María Luisa Alcalá (26 March 1943 – 21 February 2016), was a Mexican actress and director.

[1] Alcalá has made outstanding performances in telenovelas like Esmeralda, La usurpadora and El privilegio de amar.

She served as host of two virtual stations in Mexico, working in Radio Hits Mix with its "Mix Stories of Grandma" and in DementeRadio.com with its "Tell me a story" productions by Juan Carlos Aguilar, producer and manager of María Luisa Alcalá, where he has interviewed personalities such as Eugenia León, Julio Vega, Lady Sensation, Beatriz Moreno, Gabriela Fernández, Evangelina Martínez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Polo Ortín, among others.

[citation needed] Alcalá created a work with Evangelina Martínez called "Tell me a story by Red Rice" on tour throughout Mexico.

She is famous for the roles of Socorrito in Esmeralda, Filomena in La usurpadora and Malicha in El Chavo.