María Antonieta de las Nieves was born on December 22, 1950 in Nayarit, Mexico. She is an actress and writer, known for Chespirito (1980), La Chilindrina en apuros (1994) and Chespirito (1970).Often played cunning and mischievous characters, specially in her role as "La Chilindrina". In her youth times, she often played male roles in animated features (voice acting). Short stature. Her sweet, like-a-granny gruff voice.Mother of actress Verónica Fernández. She was a voice-over actress on Mexican TV when Chesperito discovered her. Her character "La Chilindrina" is known as "Chiquinha" in Brazil, where the series has been a massive success for over 20 years. In 2003 she won a legal battle over Chesperito to use the name "La Chilindrina". She's lives in L.A. With Circo Caballero in the United States of America. [March 2008]