María Rojo

From 2000 to 2003, she served as the head of the Coyoacán delegation, while from 2006 to 2012, she was a senator.

• Name — María Rojo • Office1 — Senator of the Republic • Term Start1 — September 1, 2006 • Term End1 — August 31, 2012 • Office2 — Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District • Term Start2 — September 15, 2003 • Term End2 — September 14, 2006 • Office3 — Borough Chief of Coyoacán, Mexico City • Term Start3 — October 1, 2000 • Term End3 — April 4, 2003 • Predecessor3 — Laura Itzel Castillo • Successor3 — Raul Flores Garcia • Office4 — Member of the Chamber of Deputies • Term Start4 — September 1, 1997 • Term End4 — August 31, 2000 • Born — 15 August 1943 • Birthplace — Mexico City, Mexico • Party — PRD • Occupation — Actress Politician

María Rojo was born on August 15, 1943, in Mexico City. She began her artistic career at eight years in the program Teatro Fantástico with Enrique Alonso "Cachirulo". After acting in several plays as La Mala Semilla and Examen de Muertos in 1955, she began her film career at age 13 in the film Besos Prohibidos in 1956.

• Illustration — María Rojo in Candy Stripe Nurses (1974) In 1974, she internationalized her career by participating in the American B movie, Candy Stripe Nurses. Back in Mexico, her first starring role was in 1975 with the movie El Apando. From there, she has worked in over 70 productions and has become one of the most important actresses of Mexican cinema. Her most recognized performances were in the films Rojo amanecer, Danzón, La tarea, El callejón de los milagros, Salón México, Confidencias, De noche vienes, Esmeralda, Crónica de un desayuno and El Infierno. She also participated in the successful telenovelas Cuando llega el amor, in 1990; La antorcha encendida, in 1996 (in which she played the role of Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez; Te Sigo Amando, in 1996; Alborada, in 2005–2006; Mañana es para siempre, in 2008–2009; and recently Corazón Salvaje, in 2009–2010 and returns to the telenovela in 2014, Hasta el fin del mundo. Rojo also participated in Mexican TV Series such as: Mujeres Asesinas, in 2008–today; and Gritos de Muerte y Libertad, in 2010, as well as in many theatre plays.

Maria Rojo was federal deputy in the LVII Legislature of the Congress of the Union in the lower house 1997–2000. On October 1, 2000, she began her mandate as Borough Chief of Coyoacán in Mexico City. She left office April 4, 2003, to compete for a position in the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (legislature in Mexico City). On September 1, 2006, she took office as Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress for the period 2006–2012. She served as chair of the committee on culture.

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