Azela Robinson (born Azela Jacqueline Robinson Cañedo on 26 August 1965) is a Mexican actress. She has portrayed antagonistic characters in the Mexican telenovelas Cañaveral de pasiones (1996), Contra viento y marea (2005), Llena de amor (2010) and Yo no creo en los hombres (2014).

Early life Azela Jacqueline Robinson was born in London, United Kingdom. Her mother, Nadja Cañedo is Mexican and her father, Alan Robinson is British.

She began her professional training as an actress in 1980 within the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, UK. Eventually, between 1982 and 1983 she took courses at the National Theatre in London.Azela Robinson biography in Televisa.com

Career Films

Once in Mexico, Robinson began her career as an actress in the movies. She debuted Fin de semana en Garibaldi" (1989), along with Jorge Reynoso. From that time until 1993, Robinson works on approximately 68 films, mainly comedy and action genres. Of them stand out ribbons like Sor Batalla (1990), with María Antonieta de las Nieves La Chilindrina; La mujer judicial (1990), again next to Mario Almada; El extensionista (1991), along with Eduardo Palomo; Mujer de cabaret (1991), directed by Julián Pastor, with Maribel Guardia and Leonardo Daniel; El trono del infierno (1992), with Sergio Goyri and or Dama de Noche (1993), with Rafael Sánchez Navarro and Cecilia Toussaint, among others.

Television Robinson made her Mexican TV debut in a chapter of the famous horror series La hora marcada, in 1990. In 1995 she got her first character in a telenovela with the hand of producer Enrique Segoviano in the telenovela Pobre niña rica, with Victoria Ruffo and singer Paulina Rubio. In 1996 she plays Dinorah Faberman, one of the most important and remembered characters of her career, in the telenovela Cañaveral de pasiones, produced by Humberto Zurita and Christian Bach and sharing credit with Daniela Castro, Juan Soler and Angelica Aragón, among others. Thanks to her interpretation, Robinson becomes one of the most outstanding villains of the Mexican telenovelas. As a villain, she works on melodramas like La usurpadora (1998), Laberintos de pasión (1999) and Mi destino eres tú (2000). In 2001 she interprets the role of Francisca, another of her personages more remembered in the telenovela El manantial, produced by Carla Estrada, next to Adela Noriega, Daniela Romo and Alejandro Tommasi. In 2002 she played one of her few non-antagonistic characters in the telenovela La Otra, produced by Ernesto Alonso. In 2005, she plays Apolonia, another of her most successful antagonistic characters in the telenovela Contra viento y marea, forming a famous dumbbell with actress Beatriz Sheridan.

In 2020, Robinson debuted as a director in the telenovela ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia? produced by Juan Osorio.

Theatre Azela Robinson has participated in theatrical assemblies in Mexico. Of them they emphasise Todos a la piscina (1991), Trilogía amorosa (1993), the classic Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1995), with Rogelio Guerra and Juan Ignacio Aranda, directed by Enrique Rentería; La casa de Bernarda Alba (2002), by Federico García Lorca, along with the actresses Ofelia Guilmáin, Maria Rubio and Aurora Molina; Hombres (2005), with Patricia Reyes Spíndola, María Rojo and others; Orinoco (2007), directed by Benjamín Cann, along Cynthia Klitbo; El acrobata (2008), directed by Roberto D'Amico and next to Ricardo Fastlicht; Macbeth (2008), directed by Leonardo Ayala, with Mónica Dionne; Doce mujeres en pugna (2009), produced by Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, along with Yolanda Mérida, Laura Zapata, Leticia Calderón and others; La ronda de las harpías (2009), with Ofelia Medina, Victoria Ruffo and Magda Guzmán; Tu tampoco eres normal (2011), directed by Humberto Zurita, next to Alexis Ayala; Baño de mujeres (2013), under the direction of Roberto D'Amico, with Sylvia Pasquel, Ofelia Medina and others, and Made in Mexico (2015), with Juan Ferrara, Rafael Inclán and Socorro Bonilla."Los negros pájaros del adiós" (2016) "Entre mujeres"2019 ((Edith Gozalez)) ((Ana Bertha Espín))

Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 1991 El extensionista Rarotonga 1992 La dama y el judicial 1993 Entre el amor y la muerte 1998 Por Tu Culpa 2018 Lady Rancho Fatima

+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 1993 La última esperanza 1995–1996 Pobre niña rica Ana Luisa Cañedo de Villagrán 1996 Cañaveral de pasiones Dinorah Faberman Main cast 1998 La usurpadora Elvira 1999–2000 Laberintos de pasión Carmina Roldán de Valencia 2000 Mi Destino Eres Tú Isaura Becker 2001 El Manantial Francisca Rivero de Valdéz 2002 La Otra Mireya Ocampo Herrera Main cast; 89 episodes 2003 Bajo la misma piel Regina Ortiz Escalante 2005 Contra viento y marea Apolonia Rudell Serrano Main cast2006–2007 Mundo de fieras Dolores Farías Main cast; 117 episodes 2007 S.O.S.: Sexo y otros secretos Lucía Main cast (season 1) 2008–2009 Central de abasto La Güera 88 episodes 2009 Adictos Mónica 2009 Sortilegio Elena Miranda de Kruguer 2009 Mujeres asesinas Blanca Episode: "María, pescadera" 2009 Tiempo final Sonia Episode: "Testigo" 2010–2011 Llena de amor Fedra Curiel de Ruiz y de Teresa / Juana Felipa Main cast 2011 La rosa de Guadalupe Claudia Episode: "La niña sicario" 2012 Cachito de cielo Teresa "Tete" de Franco de Landeros Main cast; 109 episodes 2013 Cásate conmigo, mi amor Carmen 2014–2015 Yo no creo en los hombres Josefa Main cast; 112 episodes 2016 Por siempre Joan Sebastian Marissa 2 episodes 2016–2017 Vino el amor Lilian Palacios Main cast; 142 episodes 2018–2019 Por amar sin ley Paula Ortega Main cast; 122 episodes 2018–2021 Falsa identidad Ramona Flores Main cast; 150 episodes 2019 Cuna de lobos Gélica Andrade Main cast; 25 episodes 2020 Como tú no hay 2 Luz Maria Molina Main cast; 75 episodes 2021 La desalmada Martina Fernández Main cast; 85 episodes 2022 Los ricos también lloran Elena Suárez Main cast; 60 episodes 2022 Mujer de nadie Alejandra Main cast; 45 episodes 2023 Cabo Lucía de Noriega Main cast; 35 episodes 2024 El amor no tiene receta Elvira Moncada Main cast2025 La Jefa Maribel Ortiz Main cast Los hilos del pasado María Luisa Main cast

+ Theater roles Year Title Role 1991 Todos a la Piscina 1993 Trilogía amorosa 1994 Cena de matrimonios 1995 Quién le teme a Virginia Wolf 2002 La casa de Bernarda Alba 2005 Hombres 2016–2017 Los negros pájaros del adiós 2019 Entre mujeres Carlota

Awards and nominations Premios TV y Novelas Year Award Category Telenovela Result1997TVyNovelas Awards Best Female AntagonistCañaveral de Pasiones rowspan=4 2003 Best Co-star ActressLa Otra 2011 Best Female AntagonistLlena de amor2015 Best Female AntagonistYo no creo en los hombresFavorite Villain 2017Best Female AntagonistVino el amor

Year Award Category Telenovela /FilmResult 1995 Premios ACTP Best Supporting Actress in a Drama ¿Quién teme a Virginia Wolf? rowspan=10 2002 La casa de Bernarda de Alba 2003 Best Supporting Actress in a Theater Cena de matrimonios 2008 Best Actress Macbeth 1998Premios ACE 1999Premios Sol de OroBest Supporting Actress Laberintos de pasiónPremios ACE2000 Premios Palmas de OroPremios Gran Águila de Venezuela2001 Premios Palmas de Oro

References

External links

Azela Robinson en alma latina