Biography
Who is Bárbara Mori?
Early Life and Background
Bárbara Mori Ochoa was born on February 2, 1978, in Montevideo, Uruguay. Her paternal grandfather was Japanese, and her mother is of Lebanese descent. Bárbara has two siblings, Kenya Mori and Kintaró Mori.
Her parents divorced when she was three years old. Bárbara spent her early childhood years living between Tokyo, Japan, and Uruguay before settling in Mexico City, Mexico, at the age of fourteen.
Start in Modeling and Acting
Bárbara Mori began her career in 1992 as a fashion model when she was fourteen. Fashion designer Marcos Toledo discovered her while she was working as a waitress. She became independent by age seventeen.
At nineteen, Bárbara met actor Sergio Mayer; they later had a son, Sergio Mayer Mori, born in 1998. Bárbara then studied acting at El Centro de Estudios de Formación Actoral. She made her acting debut in the Mexican telenovela Al norte del corazón. She also participated in the comedy series Tric Tac and Mirada de mujer, earning a TVyNovelas Award for Best New Actress for her role in Mirada de mujer.
Rise to Stardom
In 1998, Bárbara landed her first leading role as Azul in the series Azul Tequila. The following year, she filmed Me muero por tí in Miami. She also acted in other telenovelas, including Amor descarado.
Her first film role came in 2001 in the romantic comedy Inspiración, which was a box-office success. In 2002, she played a villain in the telenovela Subete A Mi Moto. In 2004, Bárbara signed with Televisa and starred as Rubí in the highly-rated Mexican soap opera of the same name. This role earned her another TVyNovelas Award and is considered one of the most successful telenovelas ever. She also voiced a character in the Spanish-language version of the film Robots in 2005.
International Film Career
After Rubí, Bárbara Mori took on lead roles in several films. In 2005, she starred as Zoe in the blockbuster film La mujer de mi hermano. She also appeared in Pretendiendo, a Chilean/Mexican-backed movie.
Bárbara starred in the 2009 psychological crime thriller Amor, Dolor y Viceversa, which she also produced. In 2011, she played a successful CIO in the action-drama Viento En Contra, also serving as a producer for the film. Indian film producer Rakesh Roshan cast her as the leading lady for his Bollywood movie Kites, released in 2010. She was diagnosed with early stage cancer and is now a survivor, sharing her story in the docu-drama 1 a Minute.
Personal Life
Bárbara Mori was in a relationship with actor Sergio Mayer, and they had a son, Sergio Mayer Mori, born in 1998. They separated shortly after. In 2016, she married baseball player Kenneth Ray Sigman. The couple divorced in 2017. Her son had a daughter in November 2016, making Bárbara a grandmother at the age of 38.
Birthday and age
Bárbara Mori was born on February 2, 1978, which makes Bárbara 48 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Bárbara shares the date with 58 other famous people.
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