Victoria Ruffo - Biography

Biography

Victoria began her acting career in 1980 starring in the telenovela Conflictos de un Médico, under the direction of Ernesto Alonso, and continued her career acting in Al Rojo Vivo, in which shared credits with Alma Muriel, Silvia Pasquel, among other important actors. In 1983 Valentín Pimsteín gave her the opportunity to star as the protagonist of La Fiera.

After seeing her acting skills, Ernesto Alonso offered her lead roles in the telenovelas. Simplemente María, a huge success in Mexico and a lot of other countries world-wide, catapulted Ruffo to superstardom. She has since done other telenovelas with notable actors such as "Abrazame Muy Fuerte" with Cesar Evora and Fernando Colunga. 2005 marked her comeback to telenovela after being away from the limelight after giving birth to her twins. The telenovela, "La Madrastra," went beyond expectations and further sealed her title as the Queen of Telenovelas. La Madrastra was shown in different countries and was a huge success. She was again paired with Cesar Evora, who has since been widely supported by fans all over the world.

After 'La Madrastra', she went on to perform duties as the First Lady of Pachuca, with her husband acting as Mayor but was still able to land roles such in hit soaps El Nombre del Amor and 'Victoria' which was her first series for Telemundo. The series was a remake of an original Mirada de Mujer where she played the role of Victoria, a woman who is left by her husband of 25 years and falls in love with a man 15 years younger, played by Mauricio Ochmann. The series was then followed by 'Triunfo del Amor' where she finally got to play the role of semi-villain. Here she got to star alongside William Levy, Daniella Romo and again, due to insistent public clamor, Cesar Evora.

After Triunfo del Amor, Victoria focused on her family and doing theatre plays, specifically 'Dulce Pajaro de Juventud'. She also went to support the Senatorial campaign of her husband, Omar, who eventually won a seat in the senate.

In 2010, she was named as one of Latin America's 50 Most Beautiful People.

Ruffo is scheduled to lead the new remake of a 1960's soap, Corona de Lagrimas where she play the mother of three boys.In which she portrays a typical mother character that suffers because one of his three sons is not as the other 2. He is ambitious and marries a rich woman, while Refugio is suffering.