Ana de la Reguera

• Name — Ana de la Reguera • Birth Name — Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera • Born — 8 April 1977 • Birthplace — Heroica Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1996–present

Reguera was born in Veracruz, Mexico. Her mother, Nena de la Reguera, was a Miss Veracruz who became a journalist and television personality. Reguera began taking classes in classic ballet and later began performance arts studies at Instituto Veracruzano de la Cultura. She left Veracruz to study at Televisa's CEA, and later studied with Juan Carlos Corazza in Spain and then in Los Angeles with Aaron Spicer, Lisa Robertson, and Joan Scheckel.

Reguera's acting career began with her role in the telenovela Azul (1996) followed by Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997), with Verónica Castro, for which she received the Heraldo award for best female acting, and Desencuentro which was her third telenovela under the direction of Ernesto Alonso. Tentaciones (1998) marked her beginning with the production company Argos Comunicación. She was immediately offered a role in Tentaciones and Todo por amor, for which she received the Palmas de or award. Cara o Cruz was the first telenovela to be co-producted between Argos Comunicación and Telemundo. Reguera played María Salome in the telenovela Gitanas.

• Illustration — Ana de la Reguera at the Fenix Awards ceremony in Mexico City on October 30, 2014 In 2014, Reguera was cast in the Netflix crime drama Narcos as Elisa. Reguera played the role of Lorena Guerra in the HBO series Capadocia. It ran for three seasons, beginning in 2008. The series received good reviews and awards. Other television credits include Eastbound & Down, Twin Peaks, Power, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series and The Blacklist. Reguera played the role of Marisol Silva in season 2 of Goliath as part of the main cast, and in season 3 as a recurring character. Season 2 aired in 2018 on Amazon Prime, while season 3 aired in 2019 on the same service.

Reguera participated in El Cartero, directed by Raúl Quintanilla, for which she received two awards from the Mexican Association of Theatre Journalists. She then played Desdemona in Othello and Danna in the play Nadando con Tiburones, alongside Demián Bichir and Alfonso Herrera.

In 2006, Reguera hosted the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America. She also co-hosted the 2018 Latin Grammy Awards alongside Carlos Rivera. Reguera has been the face of CoverGirl, to be one of the company's official faces.

In September 2010, Reguera founded VeraCruzANA, a civil association. VeraCruzANA supports the underprivileged community in Veracruz, Mexico. It seeks to generate employment by promoting projects and programs that contribute to the development of community. In 2017, Reguera served as chair of the ONE Children's Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Claudia Pinto in the city of Los Angeles, which gave birth to Los Angeles en Mexico, a movement created by Reguera, Karla Souza, Kate del Castillo and Olga Segura, after the Puebla earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19, 2017.

Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000 — Por la libre — María • 2002 — Un secreto de Esperanza — Lety • 2003 — Ladies' Night — Ana • 2006 — El Caco • Nacho Libre — Sister Encarnación • Así del precipicio — Lucía • 2007 — Sultanes del Sur — Mónica Silvari • 2008 — Paraiso Travel — Milagros • 2009 — Empire State — Ellen Cochrane • Backyard — Blanca • 2010 — Cop Out — Gabriela • Di Di Hollywood — Rita Marlow • Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada — Josefa Quintana • 2011 — Cowboys & Aliens — Maria • 2014 — Jessabelle — Rosaura • The Book of Life — Carmen Sánchez — Voice • 2015 — Las Aparicio — Alma • 2017 — Everything, Everything — Carla • 2018 — Collisions — Yoana • 2021 — Army of the Dead — Maria Cruz • The Forever Purge — Adela • The King of All the World — Sara • 2022 — Army of Thieves — Maria Cruz — Uncredited • 2023 — ¡Que viva México! — Maria "Mari" Elena Reyes • 2025 — Elio — Ambassador Turais — In both English and Latin American Spanish

Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — Azul — Cecilia • 1997 — Pueblo chico, infierno grande — Priscila • 1997–1998 — Desencuentro — Beatriz • 1998 — Tentaciones — Fernanda Segovia • 2000–2001 — Todo por amor — Lucía • 2001 — Cara o cruz — Mariana Medina / Aída • 2002 — Por tí — María Aldana / Isabel Miranda • 2003 — Como Pedro por su casa — Astrid • Luciana y Nicolás — Luciana • 2004 — Gitanas — María Salomé • 2008–2012 — Capadocia — Lorena Guerra • 2009 — Empire State — Ellen Cochrane — Pilot • 2010 — Eastbound & Down — Vida — Season 2 • Royal Pains — Carmen • 2014 — Anger Management — Livi • 2015 — The Blacklist — Vanessa Cruz — Episode 2.18, "Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)" • Narcos — Elisa Álvarez • 2016 — Drunk History: El Lado Borroso De La Historia — Amada Diaz • Jane the Virgin — Paola • From Dusk till Dawn: The Series — Venganza Vordugo • 2017–2019 — Power — Alicia Jimenez • 2017 — Twin Peaks — Natalie • 2018–2021 — Goliath — Marisol Silva • 2020 — Ana — Ana • 2024 — Ojitos de Huevo — Bea Arjona • 2025 — Mo — Ambassador's wife — Episode 2.1, "Oso Palestino "the Palestinian Bear" • Papá soltero — Sandra

Ana de la Reguera is recorded as actress, model and manufacturer.