Margarita Magaña (; born Margarita Magaña Amillategui on 11 July 1980)
is a Mexican actress and model, best known for her roles in the Mexican television series ''
Al diablo con los guapos
''Al diablo con los guapos'' (English title: ''Down with the Beautiful'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from October 8, 2007 to June 6, 2008. It is a remake of Argentini ...
'', ''
Un gancho al corazón
''Un Gancho Al Corazón'' (English title: ''A Blow to the Heart'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa that aired from August 25, 2008, to June 26, 2009. It is based on the Argentine telenovela ''Sos mi vida''. ...
'', and ''
Teresa
Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name.
It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or re ...
''.
Career
Born in
Mexico City
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, Margarita started her career at 15 years old in the telenovela ''Club de Gaby''.
Later she attended the
Centro de Capacitación Artística de Televisa (CEA) to prepare herself as an actress. Her soap opera debut was with
Thalia
Thalia, Thalía, Thaleia or Thalian may refer to:
People
* Thalia (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Thalía (born 1971), Mexican singer and actress
Mythological and fictional characters
* Thalia (Grace), one of the three ...
in ''
María la del barrio
''María la del Barrio'' ( Lit: ''Maria from the neighborhood''/English title: ''Humble Maria'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa in 1995. The series is a remake of '' Los ricos también lloran''. ''María ...
'' in 1995.
In the Mexican film ''
La Primera Noche
''La primera noche'' (''The First Night'') is a 2003 Cinema of Colombia, Colombian film, directed by Luis Alberto Restrepo. The film won 18 International Awards and was Colombia's submission for the Academy Awards in the ''Academy Award for Best ...
'' it was the debut of the actress in this sort, sharing credits with
Osvaldo Benavides
Osvaldo Benavides (born June 14, 1979, in Mexico City, Mexico), is a Mexican actor, writer, producer and cinematographer.
Early life
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, currently resides in Tepoztlán, Morelos. Osvaldo began acting at age 9 years. ...
and
Mariana Ávila
Mariana Ávila (born Mariana Ávila de la Torre on April 15, 1979) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Early life
Ávila was born in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico. She started her acting career when she was six years old in a stage play called ''El p ...
. In 1999 she plays her first role of antagonist in the soap opera ''Por tu Amor''. In 2001 she starred in the soap opera ''
El Juego de la Vida
''El juego de la vida'' (English: ''The game of life'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández and Giselle Gonález Salgado for Televisa. It premiered on November 12, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2002.
Sara Maldonado and ...
'' with Valentino Lanús,
Sara Maldonado,
Ana Layevska
Anna Sergeyevna Layevska ( uk, Анна Сергіївна Лаєвська, Anna Serhiyivna Layevsʹka, russian: Анна Сергеевна Лаевская, Anna Sergeyevna Layevskaya; born January 10, 1982), known as Ana Layevska, is a Mexic ...
and Jackie García.
Later in 2002 she appeared in the soap opera ''
Las vías del amor
''Las vías del amor'' (''The Tracks of Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 2002.
Aracely Arámbula and Jorge Salinas star as the protagonists, while Enrique Rocha and Sasha Montenegro star as the main anta ...
'' as Alicia Betanzos. In 2004 she participated in the soap opera ''
Amar otra vez
''Amar otra vez'' ''(Loving again)'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa in 2004. Starring Irán Castillo and Valentino Lanús with Rafael Amaya, Margarita Magaña, Roberto Ballesteros and Vanessa Guzman, in addition ...
'' where she played a villain named Brenda next to
Irán Castillo
Irán Castillo Pinzón (born 4 January 1977) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Castillo began her career in the 1990s, after roles in telenovelas such as ''Agujetas de color de rosa'', ''Confidente de Secundaria'', and '' Preciosa''. Subseque ...
. In 2006 she played Bertha Balmori in the soap opera ''
La Verdad Oculta''.
Filmography
Telenovelas, Series
Theatre
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 child actresses
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican film actresses
Mexican female models
20th-century Mexican actresses
21st-century Mexican actresses
Actresses from Mexico City
People from Mexico City
21st-century Mexican singers
21st-century Mexican women singers
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