Paola Núñez Rivas (born April 8, 1978) is a Mexican actress and producer.

Paola Núñez
Núñez in 2017
Born	Paola Núñez Rivas (1978-04-08) April 8, 1978 (age 44) Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
Occupation	Actress producer
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Amor en custodia

Personal life

Núñez was born in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. She started acting in theater at the age of 12.[1] At the age of 16, she began her full-time career as an actress and graduated from the acting school CEFAC TV Azteca.[2] Núñez also produces soap operas.

She remains close friends with Andrés Palacios, with whom she co-starred Amor en Custodia, a notable telenovela in both their careers. She is fond of extreme sports.[3]

Career

She began her career at age 12 in plays and sixteen in television. She became notable in Mexican television through the role of "Barbara Bazterrica" in the telenovela Amor en custodia. In 2007 she joined the cause of Greenpeace to raise public awareness about global warming.[4] She has also been featured in several national magazines such as GQ in Mexico.[5]

In July 2010 she appeared in the play Cinco mujeres usando el mismo vestido in Mexico playing Trisha.[6]

The Mexican actress made the villain in the mini series Cien Años de Perdón, a co-production of FIC Latin America and Teleantioquia through TeleColombia same starring actors Ana Claudia Talancón and Manolo Cardona, written by Luis Langlemey (Kdabra, Cumbia Ninja). 2014 Núñez starred in the American telenovela Reina de Corazones along with Eugenio Siller and Laura Flores as the main protagonists while Juan Soler and Catherine Siachoque act as antagonists.[7]

Paola acted as Evelyn Marcus in the Netflix action horror series Resident Evil in 2022.[8]

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2001	Como en el cine	Karen
2002	Súbete a mi moto	Leticia
2004	La vida es una canción	Margarita	Episode: "Magia"
2004–2005	Las Juanas	Juana Micaela	Main role; 130 episodes
2005	Lo que callamos las mujeres	Isabel	Episode: "¿Me veo bien?
2005–2006	Amor en custodia	Bárbara Bazterrica	Main role; 234 episodes
2007	Mientras haya vida	Elisa Montero	Main role; 188 episodes
2009	Pasión morena	Morena Madrigal Rueda	Main role; 184 episodes
2013	Destino	Valeria González / Valeria Ríos de Montesinos	Main role; 105 episodes
2014	Reina de corazones	Reina Ortíz	Main role; 140 episodes
2014	Palabra de ladrón	Julia Lagos	Main role; 12 episodes
2015	Runner	Alba	Television film
2017	La Hermandad	Natalia Alagon	Main role; 4 episodes
2017–2019	The Son	María García	Main role (seasons 1–2); 20 episodes
2019	La Reina del Sur	Manuela Cortés Santos	Main role (season 2); 33 episodes
2019	The Purge	Esme Carmona	Main role (season 2); 10 episodes
2020	Deputy	Valeria	Episode: "10-8 Firestone"
2021	Calls	Ana (voice)	Episode: "Me, Myself & Darlene"
2021	Magnum P.I.	Helen	Episode: "Double Jeopardy"
2022	Resident Evil	Evelyn Marcus	Netflix Series[9]
TBA	The Fall of the House of Usher		Filming[10]

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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