Esmeralda Pimentel

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

Esmeralda Pimentel (née Maria Esmeralda Pimentel on September 8, 1989)^[1] is a Mexican actress and model.

Esmeralda Pimentel
Born	Maria Esmeralda Pimentel (1989-09-08) September 8, 1989 (age 35)[1] Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico[1]
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2007–present

She began her media career in 2009, appearing in commercials and television promotions.^[2] 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 made her debut in Verano de amor in 2009.^[1]

Biography

Maria Esmeralda Pimentel was born in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, on September 8, 1989, to a Dominican father and a Mexican mother.^[3] At nineteen she began making appearances in television commercials as a model, featuring clothing brands from Mexico.^[2]

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 October 6, 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.

Few years after starring as a protagonist in Enamorándome de Ramón with José Ron and La bella y las bestias with Osvaldo Benavides, Pimentel announced that she would depart from Televisa as she quitted her contract with the television company for a time being, as she preferred to extend more creative freedom within her artistic and acting career by looking into different theater, television, and film projects.^[13]

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2012	Viaje de generación	La Nueva
2017	El que busca encuentra	Angélica
2017	Cuando los hijos regresan	Violeta
2019	El hubiera sí existe	Rosita
2020	Ahi te Encargo	Cecilia	Netflix Film

Television roles

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2009	Verano de amor	Adalberta Clavería	Recurring role; 120 episodes
2011	Como dice el dicho	Sandra	Episode: "Más vale solo"
2012	Abismo de pasión	Kenia Jasso Navarro	Supporting role; 39 episodes
2012	Cachito de cielo	Mara Magaña	Main role; 102 episodes
2013	Nueva vida	Pilar	Episode: "Madre soltera"
2013	Gossip Girl: Acapulco	Francesca Ruíz de Hinojosa	Recurring role; 6 episodes
2013	De que te quiero, te quiero	Diana Mendoza Grajales de Cáceres	Main role; 58 episodes
2014	El color de la pasión	Lucía Gaxiola Murillo	Lead role; 118 episodes
2015–2016	La vecina	Sara Granados	Lead role; 177 episodes
2016–2017	40 y 20	Lorena	Episodes: "No me importa que me digan mujeriego" and "Fake news"
2017	Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández	Amanda	Episode: "Amanda"
2017	Enamorándome de Ramón	Fabiola Medina	Lead role; 117 episodes
2018	La bella y las bestias	Isabela León	Lead role; 66 episodes
2020	El Candidato	Verónica de Velasco Rivera	Main role; 10 episodes
2021	The Good Doctor	Nurse Ana Morales	Guest role; 2 episodes[14]
2022	Donde hubo fuego	Olivia Serrano	Main role; 39 episodes
2023	Montecristo	Haydée Hernández	Main role; 6 episodes
2024	Un buen divorcio	Jessica	Main role[15]

Other 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[16][17]
		Favoritos del público: The Prettiest		Nominated[16][17]

References

1. "Esmeralda Pimentel". Esmas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
2. "El antes y después de Esmeralda Pimentel". TVNotas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
3. "Esme Pimentel, una blogger que derrocha glamour al mejor estilo millennials".
4. Sur de Jalisco (July 27, 2007). "La zapotlense Esmeralda Pimentel Murguía a Nuestra Belleza México 2007". Periódico del Sur (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
5. "Esmeralda Pimentel, Tercer Lugar en el Certamen Nuestra Belleza México 2007". Periódico del Sur (in Spanish). July 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
6. Cobo, Eugenio. "Nuestros egresados | Esmeralda Pimentel". CEA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
7. Ledezma, Héctor (October 2, 2013). "Esmeralda Pimentel, belleza hecha actriz". Un1on (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
8. Rubio, Flor (April 17, 2012). "Agradecida por personaje de "Kenia" en "Abismo de Pasión"". Radio fórmula (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. 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). Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
11. "Esmeralda Pimentel y Erick Elías comenzaron con "El Color de la Pasión"" (in Spanish). February 21, 2014. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
12. "El Color De La Pasión Promo 2 Televisa: Esmeralda Pimentel, Erick Elias, Claudia Ramirez (VIDEO)" (in Spanish). February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
13. "Por qué Esmeralda Pimentel renunció a su contrato de exclusividad en Televisa" (in Spanish). June 28, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
14. Acurero, Guy (May 21, 2021). "'The Good Doctor': Esmeralda Pimentel y Osvaldo Benavides llegan a la serie". metroworldnews.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2021.
15. "Un Buen Divorcio: Cuándo se estrena la nueva y divertida serie de ViX protagonizada por Claudia Álvarez". Univision.com (in Spanish). February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
16. Novelalounge (February 23, 2015). "Premios TVyNovelas 2015: Lista Completa De Nominados" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 24, 2015.
17. "Lista de Nominados Favoritos del Público – Premios TVyNovelas 2015" (in Spanish). Más telenovelas. Retrieved March 1, 2015.

External links

• Esmeralda Pimentel at IMDb
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• Esmeralda Pimentel on Twitter