Yadhira Carrillo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carrilloand the second or maternal family name is Villalobos.

Yadhira Carrillo
Carrillo in 2021
Born	Yadhira Carrillo Villalobos (1973-05-12) May 12, 1973 (age 51) Aguascalientes, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, businesswoman, presenter
Spouses	Michael Kuhn ​ ​ (m. 1999;div. 2002)​ Juan Collado ​ ​ (m. 2012)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes 1994
Years active	1994-present
Major competition(s)	Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes 1994 (Winner) Nuestra Belleza México 1994 (1st Runner-up)

Yadhira Carrillo Villalobos (born May 12, 1973) is a Mexican actress, model and beauty queen. ^[1]

Early career

Yadhira Carrillo was chosen Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes in 1994, the state qualifier for the national Nuestra Belleza México, to determine Mexico's contestant for the Miss Universe 1995 competition. Carrillo finished as first-runner-up at the Nuestra Belleza México 1994.^{[ citation needed ]}

After this, Carrillo entered the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA), planning for a career in performing arts.^{[ citation needed ]}

Acting career

After a "special appearance" in the telenovela Canción de amor , producer Carla Estrada offered Carrillo the supporting role of Teresa in the telenovela Te Sigo Amando (I still love you). She worked with Estrada again playing Josefina in María Isabel. After appearing in several episodes of Mujer, casos de la vida real , and portraying a villain in the TV-special Mas allá de la Usurpadora , she received her first co-starring role in El Niño que vino del mar (The Boy Who Came From The Sea).^{[ citation needed ]}

Producer Ernesto Alonso hired Carrillo for the role of the antagonist in El precio de tu amor (The Price of Your Love). This was followed by a duo-role in the 2002 telenovela La Otra (The Other Woman), where she played two characters who are polar opposites; Carlota Guillen, a good natured daughter who is abused, subjugated and manipulated by her mother, and Cordelia Portugal, a manipulative gold digger.^{[ citation needed ]}

In addition to her career in Mexico, Carrillo debuted abroad with a role in the Spanish telenovela El Secreto (The Secret), in which she plays a perverse ex fiancée of the protagonist, played by fellow Mexican actor Eduardo Capetillo. In 2004 Carrillo was the protagonist in Amarte es mi Pecado (Loving You is My Sin), and also played a special guest star role in Rubí , as Elena Navarro. In 2005 she starred in Barrera de Amor (Barrier of Love).^{[ citation needed ]}

In March 2025, it was announced that Carrillo would return to acting by starring in a remake of El Privilegio de Amar , playing the role of Carolina Guillén. ^[2] Carrillo first played the role of Carolina in a cameo appearance in Las hijas de la señora García . ^[3]

Personal life

She was married to Michael Kuhn. In 2012 she married Juan Collado, ex-husband of Leticia Calderón.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	La Primera Noche	The Cousin

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Canción de amor	Margara	Episode: "1.1"
	Te sigo amando	Teresa	3 episodes
1997–1998	Maria Isabel	Josefina	3 episodes
1997–2001	Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real	Various roles	Episodes: "Lilia", "Una mirada dulce y desesperada" & "La flor de la vida"
1998–1999	El Privilegio de Amar	María José	40 episodes
1999	Más Alla de la Usurpadora	Raquel Andrea Garcia	Antagonist
	El niño que vino del mar	Magdalena de la Soledad	Co-star
2000	La casa en la playa	Georgina Castro/Salas	4 episodes
	El precio de tu amor	Sandra Rangel	Main antagonist; 95 episodes
2001	El Secreto	Lydia	3 episodes
	Navidad sin fin	Toñita	2 episodes
2002	La hora pico	Various roles	Episode: "Invitada Yadhira Carrillo"
	La Otra	Carlota Guillén / Cordelia Portugal	Main role
2004	Amarte es mi Pecado	Leonora "Nora" Guzmán Madrigal de Horta
	Rubí	Elena Navarro	Special appearance; 47 episodes
2005–2006	Barrera de amor	María Teresa "Maité" Galván Martínez	Main role
2007	Amor sin maquillaje	Herself	Episode: "Amor Oculto"
2007–2008	Palabra de mujer	Fernanda Ortiz Barquín de Gil	Main role
2025	Las hijas de la señora García [3]	Carolina Guillén	Episode: "Vamos a llegar muy lejos"

Awards and nominations

Award	Year [a]	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
Camino a Premios TVyNovelas	2010	Herself	Trayectory	Won
El Heraldo de México Awards	2001	El Precio de tu Amor	Female Revelation	Won
Premios ACPT	2003	Espíritu Travieso		Won
Premios INTE	2003	La Otra	Actress Of The Year	Nominated	[4]
Premios Juventud	2004	Herself	Actress Who Steals The Screen	Won	[5]
Premio Nacional de la Mujer	2011	Herself	Women Award	Won	[6]
Premios TVyNovelas	2001	El Precio de tu Amor	Best Female Antagonist	Nominated
			Best Co-star Actress	Nominated
	2003	La Otra	Best Lead Actress	Won
	2004	Amarte es mi Pecado		Nominated

Notes

1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

1. "Yadhira Carrillo cumple 44 años, de gran actriz a exitosa empresaria". Univision (in Spanish). May 11, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
2. González, Moisés (3 March 2025). "Yadhira Carrillo regresa a las telenovelas ¡tras 17 años ausente! como protagonista". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2025.
3. "Yadhira Carrillo impacta en 'Las Hijas de la Señora García' y así es su regreso a las telenovelas". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
4. "¡Arrasa Televisa!". EsMas.com (in Spanish). April 4, 2003. Archived from the original on 2010-01-10. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
5. "La primera entrega de los 'Premios Juventud' se convierte en una gran fiesta de estrellas". Hispanic PR Wire (in Spanish). September 24, 2004. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
6. "Ganadoras de los Premios Nacional de la Mujer". Telenovelas del Mundo (in Spanish). December 20, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

External links

• Yadhira Carrillo at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by -	Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes 1994	Succeeded by Leticía Soria Mereles