- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMatilde Sánchez Elías
- Nickname
- La Torcacita
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Matilde Sánchez was born on March 24, 1924 in Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico. She was an actress, known for El mensaje de la muerte (1953), El misterio del carro express (1953) and México nunca duerme (1959). She died on November 1, 1988 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- ParentsFrancisco Sánchez OcampoPaula Elías Solano
- In November 1944, the press announced that she was hired to portray Lucha Reyes in a film about the life of the legendary ranchera singer. Planned by producer Alfonso Sánchez Tello, the film was never made.
- Although many sources (including the official ones) say she was born in 1927, her birth certificate clearly states that she was born in 1924.
- At the height of her fame (early '40s to late '50s), she was considered the "young queen of ranchera song" and the successor to the late Lucha Reyes.
- Her Elías ancestors were originally from Cocula, Jalisco, the town considered to be "the birthplace of mariachi music".
- In 1951, she won the Lucha Reyes Award for Best Female Ranchera Singer.
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