Rebecca Jones Fuentes Berain (May 21, 1957 – March 22, 2023) was a Mexican actress. She was married for 25 years to actor Alejandro Camacho with whom she worked sharing credits in many telenovelas such as: ''
El ángel caído'', ''
Cuna de lobos
''Cuna de lobos'' ( English: ''Cradle of Wolves'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Téllez for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas).
The series, about the struggle for power within a weal ...
'', ''
Imperio de Cristal'', ''
Para volver a amar'' and ''
Que te perdone Dios
''Que te perdone Dios... yo no'' (English title: ''Ask God for Forgiveness... Not Me'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa. It is the remake of the telenovela '' Abrázame muy fuerte'', produced in 2000.
Starr ...
''. Together they had a son named Maximiliano Camacho Jones.
Life and career
Jones was the daughter of an American father and Mexican mother.
Her family moved to California
when she was young. Jones attended
Laguna Beach High School
Laguna Beach High School is a 4-year public high school located in Laguna Beach, California. It is the only high school in the Laguna Beach Unified School District. It was established in 1934 and is accredited by the Western Association of Schoo ...
,
Saddleback College
Saddleback College is a public community college in Mission Viejo, California. It is part of the California Community College system and awards over 300 associate degrees, academic certificates, and occupational skills awards in 190 programs. ...
, and
University of Southern California
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, and studied at the South Coast Actors Corporation.
Her education included courses related to acting, literary analysis, scenography, lighting, and make-up.
In 1981, after working as a waitress, she returned to Mexico,
and two years later she made her debut as an actress in ''El coleccionista'' (1983). She received several awards for her performance, including Revelation of the Year by the Union of Critics and Theatrical Chronicles.
In theater, she performed in ''La visita de la bestia'',
''Pelearán a 10 rounds'', ''Víctimas del amor'', ''La declaración'', ''Casémonos juntos'', ''El sexo opuesto'', ''Drácula'', ''Cómo aprendí a manejar,'' and ''Rosa de dos aromas''.
Jones died from ovarian cancer on March 22, 2023, at the age of 65.
Filmography
Films
Television
As writer and producer
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1957 births
2023 deaths
Deaths from ovarian cancer in California
Mexican film actresses
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican telenovela producers
Mexican people of American descent
Actresses from Mexico City
20th-century Mexican actresses
21st-century Mexican actresses
Mexican television producers
Mexican women television producers
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