Ximena Romo Mercado (born April 14, 1990) is a Mexican actress and model best known for her role as Nora Gaxiola in the Televisa telenovela El color de la pasión. Romo is the daughter of Mexican politician Patricia Mercado and former head of the Mexican electricians' union, Horacio Romo Vázquez.
Career Ximena Romo Mercado trained as an actress at the Casazul Artes Escénicas Argos in Mexico and then received an MA in contemporary acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama of the University of London. She made her film debut in 2008 in the movie by Gerardo Naranjo, I'm Gonna Explode, a drama in which she played the role of Lucía. Later, she appeared as Maria in Oveja negra (2009), directed by Humberto Hinojosa Ozcáriz. Her next film was Amaneceres oxidados (2010), directed by Diego Cohen, in which she worked alongside actors such as Armando Hernández, Catalina López, Ari Brickman, and Alan Chávez. She was also a co-producer of the short film El retrete de Elena (2010). She then appeared in the series Soy tu fan, starring Ana Claudia Talancón, in which Romo played as Mila.
Filmography Film roles Year Title Roles Notes 2008 I'm Gonna Explode Lucía 2009 Oveja negra María 2010 Amaneceres oxidados Andrea 2013 Ficción Girlfriend Short film 2014 Gloria Aline 2016 Tales of an Immoral Couple Martina 17 Years old 2017 Everybody Loves Somebody Lily Álvarez 2017 Fiebre Romina Short film 2018 Dibujando el cielo María 2018 Preludio a una Siesta Ximena 2019 This Is Not Berlin Rita Nominated – Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress 2019 Como si fuera la primera vez Luci 2019 Mentada de padre Rosa 2020 Sin Hijos Mabel 2020 The Day of the Lord Raquel 2020 Dime Cuando Tú Danielle 2021 Sexo, pudor y lágrimas 2 Katia 2025 Looking Through Water Julia
Television roles Year Title Roles Notes 2011 Soy tu fan Mila Episode: "Back Up" 2013 Alguien más Laura 5 episodes 2014 Dos lunas Sole Adolescente Episodes: "El engaño" and "Las dos lunas" 2014 El color de la pasión Nora Gaxiola Murillo Main role; 116 episodes 2016 Yago Ámbar Madrigal Supporting role; 39 episodes 2017 Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández Emilia Episode: "Emilia" 2018 Un extraño enemigo Laura 5 episodes 2022 María Félix: La Doña Young María Félix Main role 2022-24 Señorita 89 Elena 2023 Los artistas: primeros trazos Cata Guzmán 2026 Doc Dr. Raquel Aguirre Recurring role
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