Yadhira Carrillo

Yadhira Carrillo Villalobos is a Mexican actress, model and beauty queen.

Early career

Yadhira Carrillo was chosen Nuestra Belleza Aguascalientes in 1994, the state qualifier for the national Nuestra Belleza México, to determine Mexico's contestant for the Miss Universe 1995 competition. Carrillo finished as first-runner-up at the Nuestra Belleza México 1994.
After this, Carrillo entered the Centro de Educación Artística, planning for a career in performing arts.

Acting career

After a "special appearance" in the telenovela Canción de amor, producer Carla Estrada offered Carrillo the supporting role of Teresa in the telenovela Te Sigo Amando. She worked with Estrada again playing Josefina in María Isabel.
After appearing in several episodes of Mujer, casos de la vida real, and portraying a villain in the TV-special Mas allá de la Usurpadora, she received her first co-starring role in El Niño que vino del mar.
Producer Ernesto Alonso hired Carrillo for the role of the antagonist in El precio de tu amor. This was followed by a duo-role in the 2002 telenovela La Otra, where she played two characters who are polar opposites; Carlota Guillen, a good natured daughter who is abused, subjugated and manipulated by her mother, and Cordelia Portugal, a manipulative gold digger.
In addition to her career in Mexico, Carrillo debuted abroad with a role in the Spanish telenovela El Secreto, in which she plays a perverse ex fiancée of the protagonist, played by fellow Mexican actor Eduardo Capetillo. In 2004 Carrillo was the protagonist in Amarte es mi Pecado, and also played a special guest star role in Rubí, as Elena Navarro. In 2005 she starred in Barrera de Amor.
In March 2025, it was announced that Carrillo would return to acting after 17 years of hiatus, by starring in Los hilos del pasado, playing the role of Carolina Guillén. Carrillo first played the role of Carolina in a cameo appearance in Las hijas de la señora García.

Personal life

She was married to Michael Kuhn. In 2012 she married Juan Collado, ex-husband of Leticia Calderón.

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Recipient and nominee	Category	Result
Camino a Premios TVyNovelas	2010	Herself	Trayectory	Won
El Heraldo de México Awards	2001	El precio de [tu amor\|El Precio de tu Amor]	Female Revelation	Won
Premios ACPT	2003	Espíritu Travieso	Female Revelation	Won
Premios INTE	2003	La Otra	Actress Of The Year	Nomitated
Premios Juventud	2004	Herself	Actress Who Steals The Screen	Won
Premio Nacional de la Mujer	2011	Herself	Women Award	Won
Premios TVyNovelas	2001	El Precio de tu Amor	Best Female Antagonist	Nomitated
Premios TVyNovelas	2001	El Precio de tu Amor	Best Co-star Actress	Nomitated
Premios TVyNovelas	2003	La Otra	Best Lead Actress	Won
Premios TVyNovelas	2004	Amarte es mi Pecado	Best Lead Actress	Nomitated