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Ana de la Reguera

Mexican actress

Ana de la Reguera

Summary

Mexican actress

FieldValue
nameAna de la Reguera
imageAna_de_la_Reguera_(27132142389).jpg
captionReguera in 2017
birth_nameAnabell Gardoqui de la Reguera
birth_date
birth_placeVeracruz city, Veracruz, Mexico
occupationActress
years_active1996–present

Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera (; born 8 April 1977) is a Mexican actress. She has starred in telenovelas, films, the HBO television series Eastbound & Down and Capadocia, the Amazon television series Goliath, and the 2006 comedy film Nacho Libre.

Early life

Reguera was born in Veracruz, Mexico. Her mother, Nena de la Reguera, was a Miss Veracruz who became a journalist and television personality. Reguera began taking classes in classic ballet and later began performance arts studies at Instituto Veracruzano de la Cultura. She left Veracruz to study at Televisa's CEA, and later studied with Juan Carlos Corazza in Spain and then in Los Angeles with Aaron Spicer, Lisa Robertson, and Joan Scheckel.

Acting career

Telenovelas

Reguera's acting career began with her role in the telenovela Azul (1996) followed by Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997), with Verónica Castro, for which she received the Heraldo award for best female acting, and Desencuentro which was her third telenovela under the direction of Ernesto Alonso.

Tentaciones (1998) marked her beginning with the production company Argos Comunicación. She was immediately offered a role in Tentaciones and Todo por amor, for which she received the Palmas de or award.

Cara o Cruz was the first telenovela to be co-producted between Argos Comunicación and Telemundo. Reguera played María Salome in the telenovela Gitanas.

Television

Ana de la Reguera at the Fenix Awards ceremony in Mexico City on October 30, 2014

In 2014, Reguera was cast in the Netflix crime drama Narcos as Elisa.

Reguera played the role of Lorena Guerra in the HBO series Capadocia. It ran for three seasons, beginning in 2008. The series received good reviews and awards.

Other television credits include Eastbound & Down, Twin Peaks, Power, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series and The Blacklist.

Reguera played the role of Marisol Silva in season 2 of Goliath as part of the main cast, and in season 3 as a recurring character. Season 2 aired in 2018 on Amazon Prime, while season 3 aired in 2019 on the same service.

Theater

Reguera participated in El Cartero, directed by Raúl Quintanilla, for which she received two awards from the Mexican Association of Theatre Journalists. She then played Desdemona in Othello and Danna in the play Nadando con Tiburones, alongside Demián Bichir and Alfonso Herrera.

Film

Her introduction to film was in Por la libre. Later she appeared in Ladies Night alongside Ana Claudia Talancón, for which she received an MTV Movie Award for 'Favorite Actress'. At the 40th Diosas de Plata Awards of the Mexican Cinema, she received the Dolores del Rio award. In 2005 she played the starring role in Gitanas which aired on Telemundo.

She is known for her role as Sister Encarnación in Nacho Libre. She played Sam Rockwell's wife Maria in Cowboys & Aliens.

She won a CANCACINE and Imagen Award for her role in Backyard, a 2009 Mexican crime film directed by directed by Carlos Carrera which was Mexican Choice for foreign film at the Oscars.

In 2010, she played the historical Josefa Quintana, a mistress of Mexican Independence War hero Miguel Hidalgo, played by Demián Bichir, in the film Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada.

Reguera played Carla in MGM's teen romance Everything, Everything.

She also appeared in Zack Snyder's film Army of the Dead and later also starred in The Forever Purge.

Other ventures

In 2006, Reguera hosted the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America. She also co-hosted the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards alongside Carlos Rivera.

Reguera has been the face of CoverGirl, to be one of the company's official faces.

Charity

In September 2010, Reguera founded VeraCruzANA, a civil association. VeraCruzANA supports the underprivileged community in Veracruz, Mexico. It seeks to generate employment by promoting projects and programs that contribute to the development of community.

In 2017, Reguera served as chair of the ONE Children's Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Claudia Pinto in the city of Los Angeles, which gave birth to Los Angeles en Mexico, a movement created by Reguera, Karla Souza, Kate del Castillo and Olga Segura, after the Puebla earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19, 2017.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Por la libreMaría
2002Un secreto de EsperanzaLety
2003Ladies' NightAna
2006El Caco
Nacho LibreSister Encarnación
Así del precipicioLucía
2007Sultanes del SurMónica Silvari
2008Paraiso TravelMilagros
2009Empire StateEllen Cochrane
BackyardBlanca
2010Cop OutGabriela
Di Di HollywoodRita Marlow
Hidalgo: La historia jamás contadaJosefa Quintana
2011Cowboys & AliensMaria
2014JessabelleRosaura
The Book of LifeCarmen SánchezVoice
2015Las AparicioAlma
2017Everything, EverythingCarla
2018CollisionsYoana
2021Army of the DeadMaria Cruz
The Forever PurgeAdela
The King of All the WorldSara
2022Army of ThievesMaria CruzUncredited
2023¡Que viva México!Maria "Mari" Elena Reyes
2025ElioAmbassador TuraisIn both English and
Latin American Spanish

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996AzulCecilia
1997Pueblo chico, infierno grandePriscila
1997–1998DesencuentroBeatriz
1998TentacionesFernanda Segovia
2000–2001Todo por amorLucía
2001Cara o cruzMariana Medina / Aída
2002Por tíMaría Aldana / Isabel Miranda
2003Como Pedro por su casaAstrid
Luciana y NicolásLuciana
2004GitanasMaría Salomé
2008–2012CapadociaLorena Guerra
2009Empire StateEllen CochranePilot
2010Eastbound & DownVidaSeason 2
Royal PainsCarmen
2014Anger ManagementLivi
2015The BlacklistVanessa CruzEpisode 2.18, "Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)"
NarcosElisa Álvarez
2016Drunk History: El Lado Borroso De La HistoriaAmada Diaz
Jane the VirginPaola
From Dusk till Dawn: The SeriesVenganza Vordugo
2017–2019PowerAlicia Jimenez
2017Twin PeaksNatalie
2018–2021GoliathMarisol Silva
2020AnaAna
2024Ojitos de HuevoBea Arjona
2025MoAmbassador's wifeEpisode 2.1, "Oso Palestino "the Palestinian Bear"
Papá solteroSandra

References

References

  1. Reed Johnson. (February 25, 2007). "Latinos are ready for their Kodak moments". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  2. (9 October 2014). "Cynthia Stevenson Joins 'Your Family Or Mine'; Ana De La Reguera In 'Narcos'".
  3. Johnson, Reed. (2008-09-17). "Captive women, free of cliches". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "Capadocia".
  5. [https://deadline.com/2010/04/eastbound-down-heads-to-mexico-for-season-2-adds-new-regulars-34688/ 'Eastbound & Down' Heads to Mexico For Season 2, Taps New Regulars] . Deadline.com (April 2010). Retrieved on 2012-06-02.
  6. (19 March 2016). "'Twin Peaks': Ana De La Reguera & Hugh Dillon Join Showtime Revival".
  7. (1 March 2017). "Ana De La Reguera Joins Season 4 of 'Power' on Starz (EXCLUSIVE)".
  8. (26 April 2016). "'From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series': Ana de la Reguera, Tom Savini & Marko Zaror Join Cast".
  9. (31 March 2015). "'The Blacklist' Casting News: Mexican Actress Ana De La Reguera Joins NBC Show [PHOTO]".
  10. "Ana de la Reguera: Marisol Silva".
  11. "Ana de la Reguera".
  12. "Ana de la Reguera y Demián Bichir presentan Nadando con tiburones - La Crónica de Hoy".
  13. Carina Chocano. (June 16, 2006). "Nacho Libre". Los Angeles Times.
  14. (29 August 2016). "Ana De La Reguera Joining 'Everything Everything' Movie".
  15. link. (2013-01-22 . Exploretaca.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-02.)
  16. "VERACRUZ ANA".
  17. "Los Ángeles en México".
  18. "Strong earthquake shakes Mexico, killing more than 200 people - the Washington Post". [[The Washington Post]].
  19. (5 June 2025). "Ana de la Reguera nos habla de 'Papá Soltero', su nueva serie junto a Mauricio Ochmann".
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