Erika Buenfil

Acting

Erika Buenfil

Born

1963-11-23 (62)

Place of birth

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

37 titles

Teresa de Jesús Buenfil López; born November 23, 1964), commonly known as Erika Buenfil, is a Mexican actress, TV host and singer. She is best known for her lead roles in several successful telenovelas including Amor en Silencio (1988), Marisol (1996), Tres Mujeres (1999–2000) and Amores Verdaderos (2012–2013). Since September 2019, Buenfil has run a YouTube channel named as 'Sazonando con la Buenfil'.

Known for

Tomorrow is forever poster
7.4

Fernanda is the youngest daughter of the landowner Gonzalo Elizalde, owner of a large dairy company, and Eduardo is the son of Soledad, the Elizalde family's housekeeper. The two children have grown up together, united by an innocent and pure love, despite the difference in social class.

Tomorrow is forever

2008

Hearts to the Limit poster
8.7

Corazones al límite is a Mexican telenovela about a teenage girl named Diana who was emotionally neglected from her parents, and felt unwanted. After being expelled from her boarding school in Switzerland, Diana goes back to live with her parents.

Hearts to the Limit

2004

Curse by the Sea poster
7.9

Mar de Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux with protagonists Zuria Vega, Mario Cimarro and Mariana Seoane and antagonists Ninel Conde, Marcelo Córdoba and Manuel Landeta. This is a remake of the 1978 Venezuelan telenovela María del Mar.

Curse by the Sea

2009

Triumph of Love poster
7.8

Victoria's life is perfect. She is a famous designer, mother of two and the wife of an actor. But she suffers the absence of her daughter Maria, who was separated from her when she was a little girl.

Triumph of Love

2010

Tres Mujeres poster
6.7

Tres Mujeres is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from March 22, 1999, to April 14, 2000. Created by Martha Carrillo and Cristina García, with adaptation by Ximena Suárez, the telenovela stars Erika Buenfil, Karyme Lozano, Norma Herrera, Alexis Ayala, Jorge Salinas, and Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Due to its enormous popularity, the series was extended to 280 episodes. The story follows three women from different generations whose lives become intertwined through love, family conflicts, and personal struggles. As Bárbara, Fátima, and Greta face betrayal, ambition, heartbreak, and unexpected challenges, they must find the strength to overcome adversity while searching for happiness, forgiveness, and true love.

Tres Mujeres

1999

Amores verdaderos poster
7.7

Victoria Balvanera owns a vast expanse of land and a prestigious advertising agency. She is married to the landowner Nelson Brizz. Following an attempted kidnapping, she finds love with José Ángel—her rescuer and the estate's new foreman.

Amores verdaderos

2012

Film credits

1980s · 7 titles

Series credits

Tomorrow is forever poster
7.4

Fernanda is the youngest daughter of the landowner Gonzalo Elizalde, owner of a large dairy company, and Eduardo is the son of Soledad, the Elizalde family's housekeeper. The two children have grown up together, united by an innocent and pure love, despite the difference in social class.

Tomorrow is forever

2008

Hearts to the Limit poster
8.7

Corazones al límite is a Mexican telenovela about a teenage girl named Diana who was emotionally neglected from her parents, and felt unwanted. After being expelled from her boarding school in Switzerland, Diana goes back to live with her parents.

Hearts to the Limit

2004

Curse by the Sea poster
7.9

Mar de Amor is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux with protagonists Zuria Vega, Mario Cimarro and Mariana Seoane and antagonists Ninel Conde, Marcelo Córdoba and Manuel Landeta. This is a remake of the 1978 Venezuelan telenovela María del Mar.

Curse by the Sea

2009

Triumph of Love poster
7.8

Victoria's life is perfect. She is a famous designer, mother of two and the wife of an actor. But she suffers the absence of her daughter Maria, who was separated from her when she was a little girl.

Triumph of Love

2010

Tres Mujeres poster
6.7

Tres Mujeres is a Mexican telenovela produced by Roberto Hernández Vázquez for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from March 22, 1999, to April 14, 2000. Created by Martha Carrillo and Cristina García, with adaptation by Ximena Suárez, the telenovela stars Erika Buenfil, Karyme Lozano, Norma Herrera, Alexis Ayala, Jorge Salinas, and Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Due to its enormous popularity, the series was extended to 280 episodes. The story follows three women from different generations whose lives become intertwined through love, family conflicts, and personal struggles. As Bárbara, Fátima, and Greta face betrayal, ambition, heartbreak, and unexpected challenges, they must find the strength to overcome adversity while searching for happiness, forgiveness, and true love.

Tres Mujeres

1999

Amores verdaderos poster
7.7

Victoria Balvanera owns a vast expanse of land and a prestigious advertising agency. She is married to the landowner Nelson Brizz. Following an attempted kidnapping, she finds love with José Ángel—her rescuer and the estate's new foreman.

Amores verdaderos

2012

Papás por conveniencia poster
7.9

Tino is a single father, full of debt, and faces tough challenges in raising his two children. Aidé is a great businesswoman and mother of two teenagers, she seems to have it all, at least on the surface. One day, Tino discovers that he is the father of Aidé's children, and together, they decide to build a new family, even if, at first, it is for their interests. However, they will realize that things are not as easy as they thought. Since their house has become a battlefield, they must overcome several obstacles to find love and achieve happiness.

Papás por conveniencia

2024

Sabor a ti… Entre historias y secretos poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Sabor a ti… Entre historias y secretos

2026

Duelo de Pasiones poster
7.0

Duelo de Pasiones is a Mexican telenovela. It premiered in 2006 in Mexico and in the USA on January 15, taking the place of Heridas de Amor at 7PM/6C. It is a production of Juan Osorio Ortiz and the protagonists are Ludwika Paleta and Pablo Montero.

Duelo de Pasiones

2006

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aprendiendo a amar

1980

Vencer el pasado poster
6.4

Four women end up working in the same place for different circumstances and although at the beginning they are very different from each other, because they have different ways of thinking and seeing life, they come to realize that they have something in common and that they share the experience of having been victims of digital lynching in one way or another.

Vencer el pasado

2021

El Maleficio poster
8.0

Beatriz is a respectable widow who, since her husband's death, has dedicated herself to raising her children, Vicky and Juanito, alongside her mother-in-law, Dona Emilia. Beatriz meets the powerful millionaire Enrique de Martino, who dazzles her with his attentions, and she agrees to marry him.

El Maleficio

1983

My Love, My Sin poster
8.1

Amarte es mi pecado is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from January 5 to May 14, 2004. Created by Liliana Abud, with adaptation by Jaime García Estrada and Orlando Merino, the story follows Leonora Madrigal, a young woman whose life is marked by betrayal, sacrifice, and forbidden love. After being accused of a crime she did not commit, Leonora faces the consequences of a painful past while trying to rebuild her life and find happiness. The telenovela explores themes of love, revenge, ambition, and redemption.

My Love, My Sin

2004

Amor en silencio poster
8.4

Marisela Ocampo is a wealthy, beautiful, and intelligent young woman who feels a great void in her life, but then she meets Fernando Silva, a good, honest man from a respectable family. The two fall in love, but their families oppose the relationship: on one side is Marisela’s father, Miguel, who considers Fernando beneath his daughter and wants something better for her; on the other is Mercedes, Fernando’s sister, who harbors an unhealthy love for her own brother and refuses to see him happy with any woman; and to make matters worse, Paola, Marisela’s sister, becomes infatuated with Fernando and is unwilling to let her sister have him.

Amor en silencio

1988

The Stray Cat poster
7.6

Esmeralda, whom everyone knows as "The Stray Cat," is a girl who grows up in wretched conditions, yet possesses a special sweetness and charm. Her best friend is Pablo, a wealthy boy who defends her against the other children's teasing.

The Stray Cat

2014

El Engaño poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

El Engaño

1986

Marisol poster
5.5

Mexican telenovela starring Erika Buenfil and Eduardo Santamarina with the antagonic role of the star actress Claudia Islas. It was produced by Televisa. This telenovela contained 145 episodes and is a remake of Marcha nupcial.

Marisol

1996

Perdona nuestros pecados poster
7.2

The Quiroga and Montero families live in the town of San Juan, two families of high society, who apparently are united by a friendship of many years. Armando does not agree with the relationship between his daughter Elsa and Andrés, because they are from different social classes. But the relationship between these two families will become a bonfire of betrayal, intrigue, revenge and power.

Perdona nuestros pecados

2023

La doble vida de Estela Carrillo poster
7.5

After witnessing a murder, single mother Estela Carrillo must hide the fact that she is an undocumented immigrant escaping a dark past. While hiding her secret, romantic interests and her dream of becoming a singer complicate her plans.

La doble vida de Estela Carrillo

2017

Te doy la vida poster
7.4

A couple adopts a boy named Nicolás. As the months go by, Nicolás is diagnosed with leukemia, and to try to recover, he will need the help of his biological father, whom he has never met.

Te doy la vida

2020

Welcome to the Family poster
6.8

A struggling single mom rallies her quirky family to outsmart a mafia boss after her estranged, wealthy father dies, leaving them with massive debt.

Welcome to the Family

2025

Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad poster
7.5

Lorena, Frida, Lisset and Montse, four friends who are in prison serving a sentence. One of them is accused unjustly. In the prison where they are held there is a massive escape and they escape. After their escape, the fugitives take refuge in a bar looking for the opportunity to start a new life.

Fugitivas, en busca de la libertad

2024

Papás por siempre poster
9.6

At the Guevara-Mosqueda household, time has passed: new lives are born, old wounds resurface, and buried secrets threaten to disrupt the fragile family harmony. When the past comes knocking—through absent parents, unexpected children, and long-hidden truths—Tino and Aidé must fight to keep their family together or risk losing everything. With touches of nostalgia, heartfelt musical moments, and surprising twists, the story offers a fresh take on love, fatherhood, and emotional healing.

Papás por siempre

2025

Así son Ellas poster
8.0

Así son ellas is a Mexican telenovela produced by Raúl Araiza for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from September 23, 2002, to January 24, 2003. It is an original story by Carlos Mercado Orduña. The series follows five women whose lives are reunited after years apart, forcing them to confront the dreams they left behind, personal struggles, family conflicts, and the secrets that have shaped their destinies.

Así son Ellas

2002

Angélica poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Angélica

1985

Vida robada poster
7.0

Gabriela is a good and generous young woman studying at a university, without knowing who pays for her education since she has no family. After a series of circumstances, she decides to replace a classmate Leticia, a rich and vicious girl who after escaping never returned home.

Vida robada

1991

Te Doy La Vida poster
7.5

A couple adopts a boy named Nicolás. Over the months, Nicolás is diagnosed with leukemia, and to try to recover, he will need the help of his biological father, whom he does not know.

Te Doy La Vida

2020