Itatí Guadalupe Cantoral Zucchi (born May 13, 1975) is a Mexican actress, singer, dancer, and producer. She is best known for her roles as Soraya Montenegro in María la del Barrio (1995) and Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo Fernández "La Licenciada" in Hasta que el dinero nos separe (2009), both telenovelas produced by Televisa.

Itatí Cantoral
Cantoral at the launch of ¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler? in February 2015
Born
Itatí Guadalupe Cantoral Zucchi

(1975-05-13) May 13, 1975 (age 49)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, dancer, producer
Years active1986–present
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouses
(m. 1999; div. 2004)
Carlos Cruz
(m. 2008; div. 2017)
Children3
FatherRoberto Cantoral

Early life and education

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Cantoral was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the daughter of Mexican composer and songwriter, Roberto Cantoral,[1] and Argentine actress of Italian descent, Itatí Zucchi. Cantoral has three brothers Carlos, Roberto & also actor and singer José Cantoral. A child actress, at 13, Cantoral was accepted into the Televisa actors' academy, Centro de Educación Artística, and made her television debut in the series La telaraña in 1986. She later acted in the telenovela Muchachitas in 1991.[citation needed]

Career

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In 1993, Cantoral appeared in Dos mujeres, un camino with Erik Estrada, Laura León, Bibi Gaytán, Lorena Herrera, Selena Quintanilla, Jorge Salinas, and members of Grupo Bronco. This production exposed her to wider audiences in Mexico and Latin America. She took the role of the villain Soraya Montenegro in María la del Barrio from 1995 to 1996, alongside Thalía and Fernando Colunga. In 1996 and 1997 she appeared in Tú y yo, with Maribel Guardia and Joan Sebastian; and in Salud, dinero y amor, the sequel to Mexican telenovela El premio mayor.[citation needed]

In 2001, Cantoral played the antagonic role of Raquel Villavicencio in Sin Pecado Concebido, another Televisa production starring Angelica Rivera and Carlos Ponce. She starred in the Brazilian-American co-production Vale todo in 2002; and in 2003, Telemundo's El alma herida, as a teenage girl who crosses the Mexican–American border to find her long-lost mother. In 2004, she was Sally Bowles in Mexico City's Teatro Insurgentes production of Cabaret, and in 2006, she starred with Francisco Gattorno in the Telemundo production of Julio Jimenez's La Viuda de Blanco.[citation needed]

In 2009–2010, she played the character Alejandra Alvarez Del Castilo in Televisa's hit telenovela Hasta que el dinero nos separe with actor and singer Pedro Fernández, for which she won Best Actress at the Premios TVyNovelas, where the telenovela also won the main category; while the actors won Best Couple of the Year at the show.[citation needed]

Cantoral protagonized many famous plays in Mexican theatre, such as Aventurera, Sweet Charity, Mame the Musical and many more.[citation needed]

In 2018, she starred as Mexican actress Silvia Pinal in the biographical television series Silvia Pinal, Frente a Ti, for which she was nominated as Best Actress in a TV series for the Premios TVyNovelas.[citation needed]

On November 18, 2015, Cantoral was named Mr. Amigo, which is an association in Brownsville, Texas that honors a Mexican citizen each year to promote international friendship and good will between the U.S. and Mexico. Itatí is the second member of the Cantoral family to be awarded Mr. Amigo after her father, Roberto Cantoral, was awarded in 1981.

As a singer, Cantoral has released two albums, one of them being Itatí Canta a Roberto Cantoral, which was produced by her late father Roberto Cantoral. In 2018, she was part of the tribute album to her father "Roberto Cantoral: Siempre Vivo" with the song "Me Esta Gustando".[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Bonita Bonita
2002 De cuando el pescado murió de placer Television conductor Short film
2003 La hija del caníbal Airline saleswoman
Ya no los hacen como antes Perla
2004 Man on Fire Evelyn Uncredited role
2006 Cansada de besar sapos Cecilia
Los pajarracos Fina
No hay derecho joven Lawyer
2007 One Long Night Patty
2009 Amar Lisa
2012 El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza La Lisiada Novela Actress
2014 Amor de mis amores Elva
La dictadura perfecta Lucrecia Lascuráin
2017 Sobre tus huellas Horse Riding Instructor
2019 No Manches Frida 2 Camila
2022 My Mother-in-law Hates Me Regina

Television

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Title Year Role Notes
1986 La telaraña
1991 Muchachitas Lucía Aguilera
La pícara soñadora Melissa
1992 De frente al sol Lupita
1993 Dos mujeres, un camino Graciela Torres Núñez
1994–96 Mujer, casos de la vida real Various roles 4 episodes
1994 Lo que se vio y no se vio de Dos mujeres, un camino Graciela Torres Núñez Archive footage, television film
1995 María la del Barrio Soraya Montenegro
1996 Tú y yo Casandra
1997 Salud, dinero y amor Estrella Pérez
1994 Derbez en cuando Soraya Montenegro Archive footage
1999 Cuento de Navidad Sebring Cirrus
Infierno en el paraíso Francesca Paoli Prado
2001 Sin pecado concebido Raquel Villavicencio Rojas
Amigas y rivales Eduviges
2002 Vale todo Raquel
2003 El alma herida Eugenia Granados
2006 La viuda de Blanco Alicia Guardiola
2008 Tiempo final Silvia Episode: "Mala noche"
Mujeres asesinas Sandra Arvide Episode: "Sandra, trepadora"
2009–10 Hasta que el dinero nos separe Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo Main role; 231 episodes (season 1)
2011 El sexo débil Helena Román
2012 Capadocia Leonor Cantú Recurring role; 4 episodes (season 3)
2013 Fortuna Comisionada Paloma Alarcón
2015 ¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler? Sara Fernández / Isabel
Amores con trampa Isabel Main role; 128 episodes (season 1)
2016 El Vato Wendy Lozada 9 episodes
2016–17 El Chema Blanca Main role; 79 episodes (season 1)
2018 José José, el príncipe de la canción Natalia "Kiki" Herrera Main role
2019 Silvia Pinal, frente a ti Silvia Pinal Main role
Se rentan cuartos Graciela Garza De La Garza y Más Garza Main role
2020 La mexicana y el güero Andrea Ibarrola Gil Main Role
2022 Daddies on Request Maricarmen
High Heat Gloria Main Role

Awards and nominations

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Year Category Telenovela Result
1993 Best Young Lead Actress De frente al Sol Nominated
1994 Dos mujeres, un camino
1996 Best Female Antagonist María la del Barrio Won
2002 Sin pecado concebido
2010 Best Lead Actress Hasta que el dinero nos separe [2]
2020 Best Lead Actress in a Series Silvia Pinal, Frente a ti Won

Premios People en Español

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Year Category Telenovela Result
2010 Best Actress Hasta que el dinero nos separe Won
2010 Best Couple (with Pedro Fernandez) Hasta que el dinero nos separe Won

Festival Mercado TV-Fiction International Awards

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Year Category Telenovela Result
2011 Best Lead Actress El Sexo Débil Won

Association of Theatre Journalists Awards

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Year Category Production Result
2012 Best Lead Actress Misery Won

Other awards

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  • Medal Omecihuatl 2011 Awarded by Inmujeres DF
  • Part of "Los 50 más bellos" by magazine People en Español (2011, 2015)[3]
  • Queen of Voceadores (2010)
  • Queen of Veracruz television
  • Premio Palmas de oro (Best Villain)
  • Jealous of the popularity
  • Premio Bravo
  • Premio ACE of New York
  • El Sol de oro
  • Premio Fama New York (2002)
  • Queen of Mariachi (2015)
  • Mr. Amigo (Nov. 18, 2015)

References

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  1. ^ "Rancho Viejo-based composer passes away in Mexico". KGBT-TV. 2010-08-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  2. ^ TVyEspectáculos "Itatí cantoral nominada al premio TV&Novelas como Mejor actriz" Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine-actualizado febrero 2010
  3. ^ People en español "Itatí Cantoral una de los 50 más bellos" Archived 2011-05-02 at the Wayback Machine - actualizado abril de 2011
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