Bárbara Mori
Bárbara Mori Ochoa (born 2 February 1978) is a Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer, and writer. She is best known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela Rubí, one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Since 2005, she has appeared as the lead in several Hollywood and Bollywood films, including My Brother's Wife (2005), Violanchelo (2008), Insignificant Things (2008), produced by Guillermo del Toro, Kites (2010), Cantinflas (2014), and Treintona, soltera y fantástica (2016).
Bárbara Mori

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- Name
- Bárbara Mori Ochoa
- Born
- 2 February 1978
- Birthplace
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Nationality
- Mexico · Uruguay
- Education
- Centro de Educación Artística de Televisa
- Languages
- Spanish
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Bárbara Mori Ochoa (born 2 February 1978) is a Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer, and writer. She is best known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela Rubí, one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Since 2005, she has appeared as the lead in several Hollywood and Bollywood films, including My Brother's Wife (2005), Violanchelo (2008), Insignificant Things (2008), produced by Guillermo del Toro, Kites (2010), Cantinflas (2014), and Treintona, soltera y fantástica (2016).
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Biography
Biography
Mori started her career in 1992 as a fashion model at the age of 14. Later she became an actress when she co-starred in 1997 on the smash TV-hit Mirada de mujer with TV Azteca; then, she starred in the telenovela Azul Tequila (1998). She has also appeared in several lists as one of the most beautiful Mexican actresses of all time.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Bárbara Mori Ochoa • Birth Name — Bárbara Mori Ochoa • Born — 2 February 1978 • Birthplace — Montevideo, Uruguay • Partner — Sergio Mayer (1996–1998) • Children — 1 • Relatives — Kenya Mori (sister) • Years Active — 1997–present • Occupation — * Actress • model • producer • writer • Citizenship — * Uruguay • Mexico
Life and career
Life and career
Mori was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on February 2, 1978. Her paternal grandfather was Japanese. Her mother is of Lebanese descent. She has two siblings, actress Kenya Mori and Kintaró Mori. Her parents divorced when she was three years of age. Mori spent her early childhood between Tokyo, Japan and Uruguay and finally settled in Mexico City, Mexico at the age of fourteen.
Early work (1992–1997)
Early work (1992–1997)
One day, while working as a waitress at the age of fourteen, fashion designer Marcos Toledo invited her to work as a model. She became independent by the age of seventeen and went to live with her cousins. At nineteen she met actor Sergio Mayer, who would later become father to their son Sergio, born in 1998. They never married. She later studied acting in El Centro de Estudios de Formación Actoral. She made her acting debut in the Mexican telenovela Al norte del corazón. She then participated in the comedy series Tric Tac and Mirada de mujer the following year. She obtained her first TVyNovelas Award for her role in Mirada de mujer for Best New Actress.
Commercial success (1998–2003)
Commercial success (1998–2003)
In 1998, Mori got her first leading role as "Azul" in the series Azul Tequila, co-starring Mauricio Ochmann. A year later, she filmed the series Me muero por tí in Miami, with Peruvian actor Christian Meier. Later, she acted in other telenovelas, including the Telemundo telenovela Amor descarado. In 2001, she got her first film role in the romantic comedy Inspiración, the film was a box-office success in cinemas. In 2002, she played the villain as a seductive college student in the telenovela, Subete A Mi Moto.
Consolidation (2004–2008)
Consolidation (2004–2008)
• Illustration — Mori in 2006. In 2004, she signed with Televisa and starred as Rubí, a smash TV-hit and highly–rated Mexican soap opera, of the same name, which earned her another TVyNovelas Award. In 2005, she obtained the starring role in the blockbuster film La mujer de mi hermano as Zoe, and her husband was portrayed by Christian Meier, with whom she had previously co-starred in Me muero por tí. In the same year, she lent her voice in the Spanish-language version for the movie Robots. She also had the leading role in "Pretendiendo", a Chilean/Mexican-backed movie which was critically panned. • Illustration — Mori in 2014.
Personal life
Personal life
In 1996, Mori began a relationship with actor Sergio Mayer, with whom she has a son, Sergio Mayer Mori, born in 1998. The couple separated shortly after. In 2016 she wed baseball player Kenneth Ray Sigman, brother of actress Stephanie Sigman. The couple divorced in 2017. Mori was romantically linked with Indian actor Hrithik Roshan when they were filming the movie Kites. Mori's son has a daughter born in November 2016, making her a grandmother at 38.
Filmography
Filmography
Telenovelas, Series, Films, Theater • Year|| Title ||Role||Notes • 1997 — Tric Trac — Special Appearance • Al norte del corazón — Special Appearance • 1997–98 — Mirada de mujer — Mónica San Millán — Supporting Role • 1998–99 — Azul Tequila — Azul Vidal/Soledad — Protagonist • 1999-00 — Me muero por ti — Santa — Protagonist • 2000 — Inspiración — Alejandra — Film • 2001 — Amores, querer con alevosía — Carolina Morales — Protagonist • Vaselina, el musical — Theatrical Performance • 2002 — Vaselina, al revés — Theatrical Performance • Celos dije — Theatrical Performance • 2002–03 — Súbete A Mi Moto — Nelly Noriega/Nelly Toledo — Main Antagonist • 2003–04 — Mirada de mujer: El regreso — Mónica San Millán — Supporting Role • Amor Descarado — Fernanda Lira — Protagonist • 2004 — Rubí — Rubí Pérez Ochoa de Ferrer/Fernanda Martínez Pérez/Rivera Pérez — Protagonist/Antagonist • 2005 — Pretendiendo — Helena/Amanda — Film • La mujer de mi hermano — Zoe — Film • Robots — Cappy (voice) — Film-Mexican version • 2007 — Por siempre — Film • 2008 — Cosas insignificantes — Paola — Film • Violanchelo — Consuelo — Film • 2009 — Amor, dolor y viceversa — Consuelo — Film • 2010 — Kites — Natasha/Linda — Indian Film most dialogue in Spanish • 1 a Minute — Star — Film • El coleccionista — Miranda — Theatrical Performance • 2011 — Viento en Contra — Luisa Braniff — Film • 2014 — Cantinflas — Elizabeth Taylor — Film • Dos Lunas — Soledad/Luna Garcia — TV series • 2018 — The Mongolian Conspiracy — Martita Fong — Film • 2020 — All That Is Invisible — Amanda/Morris — Film • La negociadora — Eugenia Velasco — TV series • 2021 — Tu eres mi problema — Luisa — Film • 2023 — Perdidos en la noche (Lost in the Night) — Carmen — TV series • 2024–2026 — Women in Blue (Las Azules) — María de la Torre — TV series • 2024 — Mistura — Norma Piet — Film • 2025 — Lucca's World — Bárbara Anderson — Netflix movie
Premios TVyNovelas
Premios TVyNovelas
• Illustration — Bárbara Mori • Year|| Category ||Telenovela||Result • 1998 — Best Female Revelation — Mirada de mujer • 2005 — Best Lead Actress — Rubí
Premios Juventud
Premios Juventud
• Year|| Category ||Nominee||Result • 2005 — Girl of my Dreams — Rubí • 2006 — Girl of my Dreams — Bárbara Mori • 2007 — She Steals the Show — La mujer de mi hermano
Premios People en Español
Premios People en Español
• Year|| Category ||Film||Result • 2010 — Best Actress — Kites
Premios Canacine
Premios Canacine
• Year|| Category ||Film||Result • 2005 — Mexican Actress of the Year — La mujer de mi hermano • 2009 — Mexican Actress of the Year — Cosas insignificantes • 2011 — Mexican Actress of the Year — Viento en contra
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Her recorded language was Spanish. She married Kenneth Ray Sigman. One child is recorded: Sérgio Mayer Mori.
Identity
Identity
Bárbara Mori is recorded as actress, model, screenwriter and television producer.
International film success (2009–2011)
In 2009, she starred in the psychological crime thriller Amor, Dolor y Viceversa alongside Leonardo Sbaraglia. The drama is about a female architect who is involved in the murder of the fiancée of a promising surgeon, who allegedly saw in her nightmares. The crime-drama was filmed in Mexico City and is produced by Mori. The film earned mixed reviews from critics and viewers. In 2011, she got the main role in the action-drama "Viento En Contra", alongside actors Héctor Arredondo and Fernando Luján, in which she played a successful and promising CIO, who is unjustly involved in a police chase due to a scandal of a financial fraud. The film was distributed by Warner Bros and received mixed reviews by critics. The drama was filmed on locations of Mexico City and Valle de Bravo. Mori was the producer of the film. Indian film producer Rakesh Roshan signed her as the leading lady for his movie Kites opposite his son, Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan. It was shot in New Mexico, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. It went into production by the end of July 2008, and was released on 21 May 2010. Mori was diagnosed with early stage cancer and is now a proud survivor. She talks about her journey in UniGlobe Entertainment's docu-drama titled 1 a Minute made by actress Namrata Singh Gujral.
Ariel Awards
• Year|| Category ||Film||Result • 2020 — Best Supporting Actress — El Complot Mongol
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