental drug gives the ability to foretell the future.
Welcome MariaWelcome Maria · 1986
Welcome Maria
5.01986
MovieDrama
Illegal immigrant Maria arrives in Los Angeles from Mexico with her young son, Miguelito. She is searching for the boy's father, who came years before to find work and never returned. Confused and disoriented, she is fortunate to meet Meche, a young, beautiful, fun-loving, and street-smart Latina. Meche helps her find a place to stay, introduces her to life in L.A., including some of its eccentricities, and assists in her search. Good-hearted Maria finds her husband, but he has made a new life with a blond "gringa" wife and new child. She quietly slips away without confronting him. She and Miguelito begin a new life without him.
La criada maravillaLa criada maravilla · 1979
La criada maravilla
6.01979
Movie
Cupido pierde a PaquitaCupido pierde a Paquita · 1955
Cupido pierde a Paquita
6.61955
Movie
Rich family's maid thinks that maybe if she plays her cards right, she can land a moneybags husband. There's also a really cute auto mechanic, though, and...
Música en la nocheMúsica en la noche · 1958
Música en la noche
6.71958
MovieMusicComedy
An ingenious actor has an idea of making musical numbers without a dialogue when he arrives with a violin and a ladder.
Cuidadito, cuidaditoCuidadito, cuidadito
Cuidadito, cuidadito
MovieDocumentary
Mujeres de teatroMujeres de teatro · 1951
Mujeres de teatro
6.21951
MovieMusicDrama
The Naked WomanThe Naked Woman · 1953
The Naked Woman
6.01953
MovieDrama
A circus dancer marries a famous singer, but is threatened when a figure from her past blackmails her.
Los paquetes de PaquitaLos paquetes de Paquita · 1955
Los paquetes de Paquita
6.01955
MovieComedy
Maid tries to smooth over the difficulties in her employers' marriage while juggling five or six potential boyfriends of her own.
Pensión de artistasPensión de artistas · 1956
Pensión de artistas
7.21956
MovieComedyMusic
Between-engagements troupers at a theatrical boarding-house con a rich acquaintance into financing a show.
Póker de asesPóker de ases · 1952
Póker de ases
6.51952
Movie
Four brothers try to manage their careers and love-lives under the close supervision of a domineering mother.
Port of TemptationPort of Temptation · 1951
Port of Temptation
4.31951
MovieDrama
¡Viva la juventud!¡Viva la juventud! · 1956
¡Viva la juventud!
6.31956
MovieComedyMusic
Movie based on the classic student football competition between UNAM pumas and the Polytechnic donkeys that were popular at that time. A mechanic is mistaken for the best player in the Polytechnic, while in the Unam a student discovers a formula for superpowers to play football. Both compete for the love of a rookie and to win the students classic.
Si, Mi vidaSi, Mi vida · 1953
Si, Mi vida
5.81953
MovieRomanceComedy
Dr. Castellanos is saved from bankruptcy.
Cada quien su musicaCada quien su musica · 1959
Cada quien su musica
6.01959
Movie
Unscrupulous promoter creates hostilities that ruin the friendships between six young musicians.
A Fuego LentoA Fuego Lento · 1980
A Fuego Lento
5.71980
Movie
In the film "A fuego lento," Guadalupe Palma, a dancer and part-time prostitute, finds herself at the center of a suspenseful and enigmatic story, inadvertently setting off a chaotic pursuit by various factions, including ruthless gangsters. Her impoverished musician boyfriend, Óscar, becomes entangled in the intrigue, resulting in a unique cinematic experience with minimal dialogue.
Serenata en AcapulcoSerenata en Acapulco · 1951
Serenata en Acapulco
6.51951
MovieComedyMusic
Three broke-ass promoters ingratiate themselves with the owners of a hotel aand a rich guest, all with an eye toward putting on a show.
Rocky CarambolaRocky Carambola · 1979
Rocky Carambola
5.21979
MovieComedyFamily
The circus in which Rocky Carambola and Coco, his chimpanzee friend, work, arrives in a city where strange things happen.
Las victorias de MaríaLas victorias de María · 2025
Las victorias de María
2025
MovieDocumentary
Damned City!Damned City! · 1954
Damned City!
8.21954
MovieDramaComedy
A humble provincial writer who wants to publish his first book offers it to a film producer who is looking for locations for a film at that time. The novelist's family then moves to the big city, where they will have to face many adversities that will make them wish they had never left their village.
Por qué peca la mujerPor qué peca la mujer · 1952
Por qué peca la mujer
5.61952
MovieDramaCrime
Working-class girl-next--door type is seduced into a high-glam lifestyle when an oily promoter helps launch her as a nightclub singer; she throws over her decent-simple-guy boyfriend and loses her moral compass.

TV Shows

SortilegioSortilegio · 2009
Sortilegio
7.62009
SeriesDramaFamily
María José is a simple small-town woman eagerly awaiting her wedding day to Alejandro Lombardo, unaware that her “Alejandro” is actually Bruno—the half-brother of the real Alejandro—who has inherited a vast fortune.
DesencuentroDesencuentro · 1997
Desencuentro
7.01997
SeriesDrama
Desencuentro is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from November 17, 1997, to April 3, 1998. It is based on the story El enemigo by Caridad Bravo Adams and Luis Moreno, with adaptation by Liliana Abud, Carmen Daniels, and Jorge Lozano Soriano. The telenovela stars Daniela Castro, Juan Ferrara, Ernesto Laguardia, and Alma Muriel. The story follows Victoria San Román, a young woman whose privileged life is shattered after the sudden death of her father leaves her family bankrupt. Believing that powerful businessman Andrés Rivera is connected to her father's downfall, Victoria travels to Mexico City determined to uncover the truth. There she meets Luis Torres, a widowed firefighter and devoted father, and finds herself torn between two very different men as love, revenge, family secrets, and deception shape her destiny.
De Pocas Pocas PulgasDe Pocas Pocas Pulgas · 2003
De Pocas Pocas Pulgas
8.12003
Series
The general plot of the story is about a boy, Danilo, with a positive attitude and an inner strength that nothing in the world can break. He has to work hard to buy food for himself and his dog Tomás, who is his soulmate. Danilo anxiously hopes that his mother will return one day. Under these circumstances he will meet a little old man, Don Julián, and together they will unite the joy of childhood and the wisdom of age.
María JoséMaría José · 1995
María José
7.01995
SeriesDrama
María José is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from February 13 to May 18, 1995. It is a remake of the 1982 telenovela Bianca Vidal, based on the original story by Inés Rodena and freely adapted by Gabriela Ortigoza. The story follows María José, a beautiful and humble young woman who works as a domestic servant while caring for her ailing foster father. She falls in love with Carlos Alberto Almazán, but their relationship is threatened by family secrets, social differences, and the schemes of Imperia, a woman determined to keep them apart. As hidden truths about María José's past come to light, she must fight for love, justice, and her rightful place in the Almazán family.
Las Lunas del AuditorioLas Lunas del Auditorio · 2002
Las Lunas del Auditorio
7.32002
Series
Baila ConmigoBaila Conmigo · 1992
Baila Conmigo
8.31992
SeriesDrama
Baila conmigo is a Mexican youth telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from March 30 to August 14, 1992. Created by Susan Crowley and Gabriela Ortigoza, the telenovela stars Eduardo Capetillo and Biby Gaytán. Set in the late 1950s during the rise of rock and roll, the story follows Pilar, a popular young woman who falls in love with the ambitious Bruno, who is only interested in fame and adventure. As love triangles, friendships, and rivalries unfold, a group of teenagers pursues their dreams while discovering the joys and challenges of first love, music, and growing up.