Silvia Angélica Navarro Barva (born September 14, 1978) is a
Mexican actress
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. She debuted as actress in 1997, in the lead role in 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 genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ( ...
''
Perla
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''. Since then, she continued to work for Mexican TV network
TV Azteca
TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. 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 some local operators. It owns two nation ...
, and later for
Televisa and
Telemundo
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.
Biography
Navarro was born on September 14, 1978 in
Irapuato,
Guanajuato
Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...
. She attended and graduated from "Centro de Estudios y Formación" (CEFAC),
TV Azteca
TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. 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 some local operators. It owns two nation ...
's acting school in Mexico City. She studied with accomplished instructors such as Raul Quintanilla and Héctor Mendoza.
In 2012, Navarro confirmed she's in a relationship with Gerardo Casanova. On February 17, 2015 Silvia confirmed her pregnancy and later revealed that the baby was a boy. On September 7, 2015 she announced that she gave birth to her first son, León. In an Instagram live in 2020, she revealed she is no longer in a romantic relationship with her son’s father.
Career
Navarro's career began when she was still a baby, appearing in ads for different brands. As a child, she did casting for children's telenovela ''
Carrusel
''Carrusel'' () is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Valentín Pimstein for Televisa in 1989. It's based on the Argentinean character Jacinta Pichimahuida (first televised in 1966), and produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1989. It ...
'' and got a role, but had to quit to go live with her father in another city.
At age 18, Navarro was the host of a
game show
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called ''A la cachi, cachi porra'', broadcast by
Canal Once
Once (Eleven; formerly Once TV México and Canal Once) is a Mexican educational broadcast television network owned by National Polytechnic Institute. The network's flagship station is XEIPN-TDT channel 11 in Mexico City. It broadcasts across ...
.
In 1998, she did casting for
Azteca's telenovela ''
Perla
Perla may refer to:
Places
*Perla, Arkansas, a town in the United States
*Perla, Kasaragod, a village in Kerala
*Perła, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, a village in Poland
*Perla gas field, a offshore gas field in Venezuela
People
*Perla (singer) ...
'', and unexpectedly, won the leading role.
After that she continued to appear in Azteca's telenovelas in a leading roles such as: ''
Catalina y Sebastián'', ''
La calle de las novias'', ''
Cuando seas mía'', ''
La duda'' and ''
La heredera''.

In 2007, after three years of absence from telenovelas, Navarro returns to Azteca to star in ''
Montecristo
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''. The same year, she joined the cast of the play ''Chicas católicas'', which tell the story of several girls between age 6 and 12, who begin to discover the life, and star in the film ''Amor letra por letra'' alongside
Plutarco Haza.
In 2008, after 10 years, Navarro left Azteca and joined
Televisa. On August 23, 2008, Navarro joined the cast of the production of
Nicandro Díaz González
Nicandro Díaz González (born August 9, 1963 in Monterrey, Mexico) is a Mexican telenovela producer.
Filmography
Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas
The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually by Televisa and the magazine TVyNo ...
, ''
Mañana es para siempre'' alongside
Fernando Colunga
Fernando Colunga Olivares () (born 3 March 1966) is a Mexican actor best known for his work in Mexican telenovelas.
Colunga gained international fame for playing Luis Fernando de la Vega in the Mexican soap opera '' Maria la del Barrio''. He is ...
and
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** ''Lucero'' (album), eponymous album released in 1993
* Lucero (band), an America ...
. It became the most successful telenovela in the United States, where it's followed by more than 6 million viewers.
In 2009 she participated in the play ''Todos eran mis hijos'', and in the movies, ''Cabeza de Buda'', ''Asesino serial''.
In 2010, Navarro appeared in ''
Cuando me enamoro'', produced by
Carlos Moreno, achieving again a great success in rating. In addition, she opened her first restaurant, 'Sabor Amor'. On 2014, three years later, she closed it after low revenue.
In 2011, Navarro starred in the
Comedy film
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''Labios rojos'', alongside
Jorge Salinas, where she plays a woman who seeks by all means the solution to the sexual problems she has with her husband.
She returned to the small screen in 2012, starring in ''
Amor bravío'', produced by Carlos Moreno, and gave life to 'Camila', a strong woman who after a great tragedy seeks her life and destiny in the Hacienda 'La Malquerida'. Two years later, Navarro starred in the comedy ''
Mi corazón es tuyo'', a production of
Juan Osorio, alongside
Jorge Salinas and
Mayrín Villanueva.
On July 12, 2016, Navarro starred in the telenovela of
Giselle González's, ''
La candidata''.
She will continue to collaborate with the producer on her next telenovela ''
Caer en tentación''.
On October 15, 2020 Navarro confirmed she would be protagonising the titular character, Loli Aguilar on ''
La suerte de Loli
''La suerte de Loli'' (English title: ''Loli's Luck'') is an American telenovela that aired on Telemundo from 26 January 2021 to 21 June 2021. Silvia Navarro stars as the titular character. Production of the series began in September 2020.
Plot ...
''. This was her first time working for TV network
Telemundo
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and in a production in the
United States
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. The series premieres in January 2021.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
Premios Diosas de Plata
Premios People en Español
* 2012: The magazine ''People en Español'' named her as one of "50 Most Beautiful".
Premios Juventud
Association of Theatre Journalists Awards
Association of Theatre Critics and Journalists Awards
TV Adicto Golden Awards
Premios TVyNovelas
References
External links
*
Official Website of Silvia Navarro
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1978 births
Living people
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican film actresses
Mexican stage actresses
Actresses from Guanajuato
20th-century Mexican actresses
21st-century Mexican actresses
People educated at Centro de Estudios y Formación Actoral
People from Irapuato