Leticia Calderón Explained

Leticia Calderón
Birth Name:Carmen Leticia Calderón León
Birth Date:15 July 1968
Birth Place:Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico
Othername:Lety Calderón
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1983-present
Spouse:
    Children:2
    Parents:Mario Calderón
    Carmen León

    Leticia Calderón (pronounced as /es/; born Carmen Leticia Calderón León on July 15, 1968) is a Mexican actress.[1]

    She lived in Alvarado, Veracruz, Guaymas, Sonora, La Paz and Mexico City, where she studied at the Centro de Capacitación de Televisa (Televisa Educational Training Centre).

    She has taken part in several theatrical plays and telenovelas. One of her most popular roles was in Esmeralda, a telenovela which was very successful, especially in Eastern European countries.[1]

    Career

    Calderón was born on July 15, 1968, in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.[1]

    1980s

    In 1983, aged 14, Leticia made appearances in telenovelas such as Bianca Vidal, Amalia Batista, Principessa, El ángel caído, and Monte Calvario.

    She started taking mature roles in 1986 with the telenovela El camino secreto as an antagonist.Her first protagonist role was in 1987 when she starred in La indomable as María Fernanda Villalpando.

    1990s

    In the 90s, Leticia starred in a number of telenovelas such as Yo compro esa mujer, Valeria y Maximiliano, Entre la vida y la muerte and made special appearances in Prisionera de amor and Lazos de amor.

    In 1996 She would be cast as the main protagonist in the acclaimed telenovela La antorcha encendida where she plays the role of Teresa de Muñiz.

    In 1997, she was a protagonist in Esmeralda alongside Fernando Colunga where she played blind.[2]

    In 1998, she made a special appearance in the telenovela El diario de Daniela.

    In 1999, she starred as main heroine in Laberintos de pasión together with Francisco Gattorno and César Évora. She won the Premios TVyNovelas for Best Lead Actress for 2000 due to this role.[3]

    2000s

    During 2000–2008, she withdrew from telenovelas to dedicate more time to her children, one of whom has Down syndrome.[4]

    In 2003, she made a special appearance in Amor Real as Hanna de la Corcuera.

    In 2006, she also had a special appearance in Heridas de amor as a younger version of the Nuria Bages character.

    In 2008, Leticia participated in the series Mujeres asesinas, in the first episode of the show originally titled Sonia desalmanda next to Juan Soler and Grettel Valdéz.[5] [6]

    In 2008, she starred as antagonist in En nombre del amor. She played the sister of Victoria Ruffo's character.[7]

    2010s

    In 2011, she made a special appearance in Rosy Ocampo's La fuerza del destino as Alicia Villagómez, mother to younger version of David Zepeda's character.[8]

    In 2012, she worked in the telenovela Amor bravío, in which she played the antagonist together with Silvia Navarro, Flavio Medina, Cristian de la Fuente and César Évora. Due to her performance she won the "Best Female Antagonist" award at the 31st TVyNovelas Awards in 2013.[9]

    In 2015, she was confirmed to star in another Carlos Moreno production, A que no me dejas, alongside Arturo Peniche, Camila Sodi and Osvaldo Benavides.[10]

    Filmography

    Films

    Year Title Role Notes
    1992 Noches de rondaRosita Film debut
    1998 Angelito mío
    2008 Plaza Sésamo: Los monstruos feos más bellos Lety Direct-to-video
    2024El roomieElisa

    Television

    Year Title Role Notes
    1982 ChispitaTelevision debut
    1982 Bianca Vidal
    1983 Amalia Batista Leticia
    1984 Principessa Vicky
    1985 El ángel caído
    1986 Monte calvario Tere
    1986 El camino secreto Alma
    1987 Tal como somos Meche
    1987 La indomable María Fernanda
    1989 La casa al final de la calle Teresa Altamirano Najera
    1990 La hora marcada Lucía Episode: "El taxi"
    1990 Yo compro esa mujer Ana Cristina
    1991 Valeria y Maximiliano Valeria Landero
    1993 Entre la vida y la muerte Susana Trejos
    1994 Mujer, casos de la vida real Various roles
    1994 Prisionera de amor Consuelo
    1995-1996 Lazos de amor Asistente de Silvia Pinal
    1996 La antorcha encendida Teresa de Muñiz
    1997 Esmeralda Esmeralda Rosales-Peñarreal
    1998-1999 El diario de Daniela Leonor Monroy
    1999-2000 Laberintos de pasión Julieta Valderrama
    1999-2000 Cuento de Navidad Spirit of Christmas Yet to Come
    2003 Amor real Hanna De La Corcuera
    2006 Heridas de amor Young Fernanda de Aragón
    2006 Plaza Sésamo Lety "Me da pena" (Season 10, Episode 15)
    2008 Mujeres asesinas Sonia Quevedo "Sonia, desalmada" (Season 1, Episode 1)
    2008-2009 En nombre del amor Carlota Espinoza de los Monteros
    2011 Cuando me enamoro Carlota Espinoza de los Monteros Archive footage
    2011 La fuerza del destino Alicia Villagómez
    2012 Amor bravío Isadora Viuda de Lazcano
    2015 A que no me dejas Inés Urrutia de Murat Season 1
    2016 Mujeres de negro Irene Palazuelos
    2019 El corazón nunca se equivoca Elsa Reynoso Vargas
    2020 Soltero con hijas Carmina Ríos/ de Montero
    2020-2021 Imperio de mentiras Victoria Robles de Cantú
    2023 El amor invencible Josefa Aizpuru de Torrenegro
    2024 Mi amor sin tiempo[11] Greta

    Awards and nominations

    Premios TVyNovelas

    Year Category Telenovela Result
    1984 Best Actress Debut Amalia Batista
    1987Best Young Lead Actress La indomable
    1991 Best Lead Actress Yo compro esa mujer
    1993Valeria y Maximiliano
    1994 Entre la vida y la muerte
    1997La antorcha encendida
    1998 Esmeralda
    2000 Laberintos de pasión
    2007Best Presenter Hoy
    2010Best Female AntagonistEn nombre del amor
    2013 Amor bravío [12]
    2016Best Lead ActressA que no me dejas

    Los Favoritos del Público

    Year Category Telenovela Result
    2013 Favorite Antagonist Amor bravío [13]

    People en Español

    Year Category Telenovela Result
    2009Best Female Villain En nombre del amor
    2012Amor bravío [14]

    Premios ACE

    Year Category Telenovela Result
    1998International Women's Figure of the Year Esmeralda
    2010Best Actress En nombre del amor [15]
    2013Best Co-Star Actress Amor bravío [16]

    Galardón a los 30 grandes de TVyNovelas

    Year Category Result
    2009 Special Recognition for Artistic Career

    Cocktail de la moda

    Year Category Result
    2012 Special Recognition for Artistic Career[17]

    Microfono de Oro

    Year Category Telenovela Result
    2009 Artistic Excellence En nombre del amor [18]

    Premios Viktor (Slovenia)

    Year Category Telenovela Result
    1998 Best telenovela Esmeralda [19]

    Notes and References

    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200123155713/http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/015631/leticia-calderon/ Leticia Calderón
    2. Web site: Leticia Calderón no quería protagonizar la telenovela Esmeralda pero se llevó una sorpresa, ¡descubre qué fue lo que pasó!. May 16, 2014. August 30, 2015. Univision Videos. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210653/http://uvideos.com/programas/novelas/sabias-que-leticia-calderon-no-queria-hacer-esmeralda-junto-a-fernando-colunga. March 4, 2016. dead.
    3. Web site: Déjate llevar por sus "Laberintos de Pasión". July 11, 2014. August 30, 2015. Univision Videos. es.
    4. Web site: Leticia Calderón denuncia discriminación contra su hijo. April 8, 2015. August 30, 2015. People en Espanol. es.
    5. Web site: Mujeres asesinas capitulo 1. August 30, 2015. Las Noticias Mexico. es.
    6. Web site: Mujeres asesinas imewasilishwa. August 30, 2015. Fanpop. sw.
    7. Web site: Victoria Ruffo y Leticia Calderón en 'En nombre del amor' . June 9, 2008. August 25, 2015. Todo TNV. es.
    8. Web site: Leticia Calderon se une a la fuerza del destino. January 3, 2011. August 30, 2015. TV Nota. es.
    9. Web site: Leticia Calderón es Isadora Lazcano en Amor bravio. July 12, 2012. August 30, 2015. Univision videos. es.
    10. Web site: Leticia Calderon regresa en las telenovelas. August 30, 2015. Televisa. es.
    11. Web site: González . Moisés . Leticia Calderón protagonizará la nueva telenovela de TelevisaUnivision . . 18 May 2024 . es . 2 May 2024.
    12. Web site: Los ganadores de los Premios TVyNovelas . es . https://archive.today/20130630125545/http://www.tvynovelas.com/premios-2013/notas/589786/ganadores-premios-tvynovelas/ . 2013-06-30 . dead . 2014-06-13 .
    13. Web site: NOTA: Estos fueron los Favoritos del público . es . 2013-04-27 . https://archive.today/20130615231512/http://www.tvynovelas.com/premios-2013/notas/589572/reconocimientos-favoritos-del-publico/ . 2013-06-15 . dead . 2018-09-06.
    14. http://www.peopleenespanol.com/gallery/premios-people-en-espanol-2012-los-ganadores?slide=3 People en Espanol 2012 los ganadores
    15. http://www.oem.com.mx/elmexicano/notas/n1484258.htm Ganadores de los Premios ACE 2010
    16. http://www.estilosblog.com/2013/02/07/estos-son-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-ace-2013/ Ganadores de los Premios ACE 2013
    17. http://www.publimetro.com.mx/entretenimiento/otorgan-a-personalidades-el-premio-cocktail-de-la-moda-2011-2012/nliB!6V3aWvFjyi91W70Y634fA/ Otorgan a personalidades el premio Cocktail de la moda 2011-2012
    18. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/606972.html Premios Microfono de Oro ganadores
    19. http://svet24.si/galerija/52cfe816d8355/viktorji-1998-miss-slovenije-voditeljica/6?iprom_nikon Viktor for Leticia Calderon