Maria Ludwika Paleta Paciorek (; born 29 November 1978) is a Polish-Mexican actress.
Early life and career
Paleta was born in Kraków in 1978. When her father, musician Zbigniew Paleta, was offered a job in Mexico, the Paleta family settled permanently. As a child, Ludwika was taken by her sister Dominika Paleta, to an acting audition on a whim. Ludwika impressed the casting directors so much that soon after, she was offered her first television role in Carrusel (1989). Paleta became an instant celebrity with her character. Three years later, in 1992, she returned to the small screen in what she calls her favorite television job yet, El abuelo y yo opposite Gael García Bernal. Roles in Huracán, Amigas y Rivales, and Mujer de Madera soon followed. Her most recent work in television was in the Endemol-Telefe produced Los Exitosos Perez.
Paleta has obtained great fame and popularity in the Latin American country that has been her home since she was merely a child. In an interview, Ludwika Paleta declared that she loves both Mexico and Poland, but that she does not see herself living outside Mexico in the near future.
She is fluent in Spanish, Polish and English. In 1998 Paleta married Mexican actor, Plutarco Haza. Their son, Nicolás, was born on 11 November 1999. They divorced in 2008. On 20 April 2013, near Mérida, she married Emiliano Salinas Occelli, son of former Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari and former Mexican first lady Cecilia Occelli.
She joined actor Aarón Díaz as spokespeople for Calvin Klein in Mexico. In 2012, she starred as Estefania Bouvier de Castañón in Abismo de pasion in a special appearance.
In 2026, she starred in the romantic comedy ¿Quieres ser mi novia?.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 2003 Como Dios manda Rita Short film Seis días en la oscuridad Ximena Lagaspi Corazón de melón Fernanda Montenegro 2007 Polvo de ángel Bella Propiedad ajena Miranda Sámano 2009 El libro de piedra Mariana 2013 No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas Nora Associate producer Allá y en Tonces Marina 2014 Volando bajo Toribia Venegas 2016 Rumbos paralelos Gabriela "Gaby" Mendoza Nominated - Ariel Award for Best Actress Un Cuento de Circo & A Love Song Aura 2023 ¿Quieres ser mi hijo? Lucía Todo el silencio Lola Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress2024Noche de bodasLucía 2026¿Quieres ser mi novia?LucíaDeseo Lucero regia Teresa Simone
Television Year Title Role Notes 1989-90 Carrusel María Joaquina Villaseñor Television Debut 1992 El abuelo y yo Alejandra 1995-96 María la del Barrio María de los Ángeles "Tita" de la Vega Hernández 1997-98 Huracán Norma 2001 Amigas y rivales Jimena de la O 2003 Niña amada mía Carolina Soriano 2004-05 Mujer de madera Aída Santibáñez Villalpando 2006 Duelo de pasiones Alina Montellano 2007–08 Palabra de mujer Paulina Álvarez y Junco 2012 Abismo de pasión Doña Estefanía Bouvier de Castañón 7 episodes 2016–2017 La querida del Centauro Yolanda Acosta 2018 Rubirosa Zsa Zsa Gabor 2021 Madre sólo hay dos Ana
Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas Year Category TelenovelaResult 1990 Best Child Performance Carrusel rowspan=3 1992 El abuelo y yo 1996Best Young Lead Actress María la del barrio
MTV Movie Awards México Year Category TelenovelaResult 2004 Favorite Actress Corazón de melón
Premios Bravo Year Category TelenovelaResult 2013 Girl Revelation No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas Esto en Línea (Un Éxito los Premios Bravo)
Diosas de Plata Year Category TelenovelaResult 2014 Favorite Lead Actress No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas
Premios Tu Mundo Year Category TelenovelaResult 2016 Favorite Lead Actress:Series La querida del Centauro The Best Actor with Bad Luck The Perfect Couple:Series (with Michel Brown)
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