Biography

Barros studied in New York in The Reads Strasberg Theater Institute to study acting; she later transferred over to Actor's Studio Film & T.V School where she studied film and television, and in the Broadway Dance Center

Broadway Dance Center

Broadway Dance Center, located in the heart of Times Square in New York City, was founded in 1984 a "drop-in" dance training schools in the world, offering over 200 classes a week in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, Theater and more...

, tap and jazz. After living a couple of years in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, Barros moved back to Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 and enrolled in an acting school to brush-up her acting skills.

After having studied acting and film, Barros received her first opportunity to act in the telenovela

Telenovela

A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...

 Huracán, sharing credits with Alejandro Camacho and Rebecca Jones. She later came to act in telenovelas such as Locura de Amor, a production led by Roberto Gómez Fernández.

Her first stage role was Malcom y su lucha contra los Eunucos, by director Alejandro Bichir

Alejandro Bichir

Alejandro Bichir is a Mexican actor of Lebanese descent. He is also a member of the Bichir family.- References :...

, presented at the festival of theater in Málaga

Málaga

Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...

, Spain. Other stage work includes the Mexican adaptation of Patrick Marber's play, Closer

Closer (play)

Closer is the third play written by English playwright Patrick Marber. The play was premiered at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in London in 1997, and made its North American debut at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway on 25 January 1999....

alongside Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir is one of the most prolific actors of the contemporary cinema of Mexico as well as telenovelas and theater....

. In 2009/2010, Barros co-starred with Tony Dalton

Tony Dalton

Álvaro Luis Bernat Dalton is a television and movie actor, TV host of the program “No te Equivoques” with his partner Kristoff, producer and screenwriter, and currently co-starring in the Mexican version of the series Los Simuladores, produced by Grupo Televisa.- Career as an actor :Tony Dalton...

 in Bernard Slade

Bernard Slade

Bernard Slade is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter.Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Slade began his career as an actor with the Garden Center Theatre in Vineland, Ontario. In the mid-1960s, he relocated to Hollywood and began to work as a writer for television sitcoms, including Bewitched...

's Same Time Next Year.

After working in Mexican television for several years, Barros was given her first starring role in the 2003 telenovela Mariana de la Noche

Mariana de la noche

Mariana de la Noche is a Mexican telenovela from 2003. Written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Salvador Mejia, it starred Angélica Rivera, Jorge Salinas, Alejandra Barros and César Évora.- Plot :...

where she essayed the title character with Jorge Salinas

Jorge Salinas

Jorge Salinas Pérez is a Mexican television and film actor, best known for his leading roles in telenovelas.-Career:His first participation on screen was in the movie Viva El Chubasco, next to Antonio Aguilar and Eulalio Gonzalez...

 as her leading man. In 2006, Barros co-starred in the Mexican telenovela remake of 1986's El Camino Secreto

El Camino Secreto

El Camino Secreto is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. This telenovela was broadcast in 1986.-Plot:...

now titled La Verdad Oculta

La Verdad Oculta

La Verdad Oculta is a Mexican telenovela remake of El Camino Secreto . The protagonists are Galilea Montijo, Gabriel Soto, Alejandra Barros and Eduardo Yáñez and the antagonists are Julio Alemán. The telenovela is under the production of Emilio Larrosa...

opposite Eduardo Yáñez

Eduardo Yáñez

Eduardo Yáñez is a Mexican television and film actor.Yáñez was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He lived with his mother and half brothers. He never met his father. Eduardo had a hard and sad childhood alongside his stepfather...

. Both versions were written by Jose Rendon. In 2008/2009, she appeared with Alejandro Camacho in Alma de Hierro

Alma de Hierro

Alma de Hierro is a 2008–2009 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of the Argentinian soap opera Son de Fierro, with the character's names rewritten and adapted to the Mexican audience...

. She teamed up with Camacho and Jones once again in 2010's critically acclaimed Para Volver a Amar

Para Volver a Amar

"Para Volver a Amar" is a Latin pop song written and performed by Kany García. The song was chosen as the third single from Kany's second album, Boleto De Entrada...

by Gómez Fernández and Giselle González, where she portrayed Bárbara Mantilla, the suffering, yet flighty and carefree wife of an abusive alcoholic. For her efforts, Barros won the award for Best Actress in a Co-Starring Role given by Revista TV y Novelas in their annual Premios gala on March 6th, 2011.

Also in 2010, Alejandra Barros co-starred with Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio González Derbez is a Mexican actor of film and comedy television. He created the television series of XHDRBZ, Vecinos, and La familia P. Luche. Derbez is also a Formula Three Auto racing driver.-Life and career:...

 in the romantic comedy No Eres Tu, Soy Yo

No eres tú, soy yo

No eres tú, soy yo is a 2010 Mexican romantic comedy directed by Alexander Springall , starring Eugene Derbez, Alejandra Barros and Martina García and based on the Argentinean film No sos vos, soy yo , written by Juan Taratuto...

which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in Mexican cinema history.

Telenovelas

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Para Volver a Amar Para Volver a Amar "Para Volver a Amar" is a Latin pop song written and performed by Kany García. The song was chosen as the third single from Kany's second album, Boleto De Entrada...	Bárbara Mantilla
2009	Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe Hasta Que el Dinero Nos Separe is a telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa. It is a remake of the Colombian soap opera Hasta Que la Plata Nos Separe. Hasta Que el Dinero Nos Separe stars Itatí Cantoral, Pedro Fernández, Victor Noriega, Luz Elena González and Joana Benedek...	Cameo Appearance
2008	Alma de Hierro Alma de Hierro Alma de Hierro is a 2008–2009 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of the Argentinian soap opera Son de Fierro, with the character's names rewritten and adapted to the Mexican audience...	Mariana
2007	Yo Amo a Juan Querendón Yo amo a Juan Querendón Yo Amo a Juan Querendón was a Mexican telenovela that aired on Univision at 7pm/6c for one year beginning in February 2007. The plot surrounded the story of Juan Dominguez and his interactions with the Cachon Family...	Susana
2006	La Verdad Oculta La Verdad Oculta La Verdad Oculta is a Mexican telenovela remake of El Camino Secreto . The protagonists are Galilea Montijo, Gabriel Soto, Alejandra Barros and Eduardo Yáñez and the antagonists are Julio Alemán. The telenovela is under the production of Emilio Larrosa...	Alejandra Balmori	Co-Starring Role
2005	La esposa virgen La esposa virgen La esposa virgen is a Mexican telenovela that first aired in 2005. Produced by Salvador Mejia, it starred Adela Noriega and Jorge Salinas.- Plot summary :...	Cecilia
2005	La Madrasta	Diana
2003	Mariana de la Noche Mariana de la noche Mariana de la Noche is a Mexican telenovela from 2003. Written by Delia Fiallo and produced by Salvador Mejia, it starred Angélica Rivera, Jorge Salinas, Alejandra Barros and César Évora.- Plot :...	Mariana Montenegro	Main Heroine
2002	Clase 406 Clase 406 Clase 406 is a Mexican telenovela , which was produced by and broadcast by Televisa and aired in Canal De Las Estrellas in Mexico and Univision in the United States. The series aired from July 2, 2002 to October 2003 in Mexico. The series had four seasons and 344 one-hour episodes in total...	Adriana Pineda y Ángela Pineda
2001	Atrévete a Olvidarme Atrévete a Olvidarme Atrévete a Olvidarme was a short-lived Mexican telenovela.Running for only one month in 2001, the program starred Adriana Fonseca and Jorge Salinas....	Olga Bocker
2001	María Belén	Valeria Montaño de Sanz
2001	Navidad Sin Fin	Angelita
2000	Locura De Amor	Beatriz Sandoval
1998	Huracán Huracán Huracan is the hurricane god of Maya mythology.Huracán may also refer to:*ARM Huracán, a Mexican Navy missile boat*Huracán , a Mexican telenovelaIn sports:*Huracán Buceo, Uruguayan football club...	Rocío	Special Role
1996	Confidente De Secundaria	Laura

TV Specials

• Mujeres Asesinas (2008) as Jessica Toxica (Jessica Suárez)

• Trece Miedos (2007) as Cristina

• Fear Factor VIP (2005) as Herself/Contestant

• Vibe (2005) as Herself/Co-Hostess

Movies

• Sueños del Caribe (2012) as Florina de Dios

• Viento en Contra (2011) as Sofía Navarrete

• Seres: Genesis (2010) as Doctora Mariel

• No eres tu, soy yo
  No eres tú, soy yo
  No eres tú, soy yo is a 2010 Mexican romantic comedy directed by Alexander Springall , starring Eugene Derbez, Alejandra Barros and Martina García and based on the Argentinean film No sos vos, soy yo , written by Juan Taratuto...
  
  (2010) as Maria

• Amar
  Amar
  Amar may refer to:* Amar , a 1954 Hindi-language Indian film* Ludu Daw Amar , Burmese writer* "Amar" , a song by 2B, which represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005* Amar, India, a village in Gujarat...
  
  (2009) as Virginia

• Sultanes del Sur (2007) as Turista en Avion

• El viaje de la Nonna (2007) as Creativa Ana

• Mejor es que Gabriela no se muera (2006) as La Protagonista

• Matando Cabos
  Matando cabos
  Matando Cabos is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Alejandro Lozano in close partnership with long time friend Tony Dalton. One of the highest anticipated Mexican movies of all time, mainly due to the high budget involved in it and the amount of money put into the action scenes such as the car chase...
  
  (2004) as Lider Extraterrestre

External links

• Alejandra Barros at the Telenovela Database.