Martha Mariana Castro (born November 7, 1966) is a Mexican actress. She was married to actor
Fernando Luján
Fernando Luján (born Fernando Ciangherotti DÃaz; August 23, 1938 – January 11, 2019) was a Mexican actor. He was a star of the silver screen in classic mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
His father; Alejandro Ciangherotti ...
, with whom she has a son, Franco Paolo Ciangherotti.
Early life
Born in
Cuautla, Morelos
Cuautla (, meaning "where the eagles roam"), officially La heroica e histórica Cuautla, Morelos (''The Heroic and Historic Cuautla, Morelos'') or H. H. Cuautla, Morelos, is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos, about 104 kilo ...
, she grew up in the city of
Puebla
Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...
and earned a degree in
Philosophy
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and
Literature
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from the
Universidad de Puebla.
She began her acting career as a child in plays. , she is the protagonist of ''
Los Sánchez
''Los Sánchez'' is a Mexican telenovela that started on September 20, 2004 and ended on January 13, 2006. It starred Luis Felipe Tovar, Martha Mariana Castro, Leticia Huijara, Libertad and Alejandro Bracho.
Los Sanchez is one of two Mexican ...
'', a
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
on
TV Azteca
TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national ...
based on the
Argentine production ''
Los Roldán
''Los Roldán'' is a Spanish language telenovela produced by Argentina's Telefe from 2004 to 2005. The drama, which is also described by many as a comedy, actually ended up winning an award in 2004 as Argentina's Comedy of the Year. RCN Colombian ...
''. In this production she plays the role of Yoli, a woman in love with her widower brother-in-law.
Films
* ''
Espinas'' (2005) as Rebeca
* ''
Smee
Mr. Smee is a fictional character who serves as Captain Hook's boatswain in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play ''Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' and 1911 novel ''Peter and Wendy''.
History
Mr. Smee seems an oddly genial man for a pirate; Ba ...
'' (short, 2004)
Telenovelas
* ''
Mujer comprada'' (2009) as Ofelia
* ''
Vuélveme A Querer'' (2009) as Irene Robles
* ''
Campeones de la vida
''Campeones de la vida'' ( es, Champions of life) is an Argentine telenovela, produced by Pol-Ka, which was aired from 1999 to 2001 by El Trece. The main actors were Osvaldo Laport, MarÃa Valenzuela, Soledad Silveyra, Juan Carlos Calabró, Ma ...
'' (2007) as Alma
* ''
Los Sánchez
''Los Sánchez'' is a Mexican telenovela that started on September 20, 2004 and ended on January 13, 2006. It starred Luis Felipe Tovar, Martha Mariana Castro, Leticia Huijara, Libertad and Alejandro Bracho.
Los Sanchez is one of two Mexican ...
'' (2004) as Yolanda "Yoli" de Sánchez
* ''
Mirada de mujer: El regreso'' (2003) as Daniela
* ''
Tres veces SofÃa
Tres may refer to:
* Tres (instrument), a Cuban musical instrument
* Tres, Trentino, municipality in Italy
* "Tres" (song) by Juanes
* "Tres", a song by LÃbido from their album ''Hembra''
* TrES, the ''Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey''
* Templi R ...
'' (1998) as Laura de Márquez
* ''
Mirada de mujer
''Mirada de mujer'' ( en, The Gaze of a Woman) is a Mexican telenovela premiered on Azteca Trece on June 9, 1997 and concluded on June 5, 1998. Based on the Colombian drama, entitled '' Señora Isabel'' written by Bernardo Romero Pereiro and Mà ...
'' (1997) as Daniela
* ''
La sonrisa del diablo
''La sonrisa del Diablo'' (English: ''The Devil's Smile'') is a Mexican telenovela directed by Arturo Ripstein and produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1992.
Rebecca Jones starred as antagonistic protagonist, while Ernesto Laguardia, En ...
'' (1996)
* ''
El vuelo del águila
''El vuelo del águila'' (''The Flight of the Eagle'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso and Carlos Sotomayor for Televisa in 1994–1995. Telenovela based on the Mexican soldier and President of Mexico Porfirio DÃaz, from hi ...
'' (1996) as Justa Saavedra (Rafaela)
* ''
La paloma
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'' (1995)
* ''
Valentina'' (1993) as Mariela
TV shows
* ''
Y sin embargo... se mueve'' (1994)
External links
*
''Los Sanchez''at the
Telenovela database
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
1966 births
Living people
People from Cuautla
People from Puebla (city)
Mexican film actresses
Mexican telenovela actresses
Universidad de Puebla alumni
20th-century Mexican actresses
21st-century Mexican actresses
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