Laura Zapata

Laura Guadalupe Zapata-Miranda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlauɾa ɣwaðaˈlupe saˈpata miˈɾanda]) (born on 30 July 1956) is a Mexican telenovela actress. She has acted in Televisa productions most of her life.

Family

Laura is the daughter of Guillermo Zapata Pérez de Utrera (a Mexican boxer, model and businessman) and Yolanda Miranda Mange (from her first marriage) and part of the Sodi family. She married Juan Eduardo Sodi de la Tijera.

Zapata is the half-sister of music superstar Thalía and Ernestina Sodi, a well-known writer, and biographer.

Her sons are Claudio Sodi and Patricio Sodi.

Laura and Thalía were the first ones of the family to gain international fame by acting and singing. In Maria Mercedes, one of Thalía’s first soap operas, Laura played a villain opposite her sister. In the world of telenovelas, she is as well-known known for her protagonist roles as for her roles as antagonist.

Zapata is also a singer and dancer.

Kidnapping

In September 2002, Laura and her sister Ernestina were kidnapped and taken to an unspecified location. The news of their kidnapping made headlines across Latin America and among the Spanish-speaking television channels of the United States. Thalía is married to multi-millionaire Tommy Mottola, so it was speculated that their captors would ask for a large sum of money. Instead, Laura was released 18 days after her kidnapping, and her sister Ernestina was released on the 34th day.^[3]

Roles

• 2014: La Gata .... Lorenza
• 2010: Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón .... Miriam Solórzano
• 2008: Cuidado con el ángel .... Onelia Montenegro
• 2005: Soñar no Cuesta Nada.... Roberta Pérez de Lizalde
• 2002: Cuatro piernas .... Sole
• 2001: La intrusa .... Maximiliana Limantur de Roldán
• 2001: Mujer bonita TV mini-series .... Celia
• 1999: Rosalinda .... Verónica del Castillo
• 1998: La usurpadora .... Fiscal Zoraida Zapata
• 1997: Esmeralda .... Fátima Linares de Peñarreal
• 1995: Pobre Niña Rica .... Teresa
• 1992: María Mercedes .... Malvina del Olmo
• 1987: Rosa Salvaje .... Dulcina Linares
• 1984: Los años felices .... Flora
• 1981: La cosecha de mujeres
• 1980: Juventud .... Modesta
• 1980: Nuestro juramento
• 1979: La guerra de los pasteles .... Azucena
• 1978: El patrullero 777
• 1978: Mama campanitas .... Irene
• 1977: Acompáñame .... Karla
• 1977: La Venganza .... Violeta
• 1976: Alas doradas
• 1974: Mundo de juguete .... First TV appearance

Notes

1. ↑ In most of the verifiable sources appears 1956 as year of her birth, however this is very disputed, since between her and her sister, the famous singer and actress Thalía, there are 19 years of difference, and the Thalía's year of birth is 1971, according to most sources.
2. ↑ Laura and Thalia on their mother's funeral
3. ↑ "The Americas: Mexico: Kidnapped Writer Freed". The New York Times. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 15 November 2010.