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Biography

Miss Mexico

Born in

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, the daughter of Ofelia Agud and José Luis Mercado, Felicia began her career by entering Miss Mexico 1977. Winning the contest gave her the right to represent Mexico in

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held in the

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. She then began acting, appearing in the telenovela ''I won, I was'' starring Mexican diva

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. During that time she appeared in many films.

Rosa Salvaje

In 1987, she shot to fame when she replaced the actress

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in the telenovela '' Rosa Salvaje'', playing the evil Leonela Villarreal.

Sortilegio

In 2010 Felicia made a brief appearance in the telenovela ''

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''. She played Adriana de Lombardo.

Personal life

In 1997 she married Eugene Santoscoy. One year later her daughter Ivana Francesca was born.Felicia Mercado's biography
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Filmography

Telenovelas

Films

* Tres de presidio (1980) * El sátiro (1981) * Ok Mister Pancho (1981) * Viva el chubasco (1983) * El rey de oros (1984) ... María * Narco terror (1985) * La chica de la piscina (1987) ... Marcela * Se vende esposa en buenísimo estado (1988) * Con el odio en la piel (1988) * Cacería implacable (1988) * Cacería de recompensas (1989) ... María Niebla * La ley de las calles (1989) * Un macho en reformatorio de señoritas (1989) * Guerra de bikinis (1990) * Investigador privado... muy privado (1990) * Zapatero a tus zapatos (1990) * La soplona (1990) * Pleito de perdedores (1990) * Noche de pánico (1990) * Las dos caras de la muerte (1990) * La pisca de la muerte (1990) * Traficantes del vicio (1990) * La caida de Noriega (1990) * Prisión sin ley (1990) * Los cuates del pirruris (1991) ... Silvana * El ninja mexicano (1991) * The Last Riders (1991) .... Mitsy * Las caguamas ninjas (1991) .... Martita * Esa mujer me vuelve loco (1991) .... Sandra * La huella (1991) .... Marlene Torre * (1991) .... Elena Gazcón * Muerte por partida doble (1991) .... Amelia * Secreto sangriento (1991) .... Ángelica * El lambiscon verde (1991) * Trampa mortal (1992) .... Sandra Lee * Sueños sangrientos (1992) * Chicas en peligro (1993) * Dónde quedó la bolita (1993) * La voz de los caracoles (1993) * Infancia violenta (1993) * Muerte en altamar (1994) * Escuadrón de honor (1995) * (1995) * Las calenturas de Juan Camaney III (1996) * Metiche y encajoso IV (1997) * AR-15 Comando Implacable II (1997) .... Sagrario * Cristal: Ambición mortal (1997) * Pesadilla infernal (1997) * Del norte a la gran ciudad (1998)

References

External links

* 1959 births 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Actresses from Baja California Living people Mexican female models Mexican women singers Mexican film actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican television presenters Mexican television talk show hosts Mexican vedettes Miss Universe 1977 contestants People from Tijuana Singers from Baja California Mexican women television presenters {{Mexico-singer-stub