Jessica Coch (born Jessica Alejandra Coch Montes de Oca on November 4, 1979, in Puebla,

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) is a Mexican actress.

Biography

Coch was born on November 4, 1979, in the city of Puebla,

. She is the daughter of an Argentine professional soccer player Jorge Coch and a Mexican mother, Martha Montes de Oca. Jessica started studying at the

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(CEA) of

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in the 1996 generation with only 16 years of age. In 2006, she dated José Ron, while they worked together in ''

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''. In May 2010 she married the producer

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, son of the comedian

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. They divorced in September 2011.

Career

She received her first opportunities with small roles in the telenovelas '' Alborada'' and ''

Rebelde ''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, ''Rebelde Way'', adapted for t ...

.'' In 2006 she attended a casting for the juvenile telenovela ''

'' of the producer José Alberto Castro getting the antagonistic role of Johanna Villarreal, a seductive, clever and envious character where she shared credits with Africa Zavala. For 2007, Coch started working again with José Alberto Castro with the character of María Inés Castrejón in the telenovela '' Palabra de Mujer''. In 2008 Ma Pat invited her to participate as Cristina in the telenovela '' Juro Que Te Amo'' where she worked again alongside José Ron. Later in 2009 she is called by the producer

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to work in '' Mi Pecado'' as Renata, the villain. With this character she established herself as one of the stronger young actresses of the moment. In 2010 she was alongside

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and

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in the telenovela ''

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,'' which is a remake of the telenovela '' La Mentira''. In late October 2011, Jessica was confirmed by the producer Ignacio Sada Madero to star alongside

Zuria Vega Zuria Vega (, born Zuria Valeria Vega Sisto; January 10, 1989) is a Mexican actress and singer. Early life Vega was born and raised in Mexico City to Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega and a Spanish mother, Leonora Sisto. Her older sister is actress Ma ...

and

Gabriel Soto Gabriel Soto Díaz (born April 17, 1975) is a Mexican actor and model. He won the national male pageant El Modelo Mexico, and placed first runner-up in Mister World 1996. He was also a member of the former Mexican boy band Kairo, and acts i ...

in the soap opera '' Un Refugio para el Amor'', a remake of the soap opera ''Morelia'', where she played the main antagonist of the telenovela, the same role that was interpreted by former Miss Universe

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in the previous production. She had a special appearance in the series Muchacha italiana viene a casarse. Coch was the antagonist in Amor de barrio. She stars in the series

Mi marido tiene familia ''Mi marido tiene familia'', also known as ''Mi marido tiene más familia'' for the second season and stylized onscreen as ''Mi marido tiene + familia'', is a Mexican comedy telenovela that premiered on Las Estrellas on June 5, 2017 and ended on ...

as the co-protagonist.

Filmography

Theater

*''PQLHAALC'' *''Chicas católicas...'' *''Tu Tampoco Eres Normal''

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honor the best Mexican television productions, including telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony rotates between Mexico City and Acapulco. The c ...

References

External links

* 1979 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican stage actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Actresses from Puebla Mexican people of Argentine descent {{Mexico-actor-stub