Nancy Taira (born Nancy Fabiola Saori Taira Yshizo; November 10, 1977 in

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) is a

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Background

Taira's parents are both

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. Before enrolling and studying for three years in

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's Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) where she studied acting, she received a

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in Communications.

Career

Taira debuted as an actress in '' Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real'' and obtained her first major role in ''

Corazones al límite ''Corazones al límite'' (English: ''Hearts to the Limit'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa in 2004. On Monday, March 15, 2004, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''Corazones al límite'' wee ...

'', where she played Coral, one of the stellar characters in the telenovela.EsMas - Corazones al límite
/ref> She later played a small role in '' Yo amo a Juan Querendon''. Her latest appearance was in the Mexican series ''

El Pantera ''El Pantera'' (English: ''The Panther'') is a Mexican television series that aired on Canal 5 from May 14, 2007 to November 26, 2009. It is based on a comic book of the same name. It narrates the life of Gervasio, a young man who fights crime ...

'', where she played Ana. She starred in 2011 the

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'' ...

Una familia con suerte ''Una familia con suerte'' (A Fortunate Family) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 2011. It is based on the Argentinean telenovela ''Los Roldán''. Arath De La Torre, Mayrín Villanueva and Luz Elena González star a ...

''.

Filmography

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