Iliana Fox (born Iliana Jan Fox Gaitan on 3 January 1977) is a Mexican

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and

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. Fox grew up in Mexico, but with periods of residence in

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and the UK. She has participated in various telenovelas such as ''Machos'' and '' Mirada de Mujer: El Regreso''. She studied singing with Carlos Fernández and later enrolled in the

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 nationa ...

School (CEFAC) where she studied with Raúl Quintanilla. Her first

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was ''Señora''. Her first leading role was in ''Ellas'' in 1999. In her first major film, ''

Kilometer 31 '' Kilometer 31'' (Kilómetro 31 or km 31) is a 2006 Mexican supernatural horror film, written and directed by Rigoberto Castañeda. The film is inspired by the Crying Woman legend (La Llorona) and legends about highway ghosts. Plot Followin ...

'', she played the lead.

Personal life

Fox was in a relationship for several years with Mexican actor

José María Yazpik José María Yazpik (born November 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor. Biography Yazpik was born in Mexico City, the son of gynaecologist Jose Maria Meza and housewife Cristina Yazpik. He has two siblings, Carlos and Cristina. When Yazpik was a chi ...

with whom she had a daughter.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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1977 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses English television actresses Mexican film actresses English film actresses Actresses from London 21st-century Mexican actresses 21st-century English actresses People educated at Centro de Estudios y Formación Actoral {{Mexico-actor-stub