María Félix was recognized for the role she played in several films, but also for her extraordinary waist of only 22 inches in circumference. Because of this, Sandra Echeverria had to carry out an exhausting preparation for several months for the role of the novel “Maria Felix: The Lady”.
The 37-year-old actress has mentioned in several interviews that for her portrayal of Felix, he read several books that dealt with his history. Also he practiced his way of speaking for a long time and to move for the biographical series that will premiere at the plataforma “Vix+”.
“She was a very intelligent woman He was very clear regarding what he wanted. She was very loyal to herself and she didn’t care regarding pleasing others.”, said Echeverría, in the interview for the Nuevo Herald.
In it, Echeverría mentioned that playing La Doña was a great opportunity for her professional career, since it is difficult to get the role of a woman as strong as she was.
WHAT WAS ECHEVERRÍA’S TRICK TO PLAY MARÍA FÉLIX?
In an interview with People in spanishthe protagonist of “Force of Destiny” said that to represent the figure of María Félix, they had to design various dresses where each one had a corset underneath to be able to mold her waist.
Although this helped her to show a curvaceous and exhausted figure, Echeverría commented that she He was several inches away from Felix’s waist..
“We went with Alejandro Gastelum. He measured my waist for the first time and started laughing. I told her, ‘Why are you laughing, Alex?’, ‘You have a 62 waist and she was 58’said the artist.
In the same way, she said that she felt quite pressured for the interpretation, so decided to use a Colombian girdle in her day to day so that you get used to having a tight body.
However, this causedand the ribs hurt a lotwhich also led to her having to take anti-inflammatories due to the pain caused by the girdles.
TRAILER OF “MARÍA FÉLIX: LA DOÑA”
HOW DID SANDRA ECHEVERRÍA PREPARE TO PLAY MARÍA FÉLIX?
Regarding how she prepares for such an important role, Sandra Echeverría announced that she handles a large number of files and documentation, which she is studying carefully.
“I have a hard drive of 47 movies, I was watching their interviews, documentaries. I have a divine book by Enrique Krauze, called ‘All my wars’, which is spectacular, and the more I study it, the more fascinating and difficult it seems to me”he added.