Margarita Magaña (; born Margarita Magaña Amillategui on 25 July 1979) is a Mexican actress, best known for her roles in the Mexican television series ''

Al diablo con los guapos ''Al diablo con los guapos'' (English title: ''Down with the Beautiful'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It aired on Canal de las Estrellas from October 8, 2007, to June 6, 2008. It is a remake of Argentin ...

'', ''

Un gancho al corazón ''Un gancho al corazón'' (English title: ''A Blow to the Heart'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa that aired from August 25, 2008, to June 26, 2009. It is based on the Argentine telenovela ''You Are the One ...

'', and ''

Teresa Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; ) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Classical Greek, Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or rea ...

''.

Career

Magaña was born on 25 July 1979 in

Huatabampo Huatabampo () is a city in Huatabampo Municipality in the state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. It is situated on the Gulf of California, near the mouth of the Mayo River. It is located at latitude . Huatabampo is southwest of Navojoa via ...

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...

. She started her career at 15 years old in the telenovela ''Club de Gaby''. Magaña attended the Centro de Capacitación Artística de Televisa (CEA) to prepare herself as an actress. Her soap opera debut was with

Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most ...

in ''

María la del barrio ''María la del Barrio'' (Literal translation, Lit: ''Maria From the Hood''/English title: ''Humble Maria'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa in 1995. The series is a remake of ''Los ricos también lloran'' ...

'' in 1995. Magaña made her film debut in '' La primera noche'', sharing credits with

Osvaldo Benavides Osvaldo Benavides (born June 14, 1979, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, writer, producer and cinematographer. Early life Born in Mexico City, Mexico, currently resides in Tepoztlán, Morelos. Osvaldo began acting at age 9 years. He ...

and Mariana Ávila. In 1999 she plays her first role of antagonist in the soap opera ''Por tu Amor''. In 2001 she starred in the soap opera ''

El Juego de la Vida ''El juego de la vida'' (English: ''The game of life'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández and Giselle González Salgado for Televisa. It premiered on November 12, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2002. Sara Maldonado an ...

'' with Valentino Lanús, Sara Maldonado,

Ana Layevska Anna Serhiivna Layevska (; born January 10, 1984), known as Ana Layevska, is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian-Mexicans, Mexican actress and singer. Early life Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ana is the only child of violinist Serhii Laievskyi and actress Inna Ra ...

and Jackie García. Later in 2002 she appeared in the soap opera '' Las vías del amor'' as Alicia Betanzos. In 2004 she participated in the soap opera ''

Amar otra vez ''Amar otra vez'' ''(Loving again)'' is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa in 2004. Starring Irán Castillo and Valentino Lanús with Rafael Amaya, Margarita Magaña, Roberto Ballesteros and Vanessa Guzman, in addit ...

'' where she played a villain named Brenda next to

Irán Castillo Irán Castillo Pinzón (Veracruz, January 4, 1977) is a Mexican singer and actress. She is known on television for her work in Televisa telenovelas during the 1990s and early 2000s, such as '' Agujetas de color de rosa'', ''Soñadoras'', '' ...

. In 2006 she played Bertha Balmori in the soap opera ''

La Verdad Oculta ''La verdad oculta'' (English: ''The Hidden Truth'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 2006. On Monday, February 27, 2006, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcasting ''La verdad oculta'' weekdays at 9:00pm. The ...

''.

Personal life

Magaña was married to

Mauricio Aspe Mauricio Aspe (born Edgar Mauricio Aspe López on July 25, 1973, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. Biography Career He began as a child model before emerging as an actor at age 17, when he joined the school of acting of Televisa ...

from 1999 to 2004, and the couple had a daughter named Shakti. She then married Adalberto Palma; they had a daughter named Constanza and a son named Mateo.

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honor the best Mexican television productions, including telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony rotates between Mexico City and Acapulco. The c ...

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* 1979 births Living people Mexican child actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Actresses from Sonora 21st-century Mexican singers 21st-century Mexican women singers People from Huatabampo {{Mexico-actor-stub