Grettell Valdez (; born July 7, 1976) is a Mexican actress and former model.

Biography

Born in

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, Valdéz's first acting role was in a telenovela called Sin ti between 1997 and 1998. In 1998 she made a special appearance in the

José Alberto Castro José Alberto Castro (born José Alberto Sáinz Castro, 31 May 1963) is a Mexican producer and director. Biography He is the brother of actresses Verónica Castro, Beatriz Castro, telenovela producer Fausto Gerardo Sáinz, and the uncle of Mex ...

's telenovela '' Ángela'' as Eloisa. In 1999 she made a special appearance on ''

Por tu amor ''Por tu amor'' (English: ''For your love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa in 1999. It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from May 31 to October 1, 1999. In the United States, it aired on Univision from May 8 ...

'' as a younger version of Isaura Espinoza as Alejandra Avellán.

2000s: ''Clase 406'' and ''Ángel rebelde''

In 2001 she again appeared in '' Mujer, casos de la vida real'' that starred

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. In 2002 she starred in series

Clase 406 ''Clase 406'' (English title: ''Class 406'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Colombian telenovela ''Francisco, El M ...

as Daniela alongside

Aarón Díaz Aarón Díaz Spencer (born March 7, 1982) is a Mexican actor, singer, and model. He is known for playing in series aired on ABC. Early life Aarón Díaz Spencer was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to an Irish-American mother (surname ...

and

Dulce María Dulce María Espinosa Saviñón (, born 6 December 1985), simply known as Dulce María, is a Mexican singer and actress. Dulce María began her career at age 5, participating in more than 100 TV commercials. At the age of eleven, she was part ...

. In 2004 she starred in a

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n telenovela, ''

Ángel rebelde ''Ángel Rebelde'' (in English: rebel angel) 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 protago ...

'' as the protagonist alongside Victor Noriega and Maritza Rodriguez. She also had a supporting role in the

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teen series ''

Rebelde ''Rebelde'' ( English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, '' Rebelde Way'', adapted f ...

'' as Renata Lizaldi. In 2006, she co-starred in Roberto Hernández's telenovela, ''

Heridas de amor ''Heridas de amor'' (English: ''Wounds of Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández for Televisa. It is a remake of the telenovela '' Valeria y Maximiliano''. It premiered on April 3, 2006 and ended on September 22, 2006. Th ...

'' as Pamela Altamirano. She made a comeback to

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 (film and television), drama genres around the w ...

s in ''

Lola, érase una vez ''Lola, érase una vez'' (English: ''Lola, Once Upon a Time''), is a youth-targeted Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa that is remake of the Argentine global popularity and teen telenovela ''Floricienta''. The show tells the story of a moder ...

'' alongside

and

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. She appeared in one of the episodes of '' Mujeres asesinas''. In 2009, she was one of the antagonists in Rosy Ocampo's telenovela, Camaleones.

2010s: ''Amorcito corazón'' and ''Lo que la vida me robó''

In 2010, Carlos Moreno featured her in

Cuando me enamoro "Cuando Me Enamoro" ( English: "When I Fall in Love") is a Latin pop song written and performed by Spanish pop singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias and featuring Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released on 26 April 2010, as the first s ...

as Matilde along with

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and Juan Soler. In 2011, she was one of the protagonists in Lucero Suarez's '' Amorcito corazón'' as Zoe Guerrero. In July 2013, she was confirmed to star as the antagonist in Angelli Nesma's ''

Lo que la vida me robó ''Lo que la vida me robó'' (English title: ''What Life Took From Me'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). The series originally aired f ...

'' alongside

Angelique Boyer Angelique Monique-Paulette Boyer Rousseau (born 4 July 1988), simply known as Angelique Boyer, is a Mexican actress. Among her most notable works is her participation in soap operas such as ''Rebelde'', and ''Teresa''. Early life Boyer was b ...

Sebastián Rulli Sebastián Oscar Rulli (, born 6 July 1975) is an Argentine-Mexican actor and model. Born in Argentina, he has spent most of his professional career in Mexico, becoming a dual Argentine and Mexican citizen. Biography Rulli was born in Buenos ...

Luis Roberto Guzmán Luis Roberto Guzmán (born April 9, 1973) is a Puerto Rican actor known for his performances in Mexican telenovelas including '' Alborada'', and for his title role in Mexican series '' El Pantera''. Guzmán also worked on the film '' Ladies' N ...

and

Daniela Castro Daniela Castro (born Danielle Stefani Castro Arellano; 17 August 1969) is a Mexican actress and singer. Biography She felt an attraction for music at a very young age, and this is why she entered the Centro de Estudios Artísticos de Televisa ...

. In April 2015, she was confirmed to star as the main antagonist in Salvador Mejia's '' Lo imperdonable'' as Virginia Prado-Castello alongside

Ana Brenda Contreras Ana Brenda Contreras Pérez (born 24 December 1986), also known as Ana Breco, is a Mexican actress. From 2010 to 2011, she played Aurora Alcázar in the telenovela ''Teresa''. From 2018 to 2019, Contreras starred as Cristal Jennings in The CW' ...

, Iván Sánchez and Sergio Sendel.

Personal life

Valdez married her ''

'' and '' Angel Rebelde'' co-star, the actor and singer

Patricio Borghetti Juan Patricio Borghetti Imérito (; born December 5, 1973, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actor and singer. Life At the age of fourteen, he formed his first rock band, which was called "Sur" ("South"). He later worked as a model and appear ...

, on 10 July 2004. At the start of 2008, she announced that they were expecting their first child. She gave birth to a baby boy, Santino, on July 25, 2008. In October 2009, it was confirmed by Patricio that the two had separated and were getting a divorce. The divorce was finalized in October 2011. She was married to Lionel Clerc from 2018 to 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdez, Gretell 1976 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses