María Rojo

María Rojo is a Mexican actress and politician whose acclaimed film career accompanied service in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate.

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Danzón: A 1991 Mexican film by María Novaro about a Mexico City telephone operator devoted to danzón dancing. Rojo’s celebrated lead role as Julia anchors this portrait of urban life and female independence.
María Novaro: A Mexican film director and screenwriter known for films centered on women and everyday life. Novaro directed Danzón, one of Rojo’s defining leading performances.
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico: The lower house of Mexico’s federal Congress, whose members are elected for three-year terms. Rojo served multiple terms there, including as a representative for the Party of the Democratic Revolution.
Ariel Award: Mexico’s principal film award, presented by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences. Rojo received Ariel recognition for performances that established her standing in Mexican cinema.
Rojo amanecer: A 1989 Mexican film depicting a family’s experience during the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre. Rojo played the mother in this politically charged film, released after years of censorship delays.
Felipe Cazals: A Mexican film director whose work often examines political violence and social conflict. Cazals directed Rojo in the 1976 prison drama El apando.
Senate of Mexico: The upper house of Mexico’s federal Congress, with two senators elected per state and Mexico City. Rojo served as a senator from 2006 to 2012.
Mexican cinema: Film production and film culture in Mexico, spanning silent cinema to contemporary work. Rojo’s career bridges politically engaged filmmaking and later independent Mexican cinema.
La tarea: A 1991 Mexican film by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, largely set in a Mexico City apartment. Rojo’s performance helped make this formally playful film a landmark of Mexican independent cinema.
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo: A Mexican film director known for formally inventive explorations of sexuality and social conventions. Hermosillo directed Rojo in La tarea and other films.