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Anabel Ferreira (born ''Anabel Ferreira Batiz''; 26 September 1962, in
Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes, is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and with an average altitude of above sea level it is pre ...
) is a Mexican actress and comedian. Ferreira has been with
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from 1981 until 1996 and again since 2008. In between, she spent a decade at
TV Azteca Televisión Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., commonly known as TV Azteca, is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as so ...
. Most recently appearing on the Televisa telenovela ''
Soy tu dueña ''Soy tu dueña'' (Literal English translation: I’m your owner, International English title: ''A Woman of Steel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa. It is a remake of the telenovela ''La Dueña (1995 Mex ...
'', she is best known as the star of her own comedy/variety series, ''¡Anabel!'' (Both programs, as with most of Ferreira's work with Televisa, have aired on
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&
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in the United States, among other networks in other countries). Ferreira still works in Mexico but now lives in
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. She has
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with Mexico & United States.


Early career

After graduating from high school in Aguascalientes, Ferreira relocated to Mexico City in 1978 so that she could take acting classes. As soon as Televisa opened its Centro de Educación Artistica in 1979, she transferred to that school, becoming one of its first graduates in 1981. That was the year she made her first television appearance on '' Cachun Cachun Ra Ra.'' Her first featured television role was on the
telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar Drama (film and television), drama genres around the w ...
'' Una limosna de amor'', which also premiered in 1981. Over the next several years Ferreira would be regularly cast in several telenovelas ('' Cuando los hijos se van, Principessa, Senda de gloria'') as well as on the comedy series '' Antojitos Mexicanos.'' She also guested on other Televisa series, including the comedy series '' Mis huéspedes'' and '' El hospital de la risa'' as well as the variety series '' La Carabina de Ambrosio'' and ''
Siempre en domingo ''Siempre en Domingo'' (translated ''Always on Sunday'') was a Mexican variety show created and hosted by Raúl Velasco. The show aired on Televisa from December 14, 1969, until April 19, 1998, when Velasco retired. ''Siempre en Domingo'' became o ...
.'' Finally, in 1988 she was given the chance to star in her very own television series.


''¡Anabel!''

In October 1988, a week after the
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had ended, Televisa launched a new comedy/variety series on its
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. This comedy/variety series would rank as one of Mexico's most successful ever. ''¡Anabel!'' was a comedy/variety series that made stars of several members of its cast, least of all Ferreira. Joining her were regulars Maria Alicia Delgado, Mario Bezares, Carlos Ignacio and, for its first few years, a young
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. Ferreira invited other comedians, including
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, Luis de Alba, Carlos Espejel, Maribel Fernández,
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and Juan Verduzco, among others, as guest stars. She even invited singers, including
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, Pedro Fernández,
Maribel Guardia Maribel Guardia (; born Maribel Del Rocío Fernández García on May 29, 1959) is a Costa Rica and Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the winner of Miss Costa Rica 1978 and a contestant in Miss Universe 1978. Miss Univers ...
,
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, Lucero,
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and
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, among others, to perform on her show. The show consisted of comedy sketches and musical numbers. Some of these musical numbers were performed by the cast, while others were by the musical guests (who would be phased out by the mid-1990s.) Among the most notable sketches on the program were ''El y Ella'' and ''Coralia y Yadhira''. Coralia Davalillo (Ferreira) was a teenaged girl who lived with her mother, Yadhira (Delgado). One of the ''Coralia y Yadhira'' sketches featured one of the most famous musical numbers in ''Anabels long run, that being Coralia's performance, at a talent competition, of "La Licuadora." Ferreira's contract with Televisa would not be renewed in 1996, resulting in ''Anabels cancellation after eight years on the air.


The TV Azteca years (1997–2007)

In 1997, Ferreira was cast by TV Azteca to host a variety show titled, ''Buenos Noches con Anabel.'' However, after a few weeks, the series was cancelled, and as a result Ferreira spent the next decade making guest appearances on other TV Azteca programs. Unable to get another series on the network, Ferreira decided to leave TV Azteca in 2007 and prepared for her return to Televisa. Near the end of her time at TV Azteca, she was profiled in the 2007 book, ''Televisa Presenta,'' which coincided with Televisa's golden anniversary as a network.


Returning to Televisa (2008–present)

Ferreira rejoined Televisa in 2008Anabel Ferreira Regresa a Televisa at youtube.com
/ref> and has since been a guest on many recent programs, including ''Hoy, Muevete'' and '' Desmadruga2.'' She was a guest co-host of one episode of the latter program not soon after she returned to the network. In 2009 while still under Televisa contract, Ferreira relocated to her current home in Los Angeles; she and Guardia are among the few Televisa contract players to reside in the United States while still working in Mexico full-time. ''Soy tu Dueña'' premiered in 2010 and marked her first regular television series role in 13 years and her first for Televisa since 1996. Ferreira's castmates on this series include Lucero and
Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (12September 193128November 2024) was a Mexican actress. She began her career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the greatest female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and, with her p ...
. For her work in television Ferreira has been inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico City.


References


External links


Anabel Ferreira on myspace.com
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