Sarah Mintz (born Maritza Rodríguez Gómez; September 1, 1975 in

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of Atlántico Department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean Coast region; as of 2018 it had a population of 1,206,319, making it Col ...

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

) is a Colombian

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'' ...

actress and model. In January 2018, she announced that she had changed her name to Sarah Mintz. She is best known for her roles as Bárbara Santana in

Telemundo Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...

’s telenovela '' Amantes del desierto'' (2001), Cristal Covarrubias in

Venevisión Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros. History The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establish ...

's telenovela ''

Ángel Rebelde ''Ángel Rebelde'' is a 2004 Miami, Florida-based telenovela produced by Fonovideo Productions which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela. Mexican actors Grettel Valdez and Victor Noriega star as the main protagonists while Maritza Rodrígue ...

'' (2003), as Marfil Mondragon de Irázabal; Deborah Mondragón de Dávila in Venevisión's telenovela ''

Acorralada ''Acorralada'' (''Trapped'') is an American telenovela produced by Venevisión. Univision aired ''Acorralada'' from January 15, 2007 to October 5, 2007 on weekday afternoons at 2pm/1c. It was rebroadcast in late 2011 through April 2012 on Univisi ...

'' (2007), Sara Andrade in Telemundo's telenovela ''

El Rostro de Analía ''El Rostro de Analía'' (; ''The Face of Analía'') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the American-based television network Telemundo. It stars Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Martin Karpan, Sarah Mintz, Maritza Rodríguez and Gabriel Porras, w ...

'' (2008), Pilar and Raquel Arismendi in Telemundo's telenovela ''

La Casa de al Lado ''La casa de al lado'' (''The House Next Door'') is an American Spanish-language black comedy telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. This mystery is a remake of the Chilean telenovela ''La familia de al lado'' ...

'' (2011), Antonia Villarroel in Telemundo's telenovela ''

El Rostro de la Venganza El Rostro de la Venganza ( Lit: ''The Face of Vengeance'' / English: ''Facing Destiny'') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami. David Chocarro, Elizabeth Gutiérrez and Cynt ...

'' (2012), Teresa Cristina Palmer in Telemundo's telenovela '' Marido En Alquiler'' (2013), and Silvana Rivapalacios in Telemundo's telenovela ''

Silvana sin lana ''Silvana sin lana'' (stylized as ''Silvana $in lana'') is an American telenovela written by Sandra Velasco for Telemundo. It is an original story by Rodrigo Bastidas and Elena Muñoz, adapted by Sandra Velasco and directed by Luis Manzo and Ricar ...

'' (2016).

Personal life

Mintz has three siblings. She speaks

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

. She has been married since June 2005 to Jewish Mexican TV executive

Joshua Mintz Joshua David Mintz (born August 22, 1965 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican TV executive. Mintz has held leadership and production positions in the four most important Hispanic TV networks in the US and Mexico, having worked at Telemundo, Tele ...

. She currently lives in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Mintz announced on November 11, 2013 on Telemundo's Al Rojo Vivo that she and her husband were expecting twins. On April 13, 2014, she gave birth to twin boys, Akiva and Yehuda.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mintz, Sarah 1975 births Living people Colombian television actresses Colombian telenovela actresses Converts to Judaism from Roman Catholicism Colombian Jews