Victoria Ruffo
Overview
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
actress. Ruffo, the surname she uses professionally, is actually her maternal grandfather's surname.
Victoria began her acting career in 1980 starring 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"...
Conflictos de un Médico, under the direction of Ernesto Alonso
Ernesto Alonso
Ernesto Ramirez Alonso was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "Señor Telenovela" because most of his work centered around telenovelas known around the world....
, and continued her career acting in Al Rojo Vivo, in which shared credits with Alma Muriel, Silvia Pasquel
Silvia Pasquel
Sylvia Pasquel is a Mexican actress.-Biography:Pasquel was born into a show business family: her father, Rafael Banquells, was a famous Cuban-born actor and director. Her mother is Silvia Pinal, an actress very well known throughout Latin America and Spain...
, 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
Ernesto Alonso
Ernesto Ramirez Alonso was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "Señor Telenovela" because most of his work centered around telenovelas known around the world....
offered her lead roles in the telenovelas Victoria and Simplemente María, works which brought her fame.
