NIEVES, MARÍA ANTONIETA DE LAS, LA CHILINDRINA

(1950 - )

   one of the "Chespirito" stock company of Roberto Gómez Bolaños, María Antonieta de las Nieves has played the freckled, obstreperous "Chilindrina" for over 25 years. Despite the demise of the "Chavo del Ocho" program, Nieves continues to portray her signature character on stage and the occasional film (La Chilindrina en apuros). She made her acting debut in 1956, and her first film in 1957 (Pulgarcito); she has appeared in a number of other pictures in non-Chilindrina roles.