Carmen Armendáriz

Carmen Armendáriz
Born1946 (age 79–80)
Occupation
  • Television producer
Years active1988–present
ParentPedro Armendáriz (father)
RelativesPedro Armendáriz Jr. (brother)

Carmen Cecilia Armendáriz Pardo, known professionally as Carmen Armendáriz, is a Mexican television producer. She is known for producing entertainment and newsmagazine programs for TV Azteca and TelevisaUnivision, including Ventaneando and Hoy. She has also produced many telenovelas and scripted series, among them La hora marcada (1988), Yago (2016) and La usurpadora (2019).

Career

Armendáriz began her career in 1988, producing Tony Tijuana and La hora marcada for Televisa.[1] In the latter production, Armendáriz gave Oscar-winning filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, and Emmanuel Lubezki their first opportunity to venture into directing and screenwriting.[2][3] In 1996, Armendaríz joined TV Azteca, where she created and produced the newsmagazine program Ventaneando.[4] Armendaríz left the show after a year and returned to Televisa to produce similar programs that would compete with her former show, including Hacer y deshacer (1997) and La botana (1997–2000).[5]

From 22 August 2005 to 4 January 2008, Armendaríz produced the morning show Hoy.[6] She returned to the show on 8 July 2009 after her replacement, Roberto Romagnoli, quit the program.[7] Her second run with the show ended on 4 January 2013. Following her exit from Hoy, Armendariz created and produced the comedy series Cásate conmigo, mi amor.[8] In 2016, she produced the telenovela Yago.[9] In 2018, Armendaríz returned to producing newsmagazine programs with Intrusos.[10] The show was canceled the following year and her next project would be La usurpadora, a reboot of the 1998 telenovela of the same name.[11][12]

In 2022, Armendaríz produced María Félix: La Doña, a biographical series based on the life of actress and singer María Félix.[13] That same year, she produced La madrastra, a remake of the 2005 telenovela of the same name.[14] In September 2025, Armendaríz began producing her next telenovela, Mi rival, set to premiere in early 2026.[15]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Notes Ref.
1988 Tony Tijuana Executive producer
1988–90 La hora marcada Creator and executive producer [3]
1996 Ventaneando Creator and executive producer
1997 Hacer y deshacer Executive producer
1997–2000 La botana
2000 Aquí entre dos
2001 Trapitos al sol
2005–08; 2009–13 Hoy
2009 Locas de amor [16]
2013 Cásate conmigo, mi amor Creator and executive producer
2016 Yago Executive producer [9]
2018–19 Intrusos
2019 La usurpadora [12]
2021 Te acuerdas de mí [17]
2022 María Félix: La Doña [13]
La madrastra [14]
2024 El precio de amarte [18]
2026 Mi rival [15]

References

  1. ^ Castañeda, Ulises (28 July 2018). "Rinden homenaje a Pilar Pellicer, Carmen Armendáriz y Nadine Labaki". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. ^ Raymundo, Oscar (28 November 2016). "'La hora marcada': El programa mexicano de ciencia ficción que dio luz a los mejores directores de Hollywood". VICE (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Cruz, Juan José (26 October 2023). "La hora marcada: El clásico de terror de la televisión mexicana". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ Morales Valentín, Emilio (12 June 2003). "Carmen Armendaríz, critica a "Ventaneando"". archivo.eluniversal.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Alista Televisa programa con ex de 'Ventaneando'". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Spanish). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  6. ^ Guadarrama, Armando (4 August 2025). "'Hoy' cumple 27 años: estos son todos los productores que han realizado el matutino de Televisa". infobae.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Roberto Romagnoli deja el programa Hoy". El Informador (in Spanish). 18 May 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Inspira Galilea 'Cásate conmigo'". El Mañana (in Spanish). 27 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Después del 'Hotel de los secretos' viene 'Yago'". Dallas News (in Spanish). 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  10. ^ Giacoma, Erika Della (4 July 2018). "Nuevo programa de espectáculos Intrusos debuta en el recién relanzado Canal 9 de Televisa". Produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  11. ^ ""Intrusos" sale del aire: confirman fin del programa mexicano". El Comercio (in Spanish). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Carmen Armendáriz asegura que no hará una copia de La Usurpadora". TVyNovelas (in Spanish). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  13. ^ a b Urban, Sasha (16 March 2022). "TelevisaUnivision Streamer ViX Plus Orders Drama Series About Mexican Star María Félix". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  14. ^ a b "La Madrastra inicia grabaciones en locación". corporate.televisaunivision.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  15. ^ a b "TelevisaUnivision comienza grabaciones de la telenovela "Mi Rival"". Señal News (in Spanish). 30 September 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  16. ^ Izarra, Richard (24 June 2009). "Carmen Armendáriz productora de Locas de amor de Televisa: Es lo más delicado que he hecho en mi carrera". Produ.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  17. ^ Reyes, Rosario (17 January 2021). "Carmen Armendáriz estrena ¿Te acuerdas de mí?, su más reciente telenovela entretenimiento televisa television". oem.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  18. ^ Cortés, Chema (17 June 2024). "Melodra+: Ya se preparan "Amor Amargo" y "El Precio de Amarte"". certezadiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.