Martha Higareda
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Martha Elba Higareda Cervantes (born August 24, 1983) is a Mexican actress.
Higareda was born in Villahermosa
, Tabasco
, the daughter of actress Martha Cervantes and artist Jose Luis Higareda, and sister of the actress Miriam Higareda
. Her debut was participating in various plays like Bang, Don Juan Tenorio, La Fonda de las Siete Cabrillas, La Casa de Té en la Luna de Agosto, Mujercitas, Muerte Que Te Quiero Muerte, La Corbata, Flores Para Chava Flores and Niñas Mal. She also appeared in diverse advertising campaigns and video clips. It is not until 1999, when she receives her first professional debut as a show hostess in Disney Channel
’s "Zapping Zone". After that she also appeared in other Mexican soaps like Carita de Ángel
and "Cara o Cruz."
In 2002, Higareda finally appeared in her first movie as a protagonist. The movie "Amarte Duele
", directed by Fernando Sariñana, in which she shares credits with Luis Fernando Peña and Alfonso Herrera
. A year after, she debut as a protagonist in the Mexican soap opera, "Enamórate", TV Azteca
Mexican TV chain, next to Yahir, where she also shared credits with Martha Cristiana, Fernando Sarfati, and Amara Villafuerte. In 2004, she participates in another protagonist for “Las Juanas” another of TV Azteca’s soap opera.
In 2005, Higareda returned with the movie "Siete Días", next to Jaime Camil
, in which she interprets a girl whose dream is to make U2
come to the city of Monterrey
, in less than a week. She also appeared in the Mexican movie, “Fuera del Cielo
” which was first named "El Malboro y el Cucú". In 2007, she came with her latest production "Niñas Mal", directed by Fernando Sariñana where she shared credits with Camila Sodi
and Ximena Sariñana
. She also finished the production of a movie named "Borderland
" where she shares credits with Brian Presley
and Beto Cuevas
. In 2008, she appeared in the film Street Kings, sharing credits with Keanu Reeves
, Hugh Laurie
, and Forest Whitaker
.
In 2010, she appeared in the prequel to the crime/action film Smokin Aces, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
, as a deadly female assassin with poisonous lips.
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 2002 || Amarte Duele
|| Renata ||
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| 2003 || El Sueño de Elias || Maria, age 18 ||
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| 2003 || Casa de los Babys || Celia ||
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| 2003 || Mujer Dormida || Mariana || Short Film
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| 2004 || Al Otro Lado || Erendira ||
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| 2004 || Volver, Volver || Monica || Short Film
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| 2005 || 7 Días || Gloria ||
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| 2006 || Sexo, Amor y Otras Perversiones || María ||
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| 2006 || Fuera del Cielo || Elisa ||
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| 2006 || Así del precipicio || Cristina ||
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| 2007 || Borderland
|| Valeria ||
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| 2007 || Niñas Mal || Adela León ||
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| 2007 || La leyenda de la Nahuala || Xochitl (voice)||
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| 2007 || Hasta el viento tiene miedo
|| Claudia ||
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| 2008 || Skip Tracer || Jennifer Orellana || TV Movie
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| 2008 || All Inclusive || Camila ||
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| 2008 || Street Kings || Grace Garcia ||
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| 2010 || Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
|| Ariella Martinez ||
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| 2010 || Los Dos Perez || || Short Film
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| 2010 || Sin Memoria || Monica ||
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| 2010 || Lluvia de Ideas || ||
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| 2010 || Lies in Plain Sight || Sofia Delgado || TV Movie
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| 2010 || Te Presento a Laura || Laura ||
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| 2011 || Stiff || Luisa Romero || CSI: Miami
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| 2011 || Mariachi Gringo || Lilia || Post-Production
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| 2011 || Malaventura || Mitzy || Post-Production
|-
Higareda was born in Villahermosa
Villahermosa
Like most of the Tabasco, Villahermosa has a tropical climate. The city specifically features a tropical monsoon climate. Temperatures during spring and summer seasons reach upwards of 40°C , with humidity levels hovering around 30% during the same period...
, Tabasco
Tabasco
Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....
, the daughter of actress Martha Cervantes and artist Jose Luis Higareda, and sister of the actress Miriam Higareda
Miriam Higareda
Miriam Higareda is a Mexican actress. She is the sister of actress Martha Higareda.- Telenovelas :* Emperatriz ... Elena Mendoza del Real* Te presento a Laura * Mujer Comprada * Cambio de Vida * Se busca un hombre...
. Her debut was participating in various plays like Bang, Don Juan Tenorio, La Fonda de las Siete Cabrillas, La Casa de Té en la Luna de Agosto, Mujercitas, Muerte Que Te Quiero Muerte, La Corbata, Flores Para Chava Flores and Niñas Mal. She also appeared in diverse advertising campaigns and video clips. It is not until 1999, when she receives her first professional debut as a show hostess in Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
’s "Zapping Zone". After that she also appeared in other Mexican soaps like Carita de Ángel
Carita de Ángel
Carita 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...
and "Cara o Cruz."
In 2002, Higareda finally appeared in her first movie as a protagonist. The movie "Amarte Duele
Amar te duele
Amar te duele is a 2002 dramatic film written by Carolina Rivera and directed by Fernando Sariñana. It is based on the classic play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. In the story, both families hate each other because they belong to different social classes...
", directed by Fernando Sariñana, in which she shares credits with Luis Fernando Peña and Alfonso Herrera
Alfonso Herrera
Alfonso "Poncho" Herrera is a Mexican actor and ex-member of the music group RBD.-Biography:...
. A year after, she debut as a protagonist in the Mexican soap opera, "Enamórate", TV Azteca
TV Azteca
Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...
Mexican TV chain, next to Yahir, where she also shared credits with Martha Cristiana, Fernando Sarfati, and Amara Villafuerte. In 2004, she participates in another protagonist for “Las Juanas” another of TV Azteca’s soap opera.
In 2005, Higareda returned with the movie "Siete Días", next to Jaime Camil
Jaime Camil
Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldaña da Gama is a Mexican actor, singer and host.-Biography:Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Camil is the son of Jaime Camil Garza, a very successful Mexican businessman, and Cecilia Saldaña Da Gama, a Brazilian singer...
, in which she interprets a girl whose dream is to make U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
come to the city of Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, in less than a week. She also appeared in the Mexican movie, “Fuera del Cielo
Fuera del cielo
Fuera del cielo is a Mexican film that debuted in theaters on January 12, 2007. It was distributed in the United States by Lionsgate Films...
” which was first named "El Malboro y el Cucú". In 2007, she came with her latest production "Niñas Mal", directed by Fernando Sariñana where she shared credits with Camila Sodi
Camila Sodi
Camila González Sodi is a Mexican actress and model. She is the niece of actress and singer Thalía and part of the Sodi family.- Biography :...
and Ximena Sariñana
Ximena Sariñana
Ximena Sariñana Rivera is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actress. Sariñana's musical career was launched in 2008 with the release of her first studio album Mediocre, an adult contemporary pop-rock/vocal jazz album that has been critically acclaimed and nominated for various awards, including two...
. She also finished the production of a movie named "Borderland
Borderland (film)
Borderland is a 2007 horror film written and directed by Zev Berman. It is released as one of the 8 Films to Die For at Horrorfest 2007. It is very loosely based on the true story of Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, the leader of a religious cult that practiced human sacrifice...
" where she shares credits with Brian Presley
Brian Presley
Brian Joshua Presley is an American actor.Presley started his career with a handful of guest appearances on television shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210, Any Day Now, and 7th Heaven....
and Beto Cuevas
Beto Cuevas
Luis Alberto "Beto" Cuevas Olmedo is the former lead singer of the now-defunct Chilean rock band, La Ley. He grew up in Montréal, Quebec, and is fluent in French, English, and Spanish. He was born in Santiago, Chile, and now resides in Los Angeles and is pursuing a solo career.-Biography:His...
. In 2008, she appeared in the film Street Kings, sharing credits with Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix...
, Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE , better known as Hugh Laurie , is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director...
, and Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television...
.
In 2010, she appeared in the prequel to the crime/action film Smokin Aces, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball is an action crime film directed by P.J. Pesce and starring Tom Berenger, Vinnie Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Autumn Reeser and Ernie Hudson. The film is a prequel to Joe Carnahan's 2007 film Smokin' Aces. The film centers on an FBI desk jockey who is targeted for murder...
, as a deadly female assassin with poisonous lips.
Filmography
{| class="wikitable"|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2002 || Amarte Duele
Amar te duele
Amar te duele is a 2002 dramatic film written by Carolina Rivera and directed by Fernando Sariñana. It is based on the classic play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. In the story, both families hate each other because they belong to different social classes...
|| Renata ||
|-
| 2003 || El Sueño de Elias || Maria, age 18 ||
|-
| 2003 || Casa de los Babys || Celia ||
|-
| 2003 || Mujer Dormida || Mariana || Short Film
|-
| 2004 || Al Otro Lado || Erendira ||
|-
| 2004 || Volver, Volver || Monica || Short Film
|-
| 2005 || 7 Días || Gloria ||
|-
| 2006 || Sexo, Amor y Otras Perversiones || María ||
|-
| 2006 || Fuera del Cielo || Elisa ||
|-
| 2006 || Así del precipicio || Cristina ||
|-
| 2007 || Borderland
Borderland (film)
Borderland is a 2007 horror film written and directed by Zev Berman. It is released as one of the 8 Films to Die For at Horrorfest 2007. It is very loosely based on the true story of Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo, the leader of a religious cult that practiced human sacrifice...
|| Valeria ||
|-
| 2007 || Niñas Mal || Adela León ||
|-
| 2007 || La leyenda de la Nahuala || Xochitl (voice)||
|-
| 2007 || Hasta el viento tiene miedo
Hasta el viento tiene miedo
Hasta el viento tiene miedo is a 1968 Mexican horror film, written and directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada. The film is about a ghost seeking revenge at an all-girls school...
|| Claudia ||
|-
| 2008 || Skip Tracer || Jennifer Orellana || TV Movie
|-
| 2008 || All Inclusive || Camila ||
|-
| 2008 || Street Kings || Grace Garcia ||
|-
| 2010 || Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball is an action crime film directed by P.J. Pesce and starring Tom Berenger, Vinnie Jones, Tommy Flanagan, Autumn Reeser and Ernie Hudson. The film is a prequel to Joe Carnahan's 2007 film Smokin' Aces. The film centers on an FBI desk jockey who is targeted for murder...
|| Ariella Martinez ||
|-
| 2010 || Los Dos Perez || || Short Film
|-
| 2010 || Sin Memoria || Monica ||
|-
| 2010 || Lluvia de Ideas || ||
|-
| 2010 || Lies in Plain Sight || Sofia Delgado || TV Movie
|-
| 2010 || Te Presento a Laura || Laura ||
|-
| 2011 || Stiff || Luisa Romero || CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
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| 2011 || Mariachi Gringo || Lilia || Post-Production
|-
| 2011 || Malaventura || Mitzy || Post-Production
|-