Macaria

Delia Beatriz De la Cruz Delgado (born December 20, 1949), known professionally as Macaria, is a Mexican actress.

Biography Delia De la Cruz was born in Mexico City. When she was one year old, her mother took her to Havana, Cuba, where she was raised by her grandparents until her mother brought her back to Mexico at age six. In school she initially studied teaching, before changing focus to dancing and singing. She adopted the stage name Macaria after originating a character with that name on the television program Happening a go go.

She has acted in numerous telenovelas, TV programs, films, and plays, including the sitcom Vecinos and the telenovela Un gancho al corazón.

She has had romantic relationships with guitarist , entertainer Gualberto Castro, and comedian Polo Polo. Bátiz is the father of her son, whom she raised along with Gualberto Castro.

Filmography Television columns-list|colwidth=30em| Amor sublime (1967) Entre brumas (1973) – Doris Ladronzuela (1978) – Perlita No tienes derecho a juzgarme (1979) Vamos juntos (1979) – María Elena Pelusita (1980) – Pelusita Chespirito (1980) – Silvia Juegos del destino (1981) – Hilda Déjame vivir (1982) – Yolanda Dos mujeres en mi casa (1984) – Macaria Juana Iris (1985) – Elisa Encadenados (1988) – Isabel Atrapada (1991) – Rita Tenías que ser tú (1993) – Dolores de Beltrán El secreto de Alejandra (1997) – Elvira (1998) Nunca te olvidaré (1999) – Berenice Cordero DKDA: Sueños de juventud (1999) – Prudencia Rincón Cuento de Navidad (1999) – Lamberta El precio de tu amor (2000) – Adelina Navidad sin fin (2001) – Angelita Atrévete a olvidarme (2001) – Hanna Rivas Montaño Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real (2001–2005) La Otra (2002) – Fátima de Salazar Clap, el lugar de tus sueños (2003) – Lucía Amarte es mi Pecado (2004) – Dr. Clara Santacruz (2005) – Francisca Murillo Vecinos (2005–2008; 2017–present) – Magdalena Pérez López La familia P. Luche (2012) – Manuel's mother Por siempre mi amor (2013–2014) – Minerva Gutiérrez Yo no creo en los hombres (2014–2015) – Esperanza Garza Vda. de Morales Antes muerta que Lichita (2015–2016) – Fátima García Por amar sin ley (2018) – Marcia Muñíz Y mañana será otro día (2018) – Mercedes Garza Como dice el dicho (2017) – Doña Martha Riquísimos, por cierto (2025) – Magdalena Pérez López

Films Paula (1969) Las Pirañas aman en Cuaresma (1969) Matrimonio y sexo (1970) Paraíso (1970) – Chabelita Apolinar (1972) La fuerza inútil (1972) (1972) – Soledad Flores (1973) El monasterio de los buitres (1973) Los leones del ring (1974) – Alicia Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra (1974) – Alicia Ballesteros La disputa (1974) El guerrillero del norte (1983) (1991) – Mara

Theater Grease (1973) Aggiungi un posto a tavola (1977) West Side Story (1977) Están tocando nuestra canción (1981) Barnum (1987) Entre mujeres (1993) Anita la huerfanita (2006) (2008) (2008) (2010)