Esmeralda Pimentel
Introduction '''Esmeralda Pimentel''' (née '''Maria Esmeralda Pimentel''' on September 8, 1989) is a Mexican actress and model.She began her media career in 2009, appearing in commercials and television promotions. After participating in Nuestra Belleza México, where she ranked the top five, she entered "Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa (CEA)" to study acting and made her debut in ''Verano de amor'' in 2009.
Biography Maria Esmeralda Pimentel was born in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, on September 8, 1989, to a Dominican father and a Mexican mother. At nineteen she began making appearances in television commercials as a model, featuring clothing brands from Mexico.
Career === Modeling ===She participated in 2007 in Nuestra Belleza Jalisco representing Zapotlán. She was the first runner-up of the contest at the age of 18.On October 6, 2007, she participated with the winner Lupita González in Nuestra Belleza México 2007, both representing the state of Jalisco. At the finale, Pimentel was awarded the title of second runner-up, with the winner being Elisa Nájera.=== Acting career on television ===After competing in Nuestra Belleza México, she decided to enter the "Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa (CEA)", to train as an actress. Her first acting offer came in 2009 when the producer Pedro Damián gave her a small role in the telenovela ''Verano de amor'', where she played the character "Ada". Three years later, in 2012 she worked in the telenovela ''Abismo de pasión'', an Angelli Nesma Medina production, where she shared credits with Angelique Boyer and David Zepeda. Her character was "Kenya Jasso Navarro" and her work in the telenovela earned her a Bravo Prize for the "Best New actress". That same year, the producers Roberto Gómez Fernández and Giselle González, gave her the opportunity to participate as an antagonist in ''Cachito de cielo'', in which she starred alongside Maite Perroni, Pedro Fernández and Jorge Poza. She played the character of "Mara", a female journalist. A year later she participated in ''De que te quiero, te quiero'', which was produced by Lucero Suárez. She was the antagonist and shared credits with Livia Brito and Juan Diego Covarrubias.In 2014, she had her first starring role in ''El color de la pasión'' produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández. Other cast members were Erick Elías and Claudia Ramírez.A year later, she works again with Lucero Suárez in ''La vecina''. This is the second time that she works with Juan Diego Covarrubias and being protagonist of a telenovela.Few years after starring as a protagonist in ''Enamorándome de Ramón'' with José Ron and ''La bella y las bestias'' with Osvaldo Benavides, Pimentel announced that she would depart from Televisa as she quitted her contract with the television company for a time being, as she preferred to extend more creative freedom within her artistic and acting career by looking into different theater, television, and film projects.
Filmography === Film roles === Year  Title  Roles  Notes 2012  ''Viaje de generación''  La Nueva   2017 ''El que busca encuentra''  Angélica  2017 ''Cuando los hijos regresan''  Violeta  2019 ''El hubiera sí existe''  Rosita  2020 ''Ahi te Encargo'' Cecilia Netflix Film=== Television roles === Year  Title  Roles  Notes 2009 ''Verano de amor''  Adalberta Clavería Recurring role; 120 episodes 2011 ''Como dice el dicho''  Sandra Episode: "Más vale solo" 2012 ''Abismo de pasión''  Kenia Jasso Navarro Supporting role; 39 episodes 2012 ''Cachito de cielo''  Mara Magaña Main role; 102 episodes 2013 ''Nueva vida''  Pilar Episode: "Madre soltera" 2013 ''Gossip Girl: Acapulco''  Francesca Ruíz de Hinojosa Recurring role; 6 episodes 2013 ''De que te quiero, te quiero''  Diana Mendoza Grajales de Cáceres Main role; 58 episodes 2014 ''El color de la pasión''  Lucía Gaxiola Murillo Lead role; 118 episodes 2015–2016 ''La vecina''  Sara Granados Lead role; 177 episodes 2016–2017 ''40 y 20''  Lorena Episodes: "No me importa que me digan mujeriego" and "Fake news" 2017 ''Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández''  Amanda  Episode: "Amanda" 2017 ''Enamorándome de Ramón''  Fabiola Medina Lead role; 117 episodes 2018 ''La bella y las bestias''  Isabela León Lead role; 66 episodes 2020 ''El Candidato''  Verónica de Velasco Rivera Main role; 10 episodes 2021 ''The Good Doctor''  Nurse Ana Morales Guest role; 2 episodes 2022 ''Donde hubo fuego'' Olivia Serrano Main role; 39 episodes 2023 ''Montecristo'' Haydée Hernández Main role; 6 episodes 2024 ''Un buen divorcio'' Jessica Main role
Other awards and nominations  Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome201533rd TVyNovelas Awards Favoritos del público: Best SmileHerself for ''El color de la pasión''  Favoritos del público: The Prettiest
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