Teresa Ruiz (actress)

Teresa Ruiz López (born 21 December 1988) is a Mexican-American actress.

For the politician, see Teresa Ruiz (politician).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ruiz and the second or maternal family name is López.
Teresa Ruiz
Ruiz attends a film Premiere at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, CA
Born
Teresa Ruiz

(1988-12-21) December 21, 1988
Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico
NationalityMexican, American
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Ruiz is best known for portraying cartel queen Isabella Bautista in the first two seasons of Narcos: Mexico as well as Carmen in Father Stu. She has been awarded several Best Actress awards internationally and is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio.

Early life

Teresa Ruiz was born in Santiago Matatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, California.

Actors Studio training

In 2013, Ruiz was invited by the late Martin Landau to become a member of the Actors Studio. The Actors Studio is a membership organization of professional actors led by Al Pacino and is based in New York City and Los Angeles. Ruiz studied method acting under the instruction of Martin Landau and renowned acting coaches Greta Seacat and Sandra Seacat.

Career

Ruiz appears in the 1st and 2nd seasons of the Netflix original series Narcos: Mexico playing Isabella Bautista, a long time friend (and partner in crime) of main character Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo.[1]

She also played the character Nadia Basurto in the political thriller Aquí en la Tierra[2] a co-production between Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna's production company La Corriente del Golfo and Fox Networks. The 8-episode drama series written and directed by some of Mexico's most renowned filmmakers was the only Latin American title competing in the inaugural edition of Cannes Film Festival: Series.[3]

Teresa Ruiz in México City.

Ruiz appeared in Gregory Nava's controversial film Bordertown alongside Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas. The story was based on the murders of women in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and had the endorsement of Amnesty International.

Ruiz went on to play the main character in Gerardo Tort's Round Trip (or Viaje Redondo in Spanish), for which she won several Best Actress awards including the Guadalajara's International Film Festival's Mayahuel, the Prix d'Interprétation Féminine at the Amiens International Film Festival in France and the India Catalina in Colombia; as well as Mexico's Academy Award: Ariel.

Other film works include Carlos Bolado's Tlatelolco; the film tells the story of the 1968 massacre of protesting students in Mexico's capital and Jose Luis Gutierrez-Arias' remake of the classic Spanish film Marcelino Pan y Vino. She played the Mexican Golden-Era actress and dancer Meche Barba, also known as The Mexican Venus, in the biopic Cantinflas about iconic Mexican actor Mario Moreno Cantinflas.

Ruiz co-starred in the film The Delivery next to Mickey Rourke, an action movie parody directed by Louis Leterrier and appeared in Michael Bay's The Last Ship.

Ruiz was Executive Partner of the production company Machete, which won the Caméra d'Or at the 63 Cannes film festival for the film Año Bisiesto, directed by Michael Rowe.[4]

Theater work

In 2014 Ruiz played the part of Veronica in The Actors Studio production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Motherfucker with the Hat. The play was produced by Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn and Al Pacino and opened in Los Angeles in September 2014.

She also played young Frida Kahlo in Ofelia Medina's Cada Quien su Frida; the play had its worldwide premiere at the International Cadiz Theater Festival in Spain, then went on to tour in Cuba, Denmark, the UK, Mexico and the US.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Bienvenido PaisanoPiffanyDirected by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri[5]
2008BordertownCecilia RojasDirected by Gregory Nava
2010Año BisiestoProducerMachete Producciones
Marcelino Pan y VinoCruzDirected by Jose Luis Gutierrez
Viaje RedondoLuciaProduced by Mantarraya - Jaime Romandia Directed by Gerardo Tort
2011Cherry PalaceUnknownThis film remains unfinished
Nos Vémos, PapaProducerMachete Producciones
2012TlatelolcoLichaProduced by Fernando Sariñana Directed by Carlos Bolado
Colosio: El AsesinatoAlejandra IgleciasProduced by Monica Lozano Directed by Carlos Bolado
Ciudadano BuelnaActressDirected by Felipe Cazals
Mariachi GringoAshleeDirected by Tom Gustafson
2013CantinflasMeche BarbaDirected by Sebastian del Amo
2015Gringo HoneymoonRosalitaDirected by Alexandra Debricon
The DeliveryLa ReynaDirected by Louis Leterrier
2021The MarksmanRosaDirected by Robert Lorenz
2022Father StuCarmenProduced by Mark Wahlberg Directed by Rosalind Ross
Noise Abril Escobedo Directed by Natalia Beristain

TV
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011El Encanto del AguilaXacintaTelevisa
2013Major CrimesMonica GarciaWarner Brothers
2014Gang RelatedMarissa20th Century Fox Television
2015The Last ShipTeresaTNT
2018Aquí en la TierraNadia BasurtoFox Networks
2018-2020Narcos: MexicoIsabella BautistaNetflix
2019The House of FlowersMariluNetflix
2021Luis MiguelAzucenaNetflix Recurring (season 2), 5 episodes
Main (season 3), 4 episodes
2022MoMariaNetflix Recurring

Awards

Won 7 awards & 9 nominations:

Guadalajara International Film Festival

YearCategoryFilm
2009Mayahuel de PlataViaje Redondo

Amiens International Film Festival, France

YearCategoryFilm
2009Prix d’interprétation féminineViaje Redondo

Colombia International Film Festival

YearCategoryFilm
2010India CatalinaViaje Redondo

Mexican Academy Awards

YearCategoryFilm
2010ArielViaje Redondo

Canacine Awards

YearCategoryFilm
2012Best ActressViaje Redondo

Peabody Awards

YearCategoryFilm
2023 Entertainment Mo

References
  1. Briones, Isis (Nov 30, 2018). "What This 'Narcos: Mexico' Star Wants You To Know About Her Character". Forbes.
  2. Usón, Víctor (May 18, 2018). "Murders, Mafia And Corruption In Gael García Bernal´s Portrait of Power". El Pais.
  3. Wiseman, Andrea (March 13, 2018). "Canneseries Sets First Competition Lineup With Gael García Bernal, Mafia Crime-Drama". Deadline.
  4. Young, James (August 28, 2010). "Machete Ramps Up Slate: Camera d'Or-Winning Shingle Sets Three Pics". Variety.
  5. "Filmmakers begin taking in Brownsville - Brownsville Herald: Community". Wayback Machine/The Brownsville Herald. 2005-04-05. Archived from the original on 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
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