Ana Colchero

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Ana Colchero Argones (born 9 February 1968 in Veracruz. Veracruz) is a Mexican actress.

She is the daughter of Spanish immigrants, father from Madrid, mother from Barcelona. She is the oldest of four siblings, Fernando, Arantxa and Patricia. She married in 2000 to anthropologist José del Val 18 years her senior, whom she divorced later on.

She began a career in economics but studied acting in Montpellier. She received a role in her first telenovela at the age of 19 with Televisa. Eight years later she obtained her first starring role as Alondra in the same titled production. This telenovela was the number one of the year 1995 and put her at the top of her career. However, she surprised the audience and the network by accepting the starring role in the first telenovela of TV Azteca, Televisa rival network. In spite of good rating she left the production. There are many versions on why she did so. From her point of view, "she felt that her character was modified so much that her conscience would not allow her to continue". The network allegedly responded by suing her and banning her from the network, but she sued the network as well and won a lot of money. Banned from Televisa as well, she obtained a role in "Isabella, Mujer enamorada" a Peruvian soap opera.

She got married in 2000, and after filming two movies in 2002 she retired from acting and has dedicated her life and her money to support the indigenous people of Chiapas. Ana has recently explored her writing abilities with the successful publication of a novel "Entre dos fuegos" (Between two fires), Ed. Planeta, 2006.

Films

* "Acosada" or "De Piel de Víbora" (2002) as Eugenia
* "El columpio del diablo" (2002)
* "Las delicias del matrimonio" (1994)
* "No hay quinto malo" (1990)
* "Rosa de dos aromas" (1989)

Telenovelas

Peru

* "Isabella, Mujer enamorada" (1999) as Isabella Linares and Mademoiselle Claire Riveau de De Alvear

TV Azteca

* "Nada personal" (1996) as Camila de los Reyes (1996-1997)

Televisa

* "Alondra" (1995) as Alondra
* "Corazón salvaje" (1993) as Countess Aimeé de Altamira de Alcazar y Valle
* "Valeria y Maximiliano" (1991) as Susana Landero
* "Destino" (1989) as Mónica
* "Yo no creo en los hombres" (1988) as Maleni
* "Los años perdidos" (1987)

Theatre

* "La maestra milagrosa"
* "Don Juan Tenorio"
* "Los derechos de la Mujer"

External links

*imdb|id=0419652|name=Ana Colchero
* [http://www.alma-latina.net/01actresses/a/ana_colchero.shtml Ana Colchero] at the Telenovela Database