Livia Brito


Livia Brito Pestana is a Cuban actress and model. She made her acting debut in 2010 in the Mexican telenovela Triunfo del amor and has since been recognized for her performances in telenovelas.

Early life

Brito was born on 21 July 1986 in Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba. She is the daughter of actor Rolando Brito Rodríguez and Gertrudis Pestana. Her family immigrated to Mexico in 2000, when she was between 13 and 14 years old. A year after settling in Mexico City, her father opened a restaurant called La Cubana, which offered traditional Cuban dishes. Brito worked as a waitress at the family restaurant, and later as a model, to help pay for her studies in business administration.
Brito represented Mexico in the 2009 edition of the Reina Mundial del Banano, finishing as first runner-up and was awarded Miss Photogenic. She later enrolled in Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística. Brito comes from an artistic family, as her father was an actor in Cuba, and her mother was a ballet dancer.

Career

In 2010, Brito gained popularity after making her acting debut as Fernanda Sandoval in the telenovela Triunfo del amor, produced by Salvador Mejía, and starring William Levy, Maite Perroni and Victoria Ruffo. In 2012, she portrayed the role of Paloma González in the telenovela Abismo de pasión, produced by Angelli Nesma Medina, and starring Angelique Boyer, David Zepeda and Mark Tacher.
Brito's first lead role was in Lucero Suárez's De que te quiero, te quiero with Juan Diego Covarrubias. In her second lead role, Brito was paired with José Ron in Muchacha italiana viene a casarse, produced by Pedro Damián, and also filmed in Italy. In 2016, Brito portrayed as Maribel Guardia in the biographical miniseries Por siempre Joan Sebastian, produced by Carla Estrada, and starring José Manuel Figueroa. She later starred as Yolanda Cadena, the lead character in the action drama series La Piloto, created by W Studios, produced by Lemon Films Studios, and co-starring Arap Bethke and Juan Colucho.
In 2021, Brito had her breakthrough role as Fernanda Linares in the revenge drama La desalmada, produced by Jose Alberto Castro, and featuring an ensemble cast that included José Ron, Eduardo Santamarina, Marlene Favela, Marjorie de Sousa, Kimberly Dos Ramos, Gonzalo García Vivanco, Laura Carmine, and Daniel Elbittar.
She has since maintained starring roles in the telenovelas Mujer de nadie and Minas de pasión.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010–2011Triunfo del amorFernanda Sandoval
2012Abismo de pasiónPaloma González
2013–2014De que te quiero, te quieroNatalia García
2014–2015Muchacha italiana viene a casarseFiorella Bianchi
2016Por siempre Joan SebastianMaricruz Guardia
2017La doble vida de Estela CarrilloYolanda CadenaSpecial guest
2017–2018La PilotoYolanda Cadena
2018DescontrolEugenia
2019–2020Médicos, línea de vidaRegina Villaseñor
2021La desalmadaFernanda Linares
2022Mujer de nadieLucía Arizmendi
2023–2024Minas de pasiónEmilia Sánchez
2025AmanecerAlba Palacios

YearTitleRoleVenue
2012–2013El carteroBeatriz GonzálezSeveral locations
2015–2016Los BonobosÁngelesSeveral locations

Awards and nominations