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Martha Higareda Wiki Bio
Mexican actress and producer Martha Elba Guadalupe Higareda Cervantes was born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, on 24 August 1983, making Virgo her zodiac sign. She has 53 acting credits and is perhaps known best for portraying Kristin Ortega in 11 episodes of the critically acclaimed science fiction action series “Altered Carbon”, which starred Renee Elise Goldsberry and Chris Conner, and was created by Laeta Kalogridis. Set in a futuristic world in which consciousness can be digitized and transferred into another body, the series follows a prisoner who’s been ‘revived’ in this way and has to help the police catch a murderer to win his freedom; it aired from 2018 through 2020 and won four of its 31 award nominations.
Education and early life
Martha was raised in Villahermosa alongside her sister Miriam Higareda, who’s today also an actress, by their father Jose Luis Higareda who was a therapist and artist, and mother Martha Cervantes who was an actress.
Martha fell in love with acting at the age of four, as she looked up to her mother; she was six when she began practicing various types of dance, including flamenco, jazz and folklore, while it was a couple of years later that she appeared in her first school play.
Martha was a great student and matriculated in 1998, aged 15; she then enrolled at El Tecnologico de Monterrey and attended classes in the morning while taking lessons at an acting school in the evening. Martha dropped out of college a year later, and moved to Mexico City together with her mother and sister.
Roles in movies
Martha’s debut film role was playing the lead character Renata in the 2002 romantic drama “Amar te Duele”, which also starred Luis Fernando Pena and Ximena Sarinana, and was directed by Fernando Sarinana. It follows Renata who comes from a wealthy family, and who’s now fallen for a poor man; the movie won 10 of its 16 award nominations.
Some of Martha’s following roles were in the 2003 drama “Casa de los Babys”, the 2003 romantic drama “El Sueno de Elias” and the 2004 drama “To the Other Side”.
The year 2005 saw her play one of lead characters Gloria in the hit comedy “Seven Days”, which also starred Eduardo Arroyuelo and Jaime Camil, and was written and directed by Fernando Kalife. It follows Claudio who’s gambling $500,000 in a desperate attempt to bring the famous band U2 to Mexico, and the film won four of its 11 award nominations.
The remainder of the 2000s saw Martha appear in the 2006 drama “On the Edge”, the 2007 horror mystery “The Wind of Fear”, and the 2010 action crime comedy “Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball”.
The year 2013 saw her portray Zeidy in the crime thriller “Go for Sisters”, which starred Yolonda Ross and LisaGay Hamilton, and was written and directed by John Sayles. It follows Bernice who’s enlisted her estranged old friend Fontayne to help her search for her missing son, and the movie was nominated for seven awards.
Martha’s also known for starring as Ana Paula in the 2014 romantic comedy “Get Married If You Can”, which also starred her sister Miriam and Maite Suarez Diez, and was directed by Marco Polo Constandse; it follows Ana who’s become drunk because she’s learned secrets about her husband-to-be.
Some of Martha’s most recent film roles have been in the 2019 comedy “No Manches Frida 2”, the 2019 comedy “Tod@s Caen” and the 2023 action comedy “Queens on the Run”.
Roles in TV series
Martha’s debut TV series role was starring as Celeste in all 125 episodes of the 2003 romantic drama “Enamorate”, which also starred Maria Ines and Fernando Sarfatti, and follows Yahir and Celeste who’ve fallen in love. The following year saw Martha appear in an episode of the romantic drama “Gitanas”, and in three episodes of the romantic drama “Las Juanas”.
She played Flor in the 2008 episode “La Entrega” of the action family adventure “Tempo Final”, and the year 2010 saw her play Amparo in the episode “Premire Partie” of the critically acclaimed biographical crime mini-series “Carlos”.
In 2014, Martha appeared as Viviana Torres in eight episodes of the comedy “Royal Pains”, which starred Reshma Shetty and Mark Feuerstein, and was created by John P. Rogers and Andrew Lenchewski. It follows the life of a brilliant diagnostic surgeon, the series aired from 2009 through 2016, and won two of its four award nominations.
Some of Martha’s most recent TV series roles have been in seven episodes of the crime action “Queen of the South” in 2018 and 2019, the 2019 episode “Culture Shock” of the fantasy horror “Into the Dark”, and nine episodes of the 2022 musical drama “Monarch”.
Other credits
Martha received special thanks for the 2010 short documentary movie “Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball – Confessions of an Assassin”.
She has nine producing credits, which include the 2016 romantic comedy movie “No Manches Frida”, the 2017 comedy film “3 Idiots”, and the 2019 drama movie “Asfixia”.
Some of Martha’s recent talk-show appearances have been in “The Final Table”, “Tu-Night Show Con Omar Chaparro”, and “De Noche con Yordi Rosado”.
Awards and nominations
Martha’s won five of her eight award nominations; some of her wins include a 2003 MTV Movie Award, Mexico for Favorite Actress, for her performance in “Amar te Duele”, a 2011 Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress – Television for “Lies in Plain Sight”, and a 2012 Gudalajara International Film Festival Mayahuel Award for Best Actress, for “Mariachi Gringo”.
Love life and relationships
There are three men whom Martha’s been with, that we know about; it’s also rumored that she dated famous American actor Keanu Reeves in 2007, but this remains unconfirmed.
In the first half of the 2010s, Martha was in a relationship with non-celebrity American Lewis Howes.
The year 2016 saw her exchange vows with Cory Brusseau, an American actor and producer with seven acting credits, perhaps known best for portraying Jonathan Freeman in the 2007 thriller movie “Imprint”. The marriage lasted for only around a year, as Martha and Cory divorced in the second half of 2017.
Since 2019, Martha’s been in a relationship with David Korins, an American creative director and principal designer of Korins.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Martha’s sister Miriam has 13 acting and two producing credits, and is perhaps known best for producing the 2022 drama movie “Encontrando el Fin del Mundo”; she’s won three awards.
Martha’s an Instagram star, as over 5.7 million people are following her on the network today; she’s posted more than 1,700 pictures and videos, with most showing her giving interviews, spending time with her friends and acting.
She’s taking good care of her physique by working out on a daily basis, and following a strict diet.
One of Martha’s favorite actresses is Meryl Streep, and some of her favorite movies include “It’s Complicated”, “Death Becomes Her”, and “The Bridges of Madison County”.
Appearance and net worth
Martha’s age is 39. She has brown hair and eyes, is 5ft 3ins (1.6m) tall and weighs around 115lbs (52kgs).
Martha’s net worth’s been estimated at over $3 million, as of August 2023.
