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Andrea Legarreta

b. 1972

Mexican actress and host

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Born 1972. Andrea Legarreta is a Mexican television presenter, announcer, film actor, stage actor and economist.

Andrea Legarreta Martínez (born 12 July 1971) is a Mexican actress and television host, she is best known as being one of the main hosts of the TV morning show Hoy.

Biography Andrea Legarreta Martínez began as a television commercial model at the age of 2.

At the age of 8, he began studying singing, dancing, and acting at Televisa's Center for Artistic Training and participated in unitary programs such as Nosotros los Gómez, Papá soltero, Tres Generaciones, Plaza Sésamo, and the telenovela Carrusel, among others.

At age 16, she joined the musical group Fresas con crema and began her career as a presenter on the program Música futura, while returning to telenovelas with Más allá del puente, Simplemente María, Alcanzar una Estrella, Muñecos de papel, Baila conmigo, La sombra del otro, No tengo madre, among many others.

In 1989, she began her film career in the Mexican film Grave Robbers alongside Fernando Almada, Erika Buenfil, and the first actor Roberto Cañedo. Ernesto Laguardia also participated in this film, who would later become her co-host on the program Hoy.

In 1993 she participated in the radio soap opera Vereda de espinas.

In 1995 Andrea Legarreta returned to hosting with the program Ombligo Club, and in 1996 she participated in Óscar Cadena's program, Cómplices en familia, along with Juan Carlos Nava "El Borrego" and Gaby Castro. In 1996 he hosted Tu Espacio de Expresión, Valores Bacardí y Compañía, a competition in which young people participate in the categories of performers, videos and posters. In 1997 she starred, along with Kate del Castillo, Héctor Soberón and the debuting Javier Gómez, in the film Educación sexual en breves lecciones ), produced by Humberto Zurita and Christian Bach.

After participating in more than 10 telenovelas, in 1997 she decided to return to hosting at the invitation of journalist Guillermo Ochoa, on the program Hoy Mismo, which lasted 2 years; however, a new show arrived titled simply Hoy. This new program, in which she has been the main host for more than 20 years, gave her the opportunity to consolidate her career.

In 1998, Andrea Legarreta was interested in starring in the telenovela Tres mujeres as "Fátima Uriarte," but she declined and continued her hosting career.Years later, she made an appearance in the film La segunda noche. In 2000, she began Aquí Entre Dos, a new project to which she was invited by producer Carmen Armendáriz, and in which she again served as a host alongside Martha Carrillo. Simultaneously, she began the radio program La Chuchis y la Cuquis. Around the same time, Andrea Legarreta, along with Lilia Aragón and Pilar Boliver, joined the original cast of the stage production of The Vagina Monologues.

In 2002, she starred in the telenovela ¡Vivan los niños! alongside Eduardo Capetillo, playing the role of the kind-hearted teacher Lupita. Since the end of this telenovela, Andrea Legarreta has primarily focused on hosting television programs and has only made sporadic appearances in telenovelas with special guest roles.

She was married to the singer Erik Rubín, with whom she had two daughters.

Filmography

Films

Television YearTitleRole 1989 Carousel Aurelia Mi segunda madre Denisse Simplemente María Ivonne D'Angelle 1990 Alcanzar una estrella Adriana 1991 Alcanzar una estrella II 1992 Baila conmigo Rebeca 1993 Valentina Constanza "Connie" Basurto 1996 La sombra del otro Marlena Gutiérrez Complices en familia Host 1997 No tengo madre Consuelito 1998 El noticiero con Guillermo Ortega Ruiz Host Una luz en el camino Ana 1998-2000, 2003–present Hoy Host 1999 Derbez en cuando Guest 2000-2001Aquí entre dos Host 2002-2003 ¡Vivan los niños! Guadalupe "Lupita" Gómez 2003 Velo de novia Reporter 2004 Amarte es mi pecado TV host 2007 Sexo y otros secretos Host of "Hoy, mañana y siempre" 2008 Mañana es para siempre Reporter 2009 Me quiero enamorar Host 2011 La fuerza del destino Veronica Resendiz 2025 Amanecer Julia

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Erik Rubin

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Andrea Legarreta?

Mexican actress and host

When was Andrea Legarreta born?

Andrea Legarreta was born on 12 July 1972 in Texcoco de Mora.

What is Andrea Legarreta's occupation?

Andrea Legarreta is a television presenter, announcer, film actor, stage actor and economist.

What nationality is Andrea Legarreta?

Andrea Legarreta is Mexican.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andrea Legarreta

· Wikidata: Q3288432

· DBpedia: Andrea Legarreta

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