Esmeralda Pimentel

Career Modeling She participated in 2007 in Nuestra Belleza Jalisco representing Zapotlán. She was the first runner-up of the contest at the age of 18. On October 6, 2007, she participated with the winner Lupita González in Nuestra Belleza México 2007, both representing the state of Jalisco. At the finale, Pimentel was awarded the title of second runner-up, with the winner being Elisa Nájera.

Acting career on television After competing in Nuestra Belleza México, she decided to enter the "Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa (CEA)", to train as an actress. Her first acting offer came in 2009 when the producer Pedro Damián gave her a small role in the telenovela Verano de amor, where she played the character "Ada". Three years later, in 2012 she worked in the telenovela Abismo de pasión, an Angelli Nesma Medina production, where she shared credits with Angelique Boyer and David Zepeda. Her character was "Kenia Jasso Navarro" and her work in the telenovela earned her a Bravo Prize for the "Best New actress". That same year, the producers Roberto Gómez Fernández and Giselle González, gave her the opportunity to participate as an antagonist in Cachito de cielo, in which she starred alongside Maite Perroni, Pedro Fernández and Jorge Poza. She played the character of "Mara", a female journalist. A year later she participated in De que te quiero, te quiero, which was produced by Lucero Suárez. She was the antagonist and shared credits with Livia Brito and Juan Diego Covarrubias.

In 2014, she had her first starring role in El color de la pasión produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández. Other cast members were Erick Elías and Claudia Ramírez. A year later, she works again with Lucero Suárez in La vecina. This is the second time that she works with Juan Diego Covarrubias and being protagonist of a telenovela.

Few years after starring as a protagonist in Enamorándome de Ramón with José Ron and La bella y las bestias with Osvaldo Benavides, Pimentel announced that she would depart from Televisa and she left her contract with the television company for the time being, as she preferred to extend more creative freedom within her artistic and acting career by looking into different theater, television, and film projects.

Filmography Film roles Year Title Roles Notes 2012 Viaje de generación La Nueva 2017 El que busca encuentra Angélica 2017 Cuando los hijos regresan Violeta 2019 El hubiera sí existe Rosita 2020 Ahi te Encargo Cecilia Netflix Film

Television roles Year Title Roles Notes 2009 Verano de amor Adalberta Clavería Recurring role; 120 episodes 2011 Como dice el dicho Sandra Episode: "Más vale solo" 2012 Abismo de pasión Kenia Jasso Navarro Supporting role; 39 episodes 2012 Cachito de cielo Mara Magaña Main role; 102 episodes 2013 Nueva vida Pilar Episode: "Madre soltera" 2013 Gossip Girl: Acapulco Francesca Ruíz de Hinojosa Recurring role; 6 episodes 2013 De que te quiero, te quiero Diana Mendoza Grajales de Cáceres Main role; 58 episodes 2014 El color de la pasión Lucía Gaxiola Murillo Lead role; 118 episodes 2015–2016 La vecina Sara Granados Lead role; 177 episodes 2016–2017 40 y 20 Lorena Episodes: "No me importa que me digan mujeriego" and "Fake news" 2017 Las 13 esposas de Wilson Fernández Amanda Episode: "Amanda" 2017 Enamorándome de Ramón Fabiola Medina Lead role; 117 episodes 2018 La bella y las bestias Isabela León Lead role; 66 episodes 2020 El Candidato Verónica de Velasco Rivera Main role; 10 episodes 2021 The Good Doctor Nurse Ana Morales Guest role; 2 episodes 2022 Donde hubo fuego Olivia Serrano Main role; 39 episodes 2023 Montecristo Haydée Hernández Main role; 6 episodes 2024 Un buen divorcio Jessica Main role Perverso Mariana Main role

Other awards and nominations Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome201533rd TVyNovelas Awards Favoritos del público: Best SmileHerself for El color de la pasión Favoritos del público: The Prettiest