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Barbara Mori Biography

Date of Birth

2 February 1978, Montevideo, Uruguay

Birth Name

Bárbara Mori Ochoa

Height

5' 6¼" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography

Barbara Mori was born February 2, 1978 in Montevideo, Uruguay. At the age of 3, when her Japanese-Uruguayan father and her Mexican mother divorced, Mori moved to Mexico. While working as a waitress at the age of 14, fashion designer Marcos Toledo invited her to work as a model. She later studied acting in El Centro de Estudios de Formación Actoral. Mori first acted in the telenovela, "Al Norte del Corazón".

In 1998, she got her first leading role as Azul in the series "Azul Tequila". A year later she filmed the series "Me Muero por Tí" in Miami. She participated in her first movie in 2000, in the Mexican comedy "Inspiración" opposite 'Arath De La Torre'. Later, she acted in various other telenovelas including, "Amor Descarado" and the high rated Mexican soap "Rubí".

Barbara Mori is an actress and model famous for her appearances in Mexican telenovelas. Her biggest breakthrough role in this market has been as the leading character in the 2004 Televisa remake of the telenovela Rubi.

Barbara Mori was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on February 2, 1978. Her parents were Uruguayan-Japanese and Mexican. They divorced when she was three years old, and she moved to Mexico later in her childhood. When she was fourteen, Barbara Mori was encouraged to become a model by fashion designer Marcos Toledo, who saw her in a restaurant. While modeling she was able to become self supporting and after a few years began to study acting at El Centro de Estudios de Formacion Actoral. Transitioning from modeling to pursue her acting career, she appeared in "Al norte del corazon", a Mexican soap opera, and in TV comedy series such as "Tric Tac" and "Mirada de mujer". She was awarded the Best New Actress TVyNovelas Award for "Mirada de mujer". The TVyNovelas Award is the greatest award in Latin American television.

Born in Uruguay, Barbara Mori moved to Mexico after her parents divorced when she was just 3 years old. She enjoyed a normal childhood in Mexico -- until, at the age of 14, she was discovered by famed fashion designer Marcos Toledo while she was working at a restaurant. Impressed with her poise and uncommon beauty, Marcos offered Barbara a job as a model and it wasn’t long before the up-and-coming beauty was living the high life and rubbing shoulders with the best and brightest in her field.

After spending her first onscreen decade in Spanish-language productions with limited international exposure, the alluring South American-born actress Bárbara Mori signed for the lead in Chilean director Claudio_Dabed's romantic comedy Pretending -- as a sexy Latina who opts to disguise herself as a homely, frumpy woman to experience life (and men) on the other side of the fence. Nathan Southern, Rovi

Barbara Mori is a model and actress. After working in television, the actress started receiving offers in movies. Having established herself on Mexican television, the actress is currently working in a Bollywood movie Kites with Hrithik Roshan.

Basics on Barbara

Barbara Mori Ochoa was born on 2nd February 1978. Her father is Uruguayan-Japanese while her mother is a Mexican. Her parents divorced when she was three years old and she lived in Uruguay and Mexico. She has a sister Kenya and brother Kintaro.

She had a son in 1998 called Sergio, whose father is actor Sergio Mayer.

Barbara Mori’s Work

Barbara Mori got a break as a model when she was noticed by designer Marcos Toledo. After studying acting at El Centro de Estudios de Formación Actoral she made ...

Bárbara Mori Ochoa is a Mexican actress and model.

Mori started work modeling and then later became a telenovela actress with TV Azteca. Her big break came with the remake of the...

Spouse

Sergio Mayer (1997 - 2000) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

Two siblings; actress Kenya Mori and Kintaro Mori.

Her favorite actors are Sean Penn, Meryl Streep.

Her favorite movie is 21 Grams (2003).

One of her hobbies is singing.

Barbara Mori also has a son with actor, Sergio Mayer.

Her paternal grandfather was Japanese.

She has confessed that one of her most cherished dreams is to work with Francis Ford Coppola.

The actress has her own lingerie line, and uses her image to support charitable causes such as the fight against breast cancer in Mexico.

Is a cervical cancer survivor.

Is the first Mexican actress to star in a Bollywood film, Kites (2010/I).

Barbara Mori then appeared in 1998's "Azul Tequila" with her first leading role. Over the next few years she would appear in "Amor descarado", "Me muero por ti", and the comedy film "Inspiracion". Her most successful role, however, was in the popular Mexican telenovela "Rubi", for which she won another TVyNovelas Award. Over the past few years, Barbara Mori's career has been on the rise, and in 2005 she appeared in the extremely popular Latin American film "La mujer de mi hermano" in the leading role. She has also appeared in the 2005 film "Pretendiendo", and contributed a voice acting role in the Spanish release of the computer animated movie "Robots".

Barbara Mori is unmarried, and has had romantic relationships with Sergio Mayer, Manolo Cardona and actor / fashion designer Jose Maria Torre. As of early 2007, she continues to act in television and film.

Once she realized that models generally have a limited shelf life, Barbara began to think about her future, eventually settling on a possible career as an actress. With that realization, Barbara enrolled in acting classes and began the slow process of auditioning.

In 1997, Barbara landed her first gig -- a spot on a Mexican soap called Al norte del corazón. Barbara followed that up in ’98 with a starring role on Azul tequila. Although she spent the next several years appearing in a slew of TV shows and movies, Barbara’s big break came in 2004 when she was cast in the lead role in the high-profile soap, Rubi.

Already a star in Mexico, Barbara was finally introduced to the rest of the world in 2005 with the release of the critically-acclaimed La Mujer de mi hermano. Barbara’s future is bright and it’s just a matter of time before she establishes herself as the next hot import -- think

Movies

Spanish Beauty / A Beautiful Wife (2010) - Soniya

Kites (2010) - Natasha

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