Background
Ela Velden was born in Querétaro.
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She moved to Mexico City and studied at Televisa"s famous acting school, Centro de Educación Artística from 2011 to 2013. She appeared in several school productions and graduated after completing a three year course in 2013.
Career
In October 2014, she made her telenovela debut co-starring in producer Pedro Damián"s remake, Muchacha italiana viene a casarse. She has a sister. Prior to acting, she modeled as a child and teenager in catalogues and editorials for various magazines. She appeared in commercials for Garnier"s "100% de color" campaign alongside singer Dulce Maria in 2010.
In 2013, Velden debuted as an actress in the Mexican television series, Gossip Girl: Acapulco.
Originally, she was cast as "Jenny Parra" and filmed a promotional trailer for the show, but when the role was recast, she later appeared in a recurring role as "Gaby". The show was filmed on location in Acapulco, Mexico from January to May 2013.
lieutenant premiered exclusively on the subscription channel, Golden Premier, in Mexico on August 5, 2013. The show was canceled after one season.
Following the conclusion of Gossip Girl: Acapulco, she filmed an appearance on the teen-oriented telenovela, Niñas Mal 2 for Music Television Latin America.
She also participated in several episodes of the Mexican television drama series, Como dice el dicho, in the spring and summer of 2014. In May 2014, Velden auditioned to play the younger sister of the main character in producer Pedro Damián"s latest telenovela, Muchacha italiana viene a casarse, in Mexico City. The telenovela is based on the popular 1971 Mexican telenovela of the same name.
In July of that same year, she was announced as one of the actors in the final considerations for a role in the telenovela.
In August, Velden"s participation in Muchacha italiana viene a casarse was officially confirmed. This is her debut role in a telenovela.
Filming began on August 25, 2014 where she and some of the cast traveled to Maratea, Italy and filmed scenes and promotional material for two weeks. After returning from Italy, filming resumed in Mexico City.
Velden learned Italian in preparation for her role.
Scenes for the finale were filmed in Maratea and Naples, Italy, where production was completed in mid-May 2015. The telenovela aired weekdays on Canal de las Estrellas, following its premiere on October 20, 2014. The telenovela"s final episode aired on June 21, 2015.
On May 28, 2015, Velden made her theatre debut as "Susana" in the original production, "Gélidas Caricias".
The drama also starred Jorge Gallegos, Jade Fraser and Nicole Vale who both alternated as "Susana". The play premiered on May 21, 2015 in Mexico City at Teatro en Corto.
lieutenant ran every week until June 28, 2015. Beginning on July 19, 2015 until late August 2015, Velden appeared in the play, "El Profesor" alongside Damián Alcázar.
The play was performed at Foro Cultural Chapultepec in Mexico City and embarked on a small tour throughout Mexico in August 2015.
She will also appear in the comedy play, "Tenis", an adaptation of the highly successful Argentine version. The play premiered at Louisiana Teatrería in Mexico City on September 17, 2015 and ran until November 19, 2015.
