Ana Lorena Sánchez Mondragón (born August 14, 1990, in
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico), is a Mexican-American actress best known for her lead roles in the telenovelas ''
Cosita linda'' and ''
Tierra de reyes
''Tierra de reyes'' (English: ''Land of Honor''), is an American telenovela premiered on Telemundo on December 2, 2014, and concluded on July 27, 2015. The telenovela is created by the Venezuelan author Rossana Negrín, based on the Colombian- A ...
''.
Biography
Sánchez was born in Mexico City and raised in
McAllen
McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexican border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across ...
, Texas.
Sánchez stumbled upon her acting career by starring in her high school's one-act play as an extra. She was no stranger to the stage as she was already a dancer at the age of 6. It was at the end of senior year when Sánchez decided to apply for college and major in Psychology and Communications when deep down she knew acting was what she wanted to pursue wholeheartedly. She is now a proud Los Angeles resident after getting her foot in the door by studying Meisner technique in Miami and getting three leading roles in the US market.
Career
Sánchez made her acting debut on the
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast. It provides content ...
telenovela ''
Relaciones peligrosas'' in the role of Elizabeth. Later on, she landed her first lead role as Ana Lorena in ''
Cosita linda''.
In 2014, Sánchez was cast in her breakthrough role as Sofía del Junco in the popular Telemundo telenovela ''
Tierra de Reyes
''Tierra de reyes'' (English: ''Land of Honor''), is an American telenovela premiered on Telemundo on December 2, 2014, and concluded on July 27, 2015. The telenovela is created by the Venezuelan author Rossana Negrín, based on the Colombian- A ...
''.
Filmography
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1990 births
Living people
Actresses from Mexico City
People from McAllen, Texas
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican film actresses
American film actresses
American telenovela actresses
American television actresses
American actresses of Mexican descent
Mexican emigrants to the United States
21st-century Mexican actresses
21st-century American actresses