Victoria Ruffo
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Victoria Ruffo (born Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe Martínez del Río Moreno-Ruffo on May 31, 1962 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress. Ruffo, the surname she uses professionally, is actually her grandfather's surname.
Victoria Ruffo began her acting career in 1980 starring in the telenovela Conflictos de un Médico, under the direction of Ernesto Alonso, and continued her career acting in Al Rojo Vivo, in which shared credits with Soul Muriel, Silvia Pasquel, among other important actors. In 1983 Valentín Pimsteín gave her the opportunity to star as the protagonist of La Fiera.
After seeing her acting skills, Ernesto Alonso offered her lead roles in the telenovelas Victoria and Simplemente María, works which brought her fame.
Her recent telenovelas, "Abrazame Muy Fuerte" and the 2005 telenovela, "La Madrastra," were smash hits.
In the 1990s, she was a really good friend of comedian Eugenio Derbez, whom she later married; they had a son. She eventually divorced him due to irreconcilable differences.
In 2004 she married the politician Omar Fayad, with whom she has twins, a boy and a girl.
She is the sister of actress Gabriela Ruffo. Her maternal grandfather was of Italian descent.
[edit] Filmography
- La madrastra (2005) TV Series .... María Fernández Acuña
- Abrázame Muy Fuerte (2000) TV Series .... Cristina Álvarez Rivas de Rivero
- Vivo por Elena (1998) TV Series .... Elena
- Pobre Niña Rica (1995) TV Series .... Consuelo
- Capricho (1991) TV Series .... Cristina
- Simplemente María (1989) TV Series .... María López
- Yo el Ejecutor (1989)
- Victoria (1987) TV Series .... Victoria
- Un Hombre Violento (1986) .... Susana
- Juana Iris (1985) TV Series .... Juana Iris
- La Fiera (1983) TV Series .... Natalie
- De Pulquero a Millonario (1982)
- En Busca del Paraiso (1982) TV Series .... Grisel
- Quiéreme Siempre (1982) TV Series .... Julia
- Una Sota y un Caballo (1982) .... Mari Carmen Sierra
- El Hombre Sin Miedo (1980) .... Laura Aparicio
- Perro Callejero (1980)
- Al Rojo Vivo (1980) TV Series .... Pilar Alvarez
- Conflictos de un Médico (1980) TV Series
- Ángel del Silencio (1979)
- Discoteca es Amor (1979)
[edit] External links
Pagina Oficial de Victoria y Gaby Ruffo [English & Español ]