Itatí Cantoral Zucchi (born May 13, 1975) is a Mexican actress, singer, dancer, and producer. She is best known for her roles as Soraya Montenegro in María la del Barrio (1995) and Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo Fernández "La Licenciada" in Hasta que el dinero nos separe (2009), both telenovelas produced by Televisa.

Early life and education Cantoral was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the daughter of Mexican composer and songwriter Roberto Cantoral, and Argentine actress of Italian descent, Itatí Zucchi. Cantoral has three brothers: Carlos, Roberto, and José Cantoral, who is also an actor and singer.

A child actress, Cantoral was accepted into the Televisa actors' academy, Centro de Educación Artística, at the age of 13. She made her television debut in the series La telaraña in 1986 and later appeared in the telenovela Muchachitas in 1991.

Career In 1993, Cantoral appeared in Dos mujeres, un camino with Erik Estrada, Laura León, Bibi Gaytán, Lorena Herrera, Selena Quintanilla, Jorge Salinas, and members of Grupo Bronco. This production exposed her to wider audiences in Mexico and Latin America. She took the role of the villain Soraya Montenegro in María la del Barrio from 1995 to 1996, alongside Thalía and Fernando Colunga. In 1996 and 1997 she appeared in Tú y yo, with Maribel Guardia and Joan Sebastian; and in Salud, dinero y amor, the sequel to Mexican telenovela El premio mayor.

In 2001, Cantoral played the antagonic role of Raquel Villavicencio in Sin Pecado Concebido, another Televisa production starring Angelica Rivera and Carlos Ponce. She starred in the Brazilian-American co-production Vale todo in 2002; and in 2003, Telemundo's El alma herida, as a teenage girl who crosses the Mexican–American border to find her long-lost mother. In 2004, she was Sally Bowles in Mexico City's Teatro Insurgentes production of Cabaret, and in 2006, she starred with Francisco Gattorno in the Telemundo production of Julio Jimenez's La Viuda de Blanco.

In 2009–2010, she played the character Alejandra Alvarez Del Castilo in Televisa's hit telenovela Hasta que el dinero nos separe with actor and singer Pedro Fernández, for which she won Best Actress at the Premios TVyNovelas, where the telenovela also won the main category; while the actors won Best Couple of the Year at the show.

Cantoral protagonized many famous plays in Mexican theatre, such as Aventurera, Sweet Charity, Mame the Musical and many more.

In 2018, she starred as Mexican actress Silvia Pinal in the biographical television series Silvia Pinal, Frente a Ti, for which she was nominated as Best Actress in a TV series for the Premios TVyNovelas.

On November 18, 2015, Cantoral was named Mr. Amigo, which is an association in Brownsville, Texas that honors a Mexican citizen each year to promote international friendship and good will between the U.S. and Mexico. Itatí is the second member of the Cantoral family to be awarded Mr. Amigo after her father, Roberto Cantoral, was awarded in 1981.

As a singer, Cantoral has released two albums, one of them being Itatí Canta a Roberto Cantoral, which was produced by her late father Roberto Cantoral. In 2018, she was part of the tribute album to her father "Roberto Cantoral: Siempre Vivo" with the song "Me Esta Gustando".

Filmography

Film Year TitleRoleNotes 1996Bonita Bonita 2002De cuando el pescado murió de placer Television conductor Short film 2003La hija del caníbal Airline saleswomanYa no los hacen como antes Perla 2004Man on Fire Evelyn Uncredited role 2006Cansada de besar sapos Cecilia Los pajarracos Fina No hay derecho joven Lawyer 2007 One Long Night Patty 2009 Amar Lisa 2012El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza La Lisiada Novela Actress 2014 Amor de mis amores Elva La dictadura perfecta Lucrecia Lascuráin 2017 Sobre tus huellas Horse Riding Instructor 2019 No Manches Frida 2 Camila 2022My Mother-in-law Hates MeReginaTurning RedMing LeeDubbing role (Sandra Oh)

Television Title YearRole Notes 1986La telaraña 1991Muchachitas Lucía Aguilera La pícara soñadora Melissa 1992 De frente al sol Lupita 1993Dos mujeres, un camino Graciela Torres Núñez 1994–96 Mujer, casos de la vida real Various roles 4 episodes 1994 Lo que se vio y no se vio de Dos mujeres, un camino Graciela Torres Núñez Archive footage, television film 1995 María la del Barrio Soraya Montenegro 1996 Tú y yo Casandra 1997 Salud, dinero y amor Estrella Pérez 1994 Derbez en cuando Soraya Montenegro Archive footage 1999 Cuento de Navidad Sebring Cirrus Infierno en el paraíso Francesca Paoli Prado 2001 Sin pecado concebido Raquel Villavicencio Rojas Amigas y rivales Eduviges 2002 Vale todo Raquel 2003 El alma herida Eugenia Granados 2006 La viuda de Blanco Alicia Guardiola 2008 Tiempo final Silvia Episode: "Mala noche" Mujeres asesinas Sandra Arvide Episode: "Sandra, trepadora" 2009–10 Hasta que el dinero nos separe Alejandra Álvarez del Castillo Main role; 231 episodes (season 1) 2011 El sexo débil Helena Román 2012 Capadocia Leonor Cantú Recurring role; 4 episodes (season 3) 2013 Fortuna Comisionada Paloma Alarcón 2015 ¿Quién mató a Patricia Soler? Sara Fernández / Isabel Amores con trampa Isabel Main role; 128 episodes (season 1) 2016 El Vato Wendy Lozada 9 episodes 2016–17 El Chema Blanca Main role; 79 episodes (season 1) 2018 José José, el príncipe de la canción Natalia "Kiki" Herrera Main role 2019 Silvia Pinal, frente a ti Silvia Pinal Main role Se rentan cuartos Graciela Garza De La Garza y Más Garza Main role 2020 La mexicana y el güero Andrea Ibarrola Gil Main Role 2022 Daddies on Request Maricarmen High Heat Gloria Main Role 2024 El Señor de los Cielos Belén San Román / Blanca Lovato Main role 2025 Velvet: El nuevo imperio Isabel Juárez

Awards and nominations

TVyNovelas Awards Year Category TelenovelaResult 1993Best Young Lead Actress De frente al Sol rowspan=2 1994 Dos mujeres, un camino 1996Best Female Antagonist María la del Barrio rowspan=3 2002 Sin pecado concebido 2010 Best Lead Actress Hasta que el dinero nos separe TVyEspectáculos "Itatí cantoral nominada al premio TV&Novelas como Mejor actriz" -actualizado febrero 2010 2020Best Lead Actress in a Series Silvia Pinal, Frente a ti rowspan=2

Premios People en Español Year Category TelenovelaResult2010 Best Actress Hasta que el dinero nos separe 2010 Best Couple (with Pedro Fernandez) Hasta que el dinero nos separe

Festival Mercado TV-Fiction International Awards Year Category TelenovelaResult2011 Best Lead Actress El Sexo Débil

Association of Theatre Journalists Awards Year Category ProductionResult 2012 Best Lead Actress Misery

Other awards

Medal Omecihuatl 2011 Awarded by Inmujeres DF Part of "Los 50 más bellos" by magazine People en Español (2011, 2015)People en español "Itatí Cantoral una de los 50 más bellos" - actualizado abril de 2011 Queen of Voceadores (2010) Queen of Veracruz television Premio Palmas de oro (Best Villain) Jealous of the popularity Premio Bravo Premio ACE of New York El Sol de oro Premio Fama New York (2002) Queen of Mariachi (2015) Mr. Amigo (Nov. 18, 2015)

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