By Robert White, Editor-In-Chief
Argelia Curiel has one of those faces most people recognize in Mexico. She is a telenovela star, and her career started by chance.
A few years ago, in Mexico, she went to a friend’s birthday party where she met a television producer who happened to be looking for a new host for her morning show. A year later, Argelia would become one of the most recognizable figures in her state, thus revolutionizing the role of women in the media in the state of Chiapas.
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After her career as a TV host took off, she graduated from the Center for Artistic Education at Televisa in Mexico City, and her career flourished and thrived in a surprisingly short time. She received two prizes in Mexico for best acting performance. First in 2012 for her participation in the series “Mucho Corazon: Where love flourishes” and the second in 2014 for her performance in the '10th International Street Film Festival” in Tampico Tamaulipas.