Christian Bach

In her childhood she studied ballet and jazz, later, as a teenager, she began to take acting classes and from the age of 16 she captured the attention of producers. In spite of dedicating herself to the artistic medium, the actress decided to study law, where she had a professional training, which she complemented with the learning of English, French and Russian. At the end of her career, she worked in the Argentinean soap opera El amor tiene cara de mujer, at which time Valentín Pimstein, a renowned Chilean producer of Mexican soap operas, who was in Argentina, discovered Bach's talent. After two years of negotiations, the producer convinced Christian Bach to travel to Mexico to have some participations in the soap opera Veronica, in 1979. Later, she was included in the second stage of Los ricos también lloran, where she played Edith González's mother. The actress continued with firm steps with Colorina y Soledad, a production in which she met the man who would become her husband, Humberto Zurita, a person who, besides becoming her partner, began to accompany her professionally. Another of her most outstanding projects was Bodas de Odio, in 1984, where she played Magdalena Mendoza, a young woman who is in love with a modest soldier, but is forced by her mother to marry a man of high society. Years after this melodrama ended, producer Ernesto Alonso would give her the dress she wore in the finale of this telenovela so that she could marry Humberto Zurita in real life in 1996. In 1996, another success would come to her career but as a producer, Cañaveral de Pasiones was placed in the first places of audience with this story starring Daniela Castro, Juan Soler and Francisco Gattorno. In this telenovela, her son Sebastián Zurita would make his artistic debut. In Televisa she produced Bajo un mismo rostro, telenovela with which she would say goodbye to the company and would begin to have one of the most important changes in her life at a professional level, moving to TV Azteca. At TV Azteca she would begin one of Christian's most ambitious projects, La chacala, where she participated as producer and protagonist, playing three characters: Hilda, Liliana and Delia. After finishing, she continued behind the scenes with Azul Tequila, where she gave her first opportunity to Bárbara Mori, with El candidato and La calle de las novias. After almost four years of not starring in a telenovela, she reappeared in Agua y Aceite with Humberto Zurita, the last project of the production company Zuba, a partnership between the couple. After finishing this project, the couple decided to travel to Miami, United States, where they lived. In 2017, Bach and her husband announced her retirement from the screen. By that time, the actress's health was deteriorated by a rare degenerative disease. Her last years were spent with her family at home. Bach passed away on February 26, 2019, in Mexico City, Mexico, due to a respiratory arrest. Her two sons -Emiliano and Sebastián- are owners of the production company Addiction House projects.

Works

The Return

La Patrona is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami and Mexican Argos Comunicación. The telenovela is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Dueña, written by José Ignacio Cabrujas. The name reflects a local term or slang in Mexico to address a person recognized as the main boss. However, the title is also a reflection of both the protagonist and the antagonist struggle to conquer power, authority and respect in a labor field traditionally deemed to be a man's job.

Release Date2013-01-08

Charactersd Antonia Guerra

Episode Count128

Vote Count307

La Chacala

Javier takes Delia, his pregnant wife, to his ranch in a remote village. Although she's surrounded with love and comfort, Delia has an uneasy feeling. One day, Javier goes out hunting and kills a deer, which to his horror turns out to be a man. Javier's servants toss the corpse over a canyon and tell him to forget the incident, but the dead man's ghost seeks out his mother, the local witch, and begs her to avenge his murder. The witch turns up at Javier´s ranch, and under a mysterious and unexpected shower of thunder and lightning, curses the family. Javier's wife shall bear twin daughters, one of which shall be a fearsome demoness. A day later, Delia goes into labor and gives birth to a healthy baby girl. Everybody feels calmer after the birth, yet a couple of hours later, Delia gets labor pains again. This time she's ripped apart by another baby girl. Delia bleeds to death, yet because the two girls look identical, both healthy and beautiful, it´s hard to know which one killed her mother. Several years later, the identical twins have very different personalities. Gilda is an independent doctor and a city dweller. Her twin Liliana is a frail invalid who resides in the ranch. However, one of them harbors inside the dreadful Chacala, which will soon materialize to wreak havoc among those around her.

Release Date1997-11-03

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Gilda Almada / Liliana Almada / La Chacala / Delia de Almada

Episode Count180

Vote Count1

Deseo

Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and eroticism, which use a circular structure located in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a colonial city of Mexico.

Release Date2013-09-13

Charactersd La Señora

Vote Count266

The Staircase

An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.

Release Date2022-05-05

Charactersd News Reporter

Episode Count1

Vote Count224

Atrapada

Atrapada

Release Date1991-08-19

Charactersd Camila Montero

Episode Count180

Bajo un Mismo Rostro

After the murder of her father and brother, Irene Saldivar travels to Greece. There she meets and falls in love with entrepreneur Alexis Theodorakis. Carlos is the administrator of Irene's fortune and cooperates with Alejandro in a rotten and corrupt business where he marries rich women, kills them, and obtains their fortune. When Carlos finds out about Irene's marriage to Alexis, he formulates a plan to kill Alexis and obtain his fortune. During Irene and Alexis' honeymoon, Carlos' plan succeeds when the boat Alexis travels in explodes. A desperate and pregnant Irene returns to Mexico, where she falls in love with Dr. Diego Covarrubias. However, Irene is forced to leave him for the sake of her friend Carolina, since Carolina loves him and has cancer. Since Alejandro isn't able to win Irene's love, Alejandro gets in her life and forces her to marry him or risk losing her son - all of this as part of another plan Carlos formulated so he and Alejandro plot Irene's death in another fatal catastrophe.

Release Date1995-04-17

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd Irene de la Concepción Saldívar Bustamante de Teodorakis

Episode Count100

Vote Count1

The Impostor

La Impostora, is a Spanish-language telenovela presumably to be produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Studios, Miami.

Release Date2014-01-14

Charactersd Raquel Altamira Vda. de León

Episode Count120

Vote Count92

The Man in White

After accidentally witnessing a serial killer's brutal murder of a policeman, Erika must race to get herself and her daughter out of the killer's path before his blood-soaked rampage includes them as well.

Release Date1994-04-22

Charactersd Erika

Vote Count8

Los ricos también lloran

Popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar, a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos Romero, it was directed by Rafael Banquells. The story was written by Inés Rodena and adapted by Valeria Philips.

Release Date1979-04-09

Charactersd Joanna Smith

Episode Count248

Vote Count17

Agua y Aceite

Release Date2002-01-07

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd Julieta

Episode Count35

Vote Count1

Vidas Robadas

Vidas Robadas is the title of a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the Mexican television network TV Azteca. It is internationally known as "Infamia". It stars Carla Hernandez, Andres Palacios and marks the return of the grand actress, Cristian Bach to the television screen.

Release Date2010-03-08

Charactersd María Julia Echeverría de Fernández

Episode Count141

Vote Count1

Brigada en acción

Alberto Nadal, Carlos Firulo and Luis Chávez are three intrepid police officers who are in charge of solving different criminal cases.

Release Date1977-07-21

Charactersd Suboficial Graciela Colombo

Vote Count1

Gavilán o Paloma

José José was born in a Mexican family of talented musicians. His father was an alcoholic operatic tenor and his mother was a pianist. Growing up in the tough neighborhoods of Mexico City, José began his career as a singer in serenades, and later in a jazz trio. His father died and his career took off due to his enormous talent. José started a relationship with Anel (Bach), a beautiful young actress, but because of his alcoholism and infidelities, she leaves him. José marries Kiki Herrera (Gina Romand), a beautiful socialite twenty years older than he is. After several fights and irreconcilable differences, José leaves her. After suffering a terrible pneumonia that nearly ended his career, Anel returns to be by his side and he recovers. After a couple of years without success, José signed a contract with a major record label and returns to the pinnacle of success to stay there for the rest of his career.

Release Date1985-09-20

Charactersd Anel

Vote Count5

Weddings of hate

Bodas de odio is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1983. Original story by Caridad Bravo Adams and starring Christian Bach, Miguel Palmer and Frank Moro.

Release Date1983-11-16

Charactersd Magdalena Mendoza

Episode Count90

Vote Count11

Revenge of the Black Wolf

Black Wolf is forced again to fight his rival, who now has been appointed California Governor. Against such power, the lonely 'wolf' fights a duel to the death.

Release Date1981-11-27

Charactersd Margaret

Vote Count6

The Secret

The life of a woman changes completely after the murder of her mother and when she comes to live with her aunt, she realizes that she keeps a secret that has remained hidden and protected for centuries.

Release Date2010-12-03

Charactersd Claudine

Vote Count11

De pura sangre

Release Date1985-12-09

Charactersd Florencia Duarte Valencia

Episode Count1

Vote Count52

Scraps of Life

The movie follows four women of different generations and their struggle in the cold world of modeling.

Release Date2008-10-21

Charactersd Rafaela Marti

Vote Count1

El amor nunca muere

El amor nunca muere

Release Date1982-01-06

Charactersd Cecilia Romo-Larrea

Episode Count10

Sex Education In Brief Lessons

Alejandra and Ana are college friends, both are virgin and hope to find the love of their life soon. Ana meets Miguel, but they agree to just be friends. Alejandra meets Esteban, a well known womanizer.

Release Date1997-07-25

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count9

Bride's Avenue

La calle de las novias is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca and Zuba Producciones. Directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, it stars Silvia Navarro and Juan Manuel Bernal as protagonists.

Release Date2000-03-20

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count2

Cañaveral de Pasiones

Release Date1996-04-22

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count95

Vote Count3

Bésame en la boca

Popstar dies by accident, and Heaven's bureaucrats send her back to earth to inhabit a different body.

Release Date1995-06-23

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Vote Count2

La dama del Alba

Release Date1989-01-19

DepartmentProduction

JobProduction Director

Soy libre

Mariana is a singer who has fame and success. All she needs is to feel completely free and enjoy life like any other ordinary woman.

Release Date1992-01-01

Vote Count2

Hidden Pleasures

A psychiatrist is brutally raped and takes her revenge in a bizarre game of cat and mouse.

Release Date1989-07-30

Vote Count11

Secuestro sangriento

Release Date1985-01-01

Vote Count2

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