Itatí Cantoral

Itatí Cantoral

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Itatí Cantoral
Cantoral in the presentation of ¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler? on February 2015-4.png
Cantoral at the launch of ¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler? in February 2015
Born
Itatí Cantoral Zucchi

May 13, 1975 (age 45)
OccupationActress, singer dancer producer
Years active1986–present
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1999; div. 2004)

Carlos Cruz
(m. 2008; div. 2017)
Children3
Parent(s)Roberto Cantoral (father)

Itatí Cantoral (born Itatí Guadalupe Cantoral Zucchi; May 13, 1975) is a Mexican actress, singer, dancer, and producer, She is of Spanish and Italian descent . She is best known for her roles as Soraya Montenegro in Televisa's telenovela María la del Barrio (1995) and as Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo Fernández "La Licenciada" in Televisa's telenovela Hasta que el dinero nos separe (2009). On November 18, 2015, Cantoral was named Mr. Amigo, which is an association in Brownsville, Texas that honors a Mexican citizen each year to promote international friendship and good will between the U.S. and Mexico. Itatí is the second member of the Cantoral family to be awarded Mr. Amigo after her father, Roberto Cantoral, was awarded in 1981. Her maldita lisiada scene in María la del Barrio has become an internet meme.

Early life and education[edit source]

Cantoral was born in Mexico CityD.F.Mexico. She is the daughter of Mexican composer and songwriterRoberto Cantoral,[1] and Argentine actress of Italian descent, Itatí Zucchi. Cantoral has three brothers Carlos, Roberto & also actor and singer José Cantoral. A child actress, at 13, Cantoral was accepted into the Televisa actors' academy, Centro de Educación Artística, and made her television debut in the series La telaraña in 1986. Later, acting in the telenovela Muchachitas in 1991, led to work in theatre of Mexico City.

Career[edit source]

In 1993, Cantoral appeared in Dos mujeres, un camino with Erik EstradaLaura LeónBibi GaytánLorena HerreraSelena QuintanillaJorge Salinas, and members of Grupo Bronco. This production exposed her to wider audiences in Mexico and Latin America. She took the role of the villain Soraya Montenegro in "María la del Barrio" in 1995/6, acting with Thalía and Fernando Colunga. In 1996 and 1997 she appeared in Tú y yo, acting with Maribel Guardia and Joan Sebastian, and Salud, dinero y amor, the sequel to another Mexican telenovela, El premio mayor.

In 2001, Cantoral played the female villain "Raquel Villavicencio" in Televisa's Sin Pecado Concebido, a production that included Angelica Rivera, and Carlos Ponce. She played in the Brazilian production Vale todo in 2002, and in 2003, Telemundo's El alma herida, as a teenage girl who crosses the Mexican-US border to find her long-lost mother. In 2004, she was Sally Bowles in Mexico City's Teatro Insurgentes production of Cabaret, and in 2006, starred with Francisco Gattorno in the Telemundo production of Julio Jimenez's La Viuda de Blanco, the story of a beautiful woman unjustly imprisoned, returning to Trinidad in search of, and to reclaim, her past.

In 2009–2010, she gave life to the character of "Alejandra Alvarez Del Castilo" in Televisa's hit telenovela Hasta que el dinero nos separe with actor and singer Pedro Fernández, for which she won Best Actress at the Premios TVyNovelas, where the telenovela also won the main category; the actors won Best Couple of the Year at the show.

Cantoral protagonized many famous plays in Mexican theater, such as AventureraSweet CharityMame the Musical and many more.

Recently, in 2018, she starred as Mexican actress Silvia Pinal in the biographical television series Silvia Pinal, Frente a Ti, for which she was nominated as Best Actress in a TV series for the Premios TVyNovelas.

As a singer, Cantoral has released two albums, one of them being Itatí Canta a Roberto Cantoral, which was produced by her late father Roberto Cantoral. In 2018, she was part of the CD tribute to her father "Roberto Cantoral: Siempre Vivo" with the song 'Me Esta Gustando'.

Personal life[edit source]

Cantoral met her first husband Eduardo Santamarina at CEA Televisa where they were classmates. In 1992 they first began to work together in De Frente al Sol. Five years later, in 1997, they were the main protagonists of Salud, Dinero y Amor where their love story began. Cantoral and Santamarina dated for about two years. They had a civil wedding on September 18, 1999, and four months later they got married in church on January 22, 2000; a couple of days before the wedding they announced that she was pregnant with twins. She gave birth to their twin boys Eduardo & Roberto Miguel on August 3, 2000. After 5 years of marriage in mid 2004 they announced their separation; their divorce was finalized six months later.

While working on La Viuda de Blanco she began a personal association with producer Carlos Alberto Cruz, and they legalized their relationship in a private ceremony in 2008. On October 9, 2008 she gave birth to their daughter María Itatí. Their love story ended in 2017, when Cantoral and Cruz officially announced their divorce.

Filmography[edit source]

Film[edit source]

TitleYearRoleNotesRef(s)
Bonita1996Bonita
De cuando el pescado murió de placer2002Television conductorShort film
La hija del caníbal2003Airline saleswoman
Ya no los hacen como antes2003Perla
El fuego de la venganza2004EvelynUncredited
Cansada de besar sapos2006Cecilia
Los pajarracos2006Fina
No hay derecho joven2006Lawyer
One Long Night2007Patty
Amar2009Lisa
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza2012La Lisiada Novela Actress
Amor de mis amores2014Elva
La dictadura perfecta2014Lucrecia Lascuráin
Sobre tus huellas2017Horse Riding Instructor
No Manches Frida 22019Camila

Television[edit source]

TitleYearRoleNotesRef(s)
La telaraña1986Unknown role
Muchachitas1991Lucía Aguilera
La pícara soñadora1991Unknown role
De frente al sol1992Lupita
Dos mujeres, un camino1993Graciela Torres Núñez
Mujer, casos de la vida real1994–96Various roles4 episodes
Lo que se vio y no se vio de Dos mujeres, un camino1994Graciela Torres NúñezArchive footage, television film
María la del Barrio1995Soraya Montenegro
Tú y yo1996Casandra
Salud, dinero y amor1997Estrella Pérez
Derbez en cuando1994Soraya MontenegroArchive footage
Cuento de Navidad1999Sebring Cirrus
Infierno en el paraíso1999Francesca Paoli Prado
Sin pecado concebido2001Raquel Villavicencio Rojas
Amigas y rivales2001Eduviges
Vale todo2002Raquel
El alma herida2003Eugenia Granados
La viuda de Blanco2006Alicia Guardiola
Tiempo final2008SilviaEpisode: "Mala noche"
Mujeres asesinas2008Sandra ArvideEpisode: "Sandra, trepadora"
Hasta que el dinero nos separe2009–10Alejandra Álvarez del CastilloMain role; 231 episodes (season 1)
El sexo débil2011Helena Román
Capadocia2012Leonor CantúRecurring role; 4 episodes (season 3)
Fortuna2013Comisionada Paloma Alarcón
¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler?2015Sara Fernández / Isabel
Amores con trampa2015IsabelMain role; 128 episodes (season 1)
El Vato2016Wendy Lozada9 episodes
El Chema2016–17BlancaMain role; 79 episodes (season 1)
José José, el príncipe de la canción2018Natalia "Kiki" HerreraMain role
Silvia Pinal, frente a ti2019Silvia PinalMain role
La mexicana y el güero2020Andrea Ibarrola GilMain Role

Awards and nominations[edit source]

TVyNovelas Awards[edit source]

YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
1993Best Young Lead ActressDe frente al SolNominated
1994Dos mujeres, un camino
1996Best Female AntagonistMaría la del BarrioWon
2002Sin pecado concebido
2010Best Lead ActressHasta que el dinero nos separe [2]
2020Best Lead Actress in a SeriesSilvia Pinal, Frente a tiWon

Premios People en Español[edit source]

YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
2010Best ActressHasta que el dinero nos separeWon
2010Best Couple (with Pedro Fernandez)Hasta que el dinero nos separeWon

Festival Mercado TV-Fiction International Awards[edit source]

YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
2011Best Lead ActressEl Sexo DébilWon

Association of Theatre Journalists Awards[edit source]

YearCategoryTheaterResult
2012Best Lead ActressMiseryWon

Other awards[edit source]

  • Medal Omecihuatl 2011 Awarded by Inmujeres DF
  • Part of "Los 50 más bellos" by magazine People en Español (2011, 2015)[3]
  • Queen of Voceadores (2010)
  • Queen of Veracruz television
  • Premio Palmas de oro (Best Villain)
  • Jealous of the popularity
  • Premio Bravo
  • Premio ACE of New York
  • El Sol de oro
  • Premio Fama New York (2002)
  • Queen of Mariachi (2015)
  • Mr. Amigo (Nov. 18, 2015)

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