Felicia Mercado | |
Birth Name: | Felicia Mercado Agud |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1959 |
Birth Place: | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Señorita México 1977 | |
Parents: | José Luis Mercado Ofelia Agud |
Spouse: | Eugene Santoscoy (1997–present)[1] |
Children: | Ivana Francesca (b. 1998) |
Years Active: | 1980–present |
Occupation: | Actress, singer, tv host |
Felicia Mercado (born Felicia Mercado Agud on December 17, 1959) is a Mexican actress, singer, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder, best known for her appearances in telenovelas . She appeared in Between Love and Hatred and Teresa. Her first role in Telemundo was of Eva in La Casa de al Lado. She played Valeria Samaniego in El Rostro de la Venganza and Estela in Dama y Obrero (2013).
Born in Tijuana, Baja California, the daughter of Ofelia Agud and José Luis Mercado, Felicia began her career by entering Miss Mexico 1977.[2] Winning the contest gave her the right to represent Mexico in Miss Universe 1977 held in the Dominican Republic. She then began acting, appearing in the telenovela I won, I was starring Mexican diva Angélica María. During that time she appeared in many films.
In 1987, she shot to fame when she replaced the actress Edith González in the telenovela Rosa Salvaje, playing the evil Leonela Villarreal.
In 2010 Felicia made a brief appearance in the telenovela Sortilegio. She played Adriana de Lombardo.[3]
In 1997 she married Eugene Santoscoy. One year later her daughter Ivana Francesca was born.[4]
Year | Title | role | Notes |
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1981 | Odalisca | Supporting role | |
1984-1985 | Si, mi amor | Lady Simpson | |
1985-1986 | Magdalena Dávalos | ||
1986-1987 | Doris | Supporting role | |
1987-1988 | Leonela Villareal #2 | ||
1989 | Déborah | ||
1993 | Entre la vida y la muerte | Cristina | Guest star |
1993-1994 | Mas allá del puente | Sara | |
1995 | Nancy Balboa | Guest star | |
1996 | Margarita Faberman de Santos | Guest star | |
1996 | Confidente de secundaria | Casandra | Supporting role |
1996-1997 | Dr. Carmen | Guest star | |
1998 | Enriqueta de San Román | ||
2000 | Eugenia Mendizábal de Ballesteros | Supporting role | |
2001 | Sonia Villalobos Vda de Torreblanca/de De la O | Guest star | |
2002 | Lucila Montes | ||
2009 | Adriana Villavicencio de Lombardo | Guest star | |
2010-2011 | Genoveva Alba De Icaza | Supporting role | |
2011 | Eva Spencer de Conde | Main cast | |
2012-2013 | Valeria de Samaniego | Supporting role | |
2013 | Estela Mendoza de Santamaría | Main cast | |
2022-2023 | Cabo | Jimena Manrique | Supporting role |