Elizabeth Gutiérrez Nevárez is an American actress and model of Mexican descent. She is best known for playing the leading roles in the

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'' El Rostro de Analía'' and '' El fantasma de Elena''.

Background

Gutiérrez was born in

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, to Mexican parents. While working on '' Protagonistas de Novela'', she began an on-off relationship with fellow contestant William Levy. Their relationship has been on-again, off-again since at least 2003. She gave birth to their son, Christopher Alexander, in 2006, and to their daughter, Kailey Alexandra, on March 6, 2010.

Career

Gutiérrez had early work as a model on ''

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''. She participated in the second season of the reality show '' Protagonistas de Novela''. Gutiérrez began her work with a brief stint as a back up dancer in the TV show Cuanto Cuesta El Show in 2002. She then transitioned to telenovelas in 2005, playing the villain Isabela in Venevision International's ''

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''. She left the production 12 episodes before its end due to her first pregnancy. The next year she began playing Paola in '' Acorralada'' but left to take the lead role in '' Amor comprado''. In 2007, she played the lead role in ''Isla paraíso'', a mininovela of 15 two-minute episodes produced by

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and published online. In 2008, she took another female lead role, this time in the

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telenovela '' El Rostro de Analía''. The telenovela was broadcast in more than 50 countries; being on one of Telemundo's most popular telenovelas brought Gutiérrez worldwide recognition. In 2009, she turned down the role of Priscila on '' Bella calamidades'' to play a villain in the fifth remake of '' Corazón salvaje''. Critics responded favorably to Gutiérrez's performance. She went on to play the lead in '' El fantasma de Elena'', her third leading role. This telenovela was not as popular as expected in the United States but was more successful elsewhere. It has been sold in 70 countries. She filmed the

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for ''La Mala, La Buena y La Tonta'' but left the project in favor of ''El fantasma de Elena''. She also appeared on the

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reality show '' Mira quién baila'' on Univision. In 2012 she accepted the role of Mariana San Lucas, who swung between a father and a son, in ''

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'', from which telenovela she left early in its presentation.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutierrez, Elizabeth Actresses from Los Angeles American actresses of Mexican descent American telenovela actresses American television actresses Female models from California Hispanic and Latino American actresses Living people 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)