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Livia Brito - Wikipedia

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Livia Brito

Born	Livia Pestana (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 38) Ciego de Ávila City, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Nationality	Cuban Mexican
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2010–present
Parents	Rolando Brito Rodríguez Gertrudis Pestana

Livia Brito (born Livia Brito Pestana on 21 July 1986) is a Cuban-Mexican actress and model best known for her intense performances in telenovelas. She gained recognition for her portrayal of Fernanda Linares, the lead character on the Televisa revenge drama television series La desalmada.

Biography

Brito was born on July 21, 1986 in Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba. The daughter of actor Rolando Brito Rodríguez and Gertrudis Pestana, her family immigrated to Mexico in the year 2000. Brito was between 13 and 14 years old at the time. A year after settling in Mexico City, her father opened a restaurant called La Cubana, which offered traditional Cuban dishes. Brito worked as a waitress at the family restaurant, and later as a model, to help pay for her studies in Business Administration.^[1] She represented Mexico in the 2009 edition of the Reina Mundial del Banano, finishing as first runner-up and awarded Miss Photogenic.^[2] She later enrolled in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística (CEA). Her talents attributed to heredity, coming from an artistic family. Her father was a leading actor in Cuba, while her mother was a major ballet dancer.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 2010, Brito gained popularity after making her acting debut as Fernanda Sandoval in the telenovela Triunfo del amor, produced by Salvador Mejía, and starring William Levy, Maite Perroni and Victoria Ruffo.^[3] In 2012, she portrayed the role of Paloma González in the telenovela Abismo de pasión, produced by Angelli Nesma Medina, and starring Angelique Boyer, David Zepeda and Mark Tacher.^[4]

Brito's first lead role was in Lucero Suárez's De que te quiero, te quiero (2013) with Juan Diego Covarrubias.^[5] In her second lead role, Brito was paired with José Ron in Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (2014), produced by Pedro Damián, and also filmed in Italy.^[6] In 2016, Brito portrayed as Maribel Guardia in the biographical miniseries Por siempre Joan Sebastian, produced by Carla Estrada, and starring José Manuel Figueroa.^[7] Later on, Brito starred as Yolanda Cadena, the lead character of the action drama series La Piloto (2017–2018), created by W Studios, produced by Lemon Films Studios, and co-starring Arap Bethke and Juan Colucho.^[8]

In 2021, Brito landed her most breakthrough role as Fernanda Linares in her most noted telenovela to date, the phenomenal revenge drama La desalmada, produced by Jose Alberto Castro, and featuring a large ensemble cast headed by José Ron, Eduardo Santamarina, Marlene Favela, Marjorie de Sousa, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Gonzalo García Vivanco, Laura Carmine, Daniel Elbittar and many more.^[9]

In the recent years, she has maintained starring roles on the telenovelas Mujer de nadie (2022)^[10] and Minas de pasión (2023).^[11]

Filmography

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Television

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2010–2011	Triunfo del amor	Fernanda Sandoval	Supporting role; 158 episodes
2012	Abismo de pasión	Paloma González	Main role; 135 episodes
2013–2014	De que te quiero, te quiero	Natalia García	Lead role; 187 episodes
2014–2015	Muchacha italiana viene a casarse	Fiorella Bianchi	Lead role; 177 episodes
2016	Por siempre Joan Sebastian	Maricruz Guardia	Main role; 18 episodes
2017–2018	La Piloto	Yolanda Cadena	Lead role (seasons 1-2); 162 episodes
2017	La doble vida de Estela Carrillo	Yolanda Cadena	Guest role; episode: "Final: Part 2"
2019–2020	Médicos, línea de vida	Regina Villaseñor	Lead role; 87 episodes
2021	La desalmada	Fernanda Linares	Lead role;^[12] 85 episodes
2022	Mujer de nadie	Lucía Arizmendi	Lead role; 45 episodes
2023–2024	Minas de pasión	Emilia Sánchez / Victoria Alcázar	Lead role^[13]

Film

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2013	No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas	Chantal
2014	Volando bajo	Ana Bertha Miranda
2014	La dictadura perfecta	Jazmín
2016	Juan Apóstol, el más amado	Mary, mother of Jesus	^[14]
2023	Infelices para siempre	Carmen Pelusi	^[15]

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

Year	Association	Category	Nominated works	Result
2012	30th TVyNovelas Awards^[16]	Best Young Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Juvenil)	Triunfo del amor	Won
2013	31st TVyNovelas Awards^[17]	Best Young Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Juvenil)	Abismo de pasión	Won
2016	34th TVyNovelas Awards	Best Actress (Mejor Actriz Protagónica)	Muchacha italiana viene a casarse	Nominated

Premio de la Asociación de Críticos y Periodistas Teatrales (ACPT)

Year	Category	Nominated	Result
2012	Best Revelation in Theater	El cartero	Won

References

^ "Livia Brito no olvida su origen - TVNotas ¡Irresistible!". tvnotas.com.mx. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ EL UNIVERSO (25 September 2009). "Venezolana ganó reinado del banano". El Universo. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "Livia Brito debuta como actriz". informador.mx (in Spanish). El Informador. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
^ "Livia Brito participará en la nueva versión Cañaveral de Pasiones". starMedia. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "¿Quién Es Quién En 'De Que Te Quiero, Te Quiero? Conoce A Su Elenco". novelalounge.com (in Spanish). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
^ González, Moisés (7 February 2016). "8 cosas que no sabías de la telenovela Muchacha italiana viene a casarse". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ Tinoco, Armando (24 June 2016). "'Por Siempre Joan Sebastian' Univision Premiere: 10 Fun Facts About 'El Poeta Del Pueblo' Series". latintimes.com (in Spanish). The Latin Times. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
^ González, Moisés (28 February 2017). "Así es La piloto, la nueva apuesta estelar de Univisión". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ Solís, Erik (4 June 2021). "La Desalmada anuncia su fecha de estreno". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Las Estrellas. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ González, Moisés (27 June 2022). "ENTREVISTA Livia Brito revela por qué aceptó protagonizar Mujer de nadie y si siente presión tras el éxito de La desalmada". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ González, Moisés (17 August 2023). "El reto de Livia Brito en Minas de pasión: "Hay dos personajes dentro de la misma telenovela. Nunca había hecho algo así"". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ González, Moisés (2 July 2021). "La desalmada, una historia de amor y venganza que retoma "los melodramas clásicos de las grandes pasiones"". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ González, Moisés (26 May 2023). "Destapan las primeras imágenes de la telenovela Minas de pasión". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Cubana Livia Brito será la Virgen María en filme "Juan Apóstol, el más amado"". cibercuba.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Infelices para Siempre". avclub.com. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Lista de ganadores de los Premios TVyNovelas 2012". starMedia. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^ "Lista de ganadores de los Premios TVyNovelas 2013 en México". starMedia. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

External links

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Biography of Livia Brito in dcubanos.com

v t e TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actress
1985–1999	Victoria Ruffo (1985) Luz María Jerez (1986) Leticia Calderón (1987) Adela Noriega (1988) Erika Buenfil (1989) Adela Noriega (1990) Lucero (1991) Daniela Castro (1992) Thalía (1993) Lucero (1994) Kate del Castillo (1995) Ludwika Paleta (1996) Verónica Merchant (1997) Adela Noriega (1998) Adela Noriega (1999)
2000–2019	Karyme Lozano (2000) Dulce María (2006) Maite Perroni (2009) Danna Paola (2010) Paulina Goto (2011) Livia Brito (2012) Livia Brito (2013) Sherlyn (2014) Paulina Goto (2015) Wendy González (2016) Renata Notni (2017) Ela Velden (2018) Bárbara López (2019)