Born Anabell Gardoqui De La Reguera, Ana began her performance arts studies in the
Instituto Veracruzano de Cultura and was the host of Pasarela on Televisa Veracruz. She
left the Televisa's CEA, and then studied with Rosa María Bianchi, Patricia Reyes
Spíndola and Rafael Miranau. She also studied with Raúl Quintanilla in the Centro de
Formación Actoral de TV Azteca (CEFAC).Her professional career began with her role in the
telenovela Azul (1996) followed by Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997) for which she
received the Heraldo award for best female acting, and Desencuentro which was her third
telenovela under the direction of Ernesto Alonso.
She played the role of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación in Nacho Libre. She has also
often been mistaken for Penélope Cruz and Paz Vega.Together with Mexican band Molotov,
she will be the host of the 2006 Video Music Awards Latin America.