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Itati Cantoral (full name Itati Cantoral Zucchi) was born on May 13, 1975 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal and she is a Mexican actress. Itati Cantoral is the daughter of songwriter Roberto Cantoral and Argentine acting legend Itati Zucchi.

Biography and Career :

Itati Cantoral has been active as an actress since she was very young, and at the age of 13, she was accepted into the prestigious Televisa actors` academy, Centro de Educacion Artistica (CEA). Itati Cantoral made her television debut in a show named "La Telarana".

Itati Cantoral`s next move was very important for her career, as she participated in one of Mexico`s most famous telenovela, Muchachitas. Muchachitas was a major hit all over Mexico and Itati Cantoral was inspired to do theatrical jobs after her initial
success.

Itati Cantoral met Eduardo Santamarina during the filming of De Frente al Sol, a soap opera that was produced by Carla Estrada. They became friends during the filming of this soap opera.

1993 was a big year for Itati Cantoral , as she participated in Dos mujeres, un camino, alongside, among others, Puerto Rican Erik Estrada, Laura Leon, Bibi Gaytan, Lorena Herrera, Selena Quintanilla, Jorge Salinas and the members of Grupo Bronco. Dos mujeres, un camino gave Cantoral major exposure outside Mexico, and made her a household name for the first time in her career.

In 1996, Itati Cantoral returned to the small screen in "Tu y yo", a drama where she acted alongside Maribel Guardia and Joan Sebastian. Itati Cantoral followed that by playing a villain (Soraya Montenegro), opposite Thalía in María la del barrio. In 1997, Itati Cantoral participated in Salud, dinero y amor, the sequel to another major Mexican soap opera, El premio mayor.

After participating in three more soap operas, Itati Cantoral married Eduardo Santamarina in 2000. In 2001, she gave birth to twin boys.

Itati Cantoral left Mexico in 2002 to participate in Brazilian production Vale todo. Itati Cantoral took her twin sons to Brazil with her, and she received constant visits from her husband.

In 2003, Itati Cantoral acted in the Telemundo production El alma herida, where she plays the character of a teenaged girl who crosses the border between Mexico and the United States to try to find her long lost mother.

Early in 2004, Cantoral and Santamarina announced a separation.

Filmography :

Pajarracos, Los (2006) .... Fina
"Decisiones" (2005) TV Series
"Segundo Tiempo" (2005) Telenovela
Man on Fire (2004) Movie .... Evelyn
Ya no los Hacen Como Antes (2003) Movie .... Perla
"Alma Herida, El" (2003) Telenovela .... Eugenia Granados
"Vale todo" (2002) Telenovela .... Raquel
"Sin pecado concebido" (2001) Telenovela .... Raquel Villavicencio
"Amigas y rivales" (2001) Telenovela .... servant
"Infierno en el Paraíso" (1999) Telenovela .... Francesca Paoli Prado
"Cuento de navidad" (1999) Telenovela (mini) .... Guest at Jaime`s party
"Salud, dinero y amor" (1997) Telenovela .... Estrellita
"Tu y yo" (1996) Telenovela .... Casandra
"María la del Barrio" (1995) Telenovela .... Soraya Montenegro de la Vega Montalban
Bonita (1994) Movie
"Dos mujeres, un camino" (1993) Telenovela .... Graciela
"De frente al sol" (1992) Telenovela .... Lupita
"Muchachitas" (1991) Telenovela .... Lucía
"Picara sonadora, La" (1991) Telenovela
Ya no los Hacen Como Antes Movie
No hay derecho Joven

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