Ana Claudia Talancón
Ana Claudia Talancón | |
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| Born | Ana Claudia Talancón Ortiz Tirado 1 May 1980 |
| Occupations | Actress, producer, TV host, philanthropist |
Ana Claudia Talancón Ortiz Tirado (born 1 May 1980), is a Mexican actress, TV host, and philanthropist. She first started acting in her home town, Cancún, Quintana Roo.
Early life and career
Talancón first studied acting in Cancún with the Cuban professor Albio Paz. She later went to Mexico City to continue her studies at the Acting Workshop of Héctor Mendoza and Raúl Quintanilla. Since then, she has starred in various soap operas such as Al Norte del Corazón, Señora, Amor Latino and Romántica Obsesión, for which she won the Sol de Oro award in 1999 for Best New Actress.
Talancón made her film debut in El Cometa by Marisa Sistach, playing the character Valentina, for which she was nominated for the Ariel Award for Best New Actress. Her breakthrough role came in El crimen del Padre Amaro (2002), in which she starred alongside Gael García Bernal as Amelia, a young woman impregnated by a Catholic priest who then dies after a backstreet abortion.
Career
In 2006, Talancón appeared in Richard Linklater's Fast Food Nation as Coco, a Mexican immigrant forced to work in a meatpacking plant. That same year, she starred in the film Alone with Her as the main character.[1] She also appeared in films such as The Virgin of Juarez, in which she received the award for the Best Supporting Actress at the BendFilm Festival and Mujer Alabastrina.
Talancón later appeared mainly in films such as Love in the Time of Cholera and El Ultimo Justo, rather than in Latin soap operas. In 2008, she starred in One Missed Call, which was nominated at the Teen Choice Awards, Tear This Heart Out (Arráncame la Vida), Days of Wrath, and the Mexican TV series, Terminales.
Modeling
Talancón has also posed for various lingerie and swimsuit advertisements, including Intimissimi and Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | El juego sin reglas | |
| 1999 | El Cometa | Valentina |
| 2002 | El crimen del Padre Amaro | Amélia |
| 2003 | El umbral | Gina |
| 2003 | Ladies' Night | Alicia |
| 2004 | Matando Cabos | Paulina Cabos |
| 2005 | Después de la muerte | Cleotilde |
| 2005 | Sueño | Nina |
| 2006 | The Virgin of Juarez | Mariela |
| 2006 | Contracorriente | Chuya |
| 2006 | Alone with Her | Amy |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Coco |
| 2007 | Love in the Time of Cholera | Olimpia Zuleta |
| 2007 | El último justo | Miryam |
| 2008 | One Missed Call | Taylor Anthony |
| 2008 | Arráncame la Vida | Catalina Guzman |
| 2008 | Days of Wrath | Samantha Rodriguez |
| 2010 | The Dry Land | Adriana |
| 2011 | El Sueño De Ivan | |
| 2012 | La Venta Del Paraiso | |
| 2013 | Tercera Llamada | |
| 2013 | Enter the Dangerous Mind | |
| 2019 | Como caído del cielo | Raquel |
| 2022 | ¡Qué despadre! | Paula |
Television
- Al Norte del Corazón (1997)
- Señora (1998)
- Romántica Obsesión (1999)
- Amor Latino (2000)
- Lo que callamos las mujeres (2001)
- Vale todo (2002)
- Tiempo Final (2004)
- Terminales (2008)
- Dollhouse (2009)
- Soy tu fan (2010)
- Covert Affairs (2012)
- Palabra de ladron (2014)
- Top Chef Mexico Host (2017)
- El Recluso (2018)
- The Accident (2024)
References
- ^ Zoller Seitz, Matt (17 January 2007). "The Long Lens of Obsession and Mad Love". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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