# Aylín Mújica

Aylín Mújica Ricard more commonly known as Aylín Mújica (Spanish pronunciation: born November 24, 1974) is a Cuban actress, model, and ballet dancer who lives in Miami, Florida, United States.

## Career

Aylín began at the age of 8 years old. She studied folk dance, classical ballet, choreography, and music at la Escuela Nacional de Ballet. At 18 years old she began studying at el Instituto Superior de Artes where she studied dramatic art and at 18 years old she studied at la Escuela Internacional de Cine in Havana, Cuba.
In 1992 she traveled to Mexico to start her career. She started to work as a model in commercials for television and videoclips for artists such as Marcelo Cezán, Willy Chirino, Albita Rodríguez, and others.
The actress posed nude in the Spanish magazine Interviú and appeared in a photoshoot in the magazine H para Hombres. In 2010, nude photos of her came out in which she was already pregnant with her daughter, Violeta.
In 2006, the actress began working for Telemundo. She was offered the role of the villain in Pecados ajenos, but declined and was replaced by Catherine Siachoque. She worked in the Telemundo soap opera "Aurora" in 2010.
In 2012 she played the main antagonist in Telemundo's Corazón valiente, interpreting Fernanda del Castillo or Victoria when she faked her death.
In 2014 she played the antagonist to Gabriel Porras in the soap opera Los miserables, whose main characters were Aracely Arambula y Erik Hayser.

## Personal life

On September 24, 2010, Mújica married actor Gabriel Valenzuela with whom she has a daughter, Violeta, born on April 6, 2010. During the summer of 2012 Aylin and Gabriel announced their divorce.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1994 | El jinete de acero | Gloria |
| 1995 | El castrado | Doctora |
| 1995 | Los cómplices del infierno | |
| 2006 | Mi amor secreto | |
| 2007 | A propósito de Alexa | Elisa |
| 2015 | Desde dentro | Carmen Altamirano |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | La dueña | Fabiola Hernández Bustamante | Recurring Role |
| 1996 | Canción de amor | Estrella González | Recurring Role |
| 1998 | Señora | Isabel Fernández / Isabel Valencia Santacruz | Series regular |
| 1999 | Yacaranday | Yacaranday / Mónica Robles | Main role |
| 1999–2000 | Háblame de amor | Lucía Velázquez | Recurring Role |
| 2002 | Agua y aceite | Déborah Ríos | Series regular |
| 2004–2005 | La heredera | Lorena Beatriz Madero Grimaldi | Co-Protagonist |
| 2006–2007 | Marina | Laura Saldívar Castaño / Verónica Saldívar Castaño | Series regular |
| 2008–2009 | Sin senos no hay paraíso | Lorena Magallanes | Special Participation |
| 2009–2010 | Niños ricos, pobres padres | Verónica Ríos de la Torre | Series regular |
| 2010–2011 | Aurora | Vanessa Miller Quintana | Series regular |
| 2012–2013 | Corazón valiente | Fernanda del Castillo / Victoria Villafañe | Series regular |
| 2014–2015 | Los miserables | Liliana Durán Monteagudo "La Diabla" | Series regular |
| 2018 | La bella y las bestias | María Estela González "La Madame" | Series regular |
| 2020 | Como tú no hay 2 | Oriana Jasso Murillo | Series regular |
| 2022 | Amores que engañan | Diana | Episode 3: "Derecho a ser feliz" |
| 2022–present | Secretos de villanas | Herself | Main Cast |
| 2023 | La casa de los famosos | Herself | Contestant |
| 2023 | Juego de mentiras | Rocío Jimenez | |

## Awards
### ACE Awards

| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
| 1996 | Latin Revelation of the Year | La dueña | Won |

### Golden Sun Awards

| Year | Category | Movie | Result |
| 1996 | Revelation Youth Actress | La dueña | Won |

### New York Latin ACE Awards 1999

| Category | Telenovela | Result |
| Major Actress | Señora | Won |

### Your World Awards

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2012 | The Best Bad Girl | Aurora | Nominated |
| 2012 | The Best Bad Girl | Corazón valiente | Won |
| 2015 | The Best Bad Girl | Los miserables | Nominated |

### Premios People en Español

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2012 | Major Villain | Corazón valiente | Nominated |

### Miami Life Awards

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2013 | Best Female Telenovela Villain | Corazón valiente | Nominated |