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Teresa Ruiz (actress)
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Teresa Ruiz [teˈreˈsa ruˈis], born December 21, 1986, is a Mexican
actress who has appeared in several Mexican films.
. In 1999 Teresa Ruiz lived in Ciudad Juárez
, Chihuahua and became an active member of Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa A.C.
("May our Daughters Return Home, Civil Association") a non profit organization composed of mothers, family members, and friends of victims of the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez
.
In 2003 she was part of Margaret's Birthdate Wish presented at The International Theater Festival in Edinburgh Scotland as well as Agnes of God by John Pielmeir.
In 2008 she presented "Frida" a "The New LATC" and at the International Cadiz Theater Festival in Spain, in Mexico City she was in "Carmen" Georges Bizet, at the Teatro Fru Fru.
In Film Ruiz starred in Bienvenido Paisano a film that won great success among the Latin American community residing in the US, she appeared in the movie Bordertown starring Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas
Her work includes Round Trip by Mexican director Gerardo Tort, for which she won several best actress awards such as the International Film Festival Guadalajara's "Silver Mayahuel" and the also the Prix d'interprétation féminine at the International Festival of Amiens in France. Ruiz also stars in Carlos Bolado's "Tlatelolco" and the remake of Marcelino Pan y Vino.
Is an Executive Partner of the production company Machete winner Camera DÒr at the 63 Cannes film festival.
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 who has appeared in several Mexican films.
Early life
Teresa Ruiz was born in OaxacaOaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
. In 1999 Teresa Ruiz lived in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
, Chihuahua and became an active member of Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa A.C.
Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa A.C.
Nuestras Hijas de Regreso a Casa A.C. is a non profit organization composed of mothers, family members, and friends of victims of the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez. The mothers claim that their cases have gone unsolved in some cases for over 12 years...
("May our Daughters Return Home, Civil Association") a non profit organization composed of mothers, family members, and friends of victims of the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez
Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez
The phenomenon of the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, called in Spanish the feminicidios and las muertas de Juárez , involves the violent deaths of hundreds of women since 1993 in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, a border city across the Rio Grande from the U.S. city of El...
.
Career
Ruiz studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Acting and subsequently at the Odin Teatret house of the International School of Theatre Anthropology founded by Eugenio Barba, who was a disciple of Jerzy Grotowski.In 2003 she was part of Margaret's Birthdate Wish presented at The International Theater Festival in Edinburgh Scotland as well as Agnes of God by John Pielmeir.
In 2008 she presented "Frida" a "The New LATC" and at the International Cadiz Theater Festival in Spain, in Mexico City she was in "Carmen" Georges Bizet, at the Teatro Fru Fru.
In Film Ruiz starred in Bienvenido Paisano a film that won great success among the Latin American community residing in the US, she appeared in the movie Bordertown starring Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas
Her work includes Round Trip by Mexican director Gerardo Tort, for which she won several best actress awards such as the International Film Festival Guadalajara's "Silver Mayahuel" and the also the Prix d'interprétation féminine at the International Festival of Amiens in France. Ruiz also stars in Carlos Bolado's "Tlatelolco" and the remake of Marcelino Pan y Vino.
Is an Executive Partner of the production company Machete winner Camera DÒr at the 63 Cannes film festival.
Controversial Films
Has movies where nudity or explicit sex scenes take great part such as Leap Year, for which she is a producer. It also occurs in a scene of Roundtrip where she has a partially erotic scene with a woman, apart from a scene where she kisses Cassandra Ciangherotti.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Larga Espera | Hanna | Directed by Eduardo Zerov & Mariano Bouchot' |
| 2007 | La vida Inmune | Produced by Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos was founded in 1963 as part of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. It was influenced by the Nouvelle Vague and by the First Contest of Experimental Film organized in Mexico that year.... ' |
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| 2006 | Bienvenido Paisano | Piffany | |
| 2008 | Bordertown | Cecilia Rojas | Directed byr Gregory Nava Gregory Nava Gregory Nava is a film director, producer and screenplay writer, of Mexican and Basque heritage.-Education:... |
| 2010 | Viaje Redondo | Lucia | Producida por Carlos Reygadas Carlos Reygadas Carlos Reygadas is a Mexican filmmaker known for his three films Batalla en el Cielo, Japón and Silent Light . After Batalla en el Cielo, he was known for his raw depiction of sex in his films and the use of old or ugly-seeming characters... Directed by Gerardo Tort |
| 2010 | Tlatelolco Tlatelolco Tlatelolco may refer to:*Tlatelolco , a pre-Columbian Aztec citystate*Tlatelolco , an archaeological site in Mexico City, location of the Aztec citystate*Tlatelolco , an area within modern Mexico City... |
Producida por Fernando Sariñana Directed by Carlos Bolado Carlos Bolado Carlos Bolado is a Mexican filmmaker.He studied cinematography and sociology both in the same university, the UNAM. He has worked as a soundman and editor on several films. After making several short films, he ventured into the genre of film features with the film Baja California: The Limit of Time... |
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| 2010 | Marcelino Pan y Vino Marcelino Pan y Vino Marcelino Pan Y Vino is a 1955 Spanish film. It was a success, and other countries have produced versions of it. The 1955 film was written by José María Sánchez Silva, who based it on his novel, and directed by Ladislao Vajda... |
Cruz | Directed by Jose Luis Gutierrez |
| 2010 | Las Mujeres de Pancho Villa | Manuela Casas |
As Producer
- Año Bisiesto de Michael Rowe
- Nos Vemos Papa de Lucia Carreras
Guadalajara International Film Festival
| Año | Categoría | Película | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mayahuel de Plata | Viaje Redondo | |
Amiens International Film Festival in France
| Año | Categoría | Película | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Prix d’interprétation féminine | Viaje Redondo | |
Colombia International Film Festival
| Año | Categoría | Película | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mejor Actriz | Viaje Redondo | |
Mexico's Academy Award, Ariel
| Año | Categoría | Película | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mejor Actriz | Viaje Redondo | |
Cannes Film Festival
| Año | Categoría | Película | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best First Film | Leap Year by Michael Rowe | |
TV
- Cuna de LobosCuna de lobosCuna de lobos is a Mexican soap opera produced by Televisa and broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas in 1986 to 1987. The serial, about the struggle for power within a wealthy Mexican dynasty, was enormously popular in its native Mexico...
(2010) - Bienes Raices (2010)
- RebeldeRebeldeRebelde was a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of a famous Argentine series Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode airing in...
(2004–2006)
Theater
- Margarita's Birthday Wish (2003)
- Agnes of GodAgnes of GodAgnes of God is a play by John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virgin conception. A psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation...
(2004) - CarmenCarmenCarmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself possibly influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin...
(2005) - Cada quien su Frida (2007)
YOUTUBE
- FICG XXIV, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9_-ImMkdnU
- FICG XXIV 2009, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyV4NmiaPWY&feature=related
- 2009 Sundance Film Festival Red Carpet Interviews Sin Nombre, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijdja_sFZVY&feature=related
- Bienvenido Paisano, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSeN29g3X6Y
- Bordertown Movie, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMITGqjfrg&feature=related
- Agnes of GodAgnes of GodAgnes of God is a play by John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virgin conception. A psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation...
, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtbV7x59h_E&feature=related - Artist for Amnesty, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTw9vrNhusU&feature=related
- Frida Khalo "Cada Quien", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5GJgC6diMc&feature=related
- Sentimientos en Común, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vefLLj1oK6c&feature=related
- ESCENA de Cada quien su Frida, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go8sjKJ2PKE&feature=related
External links
- Teresa Ruiz en Twitter
- Teresa Ruiz at Viaje Redondo Official Website
- http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3639782&id=501276244#/profile.php?id=601272526&ref=search&sid=510217212.484878600..1 at Facebook
- Teresa Ruiz at Official Web Site
- http://www.marcelinopanyvinolapelicula.com at Marcelino Pan y Vino Official Web Site