Ingrid Elena Cruz Toro (born 1 July 1975 in

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) is a Chilean actress, known for her roles in '' Brujas'' (2005), '' Somos los Carmona'' (2013-2014), '' Pituca sin Lucas'' (2014-2015) and ''

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'' (2021).

Biography

Born as Ingrid Elena Cruz Toro, in

, on July 1,

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, she is the daughter of Norman Cruz, a

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and real estate conservator in the city, and Sara Toro, a secretary. Her father is from El Salvador, he came to Chile after the war. He studied as a lawyer in Antofagasta. Her studies were carried out at the Experimental Artistic Lyceum and at the Colegio Instituto Santa María Antofagasta. She later moved to Santiago to study acting at the Fernando González Mardones Theater Club Academy, graduating in 1998. In 2007, she had her first daughter with Leo Scheinffelt, Emilia Scheinffelt. In 2014, she separated from Leo, staying alone with Emilia.

Career

Ingrid Cruz made her television debut with the telenovela '' Marparaíso'' (1998) on Canal 13 , sharing credits with

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and Jorge Zabaleta. Next, she worked for ten years at Canal 13, under the orders of Verónica Saquel. During this period, she appeared in commercially successful telenovelas such as ''

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'' in 2003, '' Brujas'' in 2005 and ''

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'' in 2007, in which she became known despite not having a leading role. In 2009, Canal 13 decided not to renew Cruz's contract, because they preferred to promote actresses with greater prominence in the television industry, as was the case with

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and

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. After a time without many appearances on television,

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gives her the opportunity to antagonize the daytime soap opera ''

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'' (2011), with great success. Since then, she has been directing her career towards a more commercial side, becoming an advertising face. She would continue on

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in the evening '' Reserva de familia'' (2012) and with the evening show ''Somos los Carmona'' (2013). In 2014, Cruz emigrated to

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together with Rencoret, who forms a new dramatic area for the channel. Íngrid gets the main antagonist in the evening ''show Pituca sin Lucas'' (2014), which ends up being a hit for the timeslot. She would continue to be linked to Mega in various productions; She also served as a judge on the show '' The Switch'' on the same channel. She recently starred in Mega's

, as Javiera Cáceres alongside

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, who played Flavia Betantcourt.

Personal life

Ingrid has a daughter, Emilia.

Filmography

Series

Programs

Films

Television

Telenovelas

Music Videos

Theatre

* '' Un dios salvaje'' (2013)

Advertising

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( 2012 -present), along with

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(2014-2015) and

Álvaro Rudolphy Álvaro Gonzalo Rudolphy Fontaine (born May 24, 1964, in Viña del Mar, Chile) is a Chilean actor who works in theater, soap operas and film. He has obtained numerous awards, among them the Apes Prize in 2001 to the best Actor in his role in '' A ...

(2015-2016).

Awards and nominations

Acknowledgements

* 1994 - Queen of the City of Antofagasta .

Sources

External links

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