Marta Higareda (full name Marta Elba Higareda Cervantes) is a Mexican actress, screenwriter and producer. Her creative career began in her school years with filming in commercials and performing on the stage. Then Martha was invited to host one of the programs on the Disney Channel.
Martha became one of the few Mexican actresses who managed to conquer Hollywood. The creative biography of the artist has about fifty film roles. She also produced seven films and created scripts for three films.
At the 2012 Film Festival in Guadalajara, Higareda was recognized as the best Mexican actress, receiving a worthy award.
Igareda is familiar to the audience from the films: "Street Kings", "Trump Aces 2", "Dear Doctor", "Hawaii 5.0", "Trainer", "Altered Carbon", "Towards Darkness".
early years
The girl was born in Mexico in the summer of 1983 in a creative family. Her father was an artist, and her mother was an actress who worked on television and in theater. Martha has a younger sister, who also chose the acting profession.
From an early age, the girl began dancing, attending a choreographic studio. She performed on stage in a children's group, performing folk dances, flamenco and jazz. At the same time, she first appeared on the stage in one of theatrical performances.
When Martha was fourteen years old, she moved to Mexico City, where she opened up new opportunities to develop her creative abilities. Less than a year later, Higareda has already performed on the stage of one of the local theaters.
At the age of fifteen, the girl entered the university at the Faculty of Communications and at the theater school, where she began to study the basics of the acting profession.
The artist made her television debut in 1999, becoming the host of a show on the Disney Channel.
Film career
Martha's career in big cinema could have begun back in 2000. Noticing a talented and beautiful girl on one of the television programs, she was invited to audition for the lead role in an erotic drama. Marta successfully passed the selection, but did not receive the role.
The reason for the refusal was the age of the actress. At the time filming began, she was only seventeen years old. It was out of the question for a girl who had not reached the age of majority to star in explicit scenes.
Martha made her debut in big cinema only two years later. We can say that the actress was lucky, because she became the performer of the leading role in F. Sarinana's film "It Hurts to Love", which is based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".
After the release of the picture on the screens, Marta instantly became one of the most popular Mexican actresses. Particular attention was paid to her by male representatives. Martha even received the nickname "Mexican Cutie".
After the successful debut of Igarede, new proposals began to arrive from well-known directors. She starred in several films at once, and soon became the owner of the Silver Goddess and Mexican Academy Awards.
In the early 2000s, the actress was invited to shoot in Hollywood. She got a role in the film "Beyond Fear". After the premiere, the girl met a recruiting agent who invited her to come to Los Angeles. Martha agreed without hesitation. From that moment on, the career of a young actress in the United States began.
Arriving in Hollywood, Martha almost immediately got a role in the thriller Street Kings. She was lucky enough to be on the set with famous actors: K. Reeves, K. Evans and F. Whitaker.
Having become famous not only in her homeland, but also in America, in 2010 Marta returned from Mexico, where she continued to act in films and for the first time tried herself as a producer and screenwriter. Picture "Imagine, Laura", filmed according to the script of Higareda, instantly became the leader of the box office.
Two years later, the actress received her next award - the Mayahuel Award for acting in the film Mariachi.
In 2018, Higareda landed the lead role in Netflix's new project, Altered Carbon. The actress plans for the coming years to continue her collaboration with Netflix, as well as work in several new films.
Personal life
After filming the movie "Street Kings", rumors began to appear in the press about Martha's romance with the famous actor Keanu Reeves. But there was no confirmation of these rumors.
In 2016, Marta became the wife of actor Corey Brasso. Their romance began in 2011 in Los Angeles. The wedding took place in Hawaii, away from the public and the press. The fact that Martha and Corey became husband and wife became known only after they came together to the premiere of the new film.
