Ana de la Reguera Biography

Anabell Gardoqui "Ana" de la Reguera (born April 8, 1977) is a Mexican actress who has starred in telenovelas, films, and the HBO television series Eastbound & Down.

Early life

Reguera was born in Veracruz, Mexico. Her mother, Nena de la Reguera, was a Miss Veracruz who became a journalist and TV personality. She began her performance arts studies in the Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura and was the host of Pasarela on Televisa Veracruz. She left the Televisa's CEA, and then studied with Rosa Mara Bianchi, Patricia Reyes Spndola and Rafael Miranau. She also studied at the Centro de Formacin Actoral de TV Azteca (CEFAC).

Acting career

Telenovelas

Her acting career began with her role in the telenovela Azul (1996) followed by Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997), with Vernica Castro, for which she received the Heraldo award for best female acting, and Desencuentro which was her third telenovela under the direction of Ernesto Alonso.

Tentaciones (1998) marked her beginning with the production company Argos Comunicacin. She was immediately offered a role in Destino and Todo por amor, for which she received the Palmas de oro award.

Cara o Cruz was the first telenovela co-production between Argos Comunicacin and Telemundo, that was made exclusively for the Hispanic audience living in the United States. It was later rebroadcast in Mexico, by independent channel CNI. She was also seen playing Mara in the telenovela Por t for TV Azteca and the mini-series that followed up on Pedro El Escamoso, Como Pedro por su casa which was a co-production between Caracol from Colombia and Telemundo.

In 2014 she booked a role in Netflix "Narcos", the true-life story of the growth and spread of cocaine drug cartels across the globe and attendant efforts of law enforcement to meet them head on in brutal, bloody conflict. She plays Elisa.

Television

Reguera played the role of Lorena Guerra in the HBO series Capadocia. The first season of the series was broadcast in 2008 and it continued for 3 seasons. The series received good reviews.

Commercial work

Reguera has been in many commercials and television shows in Mexico, such as: Mujer, casos de la vida real, Al derecho y al Derbez, ntimamente Shanik, Chiquitos pero picosos, La venta increble, Llvatelo and Cmplices en familia.

In theatre she has participated in El cartero directed by Ral Quintanilla, for which she received two awards from the Mexican Association of Theatre Journalists.

In 2010, she began appearing in commercials for Kahla liqueur. She signed a multimillion-dollar contract with CoverGirl to be one of the official faces, along with Drew Barrymore and Queen Latifah, of its ad campaign.

Film

Her introduction to film began in Por la libre, under the direction of Juan Carlos de Llaca. Later she acted in the film Un Secreto de Esperanza and in 2003 Ladies Night, alongside Ana Claudia Talancn. In 2005 she played the starring role in Gitanas which aired on Telemundo in the United States.

She is perhaps best known for her role as Sister Encarnacin in Nacho Libre, a film by Jared Hess, director of Napoleon Dynamite. She also played a small role in the movie, Cowboys & Aliens.

In 2010, she played the historical Josefa Quintana, a mistress of Father Miguel Hidalgo, hero of the Mexican War of Independence in the Mexican film Hidalgo: La historia jams contada.

Other ventures

In 2006, Reguera hosted the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America along with Mexican alternative rock group Molotov.

She is currently working with Argos Comunicacin on the HBO Latin American series "Capadocia" along with Rebecca Jones and also serves as the image for the beauty brand esika, one of the most important brands in Latin America. Reguera appeared as Kenny Powers' love interest in Season 2 of HBO's hit series Eastbound & Down.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Por la libre	Mara
2002	'	Lety
2003	Ladies' Night	Ana
2006	'
2006	Nacho Libre	Sister Encarnacin
2006	As del precipicio	Luca
2007	Sultanes del Sur	Monica Silvari
2008	Paraiso Travel	Milagros
2009	Empire State	Ellen Cochrane
2009	'	Blanca
2010	Cop Out	Gabriela
2010	Di Di Hollywood	Rita Marlow
2010	Hidalgo: La historia jams contada	Josefa Quintana	Mexican War of Independence
2011	Cowboys & Aliens	Maria
2014	Jessabelle	Rosaura
2014	The Book of Life	Carmen Snchez
2015	Las Aparicio	Alma

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Azul	Cecilia	Telenovela
1997	Pueblo chico, infierno grande	Priscila	Telenovela
1997	Desencuentro	Beatriz	Telenovela
2000	Tentaciones	Fernanda Segovia	Telenovela
2000	Todo por amor	Luca	Telenovela
2002	Cara o cruz	Mariana Medina/Ada	Telenovela
2002	Por t	Mara Aldana/Isabel Miranda	Telenovela
2003	Como Pedro por su casa	Astrid	Television series
2003	Luciana y Nicols	Luciana	Telenovela
2004	Gitanas	Mara Salom	Telenovela
2008	Capadocia	Lorena Guerra	Television series
2009	Empire State	Ellen Cochrane	Pilot episode
2010	Eastbound & Down	Vida	Television series
2010	Royal Pains	Carmen	Television series
2014	Anger Management	Livi	Television series
2015	The Blacklist	Vanessa Cruz	Episode 2.18, "Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)"
2015	Narcos	Elisa Alvaro	Netflix series
2016	Drunk History: El Lado Borroso De La Historia	Amada Diaz	Television series
2016	Jane the Virgin	Paola	Television series
2016	From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series	Venganza Vordugo	Television series