Ana Claudia Talancón
Encyclopedia
Ana Claudia Talancón is a Mexican
actress and model. She first started acting in her home town, Cancún
, Quintana Roo
.
n professor Albio Paz. She later went to Mexico City
to continue her studies at the Acting Workshop of Héctor Mendoza and Raúl Quintanilla. Since then, she has starred in various soap operas such as Al norte del Corazón, Señora, Romántica obsesión (for which she won the Sol de Oro award in 1999 for Best New Actress) and Amor Latino.
Her big screen acting debut was with the movie El Cometa by Marisa Sistach, playing the character Valentina, for which she was nominated for the Ariel award
for Best New Actress. Her biggest role was alongside Gael García Bernal
in El Crimen del Padre Amaro
(2002) in the role of Amelia, a girl who is impregnated by a Catholic priest and then dies after a backyard abortion.
's Fast Food Nation
as Coco, a Mexican immigrant forced to work in a meatpacking plant. In the same year, she starred in the big-screen movie Alone with Her
as the main character. She appeared in other movies such as The Virgin of Juarez, in which she received the award for the Best Supporting Actress at the BendFilm Festival
, and Mujer Albastrina.
In 2007, Talancón mostly spent time filming big screen movies such as Love in the Time of Cholera
and El Ultimo Justo, rather than Latin soap operas.
In 2008, she starred in the big-screen movies One Missed Call, which was nominated at the Teen Choice Awards
, Arrancame la Vida, and Days of Wrath
, plus a Mexican TV series, Terminales.
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actress and model. She first started acting in her home town, Cancún
Cancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
, Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
.
Early life
Talancón first started studying acting in Cancún with the CubaCuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n professor Albio Paz. She later went to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
to continue her studies at the Acting Workshop of Héctor Mendoza and Raúl Quintanilla. Since then, she has starred in various soap operas such as Al norte del Corazón, Señora, Romántica obsesión (for which she won the Sol de Oro award in 1999 for Best New Actress) and Amor Latino.
Her big screen acting debut was with the movie El Cometa by Marisa Sistach, playing the character Valentina, for which she was nominated for the Ariel award
Ariel Award
The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...
for Best New Actress. Her biggest role was alongside Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal is a Mexican film actor and director.-Early life:García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Ángel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was...
in El Crimen del Padre Amaro
El crimen del Padre Amaro
El crimen del padre Amaro is a 2002 film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is loosely based on the novel O Crime do Padre Amaro by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz....
(2002) in the role of Amelia, a girl who is impregnated by a Catholic priest and then dies after a backyard abortion.
Career
In 2006, she appeared in Richard LinklaterRichard Linklater
-Early life:Linklater was born in Houston, Texas. He studied at Sam Houston State University and left midway through his stint in college to work on an off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. While working on the rig he read a lot of literature, but on land he developed a love of film through...
's Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation (film)
Fast Food Nation is a 2006 American/British drama film directed by Richard Linklater. The screenplay was written by Linklater and Eric Schlosser, loosely based on the latter's bestselling 2001 non-fiction book of the same name...
as Coco, a Mexican immigrant forced to work in a meatpacking plant. In the same year, she starred in the big-screen movie Alone with Her
Alone with Her
Alone with Her is a 2007 American suspense film directed by Eric Nicholas about a tech-savvy stalker who uses spy cameras to force his way into the life of a young woman.The film tells the story through the lenses of spy cameras.-Plot:...
as the main character. She appeared in other movies such as The Virgin of Juarez, in which she received the award for the Best Supporting Actress at the BendFilm Festival
BendFilm Festival
BendFilm Festival is an Oregon-based annual film festival established in 2004. It focuses on independent films. The BendFilm festival also includes filmmaking lectures and events.-External links:* *...
, and Mujer Albastrina.
In 2007, Talancón mostly spent time filming big screen movies such as Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera is a novel by Nobel Prize winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez first published in the Spanish language during 1985. Alfred A. Knopf published the English translation during 1988...
and El Ultimo Justo, rather than Latin soap operas.
In 2008, she starred in the big-screen movies One Missed Call, which was nominated at the Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
, Arrancame la Vida, and Days of Wrath
Days of Wrath
Days of Wrath is a 2008 drama film starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Laurence Fishburne and Wilmer Valderrama. The film is directed by Celia Fox, and written by Mitchell Kapner and Michael Markee.-Plot:...
, plus a Mexican TV series, Terminales.
Modeling
Talancón has also posed for various lingerie and swimsuit ads such as IntimissimiIntimissimi
Intimissimi is an Italian clothing label started in 1996 that specializes in bras, briefs, lingerie, vests, and pyjamas for women and men. Intimissimi clothes are sold throughout the world: Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, United...
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Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| El juego sin reglas | 1999 | |
| El cometa | 1999 | Valentina |
| El crimen del padre Amaro El crimen del Padre Amaro El crimen del padre Amaro is a 2002 film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is loosely based on the novel O Crime do Padre Amaro by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.... |
2002 | Amelia |
| El umbral | 2003 | Gina |
| Ladies' Night Ladies' Night (film) Ladies' Night is a 2003 Mexican film directed by Gabriela Tagliavini. The film is a romantic comedy about two girls who find love in modern-day Mexico City.- Plot :Alicia is an apparently conservative girl that is about to marry... |
2003 | Alicia |
| Matando Cabos Matando cabos Matando Cabos is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Alejandro Lozano in close partnership with long time friend Tony Dalton. One of the highest anticipated Mexican movies of all time, mainly due to the high budget involved in it and the amount of money put into the action scenes such as the car chase... |
2004 | Paulina Cabos |
| Después de la muerte | 2005 | Cleotilde |
| Sueño Sueño Sueño is a 2005 comedy-drama film directed by Renée Chabria that stars John Leguizamo, Ana Claudia Talancón, and Elizabeth Peña.-Cast:* John Leguizamo - Antonio* Ana Claudia Talancón - Nina* Elizabeth Peña - Mirabela* Nestor Serrano - El Zorro... |
2005 | Nina |
| The Virgin of Juarez | 2006 | Mariela |
| Mujer alabastrina | 2006 | |
| Alone with Her Alone with Her Alone with Her is a 2007 American suspense film directed by Eric Nicholas about a tech-savvy stalker who uses spy cameras to force his way into the life of a young woman.The film tells the story through the lenses of spy cameras.-Plot:... |
2006 | Amy |
| Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation (film) Fast Food Nation is a 2006 American/British drama film directed by Richard Linklater. The screenplay was written by Linklater and Eric Schlosser, loosely based on the latter's bestselling 2001 non-fiction book of the same name... |
2006 | Coco |
| Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera (film) Love in the Time of Cholera is a 2007 film directed by Mike Newell. Based on the novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez, it tells the story of a love triangle between Fermina Daza and her two suitors, Florentino Ariza and Doctor Juvenal Urbino which spans 50 years, from 1880 to... |
2007 | Olimpia Zuleta |
| El último justo | 2007 | Miryam |
| One Missed Call | 2008 | Taylor Anthony |
| Arráncame la Vida | 2008 | Catalina Guzman |
| Days of Wrath Days of Wrath Days of Wrath is a 2008 drama film starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Laurence Fishburne and Wilmer Valderrama. The film is directed by Celia Fox, and written by Mitchell Kapner and Michael Markee.-Plot:... |
2008 | Samantha Rodriguez |
| The Dry Land The Dry Land The Dry Land, or American Tragic, is a drama film, directed and written by Ryan Piers Williams. It opened worldwide on July 30, 2010.-Plot:James returns from Iraq to face a new battle returning to his small-town life in Texas... |
2010 | Adriana |
Television
- Al norte del corazón (1997)
- SeñoraSeñoraSeñora was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and broadcast on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by José Ignacio Cabrujas, Ibsen Martínez , Cristina Policastro , and Eliseo Morales and directed by Luis Alberto Lamata and Aura Guevara...
(1998) - Romántica Obsesión (1999)
- Amor Latino (2000)
- Lo que callamos las mujeresLo que callamos las mujeresLo Que Callamos Las Mujeres , is a Mexican anthology television series which deals with the social problems of Mexican Society. The show started airing on the Mexican television network, Azteca 13 as a way to compete with Canal de las Estrellas' Mujer, casos de la vida real...
(2001) - Vale todo (2002)
- Tiempo Final (2004)
- Terminales (2008)
- DollhouseDollhouse (TV series)Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 13, 2009, on the Fox network and was officially cancelled on November 11, 2009. The final episode aired on January 29, 2010...
(2009) - Soy tu fanSoy tu fanSoy tu fan is a Mexican romantic comedy television series produced by Canana Films, Fox Television Studios and Once TV México, and is an adaptation of the Argentina series of the same name created by Dolores Fonzi and Constanza Novick...
(2010)