Erika Buenfil
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Erika Buenfil is a Mexican
actress best known for her work in telenovelas. Buenfil has also enjoyed minor success as a recording artist.
appearance was in 1977 in Acompañame. More roles followed in "Ambicion", alongside Edith Gonzalez, "Conflictos de un Medico" alongside Victoria Ruffo, "Aprendiendo a Amar" alongside Susana Dosamantes. An outstanding role was Cristina del Junco in the telenovela El derecho de nacer in 1981, which gave Erika international exposure as an upcoming young actress. In 1983 Erika played role of Vicky de Martino in El Maleficio. The success of the novela gave Erika her first starring role in 1985 in Angelica where she played the title character. At this point she became recognizable in Latin America
thanks to her success in novelas and hosting the Mexican show XETU. The following year in 1986 Erika Buenfil starred in El Engaño, alongside Frank Moro, Guillermo Garcia Cantu, and Luz Maria Jerez.
. This was her third starring role and the most memorable. Erika played two characters; Marisela in the first half, and Ana in the second half of the telenovela. Her leading men were Arturo Peniche
and Omar Fierro
. Amor en silencio, produced by Carla Estrada
, became an instant hit due to the cast and the well-written story-line. However, her character was killed in a surprise twist during one episode. The story continued with plot moving 12 years after and emerged with Buenfil reappearring in the story, now playing the teenage daughter of her former murdered character.
Amor en silencio was the most awarded telenovela of the year winning Best Telenovela and Best Actress for Erika Buenfil on 1989's TVyNovela awards
. During this time, Buenfil's popularity had grown and her status as telenovela actress was at its highest, making appearances in many entertainment magazines and on TV shows.
. The telenovela had some success, but after it ended Erika disappeared from the spotlight once again. In 1993, she was being considered for the lead role of Monica in the epic novela Corazón Salvaje
, but the role went to Edith González
. Erika was offered the part of the antagonist
"Aimee," but initially refused it. In 1996, Erika admitted in El Show de Cristina that she refused the role because she wanted to be the star and did not want to accept a secondary role. She said that she changed her mind over the weekend, but when she called the producer Jose Rendón, she was told that the role had already been given to actress Ana Colchero
.
Buenfil began to find it difficult to receive new roles. Among the roles that she coveted was as the protagonist
of Morir Dos Veces, another Jose Rendon production, starring Eduardo Palomo (the male star of Corazon Salvaje). Again, Erika ended up losing a part because Palomo was pushing for his wife actress, the almost unknown Carina Ricco to star in the novela. The novela was an instant flop.
to ask for better treatment at the company. Her voice was heard and producer Juan Osorio
wanted her to star in his upcoming production of Marisol
alongside Eduardo Santamarina, in his first starring role. To the surprise of many, Marisol was a great hit with audiences, thanks to the great chemistry between the lead actors. Marisol was the typical Cinderella
-type story, criticized by many, but that brought much success. The success of the telenovela was such that Buenfil and Santamarina went on a promotional tour of various Latin American countries.
The next year in 1999, Erika found herself headlining the cast of the novela Tres Mujeres, where she shared the lead with Karyme Lozano and Jorge Salinas, in their first starring roles. Even though Televisa placed the novela in a non-prime time slot, Tres Mujeres delivered better than the network's other primetime soaps. The show covered previous taboo issues in Latin American TV, such as homosexuality
and adultery
. The role of Barbara was also the first time Erika played a mature woman who committed infidelity. Due to the success of the novela, the cast of Tres Mujeres was asked to continue working on the novela, even though filming had ended. Eventually the novela lasted over 8 months (whereas most novelas last a little over 4 months).
was also tapped to work on the novela, but controversy started regarding who would carry the first billing and eventually Victoria withdrew from the project. The novela was not very successful in part because of the difficult afternoon schedule and because Televisa did not promote it well, delaying over a year to air it in Mexico.
Asi Son Ellas was Erika Buenfil's most recent leading role in a telenovela. Even though she had first billing in 2004's Corazones al limite, her character was more of a supporting role. This telenovela was memorable because it reunited the Amor en silencio stars as lovers for the first time in 16 years. That same year Erika had a small role in Amarte Es Mi Pecado. In 2006, Erika had an important role as the mother of the heroine in Duelo De Pasiones produced by Marisols producer Juan Osorio, and starring Ludwika Paleta
and Pablo Montero
. In 2008. she joined the cast of another Osorio's telenovela Tormenta en el Paraiso.
and Don Francisco Presenta
, where she talked about the hardships on being a single mother in the TV industry, but she was going through the happiest moment of her life being a mother to her child.
On July 10, 2007, Erika Buenfil's mother Maria Martha died after complications from a rare disease that affected her heart
.
Buenfil revealed that the father of her child is the son of Mexican ex-president Ernesto Zedillo
. When asked how her relationship with the father of her child is, "It does not exist. Doesn't know where he is, he knows nothing," she said.
- Despertar al Amor (Tema de la telenovela "Angelica" 1985)
- Despertar al Amor (Karaoke)
• 2.- Se Busca un Corazón
Producido por Honorio Herrero (1986)
- Ya no te Amo más
- El Amor es un niño pequeño
- Esa Balada de Amor
- Se busca un Corazón
- El Engaño (Tema de la telenovela "El Engaño" 1986)
- Perdóname (Tema de la telenovela "Cicatrices del Alma" 1986)
- Tras de Ti
- Jamas
- Es como un Sueño
- Llorando por El
• 3.- Soy Mujer
Producido por Honorio Herrero (1987)
- Tu Amor a medias no me Interesa
- La Noche no es para Mí
- Crucero Mediterráneo
- Amarte
- Ramito de Violetas
- Pon Otra vez ese Disco
- La Moda Juvenil
- Groenlandia
- Soy Mujer
- Sin Amor
• 4.- Cerca de Ti
Producido por Oscar Athie (1990)
- Vuelve Pronto
- Mi Rey
- Cerca de Ti
- Rayo de Luna
- Bonus Tracks:
- Despertar al Amor (Tema de la telenovela "Angelica" 1985)
- Despertar al Amor (Instrumental)
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
actress best known for her work in telenovelas. Buenfil has also enjoyed minor success as a recording artist.
Early career
Buenfil started her career in showbiz at the age of 12. Her first telenovelaTelenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
appearance was in 1977 in Acompañame. More roles followed in "Ambicion", alongside Edith Gonzalez, "Conflictos de un Medico" alongside Victoria Ruffo, "Aprendiendo a Amar" alongside Susana Dosamantes. An outstanding role was Cristina del Junco in the telenovela El derecho de nacer in 1981, which gave Erika international exposure as an upcoming young actress. In 1983 Erika played role of Vicky de Martino in El Maleficio. The success of the novela gave Erika her first starring role in 1985 in Angelica where she played the title character. At this point she became recognizable in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
thanks to her success in novelas and hosting the Mexican show XETU. The following year in 1986 Erika Buenfil starred in El Engaño, alongside Frank Moro, Guillermo Garcia Cantu, and Luz Maria Jerez.
Amor en silencio
Two years later in 1988, Buenfil appeared in Amor en silencioAmor en silencio
Amor En Silencio is a Mexican telenovela, produced and broadcast byTelevisa in 1989. The telenovela, which starred Erika Buenfil and Omar Fierro in the lead roles, is most remembered for its shocking scene in which the main heroine, Marisela and her fiancé Fernando are shot to death at their...
. This was her third starring role and the most memorable. Erika played two characters; Marisela in the first half, and Ana in the second half of the telenovela. Her leading men were Arturo Peniche
Arturo Peniche
Arturo Peniche is a famous Mexican telenovela actor who became popular in Latin America during the 1990s. He is the brother of actor Flavio Peniche, who appears in the telenovela La Traicion.-Biography:...
and Omar Fierro
Omar Fierro
Omar Fierro is a Mexican television actor and host who has appeared in many soap operas in and outside Mexico, movies and television shows such as "Cada Mañana", "A Ganar con Omar" and the Mexican version of Jeopardy!...
. Amor en silencio, produced by Carla Estrada
Carla Estrada
Carla Estrada is one of the foremost telenovela producers of Latin America.On 2005 the Mexican government decided to place a statue of the producer in one of Mexico City's most important parks and on January, 2007 she appeared on People En Españols list of The 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the...
, became an instant hit due to the cast and the well-written story-line. However, her character was killed in a surprise twist during one episode. The story continued with plot moving 12 years after and emerged with Buenfil reappearring in the story, now playing the teenage daughter of her former murdered character.
Amor en silencio was the most awarded telenovela of the year winning Best Telenovela and Best Actress for Erika Buenfil on 1989's TVyNovela awards
Premios TVyNovelas
The TVyNovelas Awards, also known as the Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNovelas to honour the best Mexican television productions, especially telenovelas. Instituted in 1983, the award ceremony is held in Forum Mundo Imperial in Acapulco...
. During this time, Buenfil's popularity had grown and her status as telenovela actress was at its highest, making appearances in many entertainment magazines and on TV shows.
1990s
After her success with Amor en silencio, Erika Buenfil took a few years off from telenovelas before returning in 1991 in Vida Robada, alongside Sergio Goyri and Cynthia KlitboCynthia Klitbo
Cynthia Klitbo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Mexican cinema.- Biography :Cynthia Klitbo was born in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico, the 11 of March, 1967 to a Danish father and a Mexican Mother. She has previously been married to actors Jorge Antolín and Francisco Gattorno...
. The telenovela had some success, but after it ended Erika disappeared from the spotlight once again. In 1993, she was being considered for the lead role of Monica in the epic novela Corazón Salvaje
Corazón salvaje
Corazón salvaje was a novel written by prolific Mexican writer Caridad Bravo Adams and published in 1957 after it had been adapted to the screen the previous year....
, but the role went to Edith González
Edith González
Edith González Fuentes is a Mexican actress and dancer.- Personal life :González has a daughter, Constanza , whose father is the Mexican politician Santiago Creel. Edith has worked for hispanic television networks, such as, Televisa, Telemundo, and TV Azteca...
. Erika was offered the part of the antagonist
Antagonist
An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...
"Aimee," but initially refused it. In 1996, Erika admitted in El Show de Cristina that she refused the role because she wanted to be the star and did not want to accept a secondary role. She said that she changed her mind over the weekend, but when she called the producer Jose Rendón, she was told that the role had already been given to actress Ana Colchero
Ana Colchero
Ana Colchero Argones is a Mexican actress.She is the daughter of Spanish immigrants, father from Madrid, mother from Barcelona. She is the oldest of four siblings, Fernando, Arantxa and Patricia...
.
Buenfil began to find it difficult to receive new roles. Among the roles that she coveted was as the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
of Morir Dos Veces, another Jose Rendon production, starring Eduardo Palomo (the male star of Corazon Salvaje). Again, Erika ended up losing a part because Palomo was pushing for his wife actress, the almost unknown Carina Ricco to star in the novela. The novela was an instant flop.
Marisol
By the end of 1995, Erika had been absent from the TV screen for over 4 years. However, her fortunes changed for her when she went to TelevisaTelevisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
to ask for better treatment at the company. Her voice was heard and producer Juan Osorio
Juan Osorio
Juan Mauel Osorio is a Mexican telenovela and music producer.-References:...
wanted her to star in his upcoming production of Marisol
Marisol (telenovela)
Marisol was a 1996 Mexican telenovela, starring Erika Buenfil and Eduardo Santamarina with the antagonic role of the star actress Claudia Islas. It was produced by Televisa. This telenovela contained 145 episodes.- Synopsis :...
alongside Eduardo Santamarina, in his first starring role. To the surprise of many, Marisol was a great hit with audiences, thanks to the great chemistry between the lead actors. Marisol was the typical Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
-type story, criticized by many, but that brought much success. The success of the telenovela was such that Buenfil and Santamarina went on a promotional tour of various Latin American countries.
Tres Mujeres
After the success of Marisol, Erika Buenfil did some theater, made a special appearance in her friend Laura Flores' vehicle El Alma No Tiene Color, and was offered various scripts, including starring in 1998's La Usurpadora. She declined and the role went to Venezuelan Gabriela Spanic.The next year in 1999, Erika found herself headlining the cast of the novela Tres Mujeres, where she shared the lead with Karyme Lozano and Jorge Salinas, in their first starring roles. Even though Televisa placed the novela in a non-prime time slot, Tres Mujeres delivered better than the network's other primetime soaps. The show covered previous taboo issues in Latin American TV, such as homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
and adultery
Adultery
Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...
. The role of Barbara was also the first time Erika played a mature woman who committed infidelity. Due to the success of the novela, the cast of Tres Mujeres was asked to continue working on the novela, even though filming had ended. Eventually the novela lasted over 8 months (whereas most novelas last a little over 4 months).
2000s
In 2000 Erika had a special participation in the children novela Carita De Angel. In 2001 Buenfil started working on a new novela, Asi Son Ellas. Originally, Victoria RuffoVictoria Ruffo
Victoria Ruffo is a Mexican actress. Ruffo, the surname she uses professionally, is actually her maternal grandfather's surname.- Biography :...
was also tapped to work on the novela, but controversy started regarding who would carry the first billing and eventually Victoria withdrew from the project. The novela was not very successful in part because of the difficult afternoon schedule and because Televisa did not promote it well, delaying over a year to air it in Mexico.
Asi Son Ellas was Erika Buenfil's most recent leading role in a telenovela. Even though she had first billing in 2004's Corazones al limite, her character was more of a supporting role. This telenovela was memorable because it reunited the Amor en silencio stars as lovers for the first time in 16 years. That same year Erika had a small role in Amarte Es Mi Pecado. In 2006, Erika had an important role as the mother of the heroine in Duelo De Pasiones produced by Marisols producer Juan Osorio, and starring Ludwika Paleta
Ludwika Paleta
Ludwika Paleta is a Polish-Mexican actress. She is the daughter of musician Zbigniew Paleta and Barbara Paciorek Paleta, and the sister of actress Dominika Paleta.-Early Life and Career:...
and Pablo Montero
Pablo Montero
Pablo Montero is a popular Mexican singer and actor.- Personal life :Montero was born Oscar Daniel Hernández Rodríguez in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico.From about 2000 to 2003, Montero had a relationship with Aracely Arámbula....
. In 2008. she joined the cast of another Osorio's telenovela Tormenta en el Paraiso.
Personal life
In 2005. Erika became a mother, having given birth to Nicolás De Jesús. Controversy followed when the press pressured Erika to mention the name of the child's father, which Erika refused. She appeared in many TV shows such as CristinaCristina
Cristina may refer to:* Cristina, a municipality in the Spanish province of Badajoz* Cristina , a municipality in Brazil* Cristina * Cristina, a genus of harvestmen , eight-legged invertebrate animals...
and Don Francisco Presenta
Don Francisco Presenta
Don Francisco Presenta is a Spanish-language talk/reality show produced by Univision, and is hosted by Don Francisco. Univision originally aired Don Francisco Presenta on Wednesday nights at 10pm central, from October 11, 2001 to November 3, 2010. Since November 10, 2010, it is seen Monday nights...
, where she talked about the hardships on being a single mother in the TV industry, but she was going through the happiest moment of her life being a mother to her child.
On July 10, 2007, Erika Buenfil's mother Maria Martha died after complications from a rare disease that affected her heart
Heart
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
.
Buenfil revealed that the father of her child is the son of Mexican ex-president Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León is a Mexican economist and politician. He served as President of Mexico from December 1, 1994 to November 30, 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party...
. When asked how her relationship with the father of her child is, "It does not exist. Doesn't know where he is, he knows nothing," she said.
Telenovelas
- Triunfo del Amor as Antonieta (2010)
- Mar de AmorMar de amor__FORCETOC__Mar de Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux and stars Zuria Vega and Mario Cimarro and antagonistic Ninel Conde, Marcelo Córdoba and Manuel Landeta....
as Casilda (2009) - Mañana Es Para Siempre as Monserrat Rivera de Elizalde (2008) dies
- Tormenta en el ParaisoTormenta en el paraíso__FORCETOC__ Tormenta en el Paraíso is a telenovela that was made by Televisa. This telenovela has a blend of new talents and with figures of extense experience in the television, and it began filming scenes in locations in the states of Quintana Roo and Veracruz on September 20, 2007...
as Patsy (2008) Villain - Amor sin MaquillajeAmor sin MaquillajeAmor sin Maquillaje ' is a mini novela that was shown in 2007. It is a production of Rosy Ocampo, who also produced La Fea Mas Bella. The stars are Sergio Goyri and Marlene Favela; and the novela marks the return of the famous actress Lucía Méndez to Televisa after a 17 year absence...
as herself (2007) - Duelo de pasionesDuelo de PasionesDuelo de Pasiones ' was a Mexican telenovela. It premiered in 2006 in Mexico and in the USA on January 15, taking the place of Heridas de Amor at 7PM/6C...
as Soledad Montellano (2006) - Corazones al limiteCorazones al límite-Plot:Corazones al límite was a Mexican telenovela about a teenage girl named Diana who was emotionally neglected from her parents, and felt unwanted. After being expelled from her boarding school in Switzerland, Diana goes back to live with her parents...
as Pilar De La Reguera (2004) - Amarte es mi pecadoAmarte es mi pecadoAmarte es mi Pecado' is a Mexican telenovela that was transmitted in the year 2004. It is a production of Ernesto Alonso and the protagonists are Yadhira Carrillo, Alessandra Rosaldo and Sergio Sendel.- Plot :...
as Gisela Lopez Monfort (2004) Villain - Así son ellas as Dalia Marcelin (2002) Dies
- Carita de ángelCarita de ÁngelCarita de Angel was a child telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 2000 produced by Nicandro Díaz. It is a remake of the telenovela Papa Corazon, which also was adapted for World toy. It starred Lisette Morelos Miguel de León and stellar participation Daniela Aedo as Dulce Maria...
as Policarpia Zambrano (2000) - Tres mujeresTres mujeresTres Mujeres is a Mexican Telenovela produced by Roberto Hernandez. It came out in 1999. Its starring Karyme Lozano, Jorge Salinas, Erika Buenfil, and Norma Herrera. When it came out it was such a Success that they added 3x the Normal Amount of Chapters. There are 275 Chapter when there is Normally...
as Barbara Uriarte Espinosa (1999) Dies - El Alma no tiene color as Diana Alcantara (1997)
- MarisolMarisol (telenovela)Marisol was a 1996 Mexican telenovela, starring Erika Buenfil and Eduardo Santamarina with the antagonic role of the star actress Claudia Islas. It was produced by Televisa. This telenovela contained 145 episodes.- Synopsis :...
as Marisol Garces del Valle/ Veronica Soriano (1996) - Vida robada as Leticia/Gabriela (1991)
- Amor en silencioAmor en silencioAmor En Silencio is a Mexican telenovela, produced and broadcast byTelevisa in 1989. The telenovela, which starred Erika Buenfil and Omar Fierro in the lead roles, is most remembered for its shocking scene in which the main heroine, Marisela and her fiancé Fernando are shot to death at their...
as Marisela/Ana (1988) - El Engaño as Marcela (1986)
- AngelicaAngelicaAngelica is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far North as Iceland and Lapland...
as Angelica (1985) - El Maleficio as Vicky de Martino (1983)
- El derecho de nacer as Cristina del Junco (1981)
- AmbiciónAmbiciónAmbición is a 1939 Argentine film directed by Adelqui Migliar and written by José B. Cairola. The film starred Floren Delbene and Fanny Navarro...
(1980) - Aprendiendo a amar as Natalia Peñaralda (1980)
- Conflictos de un medico (1980)
- Añoranza (1979)
- AcompáñameAcompáñameAcompáñame is a studio album by Mexican pop singers Yuri and Mijares. Released on April 25, 2006, the idea to record together came after both had previously performed at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. The album consisted mostly of some of the most beloved Spanish love songs from the 80s...
(1977)
Movies
- Ladrones de tumbas as Rebeca de la Huerta (1990)
- El profugo (1989)
- Cementerio del terror as Leena (1985)
TV shows
- Mujer, casos de la vida realMujer, casos de la vida realMujer, casos de la vida real is a television show produced by Hispanic television Televisa for Canal de las Estrellas. The show first aired after the Mexican earthquake of 1985 as a method to assist victims of the natural disaster...
(1995;2003) - La hora pico (2003)
- Premios Tv y Novelas" (1996) conducción al lado de Eduardo SantamarinaEduardo SantamarinaEduardo Santamarina is a Mexican film, theater, and television actor.- Acting career :Santamarina took acting classes at the Centro de Educación Artística in Mexico City from 1989–1991. He made his acting debut in 1992 on the set of the telenovela De Frente al Sol, produced by Carla Estrada...
(Mayo 1996) - Xe-Tu (1984)
- La hora de Teresita as Leticia/Gabriela (1977)
Álbumes
• 1.- Despertar al Amor- Despertar al Amor (Tema de la telenovela "Angelica" 1985)
- Despertar al Amor (Karaoke)
• 2.- Se Busca un Corazón
Producido por Honorio Herrero (1986)
- Ya no te Amo más
- El Amor es un niño pequeño
- Esa Balada de Amor
- Se busca un Corazón
- El Engaño (Tema de la telenovela "El Engaño" 1986)
- Perdóname (Tema de la telenovela "Cicatrices del Alma" 1986)
- Tras de Ti
- Jamas
- Es como un Sueño
- Llorando por El
• 3.- Soy Mujer
Producido por Honorio Herrero (1987)
- Tu Amor a medias no me Interesa
- La Noche no es para Mí
- Crucero Mediterráneo
- Amarte
- Ramito de Violetas
- Pon Otra vez ese Disco
- La Moda Juvenil
- Groenlandia
- Soy Mujer
- Sin Amor
• 4.- Cerca de Ti
Producido por Oscar Athie (1990)
- Vuelve Pronto
- Mi Rey
- Cerca de Ti
- Rayo de Luna
- Bonus Tracks:
- Despertar al Amor (Tema de la telenovela "Angelica" 1985)
- Despertar al Amor (Instrumental)
External links
- Erika Buenfil at the telenovela database
- Erika Buenfil at esmas.comEsmas.comesmas.com is the portal of Televisa, the largest Mexican television network and the world's largest producer of Spanish language media....