Mayrín Villanueva was born on October 8, 1970 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico as Mayrin Villanueva Ulloa. She is an actress, known for Mentir para vivir (2013), Vecinos (2005) and La mentira (1998). She has been married to Eduardo Santamarina since 2009. They have one child. She was previously married to Jorge Poza.