Enrique Álvarez Félix

Enrique Álvarez Félix was the only son of Mexican actress María Félix and her first husband, Enrique Álvarez Alatorre.^{[citation needed]} When his parents divorced in 1938, his mother lived for a time at home with her own parents until 1939, when she traveled with Enrique to Mexico City. Soon after, her ex-husband took Álvarez Félix.^[2]

He was known for his roles in telenovelas and in films, such as The Monastery of the Vultures and The House of the Pelican.^[3][4]

Álvarez's last acting role was "Leonardo" in Marisol (1996). The title character, Leonardo's niece, was played by Erika Buenfil; Leonardo's wife, Ámparo, was played by Claudia Islas.^{[citation needed]} He died two days after the episode in which his character, Leonardo, was killed off.^{[citation needed]}

Álvarez Félix never married, and, according to Mexican novelist and essayist Carlos Fuentes, he was sexually frustrated, and had an Oedipus complex.^[5]

Enrique Álvarez Félix died from a heart attack in the early morning of Friday, May 24, 1996, aged 61.^[6]