Edith González

Lore & Background

González made her acting debut on the telenovela produced by Televisa Cosa juzgada in 1970. She would later start a prominent career on multiple telenovelas produced by the same company, with her most famous works including Los ricos también lloran (1979–1980), Bianca Vidal (1982–1983), Corazón salvaje (1993–1994), Salomé (2001–2002), Mundo de fieras (2006–2007), Palabra de mujer (2007–2008) and Camaleones (2009–2010). In 2011, she moved to TV Azteca, the second best-known multimedia company in Mexico, where she starred in the telenovelas Cielo rojo (2011–2012), Vivir a destiempo (2013) and Las Bravo (2014–2015). She also starred in the telenovelas produced by Telemundo Doña Bárbara (2008–2009) and Eva la Trailera in 2016, with the latter being her last leading acting role. Her last televised work was in 2019 as judge on the fashion program produced by TV Azteca, Este es mi estilo. In film, she made her debut in the television film Un cuento de Navidad (1974). Beginning in films, she had little roles as an uncredited or extra actress in movies such as Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1977), Cyclone (1978) and Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979). Continuing her career in films her most famous works included Trampa Infernal (1989), Salón México (1996), Señorita Justice (2004), Poquita Ropa (2011) and Deseo (2013). As well as being actress of television and films, she also participated on plays such as Aventurera (theatrical adaptation of the film with the same name) produced by Carmen Salinas. For her work as an actress in films and telenovelas, she was nominated and awarded with prizes such as the Diosas de Plata and Heraldo de México.

Reader's Guide

González was born on 10 December 1964 in Mexico City. She was discovered in a mall by a man who worked for Televisa. She studied acting in New York, London and Paris, and was part of the academy of theater director Lee Strasberg, as well as studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Institute. She also studied English and art history at the Sorbonne University, and jazz in Great Britain. Her first acting credit role was on the 1970 telenovela Cosa juzgada. She made her film debut in 1974 on the television film Canción de Navidad. At age 15, she had her first important paper on television participating on Los ricos también lloran (1979). In 1982, she had her first leading role in Bianca Vidal. In 1987 she had her first villain role on Rosa salvaje. She participated on the play Aventurera from August 1997 to Spring 1999, produced by Carmen Salinas, and was recognized by Salinas as the best 'Aventurera' for the play.

Did You Know?

• She was discovered in a mall while buying shoes with her mother.
• She studied at the Sorbonne University, where she took English and art history.
• She was the first actress to portray Elena Tejero in the play Aventurera.
• Her last leading acting role was in the Telemundo telenovela Eva la Trailera (2016).