Ana de la Reguera

Profile
Popular name                Ana de la Reguera
Birth name                    Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera
Birth date                      April 8, 1977
Birth place                    Veracruz, Mexico
Occupation                   Actress


Life and Career
Ana de la Reguera began her performance arts studies in the Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura and was the host of Pasarela on Televisa Veracruz. Her mother was a Miss Veracruz who became a journalist and
TV personality. Ana de la Requera made her introduction to film began in Por la libre, under the direction of Juan Carlos de Llaca. Later she acted in the film Un Secreto de Esperanza and in 2003 Ladies Night, alongside Ana Claudia Talancón. In 2005 she played the starring role in Gitanas which aired on Telemundo in the United States. She is perhaps best known for her role as Sister Encarnación in Nacho Libre,  a film by Jared Hess, director of Napoleon Dynamite. She also played a small role in the movie, Cowboys & Aliens. In 2010, she played the historical Josefa Quintana, a mistress of Father Miguel Hidalgo, hero of the Mexican War of Independence. Other ventures In 2006, Reguera hosted the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America along with Mexican alternative rock group Molotov. She is currently working with Argos Comunicación on the HBO Latin American series "Capadocia" along with Rebecca Jones and also serves as a spokesperson for CoverGirl cosmetics. Reguera appeared as Kenny Powers' love interest in Season 2 of HBO's hit series Eastbound & Down.