| Angelique Boyer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Angélique Monique-Paulette Boyer Rousseau July 4, 1988 Saint-Claude, Jura, France |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
Angelique Boyer (born July 4, 1988) is a French-born Mexican actress, model, and singer. She started her career playing secondary roles in the telenovelas Rebelde, Muchachitas como tú, and Corazón Salvaje. In 2010, she was given her first protagonist role in Teresa, a remake of the 1959 telenovela of the same name starring Maricruz Olivier. In Teresa, Boyer portrays "Teresa Chávez Aguirre", a young woman who will use her beauty and ambition to escape from her impoverished life in a poor Mexico City neighborhood.[1] Her acting and portrayal received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences alike, and in 2011 she won the Premios TVyNovelas "Award for Best Actress" for her work in Teresa.[2] Boyer was included in Los 50 más bellos list of People en Español, a list of Latino celebrities chosen for their beauty.[3]
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Boyer's full name is Angélique Monique-Paulette Boyer Rousseau and she was born in Saint-Claude, Jura, France.[4] She has said personally that her mother, whose maiden name is "Rousseau", was born in Mexico to French parents.[5] In 1988, Boyer's family moved to Mexico. In reference to her parents migration to Mexico; Boyer quotes "I am very thankful for my parents' decision, because it was a choice between either Spain or Mexico".[5]
At a very young age, she became a member of the musical group "Rabanitos Verdes" (Little Green Radishes). Later, she continued on with a dream of becoming an actress. At the age of eight she enrolled in the Centro de Educación Artística, where she later graduated at the age of 12.
Angélique Boyer was cast in the Mexican television series Rebelde, which became popular throughout Latin America. In the program, in which she participated for three seasons, she played the role of Victoria (Vico) Paz, a young and beautiful girl with problems at home - a mother who dates younger men and tries to seduce her boyfriend; an older brother who goes out with her cute and chubby friend Celina (Estefanía Villarreal) and manipulates her; and a father who beats her regularly after he forces her to get money for his betting addictions.
While filming Rebelde, she and two other costars - the characters of Celina (Estefanía Villareal) and José Luján (Zoraida Gómez) - formed the band Citricus or C3Q'S, which recorded one song - "No Me Importa" ("I don't care"); though it was only a single, the song went on to be played aired during a special concert show and was used as soundtrack during the rest of the show when characters acted rebellious. The song became a favorite of fans, but was overshadowed by the main cast RBD's two albums.
After Rebelde, Boyer auditioned for Bailando por la Boda de mis Sueños ("Dancing for my Dream Wedding"), a charity show in which less fortunate contestants are paired with celebrities in order to have their dream wedding paid for. Boyer has been featured in H Para Hombres and the Mexican edition of Maxim. In 2007, she began to appear regularly on another television series, Muchachitas como tu.
In 2009, she was cast in the high crime drama television series Mujeres Asesinas 2 as a violent killer, a role she welcomed as a contrast to the "good-girl" characters she typically portrayed. A role which later broke ground for her next big budget telenovela projects in 2010 Corazón salvaje and in 2011 Teresa as main protagonist and main villain.[6] These controversial roles marked a significant change in Boyer's acting career, for this was the first time fans had seen the actress in more mature roles.
Not long after she was the main protagonist-antagonist/ main leading villain, in Teresa, she participated in a theatre role, Ausencia de Dios (God's Absence) she went from "la hembra mala" to a "monja" (a nun in catholic religion), where she worked with Raquel Olmedo once again, and Jaqueline Andere.
| Telenovela | Role | Year | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corazones al límite | Anette | 2004 | ||
| Rebelde | Victoria "Vico" Paz | 2004–2006 | Series Regular Univision | |
| Muchachitas como tu | Margarita Villaseñor | 2007 | ||
| Alma de Hierro | Sandra "Sandy" Hierro | 2008–2009 | ||
| Mujeres Asesinas | Soledad | 2009 | ||
| Corazón salvaje | Jimena Villareal | 2009–2010 | Co-Protagonist | |
| Teresa | Teresa Chávez Aguirre De La Barrera | 2010–2011 | Protagonist/Main Villain | |
| Abismo de pasion | Elisa Castañón | 2012 [7] | Main Leading Protagonist |
| Year | Category | Program/Telenovela | Result | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Best Juvenile actress | Corazón salvaje | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Best Actress | Teresa | Won | Premios TVyNovelas |