Teresa Ruiz (actress)
Teresa Ruiz | |
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 Ruiz attends a film Premiere at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, CA | |
| Born | Teresa Ruiz December 21, 1988 |
| Nationality | Mexican, American |
| Occupation | Actress |
Teresa Ruiz López (born 21 December 1988) is a Mexican actress.
Ruiz is best known for her performance in Gael García Bernal's Aquí en la Tierra and appears in the first and second seasons of the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico. She has been granted several Best Actress awards internationally and is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio.
Early life[]
Teresa Ruiz was born in Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, California.
Actors Studio training[]
In 2003 Ruiz graduated from the Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory (formerly known as PDAC). After accumulating a body of work in Mexico, she returned to LAPAC from 2012 -2013 where she prepared for her admission into the Actors Studio and the launch of her U.S. career. In 2013, Ruiz was invited by the late Martin Landau to become a member of the Actors Studio. The Actors Studio is a membership organization of professional actors led by Al Pacino and is based in New York City and Los Angeles. Ruiz studied method acting under the instruction of Martin Landau and renowned acting coaches Greta Seacat and Sandra Seacat.
Career[]
Ruiz appears in the 4th season of the Netflix original series Narcos playing Isabella Bautista, a long time friend (and partner in crime) of main character Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo.[1]
She also played the character Nadia Basurto in the political thriller Aquí en la Tierra[2] a co-production between Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna's production company La Corriente del Golfo and Fox Networks. The 8-episode drama series written and directed by some of Mexico's most renowned filmmakers was the only Latin American title competing in the inaugural edition of Cannes Film Festival: Series.[3]
Ruiz appeared in Gregory Nava's controversial film Bordertown alongside Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas. The story was based on the murders of women in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and had the endorsement of Amnesty International.
Ruiz went on to play the main character in Gerardo Tort's Round Trip (or Viaje Redondo in Spanish), for which she won several Best Actress awards including the Guadalajara's International Film Festival's Mayahuel, the Prix d'Interprétation Féminine at the Amiens International Film Festival in France and the India Catalina in Colombia; as well as Mexico's Academy Award: Ariel.
Other film works include Carlos Bolado's Tlatelolco; the film tells the story of the 1968 massacre of protesting students in Mexico's capital and Jose Luis Gutierrez-Arias' remake of the classic Spanish film Marcelino Pan y Vino. She played the Mexican Golden-Era actress and dancer Meche Barba, also known as The Mexican Venus, in the biopic Cantinflas about iconic Mexican actor Mario Moreno Cantinflas.
Ruiz co-starred in the film The Delivery next to Mickey Rourke, an action movie parody directed by Louis Leterrier and appeared in Michael Bay's The Last Ship.
Ruiz was Executive Partner of the production company Machete, which won the Caméra d'Or at the 63 Cannes film festival for the film Año Bisiesto, directed by Michael Rowe.[4]
Theater work[]
In 2014 Ruiz played the part of Veronica in The Actors Studio production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Motherfucker with the Hat. The play was produced by Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn and Al Pacino and opened in Los Angeles in September 2014.
She also played young Frida Kahlo in Ofelia Medina's Cada Quien su Frida; the play had its worldwide premiere at the International Cadiz Theater Festival in Spain, then went on to tour in Cuba, Denmark, the UK, Mexico and the US.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Marksman (2021 film) | Rosa | Directed by Robert Lorenz |
| 2015 | La Reyna | Directed by Louis Leterrier | |
| 2015 | Gringo Honeymoon | Rosalita | Directed by |
| 2013 | Cantinflas | Meche Barba | Directed by |
| 2012 | Mariachi Gringo | Ashlee | Directed by Tom Gustafson |
| 2012 | Actress | Directed by Felipe Cazals | |
| 2012 | Alejandra Iglecias | Produced by Monica Lozano Directed by Carlos Bolado | |
| 2012 | Licha | Produced by Directed by Carlos Bolado | |
| 2011 | Producer | Machete Producciones | |
| 2011 | Unknown | This film remains unfinished | |
| 2010 | Lucia | Produced by Directed by | |
| 2010 | Marcelino Pan y Vino | Cruz | Directed by |
| 2010 | Año Bisiesto | Producer | Machete Producciones |
| 2008 | Bordertown | Cecilia Rojas | Directed by Gregory Nava |
| 2006 | Piffany | Directed by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri[5] |
TV[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The House of Flowers | Marilu | Netflix |
| 2018-2020 | Narcos: Mexico | Isabella Bautista | Netflix |
| 2018 | Aquí en la Tierra | Nadia Basurto | Fox Networks |
| 2015 | The Last Ship | Teresa | TNT |
| 2014 | Gang Related | Marissa | 20th Century Fox Television |
| 2013 | Major Crimes | Monica Garcia | Warner Brothers |
| 2011 | Xacinta | Televisa |
Awards[]
Won 7 awards & 9 nominations:
Guadalajara International Film Festival
| Year | Category | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mayahuel de Plata |
Amiens International Film Festival, France
| Year | Category | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Prix d’interprétation féminine |
Colombia International Film Festival
| Year | Category | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | India Catalina |
Mexican Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ariel |
Canacine Awards
| Year | Category | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Best Actress |
| Year | Category | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Caméra d'Or |
References[]
- ^ Briones, Isis (Nov 30, 2018). "What This 'Narcos: Mexico' Star Wants You To Know About Her Character". Forbes.
- ^ Usón, Víctor (May 18, 2018). "Murders, Mafia And Corruption In Gael García Bernal´s Portrait of Power". El Pais.
- ^ Wiseman, Andrea (March 13, 2018). "Canneseries Sets First Competition Lineup With Gael García Bernal, Mafia Crime-Drama". Deadline.
- ^ Young, James (August 28, 2010). "Machete Ramps Up Slate: Camera d'Or-Winning Shingle Sets Three Pics". Variety.
- ^ "Filmmakers begin taking in Brownsville - Brownsville Herald: Community". Wayback Machine/The Brownsville Herald. 2005-04-05. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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- Living people
- Mexican film actresses
- People from Oaxaca
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Los Angeles
- American film actresses
- American actresses of Mexican descent
- American television actresses
- Hispanic and Latino American actresses
- 1988 births