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Livia Brito (born Livia Brito Pestana on 21 July 1986) is a Cuban-Mexican actress and model best known for her intense performances in telenovelas. She gained recognition for her portrayal of Fernanda Linares, the lead character on the Televisa revenge drama television series La desalmada .
Brito was born on July 21, 1986 in Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba. The daughter of actor Rolando Brito Rodríguez and Gertrudis Pestana, her family immigrated to Mexico in the year 2000. Brito was between 13 and 14 years old at the time. A year after settling in Mexico City, her father opened a restaurant called La Cubana, which offered traditional Cuban dishes. Brito worked as a waitress at the family restaurant, and later as a model, to help pay for her studies in Business Administration. [1] She represented Mexico in the 2009 edition of the Reina Mundial del Banano, finishing as first runner-up and awarded Miss Photogenic. [2] She later enrolled in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística (CEA). Her talents attributed to heredity, coming from an artistic family. Her father was a leading actor in Cuba, while her mother was a major ballet dancer.[ citation needed ]
In 2010, Brito gained popularity after making her acting debut as Fernanda Sandoval in the telenovela Triunfo del amor , produced by Salvador Mejía, and starring William Levy, Maite Perroni and Victoria Ruffo. [3] In 2012, she portrayed the role of Paloma González in the telenovela Abismo de pasión , produced by Angelli Nesma Medina, and starring Angelique Boyer, David Zepeda and Mark Tacher. [4]
Brito's first lead role was in Lucero Suárez's De que te quiero, te quiero (2013) with Juan Diego Covarrubias. [5] In her second lead role, Brito was paired with José Ron in Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (2014), produced by Pedro Damián, and also filmed in Italy. [6] In 2016, Brito portrayed as Maribel Guardia in the biographical miniseries Por siempre Joan Sebastian , produced by Carla Estrada, and starring José Manuel Figueroa. [7] Later on, Brito starred as Yolanda Cadena, the lead character of the action drama series La Piloto (2017–2018), created by W Studios, produced by Lemon Films Studios, and co-starring Arap Bethke and Juan Colucho. [8]
In 2021, Brito landed her most breakthrough role as Fernanda Linares in her most noted telenovela to date, the phenomenal revenge drama La desalmada , produced by Jose Alberto Castro, and featuring a large ensemble cast headed by José Ron, Eduardo Santamarina, Marlene Favela, Marjorie de Sousa, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Gonzalo García Vivanco, Laura Carmine, Daniel Elbittar and many more. [9]
In the recent years, she has maintained starring roles on the telenovelas Mujer de nadie (2022) [10] and Minas de pasión (2023). [11]
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| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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| 2010–2011 | Triunfo del amor | Fernanda Sandoval | Supporting role; 158 episodes |
| 2012 | Abismo de pasión | Paloma González | Main role; 135 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | De que te quiero, te quiero | Natalia García | Lead role; 187 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Muchacha italiana viene a casarse | Fiorella Bianchi | Lead role; 177 episodes |
| 2016 | Por siempre Joan Sebastian | Maricruz Guardia | Main role; 18 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | La Piloto | Yolanda Cadena | Lead role (seasons 1-2); 162 episodes |
| 2017 | La doble vida de Estela Carrillo | Yolanda Cadena | Guest role; episode: "Final: Part 2" |
| 2019–2020 | Médicos, línea de vida | Regina Villaseñor | Lead role; 87 episodes |
| 2021 | La desalmada | Fernanda Linares | Lead role; [12] 85 episodes |
| 2022 | Mujer de nadie | Lucía Arizmendi | Lead role; 45 episodes |
| 2023–2024 | Minas de pasión | Emilia Sánchez / Victoria Alcázar | Lead role [13] |
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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| 2013 | No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas | Chantal | |
| 2014 | Volando bajo | Ana Bertha Miranda | |
| 2014 | La dictadura perfecta | Jazmín | |
| 2016 | Juan Apóstol, el más amado | Mary, mother of Jesus | [14] |
| 2023 | Infelices para siempre | Carmen Pelusi | [15] |
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| Year | Association | Category | Nominated works | Result |
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| 2012 | 30th TVyNovelas Awards [16] | Best Young Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Juvenil) | Triunfo del amor | Won |
| 2013 | 31st TVyNovelas Awards [17] | Abismo de pasión | ||
| 2016 | 34th TVyNovelas Awards | Best Actress (Mejor Actriz Protagónica) | Muchacha italiana viene a casarse | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
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| 2012 | Best Revelation in Theater | El cartero | Won |
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