Leticia Calderón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calderón and the second or maternal family name is León.

Leticia Calderón (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈtisja kalðeˈɾon]; born Carmen Leticia Calderón León on July 15, 1968) is a Mexican actress.^[1]

Leticia Calderón
Calderón in 2015, alongside Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo
Born	Carmen Leticia Calderón León (1968-07-15) July 15, 1968 (age 56) Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
Other names	Lety Calderón
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983-present
Spouses	Marco Lopez ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 1999)​ Juan Collado ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2010)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Mario Calderón Carmen León

She lived in Alvarado, Veracruz, Guaymas, Sonora, La Paz and Mexico City, where she studied at the Centro de Capacitación de Televisa (Televisa Educational Training Centre).

She has taken part in several theatrical plays and telenovelas. One of her most popular roles was in Esmeralda, a telenovela which was very successful, especially in Eastern European countries.^[1]

Career

Calderón was born on July 15, 1968, in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.^[1]

1980s

In 1983, aged 14, Leticia made appearances in telenovelas such as Bianca Vidal, Amalia Batista, Principessa, El ángel caído, and Monte Calvario.^{[citation needed]}

She started taking mature roles in 1986 with the telenovela El camino secreto as an antagonist. Her first protagonist role was in 1987 when she starred in La indomable as María Fernanda Villalpando.^{[citation needed]}

1990s

In the 90s, Leticia starred in a number of telenovelas such as Yo compro esa mujer, Valeria y Maximiliano, Entre la vida y la muerte and made special appearances in Prisionera de amor and Lazos de amor.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996 She would be cast as the main protagonist in the acclaimed telenovela La antorcha encendida where she plays the role of Teresa de Muñiz.

In 1997, she was a protagonist in Esmeralda alongside Fernando Colunga where she played blind.^[2]

In 1998, she made a special appearance in the telenovela El diario de Daniela.^{[citation needed]}

In 1999, she starred as main heroine in Laberintos de pasión together with Francisco Gattorno and César Évora. She won the Premios TVyNovelas for Best Lead Actress for 2000 due to this role.^[3]

2000s

During 2000–2008, she withdrew from telenovelas to dedicate more time to her children, one of whom has Down syndrome.^[4]

In 2003, she made a special appearance in Amor Real as Hanna de la Corcuera.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, she also had a special appearance in Heridas de amor as a younger version of the Nuria Bages character.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Leticia participated in the series Mujeres asesinas, in the first episode of the show originally titled Sonia desalmanda next to Juan Soler and Grettel Valdéz.^[5][6]

In 2008, she starred as antagonist in En nombre del amor. She played the sister of Victoria Ruffo's character.^[7]

2010s

In 2011, she made a special appearance in Rosy Ocampo's La fuerza del destino as Alicia Villagómez, mother to younger version of David Zepeda's character.^[8]

In 2012, she worked in the telenovela Amor bravío, in which she played the antagonist together with Silvia Navarro, Flavio Medina, Cristian de la Fuente and César Évora. Due to her performance she won the "Best Female Antagonist" award at the 31st TVyNovelas Awards in 2013.^[9]

In 2015, she was confirmed to star in another Carlos Moreno production, A que no me dejas, alongside Arturo Peniche, Camila Sodi and Osvaldo Benavides.^[10]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Noches de ronda	Rosita	Film debut
1998	Angelito mío
2008	Plaza Sésamo: Los monstruos feos más bellos	Lety	Direct-to-video
2024	El roomie	Elisa

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Chispita		Television debut
1982	Bianca Vidal
1983	Amalia Batista	Leticia
1984	Principessa	Vicky
1985	El ángel caído
1986	Monte calvario	Tere
1986	El camino secreto	Alma
1987	Tal como somos	Meche
1987	La indomable	María Fernanda
1989	La casa al final de la calle	Teresa Altamirano Najera
1990	La hora marcada	Lucía	Episode: "El taxi"
1990	Yo compro esa mujer	Ana Cristina
1991	Valeria y Maximiliano	Valeria Landero
1993	Entre la vida y la muerte	Susana Trejos
1994	Mujer, casos de la vida real	Various roles	"Holocausto" (Season 10, Episode 5) "Te olvidaré" (Season 10, Episode 17)
1994	Prisionera de amor	Consuelo
1995-1996	Lazos de amor	Asistente de Silvia Pinal
1996	La antorcha encendida	Teresa de Muñiz
1997	Esmeralda	Esmeralda Rosales-Peñarreal
1998-1999	El diario de Daniela	Leonor Monroy
1999-2000	Laberintos de pasión	Julieta Valderrama
1999-2000	Cuento de Navidad	Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come
2003	Amor real	Hanna De La Corcuera
2006	Heridas de amor	Young Fernanda de Aragón
2006	Plaza Sésamo	Lety	"Me da pena" (Season 10, Episode 15)
2008	Mujeres asesinas	Sonia Quevedo	"Sonia, desalmada" (Season 1, Episode 1)
2008-2009	En nombre del amor	Carlota Espinoza de los Monteros
2011	Cuando me enamoro	Carlota Espinoza de los Monteros	Archive footage
2011	La fuerza del destino	Alicia Villagómez
2012	Amor bravío	Isadora Viuda de Lazcano
2015	A que no me dejas	Inés Urrutia de Murat	Season 1
2016	Mujeres de negro	Irene Palazuelos
2019	El corazón nunca se equivoca	Elsa Reynoso Vargas
2020	Soltero con hijas	Carmina Ríos/ de Montero
2020-2021	Imperio de mentiras	Victoria Robles de Cantú
2023	El amor invencible	Josefa Aizpuru de Torrenegro
2024	Mi amor sin tiempo[11]	Greta

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
1984	Best Actress Debut	Amalia Batista	Won
1987	Best Young Lead Actress	La indomable	Won
1991	Best Lead Actress	Yo compro esa mujer	Nominated
1993		Valeria y Maximiliano	Nominated
1994		Entre la vida y la muerte	Nominated
1997		La antorcha encendida	Nominated
1998		Esmeralda	Nominated
2000		Laberintos de pasión	Won
2007	Best Presenter	Hoy	Nominated
2010	Best Female Antagonist	En nombre del amor	Won
2013		Amor bravío	Won[12]
2016	Best Lead Actress	A que no me dejas	Won

Los Favoritos del Público

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
2013	Favorite Antagonist	Amor bravío	Won[13]

People en Español

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
2009	Best Female Villain	En nombre del amor	Won
2012		Amor bravío	Won[14]

Premios ACE

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
1998	International Women's Figure of the Year	Esmeralda	Won
2010	Best Actress	En nombre del amor	Won[15]
2013	Best Co-Star Actress	Amor bravío	Won[16]

Galardón a los 30 grandes de TVyNovelas

Year	Category	Result
2009	Special Recognition for Artistic Career	Won

Cocktail de la moda

Year	Category	Result
2012	Special Recognition for Artistic Career	Won[17]

Microfono de Oro

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
2009	Artistic Excellence	En nombre del amor	Won[18]

Premios Viktor (Slovenia)

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
1998	Best telenovela	Esmeralda	Won[19]

References

1. Leticia Calderón (in Spanish).
2. "Leticia Calderón no quería protagonizar la telenovela Esmeralda pero se llevó una sorpresa, ¡descubre qué fue lo que pasó!" (in Spanish). Univision Videos. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
3. "Déjate llevar por sus "Laberintos de Pasión"" (in Spanish). Univision Videos. July 11, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
4. "Leticia Calderón denuncia discriminación contra su hijo" (in Spanish). People en Espanol. April 8, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
5. "Mujeres asesinas capitulo 1" (in Spanish). Las Noticias Mexico. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
6. "Mujeres asesinas imewasilishwa" (in Swahili). Fanpop. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
7. "Victoria Ruffo y Leticia Calderón en 'En nombre del amor'" (in Spanish). Todo TNV. June 9, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
8. "Leticia Calderon se une a la fuerza del destino" (in Spanish). TV Nota. January 3, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
9. "Leticia Calderón es Isadora Lazcano en Amor bravio" (in Spanish). Univision videos. July 12, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
10. "Leticia Calderon regresa en las telenovelas" (in Spanish). Televisa. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
11. González, Moisés (2 May 2024). "Leticia Calderón protagonizará la nueva telenovela de TelevisaUnivision". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
12. "Los ganadores de los Premios TVyNovelas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
13. "NOTA: Estos fueron los Favoritos del público" (in Spanish). 2013-04-27. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
14. People en Espanol 2012 los ganadores
15. Ganadores de los Premios ACE 2010
16. Ganadores de los Premios ACE 2013
17. Otorgan a personalidades el premio Cocktail de la moda 2011-2012
18. Premios Microfono de Oro ganadores
19. Viktor for Leticia Calderon

External links

• Leticia Calderón at IMDb