Jacqueline Bracamontes
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| Jacqueline Bracamontes | |
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| Born | Jacqueline Bracamontes Van Hoorde December 23, 1979  Guadalajara, Mexico |
Jacqueline Bracamontes van-Hoorde (born December 23, 1979 in Guadalajara, Mexico), is a Mexican actress, model, and former winner of Nuestra Belleza Mexico in 2000.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and career
Jacqueline Bracamontes was born on December 23, 1979 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico to Jesus Bracamontes, the former coach of the popular Mexican football team Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara, and Jacqueline van-Hoorde. She is the oldest of three children and has two other siblings; a sister Alina, and a brother Jesus, Jr. Her father is currently a football analyst for the Hispanic-American television network Univision.
A Roman Catholic by conviction, she traveled to Connecticut, United States with the religious movement Legionary of Christ on a spiritual preparation. When she finished her undergraduate work, she traveled alone to France where she learned to speak French.
[edit] Modeling career
When she returned to Mexico, she began to model for some young fashion magazines, with the acceptance of her family, who supported her at all times, but not before finishing her degree in Communication Sciences . After seeing her in a cover, Lupita Jones, ex-Miss Universe and director of the contest Nuestra Belleza Mexico (Miss Mexico) contacted her, where she went on to win the state and national beauty titles and to represent Mexico in Miss Universe 2001, in Puerto Rico.
[edit] Acting and hosting career
After being crowned Miss Mexico in 2000, Jacqueline decided to pursue a television career, something she always wanted to do since her youth. She begin her career hosting various award shows and special programs, including Acafest, Premios TVyNovelas, and Fiesta Mexicana.
A huge football fan, in August of 2002, she became host of a Mexican sports radio show on Vision AM, and later was invited by Univision to be a host and correspondent of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. She has also done reporting duties for Televisa Deportes (Televisa Sports).
In 2003, Jacqueline got her first full-time acting role in the Mexican soap opera Alegrijes y Rebujos, from producer Rosy Ocampo. Previously, she had only made brief appearances in other soaps. One year later, she landed a role in the popular soap Rubi, alongside Barbara Mori and Eduardo Santamarina.
In 2006, she landed her first starring role in the successful Mexican soap opera Heridas de Amor (Wounds of Love), alongside Brazilian born actor Guy Ecker. The soap opera was seen and enjoyed not only in Mexico, but also in various other countries.
In Spring of 2007, Jacqueline was cast in her first feature film, entitled Cuando Las Cosas Suceden (When Things Happen), playing the role of a nun named Lucia. Later that year, she briefly returned to hosting with the Mexican game show De Por Vida (For Life), but the show was quickly cancelled.
She currently stars in the comedic Mexican soap opera Las Tontas No Van al Cielo (Dumb Girls Don't Go to Heaven), alongside Jaime Camil.
[edit] Trivia
Her mother is of Belgian descent.
Her former boyfriend, Mexican actor Valentino Lanus, also co-stars with her in Las Tontas No Van al Cielo.
Is trilingual, meaning that she is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.
[edit] Television
• Las Tontas No Van al Cielo - 2008, Mexico
• La Fea Más Bella - 2006, Mexico
• Heridas de Amor - 2006, Mexico
• Rubí - 2004, Mexico
• Alegrijes y Rebujos - 2003, Mexico
• Entre el Amor y el Odio - 2002, Mexico
• Complices al Rescate - 2001, Mexico
[edit] Filmography
• Cuando Las Cosas Suceden - 2007, Mexico
[edit] External links
- Official website (Spanish)
- Jacqueline Bracamontes at the Internet Movie Database
- EsMas.com (Televisa) Website (Spanish)
| Preceded by Leticia Murray |
Miss Mexico Universe 2001 |
Succeeded by Ericka Cruz |
