Ana de la Reguera

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Ana de la Reguera
Reguera in 2017
Born
Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera

(1977-04-08) 8 April 1977 (age 46)
Veracruz, Mexico
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈana ðe la reˈɣeɾa]; born 8 April 1977) is a Mexican[1] actress. She has starred in telenovelas, films, the HBO television series Eastbound & Down and Capadocia, the Amazon television series Goliath, and the 2006 comedy Nacho Libre.

Early life

Reguera was born in Veracruz, Mexico. Her mother, Nena de la Reguera, was a Miss Veracruz who became a journalist and television personality.[2] Reguera began taking classes in classic ballet and later began performance arts studies at Instituto Veracruzano de la Cultura. She left Veracruz to study at Televisa's CEA, and later studied with Juan Carlos Corazza in Spain and then in Los Angeles with Aaron Spicer, Lisa Robertson, and Joan Scheckel.

Acting career

Telenovelas

Reguera's acting career began with her role in the telenovela Azul (1996) followed by Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997), with Verónica Castro, for which she received the Heraldo award for best female acting, and Desencuentro which was her third telenovela under the direction of Ernesto Alonso.

Tentaciones (1998) marked her beginning with the production company Argos Comunicación. She was immediately offered a role in Tentaciones and Todo por amor, for which she received the Palmas de or award.

Cara o Cruz was the first telenovela to be co-producted between Argos Comunicación and Telemundo. Reguera played María Salome in the telenovela Gitanas.

Television

Ana de la Reguera at the Fenix Awards ceremony in Mexico City on October 30, 2014

In 2014, Reguera was cast in the Netflix crime drama Narcos as Elisa.[3]

Reguera played the role of Lorena Guerra in the HBO series Capadocia. It ran for three seasons, beginning in 2008. The series received good reviews[4] and awards.[5]

Other television credits include Eastbound & Down,[6] Twin Peaks,[7] Power,[8] From Dusk Till Dawn[9] and The Blacklist.[10]

Reguera played the role of Marisol Silva in season 2 of Goliath as part of the main cast, and in season 3 as a recurring character.[11][12] Season 2 aired in 2018 on Amazon Prime, while season 3 aired in 2019 on the same service.

Theater

Reguera participated in El Cartero, directed by Raúl Quintanilla, for which she received two awards from the Mexican Association of Theatre Journalists. She then played Desdemona in Othello and Danna in the play Nadando con Tiburones,[13] alongside Demián Bichir and Alfonso Herrera.

Film

Her introduction to film was in Por la libre. Later she appeared in Ladies Night alongside Ana Claudia Talancón, for which she received an MTV Movie Award for 'Favorite Actress'. At the 40th Diosas de Plata Awards of the Mexican Cinema, she received the Dolores del Rio award. In 2005 she played the starring role in Gitanas which aired on Telemundo.

She is known for her role as Sister Encarnación in Nacho Libre.[14] She played Sam Rockwell's wife Maria in Cowboys & Aliens.

She won a CANCACINE and Imagen Award for her role in Backyard, a 2009 Mexican crime film directed by directed by Carlos Carrera which was Mexican Choice for foreign film at the Oscars.

In 2010, she played the historical Josefa Quintana, a mistress of Mexican Independence War hero Miguel Hidalgo, played by Demián Bichir, in the film Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada.

Reguera played Carla in MGM's teen romance Everything, Everything.[15]

She also appeared in Zack Snyder's film Army of the Dead and later also starred in The Forever Purge.

Other ventures

In 2006, Reguera hosted the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America. She also co-hosted the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards alongside Carlos Rivera.

Reguera has been the face of CoverGirl, to be one of the company's official faces.[2]

Charity

In September 2010, Ana De La Reguera founded VeraCruzANA, a civil association.[16] VeraCruzANA supports the underprivileged community in Veracruz, Mexico. It seeks to generate employment by promoting projects and programs that contribute to the development of community.

In 2017, Ana De La Reguera served as chair of the ONE Children's Foundation, a 501 C3 non-profit organization founded by Claudia Pinto in the city of Los Angeles, which gave birth to Los Angeles en Mexico, a movement created by herself, Karla Souza, Kate del Castillo and Olga Segura, after the earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19, 2017.[17][18]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Por la libre María
2002 Un secreto de Esperanza Lety
2003 Ladies' Night Ana
2006 El Caco
2006 Nacho Libre Sister Encarnación
2006 Así del precipicio Lucía
2007 Sultanes del Sur Mónica Silvari
2008 Paraiso Travel Milagros
2009 Empire State Ellen Cochrane
2009 Backyard Blanca
2010 Cop Out Gabriela
2010 Di Di Hollywood Rita Marlow
2010 Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada Josefa Quintana
2011 Cowboys & Aliens Maria
2014 Jessabelle Rosaura
2014 The Book of Life Carmen Sánchez Voice
2015 Las Aparicio Alma
2017 Everything, Everything Carla
2018 Collisions Yoana
2021 Army of the Dead Maria Cruz
2021 The Forever Purge Adela
2021 The King of All the World Sara
2022 Army of Thieves Maria Cruz Uncredited
2023 ¡Que viva México! Maria "Mari" Elena Reyes

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Azul Cecilia
1997 Pueblo chico, infierno grande Priscila
1997–1998 Desencuentro Beatriz
1998 Tentaciones Fernanda Segovia
2000–2001 Todo por amor Lucía
2001 Cara o cruz Mariana Medina / Aída
2002 Por tí María Aldana / Isabel Miranda
2003 Como Pedro por su casa Astrid
2003 Luciana y Nicolás Luciana
2004 Gitanas María Salomé
2008–2012 Capadocia Lorena Guerra
2009 Empire State Ellen Cochrane Pilot
2010 Eastbound & Down Vida
2010 Royal Pains Carmen
2014 Anger Management Livi
2015 The Blacklist Vanessa Cruz Episode 2.18, "Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)"
2015 Narcos Elisa Alvaro
2016 Drunk History: El Lado Borroso De La Historia Amada Diaz
2016 Jane the Virgin Paola
2016 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series Venganza Vordugo
2017–2019 Power Alicia Jimenez
2017 Twin Peaks Natalie
2018–2021 Goliath Marisol Silva
2020 Ana Ana
TBA Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas Maria Cruz

References

  1. ^ Reed Johnson (25 February 2007). "Latinos are ready for their Kodak moments". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Ana de la Reguera, Conquering Hollywood Archived 2013-01-22 at archive.today. Exploretaca.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.
  3. ^ "Cynthia Stevenson Joins 'Your Family Or Mine'; Ana De La Reguera In 'Narcos'". Deadline.com. 9 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ Johnson, Reed (17 September 2008). "Captive women, free of cliches". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Capadocia". IMDb.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ^ 'Eastbound & Down' Heads to Mexico For Season 2, Taps New Regulars Archived 7 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Deadline.com (April 2010). Retrieved on 2012-06-02.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (19 March 2016). "'Twin Peaks': Ana De La Reguera & Hugh Dillon Join Showtime Revival". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  8. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (1 March 2017). "Ana De La Reguera Joins Season 4 of 'Power' on Starz (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (26 April 2016). "'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series': Ana de la Reguera, Tom Savini & Marko Zaror Join Cast". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  10. ^ "'The Blacklist' Casting News: Mexican Actress Ana De La Reguera Joins NBC Show [PHOTO]". Latin Times. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Ana de la Reguera: Marisol Silva". IMDb.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Ana de la Reguera". rottentomatoes.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Ana de la Reguera y Demián Bichir presentan Nadando con tiburones - La Crónica de Hoy". Cronica.com.mx. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  14. ^ Carina Chocano (16 June 2006). "Nacho Libre". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  15. ^ McNary, Dave (29 August 2016). "Ana De La Reguera Joining 'Everything Everything' Movie". Variety.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  16. ^ "VERACRUZ ANA". VERACRUZ ANA. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Los Ángeles en México". Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Strong earthquake shakes Mexico, killing more than 200 people - the Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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