Cynthia Klitbo


Cynthia Klitbo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, theater and Mexican cinema. She is best known for her roles as Laura in Televisa's telenovela La Dueña , as Tamara de Duval in Televisa's telenovela El privilegio de amar and as Juana Godoy de González in Televisa's telenovela Teresa.

Biography

Cynthia Klitbo was born on March 11, 1967, in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, to a Danish father and a Mexican mother. She began her television career in 1987 playing a secondary character in the telenovela Como Duele Callar Amor en Silencio, Mi Segunda Madre, Yo Compro Esa Mujer, and Cadenas de Amargura soon followed.
After a brief hiatus in the mid-1990s, she returned to the small screen in La Dueña". Notable performances in Alguna vez Tendremos alas, El Privilegio de Amar, and La Casa en la Playa established Cynthia as one of the best known actresses of her generation.
Klitbo's work in telenovelas made her recognizable internationally. Although she has starred as a protagonist, she is best known for her performances as a villain. An example is Klitbo's portrayal of the envious and psychotic Laura in La Duena opposite Angelica Rivera. Her portrayal in El Privilegio de Amar as Tamara won her a prize in Premios TvyNovelas as best antagonist. In the said telenovela, Klitbo had to shave her head in a scene to portray her character's emotional defeat and insanity.
In 2005 Klitbo also worked as director of the telenovela Alborada produced by Carla Estrada. However, the two television personalities conflicted and Klitbo left the production days later. Later in the year she participated in the reality show Bailando por un sueño, the Mexican version of Strictly Come Dancing'',.
On Tuesday, August 1, 2006 she gave birth to an 8.5 pound baby girl via caesarian section. She named her Elisa Fernanda. On Saturday, September 29, 2012 Cynthia married the sculptor David Gerstein in a civil ceremony. The religious ceremony took place in February 2013. She currently lives in Mexico City.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCountryCategoryWorkResult
1988TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Female Revelation Como duele callar
1990Palmas de oroMexicoBest New Stage ActressLa desconfianzarowspan=13
1991Estrellas de plataMexicoBest Female VillainCadenas de amargura-
1991TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Female AntagonistCadenas de amargura-
1992Estrella de plataMexicoBest New Stage ActressLa desconfianza-
1993UCCT AwardMexicoBest New Stage ActressLa desconfianza-
1995APT awardMexicoBest New ActressJuicio suspendido-
1995Palmas de oroMexicoBest Female VillainLa Dueña-
1995Estrella de plataMexicoBest Female VillainLa Dueña-
1995El HeraldoMexicoBest New Film ActressEl amor de tu vida, S.A.-
1995Amistad AwardMexicoBest ActressLa Dueña-
1996Framingo AwardUnited StatesLa Dueña-
1996ACCA AwardUnited StatesLa Dueña-
1996ACE AwardUnited StatesBest Actress in a Supporting RoleLa Dueña-
1996TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Female AntagonistLa Dueña
1999Gran águila AwardVenezuelaBest ActressEl privilegio de amarrowspan=14
1999TVyNovelas AwardsColombiaBest ActressAlguna vez tendremos alas-
1999El HeraldoMexicoBest AntagonistEl privilegio de amar-
1999TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Female VillainEl privilegio de amar-
1999Ace AwardsUnited StatesBest Film ActressEl amor de tu vida, S.A.-
1999Estrella AwardsVenezuelaBest ActressEl privilegio de amar-
1999Mara AwardsVenezuelaBest ActressEl privilegio de amar-
1999Bravo AwardsMexicoBest Female VillainEl privilegio de amar-
1999Quetzal AwardsMexicoBest Female VillainEl privilegio de amar-
1999El sol de oroMexicoBest ActressEl privilegio de amar-
1999Palmas de oroMexicoBest AntagonistEl privilegio de amar-
2000El Sol de oroMexicoBest ActressRosa de dos aromas-
2000Las palmas de oroMexicoBest ActressRosa de dos aromas-
2000Ace AwardsUnited StatesBest Actress in a TelenovelaLa casa en la playa-
2004TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Female AntagonistVelo de noviarowspan=4
2006TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Female AntagonistPeregrina-
2009TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Female AntagonistPalabra de mujer-
2010TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Female AntagonistAtrévete a soñar-
2014TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Co-star ActressDe Que Te Quiero, Te Quiero
2014TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Leading ActressDe Que Te Quiero, Te Quiero
2017TVyNovelas AwardsMexicoBest Leading ActressVino el amor