Mayra Sérbulo
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Mayra Sérbulo Cortés is a Mexican actress of film, theater and television.
Born in the community of Jalapa del Marqués, where she spent the first years of her childhood beside her parents, who were the first to instill in the arts, it recalls that her father liked to sing and dance, and that pleasure also shared it with their children, which is how Mayra had her first encounter with dance, singing and acting, as with her brother's family make small presentations, at the age of four years, began her presentation audience with a dance called "Chambacú" that her mother taught her for a festival May 10 in the square of its people, from the moment she discovered her taste for the applause and began to imitate singers.
In 1987, she decided to audition at the Centro Universitario de Teatro (CUT) of the UNAM
which is accepted and from that moment she began her training in June 1990 had her first encounter with the film in the film "Cabeza de Vaca Nicolas Echevarria, and September 15 of that year, she debuted in the University Theatre with the play "The altarpiece of gold," written and directed by José Sanchis Sinisterra, currently has a career spanning more than 16 years, has participated in works theater, television and film. She has become known internationally for her appearance in the film Apocalypto directed by Mel Gibson and has been nominated for 13 Ariels, Mayra also speak Castilian, dominates the Zapotec
it is their native tongue, Nahuatl
and some English is now a of the most recognizable actresses in Mexico.
Born in the community of Jalapa del Marqués, where she spent the first years of her childhood beside her parents, who were the first to instill in the arts, it recalls that her father liked to sing and dance, and that pleasure also shared it with their children, which is how Mayra had her first encounter with dance, singing and acting, as with her brother's family make small presentations, at the age of four years, began her presentation audience with a dance called "Chambacú" that her mother taught her for a festival May 10 in the square of its people, from the moment she discovered her taste for the applause and began to imitate singers.
In 1987, she decided to audition at the Centro Universitario de Teatro (CUT) of the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
which is accepted and from that moment she began her training in June 1990 had her first encounter with the film in the film "Cabeza de Vaca Nicolas Echevarria, and September 15 of that year, she debuted in the University Theatre with the play "The altarpiece of gold," written and directed by José Sanchis Sinisterra, currently has a career spanning more than 16 years, has participated in works theater, television and film. She has become known internationally for her appearance in the film Apocalypto directed by Mel Gibson and has been nominated for 13 Ariels, Mayra also speak Castilian, dominates the Zapotec
Zapotec
The Zapotecs are an indigenous people of Mexico. The population is concentrated in the southern state of Oaxaca, but Zapotec communities exist in neighboring states, as well. The present-day population is estimated at approximately 800,000 to 1,000,000 persons, many of whom are monolingual in one...
it is their native tongue, Nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
and some English is now a of the most recognizable actresses in Mexico.
Movies
- 1991: Cabeza de Vaca
- 1992: Wild Blue Moon
- 1993: Haciendo la lucha
- 1994: Novia que te vea
- 1995: Shadow of the Pepper Tree
- 1996: ¿Que hora es?
- 1998: Un Embrujo
- 2001: The MexicanThe MexicanThe Mexican is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, with a plot that is an unusual mixture of romantic comedy and road movie....
- 2001: Y tu mamá tambiénY tu mamá tambiénY tu mamá también is a 2001 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and co-written by Cuarón and his brother Carlos. The film is a coming-of-age story about two teenage boys taking a road trip with a woman in her late twenties; it stars Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García...
- 2002: Cuento de hadas para dormir cocodrilos
- 2004: Mezcal
- 2006: ApocalyptoApocalyptoApocalypto is a 2006 American epic action-adventure film directed by Mel Gibson. Set in Yucatan, Mexico, during the declining period of the Maya civilization, Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and...
- 2007: La Zona
- 2009: Amar a Morir
- 2009: Espiral