Mónika Sánchez | |
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Born |
Mónika Analia Sánchez Torre 3 December 1974 Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | Otto Seijas (2008-present) |
Children | Santiago (b. 2009) Angela Fernanda (b. 2011) Monika Constanza (b. 2013) |
Parent(s) | Fernando Sánchez-Mayans Angela Torre |
Website | Official Website |
Mónika Sánchez (born Mónika Analia Sánchez Torre on 3 December 1974 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress.
Sánchez was born on 3 December 1974 in Mexico City. She is the daughter of Mexican writer and poet, Fernando Sánchez-Mayans and Angela Torre. Sánchez speaks Spanish, English, and Italian. She enjoys many sports, such as squash, tennis, and horseback riding. If she would not have been an actress, she would have studied psychology. She studied communications at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico, which complemented her studies in acting and other fine arts. She studied the arts not only in Mexico, but also in the United States and Spain. In 1997 at "La casa de la Cultura de B.C." in Barcelona, Spain; Monika took singing and dancing classes. She also studied jazz and dance in the Rosita Segovia Studio in Miami, Florida.
Moreover, she started acting and modeling at the Miami Community College and The Play House. This was when she realized that her main focus would be acting, so she then enrolled in the "Taller Artistico de Sergio Jimenez" at Televisa in Mexico City. Finally, Sánchez auditioned to be part of the CEA (Centro Educativo Artístico de Televisa), and began studying acting, TV techniques, theater, literature, English, dance, singing, culture, and many other arts. She began her career by doing castings, looking for opportunities, searching for producers and meeting them, and attending events where she could meet important people that could contribute to her future career as an actress.
Sánchez debut in the 1992 telenovela Ángeles sin paraíso where did a little appearance. Ηowever did and other appearances in telenovela, where are the Buscando el paraíso, Corazón Salvaje, Caminos cruzados, Alondra, Lazos de Amor, Morir dos veces and Tú y yo. Sánchez begins a series of performances as antagonist in telenovela Pueblo chico, infierno grande. The popularity of Sánchez for viewers, grows fast and soon she is the most admired antagonist in Mexico. The mixture of sweetness and seduction that had not seen before in these characters, makes it something special. She continues with great success again in antagonist role in telenovelas El diario de Daniela and Laberintos de pasión.