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Tere Velázquez

Mexican actress (1942–1998)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ7702233 ↗
Source-derived summary

María de los Ángeles Teresa de Jesús Villar Dondé, better known as Tere Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [teɾeˈ βeˈlaskes]; 8 March 1942 – 7 January 1998) was a Mexican actress, singer, dancer, model and presenter. She appeared in 86 films and television shows between 1957 and 1996.

She starred in the film Young People, which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. She died on 7 January 1998 in Mexico City of colon cancer.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Tere Velázquez” as mexican actress (1942–1998). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tere, Velázquez and Mexican.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1942, 1998, 1957, 1996—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1942-03-08. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tere, Velázquez and Mexican providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Tere Velázquez”, the useful work is to connect “mexican actress (1942–1998)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7702233. VIAF identifies the subject as 39296637. The Library of Congress control number is nr99013260. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1942, 1998, 1957 and 1996.

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This entry incorporates text from “Tere Velázquez” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.