Cantoral has been active as an actress since she was very young, and at the age of 13, she was accepted into the prestigious Televisa (Televisa: televisa is mexicos largest media company and the number one producer and provider of...
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Her next move was very important for her career, as she participated in one of Mexico's most famous telenovelas (telenovelas: telenovela is the spanish and portuguese language|portuguese word for prime time...
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Cantoral met Eduardo Santamarina during the filming of De Frente al Sol, a soap opera that was produced by Carla Estrada (Carla Estrada: carla estrada (born circa 1955) is a spanish soap operas producer from me

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1993 was a big year for Cantoral, as she participated in Dos Mujeres, un Camino (Dos Mujeres, un Camino: dos mujeres, un camino is a 1994 mexican telenovela produced by televisa....
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[follow hyperlink for more...]) , Laura León (Laura León: more facts about this subject) , Bibi Gaytán (Bibi Gaytán: bibi gaytán (silvia gaytán barragán) was born january 27, 1972 in tapachula,...
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In 1996, Cantoral returned to the small screen in Tú y Yo, a drama where she acted alongside Maribel Guardia (Maribel Guardia: maribel guardia (born may 29, 1960) is a costa rican-mexico|mexican actress....
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[follow hyperlink for more...]) . She followed that by playing a villain (Soraya Montenegro), opposite Thalía (Thalía: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces) in María la del Barrio. In 1997, she participated in Salud, Dinero y Amor, the sequel to another major Mexican soap opera, El Premio Mayor.

After participating in three more soap operas, she married Eduardo Santamarina in 2000. In 2001, she gave birth to twin boys.

Cantoral left Mexico in 2002 to participate in Brazilian (Brazilian: A native or inhabitant of Brazil) production Vale Todo. She took her twin sons to Brazil with her, and she received constant visits from her husband.

In 2003, Cantoral acted in the Telemundo (Telemundo: founded by angel ramos in the early 1950s in san juan, puerto rico, telemundo is an international...
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ame for the first time in her career.

In 1996, Cantoral returned to the small screen in Tú y Yo, a drama where she acted alongside Maribel Guardia (Maribel Guardia: maribel guardia (born may 29, 1960) is a costa rican-mexico|mexican actress....
[follow hyperlink for more...]) and Joan Sebastian (Joan Sebastian: joan sebastian is a popular mexican singer and songwriter....
[follow hyperlink for more...]) . She followed that by playing a villain (Soraya Montenegro), opposite Thalía (Thalía: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces) in María la del Barrio. In 1997, she participated in Salud, Dinero y Amor, the sequel to another major Mexican soap opera, El Premio Mayor.

After participating in three more soap operas, she married Eduardo Santamarina in 2000. In 2001, she gave birth to twin boys.

Cantoral left Mexico in 2002 to participate in Brazilian (Brazilian: A native or inhabitant of Brazil) production Vale Todo. She took her twin sons to Brazil with her, and she received constant visits from her husband.

In 2003, Cantoral acted in the Telemundo (Telemundo: founded by angel ramos in the early 1950s in san juan, puerto rico, telemundo is an international...
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Early in 2004, Cantoral and Santamarina announced a separation.