Victoria Ruffo
Born
María Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe Martínez del Río Moreno-Ruffo

(1962-05-31) May 31, 1962[1]
Mexico City, Mexico
Other names
  • Vicky
  • Pecas
  • Reina de las Telenovelas
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress
Years active1979–present
Spouses
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(m. 1992; div. 1997)​
    ​
    (m. 2001)​
    Children3, including José Eduardo Derbez
    Websitevictoriaruffoweb.com

    María Victoria Eugenia Guadalupe Martínez del Río Moreno-Ruffo (born May 31, 1962) better known as Victoria Ruffo is a Mexican actress notable for her roles in telenovelas.

    Biography

    1980s

    Ruffo began her acting career in 1980, starring in supporting roles in telenovela Conflictos de un Médico under the direction of Ernesto Alonso and continued her career acting in Al Rojo vivo.

    In 1983, Valentín Pimsteín gave her the opportunity to star as the protagonist of La fiera as Natalia Ramirez along with Guillermo Capetillo.[2]

    In 1985, she starred in Carlos Téllez's telenovela Juana Iris, alongside Valentín Trujillo and her sister, Gabriela Ruffo.

    In 1987, she worked in Ernesto Alonso's telenovela Victoria.[3]

    In 1989, Valentín Pimstein offered her the main role in telenovela Simplemente María.[4]

    1990s

    In 1993, she was the protagonist of "Capricho", a telenovela by Carlos Sotomayor as Cristina Aranda.

    In 1995, she was the protagonist of Pobre Niña Rica, a telenovela by Enrique Segoviano as Consuelo Villagrán.[5]

    In 1998, she starred in telenovela Vivo por Elena as Elena Carvajal.[6]

    2000s

    In 2000, she starred in Salvador Mejía's Abrazame muy fuerte alongside Aracely Arámbula.[7]

    2005 marked her comeback in the critically acclaimed telenovela La madrastra, which she starred in with César Évora.[8]

    After La madrastra, she performed duties as the First Lady of Pachuca, with her husband acting as mayor, while continuing to star in the telenovelas.

    In 2007, Victoria starred in the Telemundo production Victoria alongside Arturo Peniche and Mauricio Ochmann.

    In 2008, she played a leading role in Carlos Moreno's En nombre del amor together with Leticia Calderón, Allisson Lozz and Altaír Jarabo. She played Macarena sister to Leticia Calderón's character, Carlota.

    2010s

    In 2010, she was named one of Latin America's 50 Most Beautiful People.

    In mid-2010, she was confirmed to lead in Salvador Mejía Alejandre's telenovela Triunfo del amor, where she played "Victoria", starring alongside Maite Perroni, William Levy, and Diego Oliveira.[9]

    After Triunfo del amor, Ruffo focused on her family and doing theater plays—specifically Dulce Pajaro de Juventud. She also went to support the senatorial campaign of her husband Omar, who eventually won a seat in the senate.

    In 2012, José Alberto Castro confirmed Ruffo to star in telenovela Corona de lágrimas, alongside José María Torre, Mané de la Parra, Alejandro Nones, and Adriana Louvier—she won the 31st TVyNovelas Awards for Best Lead Actress due to her performance in the latter.[10]

    In 2014, she played a leading role in telenovela La malquerida, alongside Ariadne Díaz, Christian Meier, África Zavala, and Arturo Peniche.[11]

    In 2016, Salvador Mejia called Ruffo to lead the cast of telenovela Las Amazonas.

    In 2019, she was the protagonist of Cita a Ciegas, a comic telenovela where Ruffo made the crossover to the comedy genre. Her role as Maura was well received and was the first telenovela where she did not cry.

    Personal life

    Ruffo is the sister of actress and radio host Gabriela Ruffo and producer Marcela Ruffo. She and Eugenio Derbez have one son José Eduardo Derbez (born 1992). On March 9, 2001, she married Mexican politician Omar Fayad,[12] who is the Governor of Hidalgo.

    On August 11, 2004, she gave birth to her twins, daughter Victoria and son Anuar.

    Television roles

    Title Year Role Notes
    Conflictos de un médico 1980 Rosario Reyes
    Al rojo vivo 1980 Pilar Álvarez
    Quiéreme siempre 1981 Julia
    XE-TU 1982 Presenter Main cast
    En busca del paraíso 1982 Grisel
    La fiera 1983 Natalie Ramírez "La fiera" Lead role
    Juana Iris 1985 Juana Iris Madrigal Martínez Lead role
    Victoria 1987–1988 Victoria Martínez Medina Lead role
    Simplemente María 1989–1990 María López Lead role
    Capricho 1993 Cristina Aranda Montaño Lead role
    Pobre niña rica 1995–1996 Consuelo Villagrán García-Mora Lead role
    Mujer, casos de la vida real 1997–2001 Unknown role 3 episodes
    Vivo Por Elena 1998 Elena Carvajal Lead role
    Abrázame muy fuerte 2000–2001 Cristina Álvarez Rivas de Rivero Lead role
    La madrastra 2005 María Fernández Acuña Lead role
    Victoria 2007 Victoria Santiesteban de Mendoza Lead role
    En nombre del amor 2008–2009 Macarena Espinoza de los Monteros Allen Lead role; 66 episodes
    Triunfo del amor 2010–2011 Victoria Sandoval Lead role; 176 episodes
    Corona de lágrimas 2012–2023 Refugio Chavero Lead role; 222 episodes
    La malquerida 2014 Cristina Maldonado Reyes de Domínguez Lead role; 116 episodes
    Las amazonas 2016 Inés Huerta Lead role; 61 episodes
    Cita a ciegas 2019 Maura Fuentes de Salazar Lead role

    Awards and nominations

    TVyNovelas Awards

    YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
    1985 Best Young Lead Actress La fiera Won
    1988 Best Musical Theme Victoria Nominated
    Best Lead Actress Victoria
    1990 Simplemente María
    1994 Capricho
    1999 Vivo por Elena
    2006 La madrastra
    2013 Corona de lágrimas Won

    Premios Bravo

    YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
    2006Best First ActressLa madrastraWon[13]

    Premios People en Español

    YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
    2009Best ActressEn nombre del amorNominated
    2011Best Supporting ActressTriunfo del amor

    References

    1. ↑ "Victoria Ruffo biografia" (in Spanish). Famosos Biografias. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    2. ↑ "Victoria Ruffo en La fiera" (in Spanish). Telenovelas Mexico. January 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    3. ↑ "Victoria Ruffo esta cumpleanos recuerda" (in Polish). May 31, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    4. ↑ "Siplemente María por Victoria Ruffo" (in Spanish). Televisa telenovelas. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    5. ↑ "'La cenicienta' inspiró a Victoria Ruffo en 'Pobre niña rica'" (in Spanish). Telegrapho. July 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    6. ↑ ""Vivo por Elena" ... Qué edad tenía Victoria Ruffo?" (in Spanish). Univision. August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    7. ↑ "Victoria Ruffo sera protagonista en Abrazame muy fuerte" (in Spanish). Todotnv. November 28, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    8. ↑ "Victoria Ruffo es La Madrastra" (in Spanish). Univision Tlnovelas. October 25, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    9. ↑ "Victoria Ruffo sera protagonista en la nueva telenovela" (in Spanish). Film Affinity. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    10. ↑ "Victoria Ruffo protagonizaria, Corona de lágrimas". Claro TV. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    11. ↑ "Victoria Ruffo stars in new classic". Latin Post. December 11, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
    12. ↑ Esposo de Victoria Ruffo le obsequió residencia en Pachuca
    13. ↑ Victoria Ruffo merecedora del premio Bravo por La madrastra
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