![]() ![]() He introduced Martha to Craig Shapiro, who to this day represents Higareda at ICM Partners. The movie was screening in the American Film Market when an agent approached her. She booked her first American movie in 2007 ''Borderland'' where she shared credits with Sean Austin and Beto Cuevas produced by Lionsgate. And that same year she was nominated as best supporting actress for the Mexican Academy Awards for her role in ''Fuera del Cielo'', In 2007, she came with her latest production ''Niñas Mal'', directed by Fernando Sariñana where she shared credits with Camila Sodi and Ximena Sariñana The movie produced by Columbia Pictures was a huge success in which Higareda portrayed a stubborn yet sweet punk, Adela, and her unusual haircut and fashion statement quickly became a trend in Mexican teenagers. She worked with Carlos Carrera (El crimen del Padre Amaro) in "Sex, love and other perversions" winning another Silver Goddess Award. Higareda returned with the movie ''Siete Días'' next to Jaime Camil, which turned out to be another box office hit. But Higareda's passion was in making movies. In 2003, she was offered the lead in a Mexican TV show "Enamorate" in TV Azteca. She received The Silver Goddess award for her performance as female lead and the MTV movies favorite actress award. And launched Martha's career giving her the nickname "The Mexican Sweetheart". ![]() The movie quickly became a box office hit. In 2002, Higareda had her first leading role in the movie ''Amar te duele" "Love hurts", directed by Fernando Sariñana, in which she shares credits with Luis Fernando Peña and Alfonso Herrera. Cuaron encouraged her to keep pursuing her acting career and following his advice soon after she changed her major from Communications to the Performing Arts. She was only 16 when filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron came to Mexico City auditioning for "Y tu Mama tambien", Martha got the part of Cecilia Huerta, Gael Garcia's girlfriend in the film, but being underage and due to the full on nudity in the movie she was not able to do the role. Soon after, Martha had her own extreme sports segments in the show. She had her first TV debut as an anchor hostess in The Disney Channel's ''Zapping Zone'' a 2 hour life show of fun sketches and adventurous exploring. A year later, her mother and sister moved to Mexico City and attended acting school with her. She would attend college in the mornings while going to acting school in the evenings and performing in theater on the weekends. Being an advanced student, she entered college several years early at the age of 15 studying Communications at El Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her debut was in theater participating in various plays such as "Little Women" "Don Juan" among others. At 14, she moved to Mexico City from her native Tabasco to pursue an acting career. She began acting on stage at a very early age, along with dancing jazz, flamenco, tap and folklore. “This is a show where our bodies because accessories, so there is some handling of the human body that has to reflect that.Higareda was born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, the daughter of actress Martha Cervantes and therapist and artist Jose Luis Higareda, and sister of actress Miriam Higareda. Renée Elise Goldsberry, who plays Quell, does not feel the use of nudity is “sensationalized.” “I never feel like I’m looking at somebody naked so that the world can see somebody naked,” she said about the more risqué scenes. Martha Higareda, who stars as police officer Kristin Ortega, commented that the violence, whether against men or women, is used in the show to urge the characters to fight harder. Regarding how women specifically are treated, Kinnaman added, “The female characters in the ‘Altered Carbon’ universe are not victims. “It’s so important and intrinsic to the story to show the human body in the ‘Altered Carbon’ universe is disposable,” he said. He refers to it as an “honest” portrayal. Joel Kinnaman who plays Kovacs when he awakens in his new sleeve in the series premiere, said that the book couldn’t have been transformed into a show without the inclusion of sex and violence. ![]() Although set in a futuristic society, this new world heavily features nudity, sex and violence against women. However, early screenings of the series has already led to some concerns about the way women in the show are treated. “She’s committed to giving women like me and all women an opportunity to drive the story forward - to tell the story in a meaningful way,” Lachman said. Star Dichen Lachman, who plays Reileen Kawahara, said Kalogridis gave her the opportunity to play a role not typically written for her. She added that the show allowed her to provide a lens for the female perspective even when Kovacs wasn’t in the scene.
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