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Maribel Guardia Biography

Birth Name:Maribel Fernandez Garcia

Birth Place:San Jose, Costa Rica

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Catching the eyes of producer Sergio Bustamante in the Miss Universe pageant, she later moved to Mexico to film for Televisa
  • Has starred in multiple Spanish soap operas including "Tú y yo," which would be one for her major soap opera hits
  • In February of 2010 she released her album "Move You On - Muévete," which contains eight tracks in Spanish and four in English
  • Changed her name due to another Televisa actress with the name Maribel Fernandez
  • Represented Costa Rica in the 1978 Miss Universe beauty pageant, at which she was selected as Miss Photogenic

Awards

  • 1987Silver Ariel-Best Actress (Mejor Actuación Femenina): nominated