| Margarita Magaña | |
| Birth Name: | Margarita Magaña Amillategui |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Spouse: | Mauricio Aspe (1999–2004) |
| Partner: | Adalberto Palma (2004-present) |
| Children: | 3 |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Margarita Magaña (pronounced as /es/; born Margarita Magaña Amillategui on 25 July 1979) is a Mexican actress, best known for her roles in the Mexican television series Al diablo con los guapos, Un gancho al corazón, and Teresa.[1]
Born in Mexico City, Margarita started her career at 15 years old in the telenovela Club de Gaby. Later she attended the Centro de Capacitación Artística de Televisa (CEA) to prepare herself as an actress. Her soap opera debut was with Thalia in María la del barrio in 1995.
In the Mexican film La Primera Noche it was the debut of the actress in this sort, sharing credits with Osvaldo Benavides and Mariana Ávila. In 1999 she plays her first role of antagonist in the soap opera Por tu Amor. In 2001 she starred in the soap opera El Juego de la Vida with Valentino Lanús, Sara Maldonado, Ana Layevska and Jackie García.
Later in 2002 she appeared in the soap opera Las vías del amor as Alicia Betanzos. In 2004 she participated in the soap opera Amar otra vez where she played a villain named Brenda next to Irán Castillo. In 2006 she played Bertha Balmori in the soap opera La Verdad Oculta.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Bajo un mismo rostro | Guest role | |
| 1995–96 | María la del Barrio | Betty | Guest role |
| 1997 | Los hijos de nadie | Guest role | |
| 1997–98 | Mi pequeña traviesa | Mariana | Supporting role |
| 1998–99 | Camila | Laura Escobar | Supporting role |
| 1999 | Por tu amor | Brisa Montalvo de Zambrano | Main role |
| 2000 | La casa en la playa | Sofía Visconti | Supporting role |
| 2000-01 | Por un beso | Loreta Mendiola | Supporting role |
| 2001-02 | El juego de la vida | Fernanda "Fer" Pacheco | Lead role |
| 2002-03 | Las vías del amor | Alicia Betanzos Martínez | Main cast |
| 2004 | Amar otra vez | Brenda Montero Bustamante | Main cast |
| 2006 | La verdad oculta | Bertha Balmori Genovés | Main cast |
| 2007-08 | Al diablo con los guapos | Karla Rodríguez | Main cast |
| 2008-09 | Un gancho al corazón | Estrella "Estrellita" Falcón | Main role |
| 2010 | Mujeres Asesinas 3 | Vera | Episode: "Luz, arrolladora" |
| 2010-11 | Cuando me enamoro | Young Josefina "Fina" Álvarez de Monterrubio | Guest role |
| Teresa | Aída Cáceres Azuela | Main cast | |
| 2013–2014 | Lo que la vida me robó | Esmeralda Ramos de Solares | Supporting role |
| 2017–2018 | Me declaro culpable | Julieta Ruvalcaba | Supporting role |
| 2018 | Por amar sin ley | Lorenza | Guest role |
| 2020 | Marisela | Episode: "Encerrados" | |
| 2020 | Vencer el miedo | Magdalena "Magda" | Guest role |
| 2024 | Tu vida es mi vida[2] | Zayda Álvarez Lujan | Recurring role |
| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Female Antagonist | La Verdad Oculta | rowspan=2 |
| 2011 | Teresa |