# Niurka Marcos

Niurka Marcos Calle (born 25 November 1967) is a Cuban-born Mexican vedette, actress, dancer and singer.

## Personal life

Marcos was born in Havana, Cuba to Carmelo Marcos, a Cuban navy major, and Salustiana "Celeste" Calle, a housewife. She has five siblings: Martha, Maribel, Thomas, María del Carmen, and Ernesto.
In 2003 Marcos dated actor Bobby Larios. They subsequently married, but that marriage ended in divorce. Marcos was then married to Yanixán Texido in 2007. The couple separated in May 2009 and on February 6, 2011, they divorced.
She was part of the first group of foreigners naturalized by President Vicente Fox, and has three Mexican-born children: Itzcoatl "Kiko", Romina, and Emilio.
In 2018, Marcos stated in an interview that her mother had died.

## Career

Marcos starred in the telenovela Velo de Novia, produced by her then-boyfriend Juan Osorio. In 2001, Marcos portrayed an erotic dancer named Karicia in the Mexican soap opera Salomé starring Edith González and Guy Ecker, for which she earned a TVyNovelas Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 20th TVyNovelas Awards. In 2004, she was a contestant on the reality series Big Brother México. She appeared as a supporting actress on La Fea Más Bella during 2006 and sang on its soundtrack album on the track "Se Busca Un Hombre." In 2007, she released an album titled La Emperadora and posed for the February 2007 issue of the Mexican edition of Playboy magazine.
She started her own show in 2008 called Espectacularmente Niurka. She also hosts El Show De Niurka which features games, dancing, singing and a jacuzzi in which she interviews other artists. Marcos was cast for a theatrical remake of La ronda de las arpías in August 2009. In 2011, Marcos joined the cast of Emperatriz as the new villain.

## Discography

* Alcatraz Es... Dulce (1999)
* Latin Pop (2001)
* La Emperadora (2007)
* Niurka Marcos (2021)

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Vivo Por Elena | Myrtha | Recurring role |
| 1998 | Gotita de amor | Constanza | Recurring role |
| 1999 | Nunca te olvidaré | Alcatráz Cordero | Recurring role |
| 1999 | Tres mujeres | Yamilé Nuñez | Recurring role |
| 2001 | Salomé | Karicia | Supporting role |
| 2003–2004 | Velo de novia | Vida | Supporting role |
| 2004 | Big Brother México | Herself | Contestant (season 3) |
| 2004 | Corazones al límite | Dulce María | Recurring role |
| 2004 | Escándalo TV de noche | Herself | Co-host |
| 2006–2007 | La fea más bella | Paula María Conde | Supporting role |
| 2008 | Fuego en la sangre | Maracuya | Recurring role |
| 2008 | Espectacularmente Niurka | Herself | Host |
| 2008 | El Show de Niurka | Herself | Host |
| 2010 | Mira quién baila | Herself | Participant (season 1) |
| 2011 | Ella es Niurka | Herself | Host |
| 2011 | Emperatriz | Ángela 'Quimera' Galván | Recurring role |
| 2012 | La mujer de Judas | Ricarda Araujo | Recurring role |
| 2014 | Mi corazón es tuyo | Herself | Guest role |
| 2014 | Soy tu doble | Herself | Judge |
| 2015–2017 | Rica, Famosa, Latina | Herself | Main role (seasons 3-5) |
| 2016 | El minuto que cambió mi destino | Herself | Documentary |
| 2019 | Alma de ángel | Alma Marcela Silva | Main role |
| 2022; 2025 | La casa de los famosos | Herself | Participant (seasons 2 and 5) |

## Other

* 2007: "Que Lloren" (Music video by Ivy Queen)