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Sofía Sisniega
Sisniega in 2018
Born	Sofía Sisniega (1989-06-07) 7 June 1989 (age 35) Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Father	Marcel Sisniega Campbell
Relatives	Ivar Sisniega (uncle)

Sofía Sisniega Aspe (born 7 June 1989) is a Mexican actress, best known for her role as Sofia López-Haro in the 2013 Mexican adaptation, Gossip Girl: Acapulco.

Early life

Sisniega was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She began acting in local community theatre productions aged four. She performed four times a week at bookstores as part of a children's theatre group in Mexico. Her late father was Marcel Sisniega Campbell, a Mexican Grandmaster chess player and independent film director. She has dual-citizenship in the United States and Mexico and was raised in both countries.

At 17, she was accepted in the Conservatory at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She studied for three years before graduating. She also took acting lessons at Casa Azul and Centro Universitario de Teatro (CUT) in Mexico City.

Career

Beginnings

Sisniega began acting professionally at 15 and appeared in two films, Mujeres en el Acto and Arresto Domiciliario in 2006 and 2008 both by the acclaimed director, Gabriel Retes. Arresto Domiciliario was shot in Costa Rica. In 2007, she worked with her father in La Cadenita, an independent film he directed. In 2010, while studying in NYC, she participated in A través del silencio, also directed by her father. Since then she has appeared in film and television roles in both the U.S. and Mexico.

In 2011, she was cast as "Mariana" in the Mexican teen-oriented drama series, Bienvenida Realidad. For the role, she learned to play the guitar. The show was based on the original Chilean version of the same name. It explored topics including sexuality, drug abuse, and eating disorders. Sofia's character was bisexual. The series had one season with 120 episodes. It aired weeknights in Mexico and in the United States on MTV Tr3s.

2013 - present

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In January 2013, Sisniega was officially confirmed as "Sofía López-Haro" in the Mexican teen drama series, Gossip Girl: Acapulco. Previously, she appeared in a short demo pilot in 2012 for the show. The series was a Spanish-language adaption of Gossip Girl where Sisniega played the equivalent to "Serena van der Woodsen" in the series. The show was produced as an international collaboration between the Mexican production company El Mall and Warner Brothers International Television. Mexican producer Pedro Torres served as co-producer for the series. Filming for the show began in January 2013 and ended on May 5, 2013, in Acapulco, Mexico. The show first aired in Mexico as an exclusive to subscribers for Golden Premiere on August 5, 2013. It later aired in Mexico for Telehit in September 2013 and in the United States it was shown on Thursday nights on UniMás. Despite the show's huge success in Mexico and the U.S., it was officially cancelled on January 14, 2014, due to producers' disagreements. The show lasted for one season with 25 episodes.

In 2013, as part of the promotion of Gossip Girl Acapulco, she appeared in Jesse y Joy's music video for "Llorar" alongside her Gossip Girl: Acapulco costar, Jon Ecker. The video was filmed in Michoacán, Mexico.

In December 2013, Sisniega appeared in a print ad for PETA Latino's campaign, Real Beauty is Cruelty-Free.

In 2014 Sofia played the lead, opposite to Brian Petsos, in the highly acclaimed Mischa Rozema’s science fiction short "Sundays" which had at least three studios vying for it during 2015.

In late 2014, she filmed Insurgentes Malditos, a zombie-themed horror movie, in Mexico. The film is slated for release in 2016. In January 2015, Sisniega was cast on the first Spanish-language Netflix original TV series, Club de Cuervos. Due to the show's success, a second season was ordered, and filming is expected to resume sometime during 2016.

In 2019 Sofia appeared in an ad for PETA Latino that proclaimed " “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Forever 21. Tell the Company to Drop Cruel Wool.” The ads were unveiled in a protest of Forever 21 in Mexico City. She also appeared in other ads that asked consumers to go vegan, use cruelty-free makeup, and personal care products.

Personal life

Sisniega's late father was Marcel Sisniega Campbell, a Grandmaster chess player, writer, screenwriter and independent film director. He died on January 19, 2013, from a stroke. Her paternal uncle, Ivar Sisniega, is a modern pentathlete and politician who competed in the Summer Olympic Games in the 1980s.

Sisniega is an animal-rights activist and vegetarian. In her spare time, she rescues animals and assists with putting them up for adoption. She currently lives between Mexico City and Los Angeles. She speaks Spanish and English In August 2014, she founded, "Milk Bar", a bakery featuring organic, vegan and gluten-free cookies and desserts, located in Mexico City. In March 2015, she partnered with actresses, Zuria Vega and Marimar Vega, to expand the bakery, changing its name to "Milkella by Milk Bar".

Filmography

Television

Film

Music video

See also

• List of people from Morelos, Mexico

References

1. Alma Rosa Camacho (January 23, 2013). "Sofía Sisniega disfruta su segundo protagónico". oem.com.mx (in Spanish). OEM. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
2. ^ Lucero Calderón (February 11, 2011). "Sofía Sisniega, por los jóvenes". Excelsior.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2019.
3. Lucero Calderón (May 21, 2011). "Bienvenida realidad, crea conciencia". Excelsior.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2019.
4. "Pedro Torres realizará Gossip Girl a la mexicana". Univision.com (in Spanish). Televisa. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
5. "No habra segunda temporada de Gossip Girl Acapulco". Univision.com (in Spanish). Televisa. January 14, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
6. "Warner Music Group Official Website". Warner Music Group Official Website.
7. Sopeséns, Pilar (December 17, 2013). "Sofía Sisniega, desnuda en la campaña de PETA Latino contra la experimentación con animales". Peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People Magazine Español. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
8. "Estrenará filme de zombis". Ejecentral.com (in Spanish). April 23, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
9. "Netflix Comedy 'Club de Cuervos' Starts Shooting in Mexico". Variety. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
10. "Nude Sofía Sisniega Reveals the 'Naked Truth' Behind Forever 21 Wool Sales". PETA. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
11. "Muere el cineasta Marcel Sisniega". ElUniversal.com (in Spanish). ElUniversal.com. January 20, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
12. Amanda Evans (November 8, 2013). "THIS IS ME: SOFIA SISNIEGA". Zooeymagazine.com. Zooey Magazine. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
13. "Zuria Vega vive el momento más dulce de su vida al arrancar una aventura como empresaria". us.hola.com (in Spanish). Hola. March 15, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

External links

• Sofía Sisniega at IMDb
• Sofía Sisniega at AllMovie
• CMX Talent Agency Profile

• 1989 births
• Living people
• Mexican film actresses
• Mexican television actresses
• Actresses from Morelos
• People from Cuernavaca
• 21st-century Mexican actresses
• Mexican people of Scottish descent