Azela Robinson
Born
Azela Jacqueline Robinson Cañedo

(1965-08-26) 26 August 1965
Alma materBristol Old Vic Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
SpouseRoberto Ballesteros (1988–1996)
Children
  • Alexander

Azela Robinson (born Azela Jacqueline Robinson Cañedo on 26 August 1965) is a British Mexican actress. She has portrayed antagonistic characters in the Mexican telenovelas Cañaveral de pasiones (1996), Contra viento y marea (2005), Llena de amor (2010) and Yo no creo en los hombres (2014).[1]

Biography

Early life

Azela Jacqueline Robinson was born in London, United Kingdom. Her mother, Nadja Cañedo is Mexican and her father, Alan Robinson is British.

She began her professional training as an actress in 1980 within the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, UK. Eventually, between 1982 and 1983 she took courses at the National Theatre in London.[2][3] Looking for opportunities in the entertainment world, she settled in Mexico in the late 1980s.

Films

Once in Mexico, Robinson begins her career as an actress in the movies. She debuted Fin de semana en Garibaldi" (1989), along with Jorge Reynoso. From that time until 1993, Robinson works on approximately 68 films, mainly comedy and action genres. Of them stand out ribbons like Sor Batalla (1990), with María Antonieta de las Nieves La Chilindrina; La mujer judicial (1990), again next to Mario Almada; El extensionista (1991), along with Eduardo Palomo; Mujer de cabaret (1991), directed by Julián Pastor, with Maribel Guardia and Leonardo Daniel; El trono del infierno (1992), with Sergio Goyri and Jorge Luke or Dama de Noche (1993), with Rafael Sánchez Navarro and Cecilia Toussaint, among others. Her increasingly frequent participation in television, causes that gradually she distances herself of the cinema.

In more recent times, her most outstanding performances in the movies are in films such as Espejo retrovisor (2002), with Manuel Ojeda, Contratiempo (2011), with Michel Brown and Tus feromonas me matan (2016), with Alberto Guerra and Julieta Egurrola, among others.

Television

Robinson made her Mexican TV debut in a chapter of the famous horror serie La hora marcada, in 1990. In 1995 she got her first character in a telenovela with the hand of producer Enrique Segoviano in the telenovela Pobre niña rica, with Victoria Ruffo and singer Paulina Rubio. In 1996 she plays Dinorah Faberman, one of the most important and remembered characters of her career, in the telenovela Cañaveral de pasiones, produced by Humberto Zurita and Christian Bach and sharing credit with Daniela Castro, Juan Soler and Angelica Aragón, among others. Thanks to her interpretation, Robinson becomes one of the most outstanding villains of the Mexican telenovelas. As villain she works on melodramas like La usurpadora (1998), Laberintos de pasión (1999) and Mi destino eres tú (2000). In 2001 she interprets the role of Francisca, another of her personages more remembered in the telenovela El manantial, produced by Carla Estrada, next to Adela Noriega, Daniela Romo and Alejandro Tommasi. In 2002 she played one of her few non-antagonistic characters in the telenovela La Otra, produced by Ernesto Alonso. In 2005 she plays Apolonia, another of her most successful antagonistic characters in the telenovela Contra viento y marea, forming a famous dumbbell with actress Beatriz Sheridan. In 2006 participates in the telenovela Mundo de fieras, where again she interprets a non-antagonistic character.

In 2007 she shows another facet of her career as part of the group of conductors of the television program Metropolis. Also participates in the TV series S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos (2007) and Central de Abasto (2008). In 2009 the actress also participates in one of the episodes of the television series Mujeres asesinas, along with the actress María Sorté, as well as another antagonist role in the telenovela Sortilegio.

In 2010, Robinson performs another memorable performance in the telenovela Llena de amor, where she plays Fedra, the main villain of the story. She shares credits with Ariadne Díaz, Valentino Lanús and César Évora, among others.

In 2014, Robinson joins the cast of the telenovela Yo no creo en los hombres starring Adriana Louvier and Gabriel Soto. For her interpretation of the personage of Josefa, the actress obtains the Premio TVyNovelas in the category of Better antagonistic actress.

In 2016, she acted in the telenovela Vino el amor.

In 2020, Robinson debuted as a director in the telenovela ¿Qué le pasa a mi familia? produced by Juan Osorio.[4]

Theatre

Azela Robinson has participated in theatrical assemblies in Mexico. Of them they emphasise Todos a la piscina (1991), Trilogía amorosa (1993), the classic Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1995), with Rogelio Guerra and Juan Ignacio Aranda, directed by Enrique Rentería; La casa de Bernarda Alba (2002), by Federico García Lorca, along with the actresses Ofelia Guilmáin, Maria Rubio and Aurora Molina; Hombres (2005), with Patricia Reyes Spíndola, María Rojo and others; Orinoco (2007), directed by Benjamín Cann, along Cynthia Klitbo; El acrobata (2008), directed by Roberto D'Amico and next to Ricardo Fastlicht; Macbeth (2008), directed by Leonardo Ayala, with Mónica Dionne; Doce mujeres en pugna (2009), produced by Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, along with Yolanda Mérida, Laura Zapata, Leticia Calderón and others; La ronda de las harpías (2009), with Ofelia Medina, Victoria Ruffo and Magda Guzmán; Tu tampoco eres normal (2011), directed by Humberto Zurita, next to Alexis Ayala; Baño de mujeres (2013), under the direction of Roberto D'Amico, with Sylvia Pasquel, Ofelia Medina and others, and Made in Mexico (2015), with Juan Ferrara, Rafael Inclán and Socorro Bonilla."Los negros pájaros del adiós" (2016) "Entre mujeres"2019 ((Edith Gozalez)) ((Ana Bertha Espín))

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 El extensionista Rarotonga
1992 La dama y el judicial
1993 Entre el amor y la muerte
1998 Por Tu Culpa
2018 Lady Rancho Fatima
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 La última esperanza
1995–1996 Pobre niña rica[5] Ana Luisa Cañedo de Villagrán
1996 Cañaveral de pasiones Dinorah Faberman Main cast
1998 La usurpadora Elvira
1999–2000 Laberintos de pasión Carmina Roldán de Valencia
2000 Mi Destino Eres Tú Isaura Becker
2001 El Manantial Francisca Rivero de Valdéz
2002 La Otra Mireya Ocampo Main cast; 89 episodes
2003 Bajo la misma piel Regina Ortiz Escalante
2005 Contra viento y marea Apolonia Rudell Main cast
2006–2007 Mundo de fieras Dolores Farías Main cast; 117 episodes
2007 S.O.S.: Sexo y otros secretos Lucía Main cast (season 1)
2008–2009 Central de abasto La Güera 88 episodes
2009 Adictos Mónica
2009 Sortilegio Elena Miranda de Kruguer
2009 Mujeres asesinas Blanca Episode: "María, pescadera"
2009 Tiempo final Sonia Episode: "Testigo"
2010–2011 Llena de amor Freda Curiel de Ruiz y de Teresa Main cast
2011 La rosa de Guadalupe Claudia Episode: "La niña sicario"
2012 Cachito de cielo Teresa "Tete" de Franco de Landeros Main cast; 109 episodes
2013 Cásate conmigo, mi amor Carmen
2014–2015 Yo no creo en los hombres Josefa Main cast; 112 episodes
2016 Por siempre Joan Sebastian Marissa 2 episodes
2016–2017 Vino el amor Lilian Palacios Main cast; 142 episodes
2018–2019 Por amar sin ley Paula Ortega Main cast; 122 episodes
2018–2021 Falsa identidad Ramona Flores Main cast; 150 episodes
2019 Cuna de lobos Gélica Andrade Main cast; 25 episodes
2020 Como tú no hay 2 Luz Maria Molina Main cast; 75 episodes
2021 La desalmada Martina Fernández Main cast; 85 episodes
2022 Los ricos también lloran Elena Suárez Main cast; 60 episodes
2022 Mujer de nadie Alejandra Main cast; 45 episodes
2023 Cabo Lucía de Noriega Main cast; 35 episodes
Theater roles
YearTitleRole
1991 Todos a la Piscina
1993 Trilogía amorosa
1994 Cena de matrimonios
1995 Quién le teme a Virginia Wolf
2002 La casa de Bernarda Alba
2005 Hombres
2016–2017 Los negros pájaros del adiós
2019 Entre mujeres[6] Carlota

Awards and nominations

Premios TV y Novelas

YearAwardCategoryTelenovelaResult
1997TVyNovelas AwardsBest Female AntagonistCañaveral de PasionesNominated
2003Best Co-star ActressLa Otra
2011Best Female AntagonistLlena de amor
2015Best Female AntagonistYo no creo en los hombres
Favorite VillainWon
2017 Best Female Antagonist Vino el amor Won
YearAwardCategoryTelenovela /FilmResult
1995Premios ACTPBest Supporting Actress in a Drama¿Quién teme a Virginia Wolf?Won
2002La casa de Bernarda de Alba
2003Best Supporting Actress in a TheaterCena de matrimonios
2008Best Actress Macbeth
1998Premios ACE
1999Premios Sol de OroBest Supporting ActressLaberintos de pasión
Premios ACE
2000Premios Palmas de Oro
Premios Gran Águila de Venezuela
2001Premios Palmas de Oro

References

  1. "Biografía de Azela Robinson" (in Spanish). Esmas.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. Azela Robinson biography in Televisa.com
  3. "El Informador: Azela Robinson". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. Solís, Erik (28 August 2020). "Azela Robinson debutará como directora de escena en la nueva telenovela de Juan Osorio". lasestrellas.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  5. "Azela Robinson, villana reconocida por el público" (in Spanish). El Informador. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  6. Baños, Sughey (12 December 2019). ""Entre mujeres", una historia que todavía está vigente". El Universal (Mexico City) (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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