Ximena Sariñana

Ximena Sariñana is a Mexican actress, singer, songwriter and producer who started out in musical theater in her hometown of Guadalajara at the age of eight. Once her family moved to Mexico City, she played three lead roles in three Televisa soap operas before turning to film, where she has appeared in eleven features. Her best known credits include the box office hits Amar Te Duele (2002) and Niñas Mal (2006), as well as Dos Abrazos, which won the 2007 Tribeca award for best new narrative filmmaker. She has also released two platinum selling albums through Warner Music Group and has been nominated for Grammy and Latin Grammy awards. She contributed to the soundtracks of some of her own films as a performer, served as music supervisor on Enemigos Intimos, and has toured the United States, Europe, Latin America and Japan.