María José Alfonso

• Name — María José Alfonso • Birth Name — María Josefa Alfonso Mingo • Born — 27 March 1940 • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1962-present

After studying drama, she made her theater debut in the play The Taming of the Shrew, alongside Fernando Fernán Gómez and Analía Gadé. Shortly thereafter, she began acting in films, appearing in Fernando Palacios's Vuelve San Valentín in 1962. This was followed by Manuel Summers's La gran familia (1962) and La niña de luto (1964), which launched her career in Cinema of Spain. She made her television debut in 1961 on Fernando García de la Vega's music program Escala en hi-fi, where she performed songs using playback technology. As a film actress, she starred in prestigious films such as Mario Camus' The Wind Blows Hot in Summer (Con el viento solano, 1965), Mariano Ozores' Manolo at Night (1973), and Pedro Masó's The Family, Thank You Very Much (1979). With a career spanning more than 50 years, she has worked alongside artists such as Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Jaime Salom, and Antonio Gala.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1962 — La gran familia • 1963 — La becerrada — Sor Matilde • 1964 — The Girl in Mourning • 1965 — Behind the Mask of Zorro — Manuela • 1966 — With the East Wind — Lupe • 2001 — Mine Alone — Madre Angela