(1944 - )
real name, Angélica María Hartmann. Daughter of actress turned producer Angélica Ortiz and a U.S. musician, Angélica María began appearing in films as an extremely young child (debut in 1950), and literally grew up on screen. In the 1960s she developed into a major pop singer and screen actress; after the mid-'70s, appeared less frequently in movies but has maintained a high profile on TV. Married at one time to actor Raúl Vale: their daughter, Angélica Vale, is also an actress and singer. Best Child Actor Ariel for Mi esposa y la otra (1952). Known as "la novia de México" (The Sweetheart of Mexico), although ironically she was born in New Orleans.
Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers. EdwART. 2012.