Helena Rojo was born on August 18, 1944, in Mexico City, and went on to have a remarkable career in theater, film, and television, both domestically and internationally. She collaborated with renowned directors such as Werner Herzog and Arturo Ripstein on notable projects like "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" and "Fox Trot", respectively.
Starting in the 1960s, Rojo began her career as a model while studying drama, and made her cinematic debut in 1968 with the films "El Club de los Suicidas" and "Los Amigos". The same year, she appeared on television for the first time in the telenovela "Extraño en su Pueblo".
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Rojo worked with esteemed Mexican directors such as Jorge Fons, Rafael Corkidi, Marcela Fernández Violante, and Alberto Bojórquez. Her most acclaimed role to date was that of Luciana Duval in "El Privilegio de Amar", as well as Juliana in "Abrazame Muy Fuerte", for which she won a TV y Novelas award for Best Supporting Role.
Rojo's impressive career continued with prominent roles in "Ramona", a 1999 telenovela, and "Vidas de Fuego", a show-within-a-show featured on the US comedy/drama series "Ugly Betty", where she portrayed Patricia Rivera in 2006.
