# Marlene Favela

Marlene Favela (born Silvia Marlene Favela Meraz on August 5, 1976) is a Mexican actress and model. In Mexican television, as of 2013 she was best known as Esmeralda in the TV show Zorro, La Espada y la Rosa.
In 2013, she appeared as an award presenter at the Billboard Mexican Music Awards.
On December 12, 2017, Favela married George Seely, at a hacienda in San Juan del Río, Querétaro, Mexico.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Species: The Awakening | Azura | |
| 2008 | Playball | Elena | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | María José | Deborah | |
| 1997 | María Isabel | Patricia | |
| 1999 | Mujeres engañadas | Leticia | |
| 1999 | Por tu amor | Mónica | |
| 1999 | Infierno en el paraíso | Patricia | |
| 2000 | DKDA: Sueños de juventud | Gina | |
| 2000 | La casa en la playa | Malena Núñez | |
| 2000 | Carita de ángel | Ámbar Ferrer | |
| 2001 | La intrusa | Guadalupe Rosas | |
| 2001 | Navidad sin fin | Cuquis | |
| 2002 | Entre el amor y el odio | Cecilia Amaral | |
| 2002-2003 | Gata salvaje | Rosaura Ríos | Main cast |
| 2003 | Velo de novia | Angeles Villaseñor | Guest star |
| 2004 | Rubí | Sonia Chavarría González | |
| 2005 | Contra viento y marea | Natalia Ríos Soler | |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty | Sister Eva / Esmeralda | "The Box and the Bunny" (Season 1, Episode 2) "Queens for a Day" (Season 1, Episode 3) "Fey's Sleigh Ride" (Season 1, Episode 4) "Trust, Lust, and Must" (Season 1, Episode 6) "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" (Season 1, Episode 8) |
| 2007 | El Zorro, la espada y la rosa | Esmeralda Sánchez de Moncada | |
| 2007 | Amor sin maquillaje | Josefina "Pina" Cárdenas | |
| 2011 | Los herederos del Monte | Paula del Monte | |
| 2011 | Corazón apasionado | Patricia Campos Miranda | |
| 2012-2013 | El rostro de la venganza | Alicia Ferrer / Eva Samaniego | |
| 2014 | El Señor de los Cielos | Victoria Navárez "La Gober" | Season 2; 65 episodes |
| 2014 | Jane the Virgin | Best Supporting Actress | "Chapter Nine" (Season 1, Episode 9) |
| 2015-2016 | Pasión y poder | Ernestina "Nina" Pérez de Montenegro | Main cast; 137 episodes |
| 2016 | Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016 | Herself | Guest role; 1 episode |
| 2019 | Por amar sin ley | Mónica Almazán | Guest role; 6 episodes |
| 2021 | La desalmada | Leticia Lagos de Toscano | Main cast |
| 2023 | El amor invencible | Columba Villareal | Main cast |
| 2023 | Amores que engañan | Fabiola | Guest role; 1 episode |
| 2023 | El maleficio | Beatriz de Martino | Lead role |
| 2025 | Me atrevo a amarte | Deborah Méndez | Main cast |

## Awards and nominations
### Premios ACE

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2007 | Best TV Scene Actress | Zorro, la Espada y la Rosa | Won |

### Premios El Heraldo de México

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2002 | Best Actress Revelation | La Intrusa | Nominated |

### Premios TVyNovelas

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2002 | Best Co-star Actress | La Intrusa | Nominated |

### Miami Life Awards

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2013 | Best Actress Villain | El rostro de la venganza | Nominated |
| 2014 | 6th People en Español Awards - Best Actress | El Señor de los Cielos | Nominated |