Frances Ondiviela

Francisca Ondiviela Otero (born May 19, 1962), known professionally as Frances Ondiviela, is a Spanish-Mexican actress known for starring in the telenovela Acorralada.

Ondiviela was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She studied theatre and acting in Spain and Mexico. She was Miss Spain 1980 and represented her country in Miss World 1980 and Miss Universe 1981.

Biography In 1980, at the age of 17, she became Miss Spain, and since then, having become well known, she has been part of the cast of various film, theater, and television productions.

She made her first appearance on screen in the 1982 film Jugando con la muerte (Playing with Death). A year later, she changed her name to Pat Ondiviela during her participation as a hostess on the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez, filmed in Spain. During this stage of her life, she acted in several feature films, including Latidos de pánico, El Cid Cabreador, and Juana la Loca... de vez en cuando.

In the mid-1980s, he traveled to Mexico, where he studied theater, diction, voice, and radio.

In 1986, she made her debut in Carmen Armendáriz's production La hora marcada as the woman in black. She later hosted music programs and had her first role in the telenovela El pecado de Oyuki (1988-1989).

In 1989, she appeared in the telenovela Simplemente María (1989 TV series), then starred in Alcanzar una Estrella, and in 1991 in La pícara soñadora.

In 1992, she appeared in El abuelo y yo, and in 1993, she joined the cast of Entre la vida y la muerte. In 1994, she played Brenda in Marimar (Mexican TV series). In 1996, she played the antagonist Barbara in Luz Clarita.

In 2002, she played María Julia Rodríguez in the soap opera Gata salvaje.

In mid-2003, she returned to Mexico to make a special appearance in the telenovela Amor real with producer Carla Estrada and several one-off programs. In 2004, she joined the second part of Mujer de madera. In 2005, she filmed the telenovela Contra viento y marea; she worked with Silvia Pinal on the program Mujer, casos de la vida real, playing Muñeca de cristal, and her performance in this series earned her the Bravo Award for Best Actress in 2006.

In 2007, she was part of the production Acorralada, playing Octavia Irazábal.

In 2007, she played Teresa in Tormenta en el paraíso, produced by Juan Osorio. For this role, she received the Gráfica de Oro award for best actress and a nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress at the 2009 TVyNovelas Awards, as well as the Universal Excellence Award for Tormenta en el paraíso for best actress and artistic career.

Among other performances are the different roles she played in the Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, casos de la vida real (Woman, Real Life Cases). For her performance in this series, she won the Bravo Award for Best Actress in 2006.

Among the wide variety of awards she has received is the National Women's Award presented by the National Women's Chamber for her artistic career, which she received in 2009.

In 2009, she brought the character Rosaura Suárez to life in Emilio Larrosa telenovela Hasta que el dinero nos separe (Until Money Separates Us).

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