
Acting
Maribel Guardia
Born
1959-05-29 (67)
Place of birth
San Jose, Costa Rica
Known for
Acting
Credits
50 titles
Maribel Guardia (born Maribel del Rocío Fernández García on May 29, 1959 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican actress, model, singer and TV hostess, who works in Mexico, and currently lives and resides in Mexico. Winner Miss Costa Rica 1978 and Miss Universe-Miss Photogenic 1978.
Known for
7.5When Refugio and her three sons—Patricio, Edmundo, and Ignacio—are forced out of their home, a twist of fate brings them to Mexico City, where they begin a new life. Eighteen years later, they are settled in a small apartment in a working-class neighborhood. Refugio holds a modest job; although she suffers from serious vision problems, she neglects her own health to attend to her sons' needs. Patricio is studying law and dreams of a comfortable, prosperous future; his mother admires him for his charitable nature. Meanwhile, Edmundo begins courting Lucero—unintentionally hurting Ignacio, who secretly loved her—while Refugio tries in vain to make Patricio understand that he will never be happy with Olga.
Corona de lágrimas
2012
5.5¿Quién es la máscara? (Spanish for Who is the Mask?) is a Mexican talent reality television series produced by Televisa and Endemol Shine Group. It is based on the South Korean television show King of Mask Singer created by Seo Chang-man.
¿Quién es la Máscara?
2019
5.6Muchacha italiana viene a casarse is a 1971 Mexican telenovela by Televisa produced by Ernesto Alonso and directed by Alfredo Saldaña, starring Angélica María and Ricardo Blume. Writing credits belong to Delia González Marquez, Fernanda Villeli, Marissa Garrido, Miguel Sabido and Carlos Lozano Dana The series featured two theme songs: "A dónde va nuestro amor" and "Lo que sabemos del amor". Both songs were written by Eduardo Magallanes and performed by Angélica María.
Italian Bride
2014
7.3Tú y yo is a Mexican telenovela created and produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from September 4, 1996, to March 20, 1997. Written by Alejandro Pohlenz, with story development by Verónica Suárez, the telenovela stars Maribel Guardia and Joan Sebastian. The story follows Estela Díaz-Infante and Tomás Santillana, whose romance blossoms despite the many conflicts surrounding the wealthy Santillana family. As they struggle to build a life together, they face jealousy, betrayal, family rivalries, and the schemes of those determined to keep them apart, testing the strength of their love and loyalty.
Tú y yo
1996
7.5Violeta lives with her uncle because her mother died soon after she was born and she never knew her father, she stays with her grandmother from time to time as well. Violeta has a boyfriend named Ángel who gives her a pet dog. While at her grandmother's house, Violeta discovers a time machine that her grandfather built, so she and her friends travel to different time periods. They visit several important events in Mexican history, learning these stories firsthand.
Adventures in Time
2001
5.3Reality show that addresses the most important drag competition in Mexico, created by La Gran Diabla Producciones, which aims to exalt the national and Hispanic drag art, exalting our culture with a lot of sparkle.
La Más Draga
2018
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
5.9Ana, a young Spanish woman who has just been dumped by her boyfriend, and her brother Tono, receive a call from their father to tell him that he is getting married in Mexico to a woman he met on the Internet. When they get there, they discover that the girl is 30 years younger than her father and they begin to live with her new in-laws, with the inevitable cultural clashes that this will entail.
My Father's Mexican Wedding
2023
8.0This documentary narrates the history of one of Latin America’s most influential TV divas, Laura Bozzo. With exclusive access to her intimate life, we’ll explore a thrilling, controversial, and unique story.
Laura Bozzo
2025
8.1Rodrigo and Gabriela have been dating for years, sometimes their relationship seems like best friends, but deep down, they love each other. Their daily lives are disrupted when their best friends, Luz and Jorge, ask them who would be allowed.
Amores permitidos
2022
1990s · 9 titles
3.8A journalist Lorena and her friend photographer Raul decide to try to take an interview from influential politician Hermenegildo Parra. After several unsuccessful attempts they decide to break into his house and make some photos there but when they enter his cabinet they see him stabbed with the knife. The next day the newspaper announces his death and start to celebrate a big amount of sold copies but during the fiesta a phone calls and it was Mr.Parra "alive and kicking". After this scandal Lorena becomes pursued by some mysterious killers who want to take the negatives from her at any price. The solution of this mystery is very unexpected...
Perseguida
1991
4.4Lola, a member of a gang of crooks, is visited by a cousin who comes to work in a multinational.
Aquí, el que no corre... vuela
1992
3.8No synopsis available yet.
El Asesino del Zodiaco
1993
4.3An altar boy goes to the city and finds himself in raunchy situations.
El inocente y las pecadoras
1990
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Los 6 mandamientos de la risa
1999
3.8Sandra and Deborah are two women trying to escape from a tragic recent event. They go for a vacation on a beach house but are then followed by an evil cult.
Los cómplices del infierno
1995
6.73 real life stories taken from the Mexican police archive.
Reclusorio III
1999
5.7Alicia Conde is famous and successful cabaret singer is going to marry Octavio and quit her career. But this Octavio turns to be a gambler and in a few months he loses all family's fortune. Alicia decided to come back to that cabaret and sing again. The cabaret owner Don Lalo wants her to be his love and his girlfriend Elena finds out about it. She kills him and makes people and police think that Alicia is guilty for this murder. Being imprisoned Alicia must find a prove that she's innocent. And the only prove is a VHS with the record of that murder which was stolen from Elena by her ex-lover. Alicia goes through beatings, humiliation, takes drugs and finally faces with Elena and her ex-lover to get the prove of her innocence...
Mujer de cabaret
1991
5.0A bra-less girl with large breasts and a shapely caboose walks around town in a miniskirt wiggling her rear end. This causes the townsmen to make fools of themselves.
La Pura
1994
1980s · 22 titles
7.6The story of the coolest, street-smart hustler ever to walk the streets of Mexico City, based on the international hit song. The police are after him, his rivals are after him, and all the while the most beautiful women of Mexico are in the cup of his hand.
Peter Knife
1984
6.1A psycho with a hair fetish is caught in the act of disposing of a body and the lonely housewife that witnesses it must fight for her life.
Terror and Black Lace
1985
5.5Rich man's son in a small town thinks he can get away with anything, including rape and murder.
La Muerte Cruzo El Rio Bravo
1984
7.4Gambler-horsethief-womanizer ends up hiding out in a church-run orphanage. Spiritual regeneration stuff happens.
El Cuatrero
1987
5.7Young rural-gentry dude sows wild oats, settles down to raise a family, and fights in the Revolution, all at the same time.
El diablo en persona
1982
4.4The film continues the outrageous antics of its eccentric patrons and staff, blending slapstick humor, misadventures, and love triangles. As the bar faces more outrageous situations, the characters find themselves in increasingly absurd and funny circumstances, maintaining the lively spirit of the previous films in the series.
La Pulquería Ataca de Nuevo
1985
5.4No synopsis available yet.
Contrato con la muerte
1985
4.0Those involved in the making of an amateur porn video end up getting slashed to death with a cane sword. It's up to the brave policewoman Eugenia aka The Scorpion (Maribel Guardia) to stop him.
The Female Scorpion
1986
4.7No synopsis available yet.
De Todas... Todas!
1985
5.7A series of murders have occurred in the uppermost circles of society. Detective Felipe Fierro vows to solve the killings, or die trying (which is a strong possibility).
A garrote limpio
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Ser charro es ser Mexicano
1987
6.4An old man punishes his son for not having children, so he tells him his inheritance will go to someone else if he doesn't have a child in a year.
Macho Que Ladra No Muerde
1984
7.5Rags-to-riches story about the rise of a fictional ranchera-music superstar.
Como México no hay dos
1981
4.3No synopsis available yet.
Tragic Deaths
1987
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Furia en la sangre
1988
7.4Revolution-era Mexico: two well-known bandits hook up, then join forces with an outlaw woman.
Juan Charrasqueado y Gabino Barrera
1982
7.2The turbulent life of a drug trafficker wanted by the border patrol and women. A man who seems to have 7 lives, all of them with bloody violence.
El Gato Negro
1987
5.2Bent on avenging the death of his gambling addicted father, Julian Carrera embarks on a violent spree with deadly consequences.
Un Hombre Violento
1984
5.8Boxer fights his way up toward a world championship and faces ups and downs in his love life.
El Bronco
1982
7.2Lucía convalesces from the leg injury she suffered in the previous film. Her friend Ceferino and the undocumented Coyote boy, who cannot integrate into the United States, help her escape from her.
Pistoleros Famosos II
1986
7.0Lorena wife of the taxi driver Juan Camaney , annoyed by his amorous adventures , accepts work as a photographer's model . John is involved in crimes actually committed two guys who take their taxi when he is not . His wife and two friends help him go free but seeing that follows adventurer, marries Lorena photographer and goes abroad . Juan only asks you to send fayuca .
El rey de los taxistas
1988
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Vuelven los pistoleros famosos III
1987
Series credits
7.5When Refugio and her three sons—Patricio, Edmundo, and Ignacio—are forced out of their home, a twist of fate brings them to Mexico City, where they begin a new life. Eighteen years later, they are settled in a small apartment in a working-class neighborhood. Refugio holds a modest job; although she suffers from serious vision problems, she neglects her own health to attend to her sons' needs. Patricio is studying law and dreams of a comfortable, prosperous future; his mother admires him for his charitable nature. Meanwhile, Edmundo begins courting Lucero—unintentionally hurting Ignacio, who secretly loved her—while Refugio tries in vain to make Patricio understand that he will never be happy with Olga.
Corona de lágrimas
2012
5.5¿Quién es la máscara? (Spanish for Who is the Mask?) is a Mexican talent reality television series produced by Televisa and Endemol Shine Group. It is based on the South Korean television show King of Mask Singer created by Seo Chang-man.
¿Quién es la Máscara?
2019
5.6Muchacha italiana viene a casarse is a 1971 Mexican telenovela by Televisa produced by Ernesto Alonso and directed by Alfredo Saldaña, starring Angélica María and Ricardo Blume. Writing credits belong to Delia González Marquez, Fernanda Villeli, Marissa Garrido, Miguel Sabido and Carlos Lozano Dana The series featured two theme songs: "A dónde va nuestro amor" and "Lo que sabemos del amor". Both songs were written by Eduardo Magallanes and performed by Angélica María.
Italian Bride
2014
7.3Tú y yo is a Mexican telenovela created and produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from September 4, 1996, to March 20, 1997. Written by Alejandro Pohlenz, with story development by Verónica Suárez, the telenovela stars Maribel Guardia and Joan Sebastian. The story follows Estela Díaz-Infante and Tomás Santillana, whose romance blossoms despite the many conflicts surrounding the wealthy Santillana family. As they struggle to build a life together, they face jealousy, betrayal, family rivalries, and the schemes of those determined to keep them apart, testing the strength of their love and loyalty.
Tú y yo
1996
7.5Violeta lives with her uncle because her mother died soon after she was born and she never knew her father, she stays with her grandmother from time to time as well. Violeta has a boyfriend named Ángel who gives her a pet dog. While at her grandmother's house, Violeta discovers a time machine that her grandfather built, so she and her friends travel to different time periods. They visit several important events in Mexican history, learning these stories firsthand.
Adventures in Time
2001
5.3Reality show that addresses the most important drag competition in Mexico, created by La Gran Diabla Producciones, which aims to exalt the national and Hispanic drag art, exalting our culture with a lot of sparkle.
La Más Draga
2018
2.0Niña de mi Corazón is a teen Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and Telefe adapted from Pedro Damian's 1997 Mi Pequeña Traviesa, that premiered on March 8, 2010 and ended on July 9, 2010. Damian was also the producer of this telenovela.
A Double Identity
2010
8.3The story follows the life of Diana, a pre-teen who lives in a neighborhood called Buenaventura. Diana and Christian, who has just moved to Mexico due to his parents' divorce, quickly become best friends, despite their families hatred for each other. However, the neighbors of Buenaventura are in danger of losing their homes, their school and much more, because the evil old Severiano plans to tear down the neighborhood and build an enormous shopping mall in its place. To accomplish his plan, Severiano is willing to resort to any means, and will provoke a series of disasters to drive the inhabitants away.
Misión S.O.S
2004
NRSerafín is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 30 to December 17, 1999. It stars Maribel Guardia, Eduardo Santamarina, Jordi Landeta, and features the voice of María Fernanda Morales as Serafín. The telenovela was the first Mexican production to incorporate digitally created animated characters into a live-action telenovela. The story follows Serafín, a cheerful but mischievous little angel who is sent to Earth to learn how to become a Guardian Angel. In Mexico City, he meets Pepe, an unhappy boy living with his mother, grandfather, and abusive stepfather. Determined to bring hope and happiness into Pepe's life, Serafín helps him and his friends overcome family conflicts, fear, and adversity while teaching lessons about love, friendship, kindness, and faith.
Serafín
1999
6.485 episodes (1994). Cristina Carbajal is a woman who has paid an unjust sentence for having been wrongly blamed for the death of her husband. After ten years locked up, she manages to get out of prison for good behavior. Her daughters Karina and Rosita, who were only five years and one year old when her mother was incarcerated, are now 15 and 11 years old. They have been raised by her father's uncles, Braulio and Eloisa Monasterios. The Monasteries hate Cristina, since they believe that she is responsible for the death of her nephew, and they have told the girls that they are orphans.
Prisionera De Amor
1994
7.3María José, Paula, Roberta, and Stacy, four women work in the production of a television talk show. Their lives take an unexpected turn when the show's producer—a man who has tormented them for years—appears dead. From that moment on, they become suspects in the crime. Although they proclaim their innocence, this unexpected situation becomes the spark that unites them, pushing them to rediscover themselves and embrace life with more freedom and humor.
Cómplices
2025
8.2No synopsis available yet.
Albertano Contra los Mostros
2022
NRCelebrity couple reality show
¿Apostarías por Mí?
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Muévete
2009
5.7Inspired by The Farewell director Lulu Wang's call to action at the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards, we celebrate women filmmakers working in their field.
¡Qué madre, tan padre!
2006
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Cómplices (2025)
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