Cynthia Klitbo

Cynthia Klitbo
Cynthia Klitbo
	Klitbo in 2019
Born	Cynthia Klitbo; March 11, 1967 (age 57); Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984-present
Spouse(s)	Jorge Antolín (1987-1989); Francisco Gattorno (1995-1997); Ruben Lira (2005-2007); David Gerstein (2012-2016)
Children	Elisa Fernanda (b. 2006)

Cynthia Klitbo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsintja ˈkliðβo]; born March 11, 1967) is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Mexican cinema. She is best known for her roles as Laura in Televisa's telenovela La Dueña (Mexico) (1995), as Tamara de Duval in Televisa's telenovela El privilegio de amar (1998) and as Raquela Villaseñor in the (2003) telenovela Velo de novia as well as Juana Godoy de González in Televisa's telenovela Teresa (2010 telenovela).^[1]

Biography[edit]

Cynthia Klitbo was born on March 11, 1967, in Mexico, D.F. to a Danish father and a Mexican mother. She began her television career in 1987 competing in “La Modelo del Año” where she placed 2nd, the winner was Carina Ricco, and 3rd place the actress Angelica Rivera (former Mexican First Lady), and playing a secondary character in the telenovela Como Duele Callar Amor en Silencio, Mi Segunda Madre, Yo Compro Esa Mujer, and Cadenas de Amargura soon followed.

After a brief hiatus in the mid-1990s, she returned to the small screen in La Dueña". Notable performances in Alguna vez Tendremos alas, El Privilegio de Amar, and La Casa en la Playa established Cynthia as one of the best known actresses of her generation.

Klitbo's work in telenovelas made her recognizable internationally. Although she has starred as a protagonist, she is best known for her performances as a villain. An example is Klitbo's portrayal of the envious and psychotic Laura in La Duena opposite Angelica Rivera. Her portrayal in El Privilegio de Amar as Tamara won her a prize in Premios TvyNovelas as best antagonist. In the said telenovela, Klitbo had to shave her head in a scene to portray her character's emotional defeat and insanity.

In 2005 Klitbo also worked as director of the telenovela Alborada produced by Carla Estrada. However, the two television personalities conflicted and Klitbo left the production days later. Later in the year she participated in the reality show Bailando por un sueño ("Dancing for a dream"), the Mexican version of Strictly Come Dancing, (the United States version is Dancing with the Stars).

On Tuesday, August 1, 2006, she gave birth to an 8.5 pound baby girl via caesarian section. She named her Elisa Fernanda. On Saturday, September 29, 2012, Cynthia married the sculptor David Gerstein in a civil ceremony. The religious ceremony took place in February 2013. She currently lives in Mexico City.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Ellos trajeron la violencia		Film debut
1991	Asalto	Elena
1995	Morena	María
1996	El amor de tu vida S.A.	Eugenia
1999	La paloma de Marsella
2003	Ladies' Night	Victima
2004	Desnudos	Berta

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Cómo duele callar	Cristina Cisneros	Main cast
1988	Amor en silencio	Aurora	Supporting role
1989	Mi segunda madre	Leticia
1990	Yo compro esa mujer	Efigenia	Supporting Role
1990	Mi pequeña Soledad		Guest star
1991	Cadenas de amargura	Sofía Gastélum	Main cast
1991	Vida robada	Leticia Avelar	Main cast
1993	Videoteatros: Véngan corriendo que les tengo un muerto	Various roles
1993	Sueño de amor	Ana Luisa	Main cast
1995	La dueña	Laura Castro Villarreal	Main cast
1996	Mujer, casos de la vida real	Various roles	"Un problema para dos" (Season 12, Episode 19) "Si pudiera amarte" (Season 12, Episode 28)
1997	Alguna vez tendremos alas	Rosaura Ontiveros	Main cast
1998-1999	El privilegio de amar	Tamara de la Colina	Main cast
2000	La casa en la playa	Paulina Villarreal de Rojo	Lead role
2000	Mi destino eres tú	Amara Trujillo
2003	Velo de novia	Raquela Villaseñor	Main cast
2005	Peregrina	Abigaíl Osorio	Main cast
2007	Sexo y otros secretos	Laura	"Sexo y más secretos" (Season 1, Episode 12) "Amigas por siempre" (Season 1, Episode 13)
2007-2008	Palabra de mujer	Delia Ibarra	Main cast
2008	La rosa de Guadalupe	Elisa	Episode: "A la orilla del cielo"
2009-2010	Atrévete a soñar	Bianca Peña	Main cast
2010	Locas de amor	Doctora Ayala	Recurring role
2010	Mujeres asesinas	Luz Mercedes	"Luz, Arrolladora" (Season 3, Episode 12)
2010-2011	Teresa	Juana Godoy	Main cast
2012	Por ella soy Eva	Mujer Borracha	Guest star
2012	Cachito de cielo	Adela Silva	Main cast
2013-2014	De que te quiero, te quiero	Carmen Garcia	Main cast
2014-2015	La sombra del pasado	Prudencia Mendoza de Zapata
2016-2017	Vino el amor	Marta Estrada Vda. de Muñoz	Main cast
2018	Hijas de la luna	Leonora Ruíz de Oropeza	Main cast
2019-2020	El Dragón: Return of a Warrior	Dora Perdomo de Garza	Main cast
2020	Médicos, línea de vida	Carmen Menchaca	Guest star
2020	Como tú no hay 2	Socorro Pérez	Guest star
2022	Mujer de nadie	Isaura Henderson de Arizmendi	Main cast
2022–present	Secretos de villanas	Herself	Main cast^[2]
2023	Juego de mentiras	Renata del Río
2023	Minas de pasión	Zaira Pérez

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year	Award	Country	Category	Work	Result
1988	TVyNovelas Awards	Mexico	Best Female Revelation	Como duele callar	Nominated
1990	Palmas de oro		Best New Stage Actress	La desconfianza	Won
1991	Estrellas de plata		Best Female Villain	Cadenas de amargura
1991	TVyNovelas Awards		Best Female Antagonist	Cadenas de amargura
1992	Estrella de plata		Best New Stage Actress	La desconfianza
1993	UCCT Award		Best New Stage Actress	La desconfianza
1995	APT award		Best New Actress	Juicio suspendido
	Palmas de oro		Best Female Villain	La Dueña
	Estrella de plata		Best Female Villain	La Dueña
	El Heraldo		Best New Film Actress	El amor de tu vida, S.A.
	Amistad Award		Best Actress	La Dueña
1996	Framingo Award	United States
	ACCA Award
	ACE Award		Best Actress in a Supporting Role
	TVyNovelas Awards	Mexico	Best Female Antagonist		Nominated
1999	Gran águila Award	Venezuela	Best Actress	El privilegio de amar	Won
	TVyNovelas Awards	Colombia	Best Actress	Alguna vez tendremos alas
	El Heraldo	Mexico	Best Antagonist	El privilegio de amar
	TVyNovelas Awards	Mexico	Best Female Villain	El privilegio de amar
	Ace Awards	United States	Best Film Actress	El amor de tu vida, S.A.
	Estrella Awards	Venezuela	Best Actress	El privilegio de amar
	Mara Awards	Venezuela	Best Actress
	Bravo Awards	Mexico	Best Female Villain
	Quetzal Awards		Best Female Villain
	El sol de oro		Best Actress
	Palmas de oro		Best Antagonist
2000	El Sol de oro		Best Actress	Rosa de dos aromas
	Las palmas de oro		Best Actress	Rosa de dos aromas
	Ace Awards	United States	Best Actress in a Telenovela	La casa en la playa
2004	TVyNovelas Awards	Mexico	Best Female Antagonist	Velo de novia	Nominated
2006				Peregrina
2009				Palabra de mujer
2010				Atrévete a soñar
2014			Best Co-star Actress	De Que Te Quiero, Te Quiero	Won
2014			Best Leading Actress	De Que Te Quiero, Te Quiero	Nominated
2017			Best Leading Actress	Vino el amor	Nominated

References[edit]

^ "1967: Llega al mundo Cynthia Klitbo, actriz mexicana de televisión, cine y teatro". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish).
^ ""Secretos de Villanas", un reality que reúne a seis legendarias antagonistas de telenovelas". esjappi (in Spanish). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

External links[edit]

Cynthia Klitbo at IMDb
Cynthia Klitbo at the Telenovela database

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[1] "1967: Llega al mundo Cynthia Klitbo, actriz mexicana de televisión, cine y teatro". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish).

[2] ""Secretos de Villanas", un reality que reúne a seis legendarias antagonistas de telenovelas". esjappi (in Spanish). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

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