Livia Brito Pestana (born 21 July 1986) is a Cuban actress and model. She made her acting debut in 2010 in the Mexican telenovela Triunfo del amor and has since been recognized for her performances in telenovelas.
Early life Brito was born on 21 July 1986 in Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba. She is the daughter of actor Rolando Brito Rodríguez and Gertrudis Pestana. Her family immigrated to Mexico in 2000, when she was between 13 and 14 years old. A year after settling in Mexico City, her father opened a restaurant called La Cubana, which offered traditional Cuban dishes. Brito worked as a waitress at the family restaurant, and later as a model, to help pay for her studies in business administration.
Brito represented Mexico in the 2009 edition of the Reina Mundial del Banano, finishing as first runner-up and was awarded Miss Photogenic. She later enrolled in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística (CEA). Brito comes from an artistic family, as her father was an actor in Cuba, and her mother was a ballet dancer.
Career In 2010, Brito gained popularity after making her acting debut as Fernanda Sandoval in the telenovela Triunfo del amor, produced by Salvador Mejía, and starring William Levy, Maite Perroni and Victoria Ruffo. In 2012, she portrayed the role of Paloma González in the telenovela Abismo de pasión, produced by Angelli Nesma Medina, and starring Angelique Boyer, David Zepeda and Mark Tacher.
Brito's first lead role was in Lucero Suárez's De que te quiero, te quiero (2013) with Juan Diego Covarrubias. In her second lead role, Brito was paired with José Ron in Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (2014), produced by Pedro Damián, and also filmed in Italy. In 2016, Brito portrayed as Maribel Guardia in the biographical miniseries Por siempre Joan Sebastian, produced by Carla Estrada, and starring José Manuel Figueroa. She later starred as Yolanda Cadena, the lead character in the action drama series La Piloto (2017–2018), created by W Studios, produced by Lemon Films Studios, and co-starring Arap Bethke and Juan Colucho.
In 2021, Brito had her breakthrough role as Fernanda Linares in the revenge drama La desalmada, produced by Jose Alberto Castro, and featuring an ensemble cast that included José Ron, Eduardo Santamarina, Marlene Favela, Marjorie de Sousa, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Gonzalo García Vivanco, Laura Carmine, and Daniel Elbittar.
She has since maintained starring roles in the telenovelas Mujer de nadie (2022) and Minas de pasión (2023).
Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2013 No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas Teibolera 2014 Volando bajo Ana Bertha La dictadura perfecta Jazmín 2017 Juan Apóstol, el más amado Mary, mother of Jesus 2023 Infelices para siempre Carmen Pelusi
+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2010–2011 Triunfo del amor Fernanda Sandoval 2012 Abismo de pasión Paloma González 2013–2014 De que te quiero, te quiero Natalia García 2014–2015 Muchacha italiana viene a casarse Fiorella Bianchi 2016 Por siempre Joan Sebastian Maricruz Guardia 2017 La doble vida de Estela Carrillo Yolanda Cadena Guest star 2017–2018 La Piloto Yolanda Cadena 2018 Descontrol Eugenia 2019–2020 Médicos, línea de vida Regina Villaseñor 2021 La desalmada Fernanda Linares 2022 Mujer de nadie Lucía Arizmendi 2023–2024 Minas de pasión Emilia Sánchez 2025 Amanecer Alba Palacios 2026 El precio de la fama Amanda Escalante Guest star Infinito amor Cristina Vidal
+ Theatre Year Title Role Venue 2012–2013 El cartero Beatriz González Several locations 2015–2016 Los Bonobos Ángeles
Awards and nominations + Year Award Result Category Work2012 ACPT Awards Female Revelation El cartero TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico) Best Young Lead Actress Triunfo del amor2013 TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico) Best Young Lead Actress Abismo de pasión The Most Beautiful Woman2014 TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico) The Most Beautiful Woman De que te quiero, te quiero Favorite Kiss (with Juan Diego Covarrubias)2016 ACE Awards Best Actress Muchacha italiana viene a casarse Premios Juventud My Favorite Protagonist TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico) Best Actress 2019 TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico) Best Actress La Piloto2020 TVyNovelas Awards (Mexico) Favorite Couple (with Daniel Arenas) Médicos, línea de vida The Most Beautiful Woman The Most Beautiful Smile 2022 Premios Juventud They Make Me Fall In Love (with José Ron) La desalmada2024 Premios Juventud My Favorite Actress Minas de pasión They Make Me Fall In Love (with Osvaldo de León) 2025 Premios Juventud My Favorite Actress Amanecer
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