# Ninel Conde
**Ninel Conde** (Ninel Herrera Conde; born 1976 in Toluca, State of Mexico) is a Mexican actress, singer, and television host known for telenovelas such as *Rebelde*, *Fuego en la sangre*, *Mar de amor*, and *Porque el amor manda*, for the song "El bombón asesino", which gave her a lasting nickname, and for the 2026 ViX docuserie *Ninel Conde: Sin Filtro*. Some reference sources give her birth year as 1979, while others and her own stated age in 2026 support 1976.[1](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm0174306/bio/) • [2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Career start | Won the Señorita Estado de México beauty contest in 1995, then moved into music, film, and television[2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/) |
| Signature role | Alma Rey in *Rebelde* (2004–2006), a role that carried her name to Chile, Romania, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Spain, and Croatia[3](https://academia-lab.com/enciclopedia/ninel-conde/) |
| Music | Debut album *Ninel Conde* (2003); Latin Grammy nomination in 2004 for Best Grupero Album[4](https://hls.informador.mx/entretenimiento/ninel-conde-cumple-50-anos-entre-el-exito-y-algunos-de-sus-escandalos-a-lo-largo-de-los-anos-20260929-0081.html) |
| Nickname | Popularized a Mexican version of the Argentine song "Bombón asesino" in 2006 and adopted it as her sobriquet[2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/) |
| Docuserie | *Ninel Conde: Sin Filtro*, four episodes on ViX Premium from August 14, 2026, produced by JK Media Group[5](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/articles/2026/07/30/ninel-conde-sin-filtro-premieres-on-vix-august-14/) |
| Litigation | Sued journalist Anabel Hernández for moral damages after being linked to Arturo Beltrán Leyva in the book *Emma y las otras señoras del narco*; lost in 2024 and is appealing[6](https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/09/29/dano-moral-no-difamacion-abogados-explican-las-demandas-de-ninel-conde-y-paty-navidad-contra-anabel-hernandez/) |
## Beginnings
Conde entered public life through pageantry. After winning Señorita Estado de México in 1995, she began a career in music, film, and television that made her one of the most frequent celebrities in Mexican entertainment programs and magazines and in the Hispanic market of the United States.[2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/) She studied acting at Televisa's Centro de Educación Artística, one of Mexico's best-known training institutions for television actors; no public records confirm university studies.[7](https://www.elimparcial.com/espectaculos/2025/08/01/que-estudio-ninel-conde-esto-se-sabe-sobre-su-formacion-academica-y-artistica/?outputType=amp-type)
Her first television break came from the comedian [Eugenio Derbez](https://www.edgepedia.org/eugenio-derbez). After visiting the Televisa sets as a contestant and working as an extra, she was cast in a parody sketch on his comedy program *Al Derecho y Al Derbez*. "Eugenio told the people at his production 'give that girl a role', and that was it, they dressed me as Pinocha", she recalled in a 2019 press appearance.[8](https://www.lasestrellas.tv/espectaculos-1/famosos-1/ninel-conde-narra-como-eugenio-derbez-descubrio-su-talento-como-actriz)
## Acting career
Conde worked across Televisa, TV Azteca, and Univisión, appearing in telenovelas including *Luz Clarita*, *Besos Prohibidos*, *Bajo un mismo rostro*, *Fuego en la sangre*, *Mar de amor*, *Porque el amor manda*, and *En tierras salvajes*.[9](https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/2019/09/29/ninel-conde-biografia-quien-es-cuantos-anos-tiene-hijos-mejores-canciones-y-programas-de-television-atmp) • [10](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/press/2025/07/22/ninel-conde-y-jose-luis-rodriguez-el-guana-ingresaran-a-lcdlfmx/) Her most internationally visible role was Alma Rey in *Rebelde* (2004–2006), the mother of the character Roberta; the show's success extended her recognition to markets including Chile, Romania, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Spain, and Croatia.[3](https://academia-lab.com/enciclopedia/ninel-conde/) She also appeared in *El señor de los cielos* and in stage productions such as *Aventurera* and *Perfume de gardenias*.[2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/) • [11](https://www.historyofbeauty.com/coanre/HB%20enero%20abril%202019.pdf)
[Reality television](https://www.edgepedia.org/reality-television) became a recurring venue. She competed in the third edition of *Big Brother VIP* in March 2004, leaving as the seventh evictee after 43 days inside the house, and later appeared in *El Show de los sueños* and *Mira quién baila*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm0174306/bio/) • [10](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/press/2025/07/22/ninel-conde-y-jose-luis-rodriguez-el-guana-ingresaran-a-lcdlfmx/) In July 2025 she entered *La Casa de los Famosos México*, the TelevisaUnivision and EndemolShine Boomdog format in which celebrities live isolated from the outside world under 24-hour observation.[10](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/press/2025/07/22/ninel-conde-y-jose-luis-rodriguez-el-guana-ingresaran-a-lcdlfmx/)
## Music
Conde's recording career began with the album *Ninel Conde* (2003), which earned a nomination at the 2004 [Latin Grammy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/latin-grammy-awards) in the category of Best Grupero Album.[4](https://hls.informador.mx/entretenimiento/ninel-conde-cumple-50-anos-entre-el-exito-y-algunos-de-sus-escandalos-a-lo-largo-de-los-anos-20260929-0081.html) Her known songs include "Callados", a duet with José Manuel Figueroa, "La rebelde", "Todo conmigo", "Ni un centavo", and "El bombón asesino".[9](https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/2019/09/29/ninel-conde-biografia-quien-es-cuantos-anos-tiene-hijos-mejores-canciones-y-programas-de-television-atmp) • [10](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/press/2025/07/22/ninel-conde-y-jose-luis-rodriguez-el-guana-ingresaran-a-lcdlfmx/) The 2006 Mexican version of the Argentine song "Bombón asesino" became her signature and, eventually, her permanent nickname.[2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/)
## Ninel Conde: Sin Filtro
In August 2026 Conde premiered *Ninel Conde: Sin Filtro*, a four-episode docuserie on ViX Premium produced by Sebastián Jiménez and Flavio Morales of JK Media Group, the company behind earlier installments of the "Sin Filtro" franchise such as *Chiquis: Sin Filtro* and *La Trevi: Sin Filtro*.[5](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/articles/2026/07/30/ninel-conde-sin-filtro-premieres-on-vix-august-14/) The series follows her daily life as a wife in Miami, a mother in [Monterrey](https://www.edgepedia.org/monterrey), and a businesswoman in Houston, where she runs a home renovation company with her husband.[5](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/articles/2026/07/30/ninel-conde-sin-filtro-premieres-on-vix-august-14/)
**Stated purpose.** Conde framed the series as a response to years of speculation about her cosmetic procedures and her personal life. "Siempre me han puesto ese eslogan de 'ay, las cirugías' y 'Ninel Conde, las operaciones'", she told EFE, adding that the program discusses surgeries, why, how, and for what.[2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/) In 2025 she had undergone keratopigmentation, a procedure that changes the color of the eyes.[2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/)
The docuserie also addresses violence she says she suffered. In interviews around the premiere she described four years of physical beatings and psychological abuse from a former partner, saying she had stayed silent because the wounds "siguen afectando a tu psique, a tus emociones", and that she now speaks so that no other woman endures the same.[12](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/ninel-conde-las-heridas-que-el-maquillaje-no-borra/) The series also covers the death of her mother and her past relationships.[13](https://www.univision.com/shows/despierta-america/ninel-conde-se-muestra-real-y-sin-filtro-en-su-bioserie-video)
## Legal dispute with Anabel Hernández
The investigative journalist Anabel Hernández linked Conde, along with Galilea Montijo, Lili Brillanti, Karla Luna, and Paty Navidad, to a presumed social or sentimental connection with the drug trafficker [Arturo Beltrán Leyva](https://www.edgepedia.org/arturo-beltran-leyva) in her books, including *Emma y las otras señoras del narco*.[6](https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/09/29/dano-moral-no-difamacion-abogados-explican-las-demandas-de-ninel-conde-y-paty-navidad-contra-anabel-hernandez/) Conde sued Hernández for daño moral (moral damages, a Mexican legal category distinct from defamation). A Mexican court dismissed the evidence she presented and determined that the book's mentions did not constitute proven defamation; Conde is appealing the 2024 ruling.[6](https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/09/29/dano-moral-no-difamacion-abogados-explican-las-demandas-de-ninel-conde-y-paty-navidad-contra-anabel-hernandez/) In a 2026 interview with Infobae México she called the allegations "calumnias y juicios infundados" that affected her career, and said her docuserie seeks to show "pruebas y hechos, no rumores".[6](https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/09/29/dano-moral-no-difamacion-abogados-explican-las-demandas-de-ninel-conde-y-paty-navidad-contra-anabel-hernandez/)
## Public image and personal life
Conde's appearance has been a standing subject of Mexican entertainment coverage. Her cosmetic treatments drew waves of criticism in 2020, when viewers compared her altered look on video to the vedette [Lyn May](https://www.edgepedia.org/lyn-may), and again in 2024 after her unmasking as the character "Azul" on *Quién es la máscara*, months after she had undergone procedures to remove polymers from her face.[14](https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2020/comparan-a-ninel-conde-con-lyn-may.html) • [15](https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2024/por-que-criticaron-a-ninel-conde-tras-su-participacion-en-quien-es-la-mascara-2024.html) She has responded publicly to such criticism, arguing in a 2024 *People en Español* interview that seeking one's best version is legitimate, and telling EFE in 2026 that women in the entertainment industry face harsher judgment than men as they age.[16](https://peopleenespanol.com/la-nueva-ninel-conde-soy-la-barbie-bombon-portada-digital-8732322) • [2](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/)
Her mother, Mirna Conde, died of cancer in April 2008; the following year Conde created the Mirna Conde foundation in her honor to fight the disease.[17](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/celebs/quien-es-ninel-conde-de-la-casa-de-los-famosos-mexico-2025-biografia-carrera-y-fotos-de-la-actriz-nnda-nnlt-noticia/?outputType=amp) She has two children, Sofía Telch, born in 1997 during her marriage to the actor Ari Telch, and Emmanuel Medina.[1](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm0174306/bio/) • [18](https://stories.nyack.edu/ninel-conde-hijos-q70f.html)
## References
1. [Ninel Conde – Biografía, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/es-es/name/nm0174306/bio/)
2. [La mexicana Ninel Conde se muestra 'Sin filtro' en su combate al estigma de las cirugías, EFE (16 August 2026)](https://efe.com/cultura/2026-08-16/ninel-conde-reality/)
3. [Ninel Condé, AcademiaLab](https://academia-lab.com/enciclopedia/ninel-conde/)
4. [Ninel Conde cumple 50 años, El Informador (29 September 2026)](https://hls.informador.mx/entretenimiento/ninel-conde-cumple-50-anos-entre-el-exito-y-algunos-de-sus-escandalos-a-lo-largo-de-los-anos-20260929-0081.html)
5. ["Ninel Conde: Sin Filtro" premieres on ViX August 14, TelevisaUnivision press release (30 July 2026)](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/articles/2026/07/30/ninel-conde-sin-filtro-premieres-on-vix-august-14/)
6. [Daño moral, no difamación: abogados explican las demandas de Ninel Conde y Paty Navidad contra Anabel Hernández, Infobae (29 September 2026)](https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2026/09/29/dano-moral-no-difamacion-abogados-explican-las-demandas-de-ninel-conde-y-paty-navidad-contra-anabel-hernandez/)
7. [¿Qué estudió Ninel Conde?, El Imparcial (1 August 2025)](https://www.elimparcial.com/espectaculos/2025/08/01/que-estudio-ninel-conde-esto-se-sabe-sobre-su-formacion-academica-y-artistica/?outputType=amp-type)
8. [Ninel Conde narra cómo Eugenio Derbez descubrió su talento como actriz, Las Estrellas (17 December 2019)](https://www.lasestrellas.tv/espectaculos-1/famosos-1/ninel-conde-narra-como-eugenio-derbez-descubrio-su-talento-como-actriz)
9. [Ninel Conde: biografía, La República (29 September 2019)](https://larepublica.pe/espectaculos/2019/09/29/ninel-conde-biografia-quien-es-cuantos-anos-tiene-hijos-mejores-canciones-y-programas-de-television-atmp)
10. [Ninel Conde y José Luis Rodríguez "El Guana" ingresarán a LCDLFMx, TelevisaUnivision press release (22 July 2025)](https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/press/2025/07/22/ninel-conde-y-jose-luis-rodriguez-el-guana-ingresaran-a-lcdlfmx/)
11. [Hoja de vida / career history compilation, History of Beauty (2019)](https://www.historyofbeauty.com/coanre/HB%20enero%20abril%202019.pdf)
12. [Ninel Conde revela la violencia que sufrió durante cuatro años, El Universal (13 August 2026)](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/ninel-conde-las-heridas-que-el-maquillaje-no-borra/)
13. [Ninel Conde se muestra real y 'Sin Filtro' en su bioserie, Univision (13 August 2026)](https://www.univision.com/shows/despierta-america/ninel-conde-se-muestra-real-y-sin-filtro-en-su-bioserie-video)
14. [Comparan a Ninel Conde con Lyn May, El Siglo de Torreón (27 January 2020)](https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2020/comparan-a-ninel-conde-con-lyn-may.html)
15. [¿Por qué criticaron a Ninel Conde tras su participación en Quién es la máscara 2024?, El Siglo de Torreón (22 December 2024)](https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2024/por-que-criticaron-a-ninel-conde-tras-su-participacion-en-quien-es-la-mascara-2024.html)
16. [La nueva Ninel Conde se sincera sobre sus cambios: "Soy la Barbie bombón", People en Español (October 2024)](https://peopleenespanol.com/la-nueva-ninel-conde-soy-la-barbie-bombon-portada-digital-8732322)
17. [Quién es Ninel Conde de La casa de los famosos México 2025, El Comercio](https://elcomercio.pe/mag/fama/celebs/quien-es-ninel-conde-de-la-casa-de-los-famosos-mexico-2025-biografia-carrera-y-fotos-de-la-actriz-nnda-nnlt-noticia/?outputType=amp)
18. [Ninel Conde y sus hijos: el estado actual de su relación familiar en agosto de 2026, Alliance University Stories](https://stories.nyack.edu/ninel-conde-hijos-q70f.html)
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