Date of birth:
May 1, 1980

Hometown:
Cancun, Mexico

Vital stats:
5'4"

Talking shop:
"A lot of girls like shopping, but I don't. I like someone to say, 'This is perfect for you—this is the dress!'"

Where you've seen her:
The Mexican soap star got her big acting break playing a sexy schoolgirl who has an affair with a priest in the Spanish-language movie The Crime of Padre Amaro.

Mug shot:
Ana was once attacked on the streets of L.A. by a woman who did not agree with her character's attitude in a Brazilian soap: "I thought she was going to rob me. But as she smacked me in the mouth she said to me, 'Don't think you are going to get away with being so evil with your mother.'"

Rated X:
When first released in Mexico, The Crime of Padre Amaro generated a lot of controversy for its portrayal of a priest shacking up with a minor: "The bishop said it was a sin to see it. Then it became the most popular movie ever."

Wild child:
On growing up on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico: "I had three dolphins, a monkey, and a tiger."

Link:
Ana Claudia Talancón at IMDb.com