# Paty Navidad

Ana Patricia "Paty" Navidad Lara (Spanish pronunciation:; born May 20, 1973) is a Mexican actress and singer.

## Biography

Navidad developed an interest in music before acting, mainly influenced by her father, Jesús. She once was quoted as saying that his voice has been her inspiration since she was born. When she was nine years old, she sang to the public for the first time in a school festival, and at fifteen she made her professional debut.
Twitter suspended Navidad's account in January 2021 after she spread false information about the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2021, her team confirmed she had tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized. By late August, Navidad had recovered enough to return to television.

## Career

Navidad participated in the Señorita Sinaloa (Miss Sinaloa) contest which offered as a grand prize a scholarship to Televisa's renowned youth acting academy, the Centro de Educación Artística.

### Singer

Navidad continued her musical career, releasing the album Instantes ("Instances") in 1998 which reached sales of over 100,000, it was awarded gold record. In May 2000 she released her second album entitled "Mexican", rescuing her Mexican roots.

### Carnival

In 2000, Navidad was awarded Queen of the Banda in the Carnival of Mazatlán, Sinaloa for the recording of the disc Don Cruz Lizárraga presenta a Patricia Navidad: Raíces de mi tierra ("Don Cruz Lizárraga presents Patricia Navidad: Roots of my Homeland").

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | María Mercedes | Iris | |
| 1993 | Los parientes pobres | Esmeralda | |
| 1994–2002 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | Various roles | 7 episodes |
| 1993 | Más allá del puente | Rosalía | |
| 1994 | Marimar | Isabel | |
| 1995 | Acapulco, cuerpo y alma | Clara | |
| 1996 | Cañaveral de pasiones | Mireya | |
| 1997 | El alma no tiene color | Sarita | |
| 1997 | Picardía mexicana | Herself | Television host |
| 1998 | Ángela | Ximena Chávez | |
| 2001 | El manantial | María Magdalena Osuna | |
| 2002 | Las vías del amor | Rocío Zárate | |
| 2003–2004 | Mariana de la noche | Yadira de Guerrero | |
| 2005 | Sueños y caramelos | Deborah | |
| 2006–2007 | La fea más bella | Alicia Ferreira | |
| 2007 | Amor sin maquillaje | Herself | |
| 2008–2009 | Juro que te amo | Antonia Madrigal | |
| 2009 | Mujeres asesinas | Concha Garrido | "Las Garrido, codiciosas" (Season 2, Episode 2) |
| 2010 | Zacatillo, un lugar en tu corazón | Zorayda Dumont de Zárate | Main role |
| 2012 | Por ella soy Eva | Mimí de la Rose | Main role |
| 2013–2014 | Como dice el dicho | Adela / Erminia | "Entre abogados te veas" (Season 3, Episode 15) "Después de la lluvia neblina..." (Season 4, Episode 1) |
| 2015 | Parodiando, noches de traje | Psicóloga | Guest star |
| 2015–2016 | Antes muerta que Lichita | Marlene | Guest star |
| 2016 | Señora Acero: La Coyote | Margarita Casanova | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Mi adorable maldición | Apolonia Ortega Galicia | Main role |
| 2018 | Por amar sin ley | Cecilia de Aguirre | Recurring role |
| 2023; 2025 | La casa de los famosos | Housemate | Runner-up (season 3)Participating (season 5) |
| 2024 | Top Chef VIP | Herself | Winner (season 3) |
| 2025 | La casa de los famosos All-Stars | Herself | Housemate (season 5) |