Career

Salinas first obtained international recognition in the telenovela "Esmeralda" alongside Leticia Calderon, as the damsel in distress Graciela. She was noticed in Esmeralda for her ability to portray the dramatic and often extremely love-obsessed character of Graciela who was in love with a poor foreman Adrian (Alejandro Ruiz) but has to suffer under the control of her aristocratic mother Fatima (Laura Zapata).

She was further internationally recognized as the antagonist Fedra in the telenovela "Rosalinda". In Rosalinda, Salinas portrayed a cruel and ambitious woman who makes the lead character, Rosalinda (Thalia) suffer. As a new twist in her career, veering away from her villainous and often mature roles, Salinas joined the telenovela for children, "Carita de Angel". In "Carita de Angel" Salinas gave life to the character of Tia Pelucas. Salinas showcased her comic side in "Carita de Angel" and was identified with the characters various wig color changes.

Her more recent important work is Fuego en la Sangre, where she portrayed the role of the conservative Sarita, who eventually discovers true love from a man who happens to be her family's mortal enemy.

Personal life

Nora was born in Monterrey. Her parents are Nora Alicia Salinas de León and Rodolfo Calera Anzaldùa. Her siblings are Rodolfo, José Luis, Natalia, Gisela y Karla. She was a model before she became an actress, and she won 'Miss Tamaulipas' in 1993 and came in second place in the Miss Mexico Pageant the same year. Later in 1996 she won the 'El Rostro del Heraldo' award.

Salinas was married briefly to Miguel Borbolla, from 2002 to 2004, and they have a son together, José Miguel, born in 2002. She has a daughter called Scarlett Becker Ortiz, born in 2010 with Mauricio Becker.

Filmography

Telenovelas, Series, Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994-95	Agujetas de color de rosa	Jessica	Antagonist
1996	Confidente de secundaria	Bianca Bermúdez	Main Antagonist
1997	Esmeralda	Graciela "Gracielita" Peñarreal Linares Vda. de Valverde	Co-Protagonist
1999	Rosalinda	Fedra Pérez Romero de Altamirano	Main Antagonist
1999-2000	DKDA: Sueños de juventud	Leticia del Rosal	Main Antagonist
2000-01	Carita de Ángel	Estefanía Larios de Gamboa "Tía Pelucas"	Co-Protagonist
2001	María Belén	Ana del Río Díaz	Adult Protagonist
2001-02	Navidad sin fin	Alejandra	TV mini-series
2004	Amy, la niña de la mochila azul	Dr. Emilia Álvarez de la Vega	Adult Protagonist
2005	Sueños y Caramelos	Lupita	Supporting Role
	Cicatrices	Clara Duran Huerta	Film
2006-07	La Fea más bella	Carolina Ángeles	Special Appearance
2007	Destilando amor	Karen de Santoveña	Special Appearance
	Amor sin maquillaje	Adriana	Supporting Role
2008	Fuego en la sangre	Sara "Sarita" Elizondo Acevedo de Reyes	Protagonist
2009	Atrevete a Soñar	Herself	Special Appearance
	Tiempo Final	Cristina Sarmiento	Tv-Series
2011	Como dice el dicho	Elena	1 Episode: "Quien mucho amenaza..."
2012	Un Refugio para el Amor	Aurora Talancón de Linares	Special Appearance
2013	Nueva Vida	Clara	1 Episode: "Bebé"
	La tempestad	Rebeca Reverte	Supporting Role
2014	La Malquerida	Juliana Salmeron de Palacios	Antagonist
2015	Amores con trampa	Stephanie Sotomayor	Main Antagonist

Awards and nominations

TVyNovelas Awards

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
1997	Best Female Revelation	Confidente de secundaria	Nominated
1998	Best Co-star Actress	Esmeralda	Won
2000	Best Female Antagonist	Rosalinda	Nominated
2007	Best Co-star Actress	La fea más bella

Premios Diosa de Plata

Year	Category	Telenovela	Result
2006	Best Female Revelation	Cicatrices	Won

As herself

Year	Title	TV-Show
2004	Premios TVyNovelas	Herself
	El efecto dominó
	Big Brother VIP: México
	Big Brother VIP 3
2005	Celebremos México: Para amarte más
	Lo que no vio de premios - TVyNovelas
2007	Premios TVyNovelas

[ Source: Wikipedia ]