Esmeralda Pimentel (née Maria Esmeralda Pimentel on September 8, 1989) is a Mexican actress and model. She began her media career in 2009, appearing in commercials and television promotions. After participating in

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, where she ranked the top five, she entered "Centro de Educación Artística de

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(CEA)" to study acting and made her debut in ''

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'' in 2009.

Biography

Maria Esmeralda Pimentel was born in

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, on September 8, 1989 to a Dominican father and a

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mother. At nineteen she began making appearances in television commercials as a model, featuring clothing brands from

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Career

Modeling

She participated in 2007 in

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representing Zapotlán. She was the first runner-up of the contest at the age of 18. On October 6, 2007, she participated with the winner

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Nuestra Belleza México 2007 The 14th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Auditorio "Profr. Manuel Bonilla Valle" of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico on October 6, 2007. Thirty-three contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won ...

, both representing the state of

. At the finale, Pimentel was awarded the title of second runner-up, with the winner being

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Acting career on television

After competing in

, she decided to enter the "Centro de Educación Artística de

(CEA)", to train as an actress. Her first acting offer came in 2009 when the producer

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gave her a small role in the

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'', where she played the character "Ada". Three years later, in 2012 she worked in the telenovela ''

Abismo de pasión ''Abismo de pasión (Abyss of Passion)'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina and written by Caridad Bravo Adams for Televisa. The show follows childhood friends Elisa (Angelique Boyer), Damián (David Zepeda), Gael (Mark Ta ...

'', an

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production, where she shared credits with

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and

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. Her character was "Kenya Jasso Navarro" and her work in the telenovela earned her a Bravo Prize for the "Best New actress". That same year, the producers

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and Giselle González, gave her the opportunity to participate as an antagonist in ''

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'', in which she starred alongside

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, Pedro Fernández and

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. She played the character of "Mara", a female journalist. A year later she participated in ''

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'', which was produced by

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. She was the antagonist and shared credits with

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and

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. In 2014, she had her first starring role in ''

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'' produced by

. Other cast members were

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and

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. A year later, she works again with

in ''

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''. This is the second time that she works with

and being protagonist of a telenovela. Few years after starring as a protagonist in ''

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'' with José Ron and ''

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'' with

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, Pimentel announced that she would depart from

for a time being while quitting her contract with the television company, as she preferred to extend more creative freedom within her artistic and acting career by looking into different theater and film projects.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Others awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pimentel, Esmeralda 1989 births Living people American telenovela actresses American television actresses American film actresses American stage actresses American female models 21st-century American actresses Actresses from New York City Mexican television actresses Mexican people of Dominican Republic descent American people of Dominican Republic descent People from Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco