María Elena Velasco

Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer (1940–2015)
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Summary

María Elena Velasco was born on December 17, 1940[1], in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza[2]. She died on May 1, 2015[3], in Mexico City[4]. She worked as an actor[5], comedian[6], singer-songwriter[7], dancer[8], and screenwriter[9]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,136 views/month, #6,491 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Child: Iván Lipkies[11], Ivette Lipkies[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Mexico[13]
  • Occupation: film director[14], film actor[15]
  • Award received: Silver Goddess Award for Best Comedy Performance[16]
  • Sex or gender: female[17]
  • Commons category: María Elena Velasco[18]
  • Cause of death: stomach cancer[19]
  • Family name: Velasco[20]
  • Given name: María[21], Elena[22]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[24]
  • Name in native language: María Elena Velasco[25]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Fragoso[26]
  • Start of work period: 1962[27]
  • End of work period: 2015[28]
  • P14750: 4ABF-37DE-2A4C-4DCF-533E[29]

Why It Matters

María Elena Velasco has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was María Elena Velasco born?

María Elena Velasco's place of birth was Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza[2].

Where did María Elena Velasco die?

María Elena Velasco died in Mexico City[4].

What did María Elena Velasco do for work?

María Elena Velasco worked as an actor[5], comedian[6], singer-songwriter[7], dancer[8], and screenwriter[9].

What awards did María Elena Velasco receive?

Honors received include Silver Goddess Award for Best Comedy Performance[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx. escritores.cinemexicano.unam.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . port.hu. Retrieved . port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Alaniarq · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → María, Elena
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'pt', 'ru', 'simple', 'te', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Given name: Elena"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 496392
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 496392, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 4ABF-37DE-2A4C-4DCF-533E
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46469|batch #46469]]: HAND ID (8)"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Mexico City
    Award received → —
    Child → Iván Lipkies, Ivette Lipkies
    Cause of death → stomach cancer
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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