Marimar Vega (born María del Mar Vega Sisto on August 14, 1983) is a Mexican actress. Vega studied acting in
Centro de Formacion Actoral
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of
TV Azteca
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.
Biography
Vega was born August 14, 1983, in
Mexico City
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,
Distrito Federal
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,
Mexico
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. She is the daughter of Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega and Leonora Sisto who is of
Spanish
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descent. Vega has a sister who is also an actress
Zuria Vega
Zuria Vega (, born Zuria Valeria Vega Sisto; January 10, 1989) is a Mexican actress and singer.
Early life
Vega was born and raised in Mexico City to Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega and a Spanish mother, Leonora Sisto. Her older sister is actress Ma ...
and a brother Gonzalo. Vega also has a half-sister Gabriela, from her father's side.
She practiced flamenco dance for twenty years and studied acting at the CEFAC, acting school of TV Azteca. She debuted in theater at age 17 with her father, actor Gonzalo Vega ''Don Juan Tenorio'', playing the role of Doña Inés. Vega also acted on stage in the ''Perras''. In movies, she has participated in ''Amor, Dolor y Viceversa'' and appeared as the protagonist in ''
Daniel and Ana'', a film that showed at the
Cannes Film Festival
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where she was cast alongside Dario Yazbek and José María Torre.
Her television career started in ''Enamórate'' in 2003, her first TV Azteca telenovela, where she played Fedra. In 2007, she played Gina Montero in ''
Mientras haya vida''. In 2008 she played Karen in the series ''Noche Eterna''.
In 2011 she played 'Elisa Mendoza del Real' in ''
Emperatriz''. In 2012 she played the protagonist in the telenovela ''
Amor cautivo
''Amor cautivo'' (English title Prisoner of love )"", is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca in association with Corazón TV. It stars Marimar Vega and Arap Bethke as the main protagonists. Filming starts on 6 May 2012. It is based on ' ...
'' as Alejandra Santacruz Bustillos. In 2018, she played 'Valentina' (opposite
Ryan Carnes
Ryan Gregg Carnes
at TV.com
and
Omar Chaparro
Omar Chaparro Alvarez (born November 26, 1974) is a Mexican actor, comedian, television host and singer.
Filmography
References
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1974 births
Living people
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) in ''La Boda de Valentina,'' a film directed by
Marco Polo Constandse.
Filmography
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1983 births
Living people
Mexican child actresses
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican film actresses
Mexican stage actresses
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Actresses from Mexico City
People educated at Centro de Estudios y Formación Actoral
20th-century Mexican actresses
21st-century Mexican actresses
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