Bárbara Mori

Bárbara Mori
Mori in 2013
Born
Bárbara Mori Ochoa

(1978-02-02) 2 February 1978 (age 45)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Citizenship
  • Uruguay
  • Mexico
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1997–present
Spouse
(m. 2016; div. 2017)
PartnerSergio Mayer (1996–1998)
Children1
RelativesKenya Mori (sister)

Bárbara Mori Ochoa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaɾβaɾa ˈmoɾjoˈtʃoa]) (born 2 February 1978) is an Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer. She is known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela Rubí, one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Since 2005, she has appeared as the lead character in several Hollywood and Bollywood films such as My Brother's Wife (2005), Violanchelo (2008), Insignificant Things (2008) produced by Guillermo del Toro, Kites (2010), Cantinflas (2014) and Treintona, soltera y fantástica (2016).

Mori started her career in 1992 as a fashion model at the age of 14, later she became an actress when she co-starred in 1997 on the smash TV-hit Mirada de mujer with TV Azteca; then, she starred in the telenovela Azul Tequila (1998). She has also appeared in several lists as one of the most beautiful Mexican actresses of all time.

Life and career

Mori was born in Uruguay. Her paternal grandfather was Japanese. Her mother is of Lebanese descent. She has two siblings, actress Kenya Mori and Kintaró Mori. Her parents divorced when she was three years of age, Mori spent her early childhood between Mexico and Uruguay and finally settled in Mexico City at the age of twelve.

Early work (1992–1997)

One day, while working as a waitress at the age of fourteen, fashion designer Marcos Toledo invited her to work as a model. She became independent by the age of seventeen and went to live with her cousins. At nineteen she met actor Sergio Mayer, who would later become father to their son Sergio, born in 1998. They never married.

She later studied acting in El Centro de Estudios de Formación Actoral. She made her acting debut in the Mexican telenovela Al norte del corazón. She then participated in the comedy series Tric Tac and Mirada de mujer the following year. She obtained her first TVyNovelas Award for her role in Mirada de mujer for Best New Actress.[citation needed]

Commercial success (1998–2003)

In 1998, Mori got her first leading role as "Azul" in the series Azul Tequila, co-starring with Mauricio Ochmann. A year later, she filmed the series Me muero por tí in Miami, with Peruvian actor Christian Meier. Later, she acted in various other telenovelas, including the Telemundo telenovela Amor descarado.

In 2001, she got her first film role in the romantic comedy Inspiración, the film was a box-office success in cinemas. In 2002, she's playing the villainess role as a seductive college student in the telenovela, Subete A Mi Moto.

Consolidation (2004–2008)

Mori in 2006.

In 2004, she signs with Televisa and starred as Rubí, a smash TV-hit and highly–rated Mexican soap opera, of the same name, which earned her another TVyNovelas Award.

In 2005, she obtained the starring role in the blockbuster film La mujer de mi hermano as Zoe, and her husband was portrayed by Christian Meier, with whom she had previously co-starred in Me muero por tí. At the same year, she lent her voice in the Spanish-language version for the movie Robots.

She also had the leading role in "Pretendiendo", a Chilean/Mexican-backed movie which was critically panned.

Barbari Mori in 2014

International film success (2009–2011)

In 2009, she starred in the psychological crime thriller Amor, Dolor y Viceversa alongside Leonardo Sbaraglia, the drama is about a female architect who is involved in the murder of the fiancée of a promising surgeon, who allegedly saw in her nightmares. The crime-drama was filmed in Mexico City and is produced by Mori. The film earned mixed reviews from critics and viewers.

In 2011, she got the main role in the action-drama "Viento En Contra", alongside actors Héctor Arredondo and Fernando Luján, in which she played a successful and promising CIO, who is unjustly involved in a police chase due to a scandal of a financial fraud. The film was distributed by Warner Bros and received mixed reviews by critics. The drama was filmed on locations of Mexico City and Valle de Bravo. Mori was the producer of the film.

Indian film producer Rakesh Roshan signed her as the leading lady for his movie Kites opposite his son, Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan. It was shot in New Mexico, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, it went into production by the end of July 2008, and was released on 21 May 2010.

Mori was diagnosed with early stage cancer and is now a proud survivor. She talks about her journey in UniGlobe Entertainment's docu-drama titled 1 a Minute made by actress Namrata Singh Gujral.

Personal life

In 1996, Mori began a relationship with actor Sergio Mayer, with whom she has a son, Sergio Mayer Mori, born in 1998. The couple separated shortly after. In 2016 she wed baseball player Kenneth Ray Sigman, brother of actress Stephanie Sigman. The couple divorced in 2017.

Mori's son had a daughter, Mila, in November 2016, making her a grandmother at 38.

Filmography

Telenovelas, Series, Films, Theater
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Tric Trac Special Appearance
Al norte del corazón Special Appearance
1997–98 Mirada de mujer Mónica San Millán Supporting Role
1998–99 Azul Tequila Azul Vidal/Soledad Protagonist
1999-00 Me muero por ti Santa Protagonist
2000 Inspiración Alejandra Film
2001 Amores, querer con alevosía Carolina Morales Protagonist
2001 Vaselina, el musical Theatrical Performance
2002 Vaselina, al revés Theatrical Performance
Celos dije Theatrical Performance
2002–03 Súbete A Mi Moto Nelly Noriega/Nelly Toledo Main Antagonist
2003–04 Mirada de mujer: El regreso Mónica San Millán Supporting Role
Amor Descarado Fernanda Lira Protagonist
2004 Rubí Rubí Pérez Ochoa de Ferrer/Fernanda Martínez Pérez/Rivera Pérez Protagonist/Antagonist
2005 Pretendiendo Helena/Amanda Film
La mujer de mi hermano Zoe Film
Robots Cappy (voice) Film-Mexican version
2007 Por siempre Film
2008 Cosas insignificantes Paola Film
Violanchelo Consuelo Film
2009 Amor, dolor y viceversa Consuelo Film
2010 Kites Natasha/Linda Hindi Film
1 a Minute Star Film
2010 El coleccionista Miranda Theatrical Performance
2011 Viento en Contra Luisa Braniff Film
2014 Cantinflas Elizabeth Taylor Film
2014 Dos Lunas Soledad/Luna Garcia TV series
2018 The Mongolian Conspiracy Martita Fong Film
2020 All That Is Invisible Amanda/Morris Film
2020 La negociadora Eugenia Velasco TV series
2023 Perdidos en la noche (Lost in the Night) Carmen

Awards and nominations

Ariel Awards

Year Category Film Result
2020 Best Supporting Actress El Complot Mongol Nominated

Premios TVyNovelas

Barbara Mori
Year Category Telenovela Result
1998 Best Female Revelation Mirada de mujer Won
2005 Best Lead Actress Rubí Won

Premios Juventud

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Girl of my Dreams Rubí Won
2006 Girl of my Dreams Bárbara Mori Won
2007 She Steals the Show La mujer de mi hermano Won

Premios People en Español

Year Category Film Result
2010 Best Actress Kites Won

Premios Canacine

Year Category Film Result
2005 Mexican Actress of the Year La mujer de mi hermano Won
2009 Mexican Actress of the Year Cosas insignificantes Nominated
2011 Mexican Actress of the Year Viento en contra Won

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