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Kika Edgar | |
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Born | Sandra Erika Edgar Garza 9 January 1985 |
Occupation(s) | Actress and Singer |
Kika Edgar (born January 9, 1985) is a Mexican actress and singer. [1]
Sandra Erika Edgar Garza was born in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. [2] Beginning her career primarily in theater and musicals, she has become well known in Mexico, starring in telenovelas such as Amor Real and Contra Viento y Marea . She began her singing career in 2006 after her appearance in the Mexican reality show Cantando por un Sueño . Since then, Kika has released eight solo albums, and has been called La Nueva Gran Intérprete de México ("The New Great Performer of Mexico").[ citation needed ]
Edgar began her career by studying acting and singing at the Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa (CEA). She specialized in ballet dancing, as she aspired to become a professional artist. She gave birth to a child in May 2009; she did not indicate the identity of the father. [3]
2023 | Pacto de Silencio | Irene Bustamante | Main |
2022 | La Reina del Sur 3 | Genoveva Alcalá | Supporting Role |
2020 | La Doña 2 | Romelia Vega | Main Antagonist |
2019 | La Reina del Sur 2 | Genoveva Alcalá | Supporting Role |
2017 | Nada personal | Claudia Campos | Co-Protagonist |
2012-13 | Porque el amor manda | Xochitl Martínez | Co-protagonist |
2011 | La fuerza del destino | Carolina Muñoz | Supporting Role |
2010 | Mujeres Asesinas 3 | Paula, bailarina - Paula Treviño | TV Series |
2009 | Atrévete a soñar | Ingrid | Supporting Role |
2007-08 | Pasión | Inés Márquez de Darién | Supporting Role |
2005-06 | Contra viento y marea | Regina Campos | Co-protagonist |
2004 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | TV Series | |
2003-04 | Clap, el lugar de tus sueños | Helena Millán | Protagonist |
2003 | Amor real | Catalina Heredia | Supporting Role |
2000 | Primer amor... a mil por hora | Olivia | Supporting Role |
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