Vanessa Villela (born January 28, 1978)[2] is a Mexican-American actress turned real estate agent, who appeared in Selling Sunset and Mexican TV series El señor de Los Cielos, Una Maid en Manhattan, El Cuerpo Del Deseo, Romántica obsesión, Ellas, inocentes o culpables, Súbete a mi moto, Un nuevo amor, El cuerpo del deseo, Decisiones, Amores de mercado.[3] On October 2, 2017, Villela posted that she has become an American citizen.[4]

Vanessa Villela
Villela at the 2014 ALMA Awards
Born (1978-01-28) January 28, 1978 (age 46)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican, American
OccupationReal Estate Agent/Actress
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Nicholas Hardy
(m. 2022)
PartnerMario Cimarro (2009–2013)[1]

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Roles Notes
2005 Tres Jacinda Debut film[5][6]
2018 En Altamar Isabel
Television roles
Year Title Roles Notes
1991 Muchachitas Student
1992 Mágica juventud Alicia
1997 Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real Unknown role Episode: "La profecía"
1997 Amada enemiga Sara
1998 Gotita de amor Naida
1999 Romántica obsesión Leticia
2000 Ellas, inocentes o culpables Cristina
2000–2001 El amor no es como lo pintan Cynthia Rico
2001 Lo que callamos las mujeres Julio's lover Episode: "Equivocada"
2002–2003 Súbete a mi moto[7] Renata
2003 Un nuevo amor Karina Gutiérrez
2005–2006 El Cuerpo del Deseo Ángela Donoso Series regular; 125 episodes[8]
2006–2007 Amores de mercado[9] Mónica Savater / Raquel Savater
2008 Tiempo final María Episode: "El anzuelo"
2010–2011 Eva Luna Victoria Arisméndi Series regular; 108 episodes[10]
2011–2012 Una Maid en Manhattan Sara Montero Series regular; 168 episodes[11]
2014 En otra piel Elena Serrano Series regular; 154 episodes[12]
2016–2017 El Señor de los Cielos Emiliana Contreras (seasons 4–5); 32 episodes
2016 El Chema Emiliana Contreras Episode: "Espectacular fuga"
2017 Milagros de Navidad Margaret Anderson Episode: "Abriendo muros"
2021 Selling Sunset Herself 10 Episodes

Theater

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  • El protagonista (2002)

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Won Result
2012 Premios Tu Mundo Una Maid en Manhattan The Best Bad Girl Nominated[13]
2014 Premios People en Español En otra piel Best Bad Girl Nominated[14]

References

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  1. ^ Terra Network. "Mario Cimarro y Vanessa Villela juntos y ¡muy enamorados" (in Spanish). Entretenimiento Terra. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ^ ""Vanessa Villela, Datos biográficos" (in Spanish). Televisa. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. ^ ""La belleza mexicana de ojos verdes y brillantes se llama Vanessa, es actriz, modelo y cantante, y está en camino de convertirse en diva" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. ^ @vannevillela (2017-10-02). "Vanessa Villela 🦋🦋🦋 on Instagram: "Thank you to the @Uscis Los Angeles Director Donna Campagnolo for making this day so special! Celebrating the American Dream🌟. It's been a..."" – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Lorena González. "Entrevista a Vanessa Villela" (in Spanish). Novelas About. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "Vuelve al teatro" (in Spanish). El Heraldo Honduras. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "Xavier Serbiá baila "Súbete a mi moto" para pagar apuesta del Mundial". El Universal (in Spanish). El Universal Venezuela. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Vanessa Villela: "Tener la suerte de trabajar en un proyecto dos veces es increíble"" [Vanessa Villela: "Having the good fortune to work on a project twice is amazing"] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 16 September 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  9. ^ Univision. "Vanessa Villela: "Me divierto haciendo villanas"" (in Spanish). Teleprograma.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  10. ^ Univision. "Personajes de Eva Luna" [Characters of Eva Luna] (in Spanish). Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  11. ^ Terra Netwkork. "Vanessa Villela, villana y más seductora en 'Una Maid en Manhattan'" [Vanessa Villela, and more seductive villain in "A Maid in Manhattan '] (in Spanish). Entretenimiento Terra. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  12. ^ Dayana L. Rivas Ch. "'Me ha tocado ser villana'" [I have had to be villain] (in Spanish). La Estrella de Panamá. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  13. ^ "Telemundo Announces Nominees for the Second Annual Premios Tu Mundo (Your World Awards) to Be Broadcast Live from the American Airlines Arena in Miami on August 15 at 8PM/7c". Businesswire. 26 June 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  14. ^ Marie Palma F. "Lista de nominados a los Premios People en español 2014" (in Spanish). Entretenimiento Terra. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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