Ana Claudia Talancón Ortiz Tirado (born 1 May 1980), is a Mexican actress, TV host, and philanthropist. She first started acting in her home town, Cancún, Quintana Roo.
Early life and career Talancón first studied acting in Cancún with the Cuban professor Albio Paz. She later went to Mexico City to continue her studies at the Acting Workshop of Héctor Mendoza and Raúl Quintanilla. Since then, she has starred in various soap operas such as Al Norte del Corazón, Señora, Amor Latino and Romántica Obsesión, for which she won the Sol de Oro award in 1999 for Best New Actress.
Talancón made her film debut in El Cometa by Marisa Sistach, playing the character Valentina, for which she was nominated for the Ariel Award for Best New Actress. Her breakthrough role came in El crimen del Padre Amaro (2002), in which she starred alongside Gael García Bernal as Amelia, a young woman impregnated by a Catholic priest who then dies after a backstreet abortion.
Career In 2006, Talancón appeared in Richard Linklater's Fast Food Nation as Coco, a Mexican immigrant forced to work in a meatpacking plant. That same year, she starred in the film Alone with Her as the main character. She also appeared in films such as The Virgin of Juarez, in which she received the award for the Best Supporting Actress at the BendFilm Festival and Mujer Alabastrina.
Talancón later appeared mainly in films such as Love in the Time of Cholera and El Ultimo Justo, rather than in Latin soap operas. In 2008, she starred in One Missed Call, which was nominated at the Teen Choice Awards, Tear This Heart Out (Arráncame la Vida), Days of Wrath, and the Mexican TV series, Terminales.
Modeling Talancón has also posed for various lingerie and swimsuit advertisements, including Intimissimi and Gentlemen's Quarterly magazine.
Filmography Year Title Role 1999 Juego sin reglas, ElEl juego sin reglas 1999 Cometa, ElEl Cometa Valentina 2002 Crimen del Padre Amaro, ElEl crimen del Padre Amaro Amélia 2003 Umbral, ElEl umbral Gina 2003 Ladies' Night Alicia 2004 Matando Cabos Paulina Cabos 2005 Después de la muerte Cleotilde 2005 Sueño Nina 2006 Virgin of Juarez, TheThe Virgin of Juarez Mariela 2006 ContracorrienteChuya 2006 Alone with Her Amy 2006 Fast Food Nation Coco 2007 Love in the Time of Cholera Olimpia Zuleta 2007 Ultimo justo, ElEl último justo Miryam 2008 One Missed Call Taylor Anthony 2008 Arráncame la Vida Catalina Guzman 2008 Days of Wrath Samantha Rodriguez 2010 The Dry Land Adriana2011El Sueño De Ivan2012La Venta Del Paraiso2013Tercera Llamada2013Enter the Dangerous Mind 2019 Como caído del cielo Raquel2022¡Qué despadre!Paula
Television Al Norte del Corazón (1997) Señora (1998) Romántica Obsesión (1999) Amor Latino (2000) Lo que callamos las mujeres (2001) Vale todo (2002) Tiempo Final (2004) Terminales (2008) Dollhouse (2009) Soy tu fan (2010) Covert Affairs (2012) Palabra de ladron (2014) Top Chef Mexico Host (2017) El Recluso (2018) The Accident (2024)
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