Today we’ll talk about such a successful Mexican actress as Carla Alvarez. What started her career in cinema? What successful projects did the artist participate in? What is known about her personal life? About all this - further in the material.
Career
Carla Alvarez, whose photo can be seen in the article, was born on October 15, 1972 in Mexico City. From early childhood, the girl was fond of sports and choreography. Our heroine's cherished dream was to become a professional figure skater. However, this was not destined to happen.
In the early 90's, Carla Alvarez got on television. The beautiful, charming girl was offered a small, secondary role in the romantic novel "In Search of Paradise." Here, the novice starlet was lucky to work on the same set with such eminent Mexican artists as Alex Ibarra and Yolanda Andrade. Despite the secondary nature of the role, the appearance of Carla Alvarez in the television series was quite noticeable. Soon, she began to receive numerous invitations to rather promising projects. At the same time, the young actress had occasion to reveal mainly the images of real villains.
In 1996, the famous television producer Angeli Nesma drew attention to the angelic appearance of Carla Alvarez. The latter suggested that the girl change her stage character, using her as a positive heroine in the series “My Dear Isabelle”. The young actress lived up to the master’s expectations with her magnificent play, but later decided to return to her familiar role, as she was more attracted to negative characters. From that moment, Carla Alvarez began to appear on the screen exclusively in the image of charming villains. This brought her fame.
Carla Alvarez: filmography
During her fairly long career in cinema, the actress managed to appear in the following projects:
- "Mary Mercedes."
- "Deceived desires."
- "In search of paradise."
- "Lying".
- "The captive of love."
- "Acapulco, body and soul."
- "Christmas tale".
- "Pink shoelaces."
- "Chameleon".
- "The intruder."
- "No fools in paradise."
- "My dear Isabelle."
- "Beat in the heart."
- "The rebellious soul."
- "Holy death."
- “Long live the children!”
- "Wounds of love."
- "Innocence".
- "How beautiful love is."
Last movie work
In 2012, another romantic short story, “How Love Is Beautiful,” directed by the famous Mexican director Salvador Mejia, appeared on television screens. In this sometimes tragic love drama, Carla Alvarez got the role of a negative heroine named Irazema.
The film tells about a young attractive businessman Santos Martinez - the owner of a car company from Los Angeles. The hero becomes an object of betrayal by seemingly faithful partners. Hiding from prison for alleged fraud, Santos is forced to flee the United States to Mexico. The situation forces a man to live under the guise of a completely different personality. Here the character meets a poor girl, Maria Mendoza, who makes him regain faith in himself. During the development of the plot, the imperious and influential rich man Ruben del Olmo, the villain Irazema, the gossip Elvira, as well as a number of characters who are trying to destroy the life of Santos and Mary, enter the scene.
Personal life
Actress Carla Alvarez by and large did not have happiness in her personal life. The first marriage of our heroine with the famous actor Alexis Isla ended in divorce after several months of marriage.
Then the artist followed a relationship with Juan Soler, the star of the Mexican soap opera Acapulco, body and soul. At first, the relationship was quite serious. Carla even took an active part in the education of her stepdaughter - the daughter of an actor from her first marriage. However, this novel was destined to last a little over a year. Then the famous couple broke up.
In 1998, Alvarez began a romantic relationship with the successful cameraman Armando Safra. The young people met during a joint work in the television project “Lies”. In 2001, Carla and Armando officially announced their engagement, and after a while they played a wedding.
Tragic ending
In the fall of 2013, the life of Carla Alvarez suddenly ended. The 41-year-old soap opera star died in her own mansion in her native Mexico City. The lifeless body of the artist was found in the house by her relatives.
According to official information, Alvarez died as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest. However, later, according to the results of a journalistic investigation, data were published that the artist for a long time exhausted her body with numerous diets and even completely refused to eat. Carla’s desire to stay in good shape caused a serious mental disorder. Against the background of the problem, the artist began to abuse alcohol. Ultimately, all this led her to a tragic premature death.