Marina de Tavira

2.1. Early Life and Education

Marina de Tavira Servitje was born in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 21, 1973. She pursued her passion for acting through formal education at several institutions. She studied at the Casa del Teatro, the Nucleus of Theater Studies, and the San Cayetano Theater Training Center, laying the foundation for her extensive career in performing arts.

2.2. Theater Career

After completing her education, Marina de Tavira embarked on her theater career. Her first professional acting role was in the play Feliz nuevo siglo doktor Freud (Happy New Century, Doktor Freud) by Sabina Berman. She later became a member of the Casa del Teatro teachers college. De Tavira is also a co-founder of the Incidente Teatro production company, alongside Enrique Singer. Through this company, she has premiered and participated in numerous notable plays, including Betrayal by Harold Pinter, Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, La mujer justa by Hugo Urquijo (based on a novel by Sándor Márai), and The Anarchist by David Mamet. Her extensive theatrical work also includes performances in over 25 productions, such as Seven Doors. She has also appeared in works by other renowned playwrights such as Bertolt Brecht and Ximena Escalante.

2.3. Film and Television Career

Marina de Tavira transitioned into film and television, where she achieved significant recognition. Her breakthrough came with her role as Sofía in Alfonso Cuarón's critically acclaimed 2018 film Roma. This performance earned her widespread praise and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 91st Academy Awards. In this category, she was nominated alongside notable actresses such as Amy Adams, Regina King, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz. Following her Academy Award nomination, she returned to her theatrical roots, starring in the play Skylight at her alma mater, the Casa del Teatro in Mexico City.

De Tavira has also worked with various other directors in film, including Rodrigo Plá, Carlos Carrera, Issa López, Mariana Chenillo, and Hari Sama. On television, she has appeared in significant series such as Ingobernable (a Netflix production) as Patricia Lieberman, and Falco (an Amazon Video series) as Carolina. Her role in Roma was notably secured after Luis Rosales, a casting director at Netflix, who had previously seen her acting debut in Berman's play, asked her to participate in Cuarón's film.

3.1. Family Background

Marina de Tavira comes from a distinguished family with notable connections. Her paternal grandfather, Lorenzo Servitje, was the founder of Grupo Bimbo, a multinational bakery company, and her uncle, Daniel Servitje, currently serves as its CEO. Her maternal history traces back to Juan Servitje Torralladonna, a Catalan who immigrated to Mexico in 1904 and established the El Molino pastry shop, which was later inherited by Lorenzo Servitje. Juan had seven children, including María Lucila Isabel Servitje Montull, who became a theology teacher and director of the Mexican Institute of Christian Social Doctrine. María married into the Tavira family and had three children, one of whom is Marina.

Her father, Juan Pablo de Tavira Noriega, was a highly respected Mexican criminologist and lawyer. He was notably the first director of Mexico's maximum-security Altiplano Prison, where he oversaw high-profile inmates such as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Rafael Caro Quintero, Mario Aburto Martínez, and Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo. Tragically, Juan Pablo de Tavira Noriega was murdered under mysterious circumstances in November 2000, following multiple death threats. The murder occurred the day before Marina's acting debut in Sabina Berman's play. Marina de Tavira is also the niece of renowned theater director Luis de Tavira and actress Rosa María Bianchi, and the cousin of actors Pedro de Tavira Egurrola and José María de Tavira.

3.2. Relationships and Privacy

Marina de Tavira has generally maintained a private personal life, revealing few details about her romantic relationships. She was in a relationship with Mexican actor Rafael Sánchez Navarro from 2012 to 2019. Subsequently, she was in a relationship with Mexican actor Diego Luna from 2019 to 2021. She has one child.

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