Ximena Sariñana
- Actress
- Music Department
- Composer
Ximena Sarinana is an actress, singer, songwriter producer from Mexico
City. Born in Guadalajara to Director Producer Fernando Sarinana and
Writer Carolina Rivera, she started acting at the age of 8 in musical
theater in her hometown. When the family moved to Mexico City, Ximena
did 3 lead roles in 3 Soap operas for Mexican TV network Televisa, and
then began her career in film, doing a total of 11 films, including box
office hits such as Amar Te Duele (2002) and Niñas Mal (2006) and
internationally awarded films like Dos Abrazos (winner of the 2007
Tribeca Best New Narrative Filmmaker award). Ximena is also a Grammy
award and Latin Grammy award nominee for her career in music. She has
released two platinum selling albums under her name through Warner
Music Group, as well as contributed to soundtracks of some of the
movies she has participated in, not only as a performer (Amar Te Duele,
Niñas Mal, Amor Extremo) but as a music supervisor as well (Enemigos
Intimos). She has toured as a performing artist in the US, Europe,
Latin America and Japan.