Cecilia Suárez facts for kids
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Cecilia Suárez
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Suárez in 2023
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María Cecilia Suárez de Garay
22 November 1971 Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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| Alma mater | Illinois State University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Mafer Suárez (sister) |
María Cecilia Suárez de Garay (born November 22, 1971) is a famous Mexican actress. She is also an activist who works with the United Nations to help protect women's safety and rights. She has starred in movies, TV shows, and plays in Mexico, the United States, and Spain.
You might know her from works like ..., Shame and Tears, the TV series Capadocia, and the popular Netflix show The House of Flowers. She has won three lifetime achievement awards for her amazing career. She was the first woman to win Mexico's special lifetime achievement award for cinema. She was also the first Spanish-speaking actress ever nominated for an Emmy Award.
Besides her work for women's rights, Suárez also speaks up for human rights in Mexico. One movie expert said she is an "iconic actress" in Mexico's most successful films.
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Early Life and Education
Suárez was born and grew up in Tampico, a city on the coast of Mexico. When she was a child, there wasn't a theater in her town. Her parents wanted her to enjoy a normal childhood. She has three sisters, and one of them, Mafer Suárez, is a director.
Some of Suárez's family came from Spain. Because her grandfather was from a region in Spain called Asturias, she has citizenship in both Mexico and Spain. This is called dual nationality.
In 1991, Suárez moved to the United States to go to college at Illinois State University. She first planned to study law. However, her older sister Mafer inspired her to study theater instead. She did so well that she graduated as the top student in her program in 1995.
Acting Career
Starting on the Stage
After college, Suárez began her career at the famous Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. She performed in many classic plays, including at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
Her first big success in movies was ..., Shame and Tears, an important film in modern Mexican cinema. She said that being in this movie made her feel like she was "a part of the story of the cinema of [her] country."
Working with Manolo Caro
When director Manolo Caro was just 14, he met Suárez at his school. They became good friends when he moved to Mexico City to become a filmmaker. Suárez is often called Caro's muse, which means she is a special source of inspiration for his work. She has appeared in almost all of his movies and TV shows.
Success in Film and Television
In the early 2000s, Suárez acted in major Hollywood movies. These included Spanglish and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. She also continued to work in many Mexican films and TV shows.
From 2008, she starred in the HBO series Capadocia. The show was about women in a prison. Suárez played two different characters. First, she was a prisoner named La Bambi. Later, she played a psychologist. For her role as La Bambi, she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009. This made her the first Spanish-speaking actress to be nominated for the award.
International Fame with Netflix
In the 2010s, Suárez became famous around the world for her role as Paulina de la Mora in the Netflix series The House of Flowers. Her unique way of speaking in the show became very popular.
She also worked on other Netflix projects, including the series Sense8 and the movie Overboard. She was also the voice of a character in the Spanish version of Netflix's animated movie, Klaus.
Suárez mostly works in Mexico and in the Spanish language. She prefers to tell stories from a Mexican point of view. However, she enjoys working in Hollywood when she finds a role she likes. She has said that theater is her "greatest passion."
Work as an Activist
Suárez uses her fame to speak out about important issues in Mexico. She works to promote safe childbirth in public hospitals. She also speaks out against machismo, which is the idea that men are superior to women. She is part of a government group that looks at how women are shown in the media.
For many years, she worked with Greenpeace to protect native corn in Mexico. Since 2011, she has worked with the United Nations (UN) on a human rights campaign in Latin America.
In 2018, the UN named her a Champion for a campaign to end violence against women. She even gave a speech at the UN in New York City. She helps lead a project by the UN and the European Union to protect women in Latin America.
Personal Life
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Suárez has a son named Teo, who was born in 2010. His father is actor Osvaldo de León. The director Manolo Caro is Teo's godfather. After her son was born, Suárez chose to work mostly in Mexico City to be with him.
Awards and Honors
Cecilia Suárez has won many awards for her acting.
- She has been nominated twice for the Ariel Award, which is like the Mexican Oscar.
- In 2009, she was nominated for an International Emmy Award.
- In 2013, she won Best Actress at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.
- In 2018, she became the first woman to receive the Premio Cuervo Tradicional, a lifetime achievement award in Mexican film.
- She won Best Actress at the Platino Awards in 2019 and 2020 for her role in The House of Flowers.
Filmography and Theater
Suárez has acted in over 60 films and TV shows and more than 30 plays. She has received over 20 awards and nominations for her work.
See also
In Spanish: Cecilia Suárez para niños
