Esmeralda Pimentel

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pimentel and the second or maternal family name is Murguía.
Esmeralda Pimentel
Born María Esmeralda Pimentel Murguía[1]
(1989-09-08) 8 September 1989[2][1]
The Bronx, New York, USA
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2007-present

María Esmeralda Pimentel Murguía (born 8 September 1989),[2][1] better known as Esmeralda Pimentel, is a Mexican actress and model. Born in The Bronx, New York, raised in Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, she began her media career in 2009, appearing in commercials and television promotions.[3] After participating in Nuestra Belleza México, where she ranked the top five, she entered "Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa (CEA)" to study acting and had her debut in Verano de amor in 2009.[2]

Biography

María Esmeralda Pimentel Murguía was born in Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, on 8 September 1989.[2]At nineteen she began making appearances in television commercials as a model, featuring clothing brands from Mexico.[3]

Career

Modeling

She participated in 2007 in Nuestra Belleza Jalisco representing Zapotlán. She was the first runner-up of the contest at the age of 18.[4] On 6 October 2007, she participated with the winner Lupita González in Nuestra Belleza México 2007, both representing the state of Jalisco. At the finale, Pimentel was awarded the title of second runner-up, with the winner being Elisa Nájera.[5]

Acting career on television

After competing in Nuestra Belleza México, she decided to enter the "Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa (CEA)", to train as an actress.[6] Her first acting offer came in 2009 when the producer Pedro Damián gave her a small role in the telenovela Verano de amor, where she played the character "Ada".[7] Three years later, in 2012 she worked in the telenovela Abismo de pasión, an Angelli Nesma Medina production, where she shared credits with Angelique Boyer and David Zepeda. Her character was "Kenya Jasso Navarro"[8] and her work in the telenovela earned her a Bravo Prize for the "Best New actress". That same year, the producers Roberto Gómez Fernández and Giselle González, gave her the opportunity to participate as an antagonist in Cachito de cielo, in which she starred alongside Maite Perroni, Pedro Fernández and Jorge Poza. She played the character of "Mara", a female journalist.[9] A year later she participated in De que te quiero, te quiero, which was produced by Lucero Suárez. She was the antagonist and shared credits with Livia Brito and Juan Diego Covarrubias.[10]

In 2014, she had her first starring role in El color de la pasión produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández. Other cast members were Erick Elías and Claudia Ramírez.[11][12] A year later, she works again with Lucero Suárez in La vecina. This is the second time that she works with Juan Diego Covarrubias and being protagonist of a telenovela.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Verano de amor Adalberta Clavería
2011 Como dice el dicho Sandra "Más vale solo" (Season 1, Episode 8)
2012 Abismo de pasión Kenia Jasso Navarro
2012 Cachito de cielo Mara Nom, TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actress
2013 Nueva vida Unknown role "Madre soltera" (Season 1, Episode 7)
2013 Gossip Girl: Acapulco Francesca Ruiz De Hinojosa
2013 De que te quiero, te quiero Diana Nom, TVyNovelas Award for Best Female Antagonist[13]
2014 El color de la pasión Lucía Gaxiola Murillo
2015–2016 La vecina Sara Granados

Others awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome
2015 33rd TVyNovelas Awards Favoritos del público: Best Smile Herself for El color de la pasión Nominated[14][15]
Favoritos del público: The Prettiest Nominated[14][15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Esmeralda Pimentel | Biography". IMDb. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Esmeralda Pimentel". Esmas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "El antes y después de Esmeralda Pimentel". TVNotas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ Sur de Jalisco (July 27, 2007). "La zapotlense Esmeralda Pimentel Murguía a Nuestra Belleza México 2007". Periódico del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Esmeralda Pimentel, Tercer Lugar en el Certamen Nuestra Belleza México 2007". Periódico del Sur (in Spanish). July 27, 2007. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ Cobo, Eugenio. "Nuestros egresados | Esmeralda Pimentel". CEA (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ Ledezma, Héctor (October 2, 2013). "Esmeralda Pimentel, belleza hecha actriz". Un1on (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ Rubio, Flor (April 17, 2012). "Agradecida por personaje de "Kenia" en "Abismo de Pasión".". Radio fórmula (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Esmeralda Pimentel... ¡será la villana de "Cachito de cielo"!" (in Spanish). April 24, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  10. ↑ de los Santos, Gabriela (September 17, 2013). "¡En un choque! Así terminó el personaje de Esmeralda Pimentel en 'De que te quiero, te quiero'". TV Notas (in Spanish). Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Esmeralda Pimentel y Erick Elías comenzaron con "El Color de la Pasión"" (in Spanish). February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ "El Color De La Pasión Promo 2 Televisa: Esmeralda Pimentel, Erick Elias, Claudia Ramirez (VIDEO)" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  13. ↑ Tinoco, Armando (March 3, 2014). "Premios TVyNovelas 2014 Nominees: ‘Amores verdaderos,’ ‘Corazón indomable’ Compete For Best Telenovela, Plus Find Out Which Actors Got A Nod!". Latintimes.
  14. 1 2 3 Novelalounge. "Premios TVyNovelas 2015: Lista Completa De Nominados" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "Lista de Nominados Favoritos del Público - Premios TVyNovelas 2015" (in Spanish). Más telenovelas. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

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