Elizabeth Burr Biography

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Isabel Burr Martin is a Mexican actress, born on September 7, 1988, in Mexico City; The film that sparked her passion for acting was Little Women , starring Winona Ryder, as she assures that she managed to connect with all the characters and, above all, with the story of the March sisters. The daughter of Glenn Burr and Mercedes Martin, Isabel grew up in the city of Querétaro, until, at age 19, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied acting and theater at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute.

Her career began when she videotaped an audition for a soap opera to be produced by the MTV network. Isabel sent the audition and unexpectedly got the leading role of Adela Huerta, in the popular series Niñas mal (2010-2013), over 28 episodes. The series was a success among young people, however, there has been no talk of reviving the project at the moment.

With the international projection that Niñas mal had earned her , Isabel was invited to series such as Kdabra (2011), El Talismán (2012), Yo Quisiera (2015), Dios Inc. (2016), Perseguido (2016) and La Hija Prodiga (2017). The latter a production where she shared credits with Alejandro Camacho and other relevant actors on Mexican television.

Despite the popularity of the television series, Isabel assured Sensacine México that she had not had the best moment of her career during the recording because the workload was intense, in addition to causing anxiety and stress. This bitter experience of hers made her consider giving up acting but soon after she shook that idea out of her head. She now assures that thanks to that project she learned to value productions where the work of an actor is respected much more.

The actress has been part of series such as Señora Acero (2015-2018) and Luis Miguel: La serie (2018). Regarding the biographical series of Luis Miguel, the actress shared that Diego Boneta contacted her to audition for the role of Mariana. However, due to work issues and contracts with La Hija Prodiga , Isabel could not participate for the character. Later, she made a guest appearance in the series. In 2020 she starred in La casa de las flores , a Netflix original production, playing the young version of the role of Verónica Castro.