Ela Velden

Daniela Campos Reséndiz was born in Querétaro. She has a sister. She began modeling at 13 and appeared in commercials, editorials, and fashion shows as a teenager. She also appeared in ads for Garnier's "100% de color" campaign alongside singer Dulce Maria in 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.queretaro.com.mx/home/Evento/RedirectNews/179 |title=Ela Velden es apasionada de la actuaciòn |author= |date=February 1, 2014 |website=Queretaro.com.mx |accessdate=August 1, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219151343/http://www.queretaro.com.mx/home/Evento/RedirectNews/179 |url-status=dead }} When she was 18 years old, she left Querétaro and settled in Mexico City where she studied at Televisa's 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. Her artistic name was chosen after she unsuccessfully attempted to register as an actress under her birth name.{{cite web |url=http://www.estilodf.tv/issues-digitales/estilo-df-weekend-ela-velden-2/|title=Estilo DF Weekend Ela Velden|author=|date=January 20, 2017 |website=estilodf.tv|publisher=Estilo DF |accessdate=February 19, 2017|language=Spanish}}

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".{{cite web |url=http://www.novedadesacapulco.mx/lanzan-el-trailer-de-gossip-girl-acapulco |title=Lanzan el trailer de Gossip Girl Acapulco|author= |date=January 17, 2013 |website=Novedades Acapulco |accessdate=August 1, 2014}} The show was filmed on location in Acapulco, Mexico from January to May 2013. It premiered exclusively on the subscription channel, Golden Premier, in Mexico on August 5, 2013. The show was canceled after one season.{{cite web |url=http://www.televisa.com/programas-tv/noticias/629411/gossip-girl-acapulco-estreno-serie-television-pedro-torres |title=¡Gossip Girl Acapulco todo un éxito! |author= |date= |publisher=Televisa |accessdate=}}{{cite web |url=http://coctelacapulco.com/portal/gossip-girl-se-graba-en-acapulco |title=Gossip Girl se graba en Acapulco |last1=Zàrate de la O |first1=Hanzel |date= |website=Coctel Acapulco |accessdate=August 1, 2014}}

Following the conclusion of Gossip Girl: Acapulco, she filmed an appearance on the teen-oriented telenovela, Niñas Mal 2 for MTV 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.televisa.com/programas-tv/como-dice-el-dicho/capitulos/697007/dicho-quien-arquitecto-dice-dicho/ |title=Dicho Quien Arquitecto dice dicho|author= |date=March 10, 2014 |publisher=Televisa |accessdate=August 1, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://tvolucion.esmas.com/entretenimiento/noticias/programas/255431/detras-camaras-apuesta-ilegal/ |title=Detras del camaras:Apueta ilegal |author= |date=April 4, 2014 |website=Tvolucion.esmas.com |publisher=Televisa |accessdate=August 1, 2014}}

In May 2014, Velden auditioned in Mexico City for a role in producer Pedro Damián's latest telenovela remake, Muchacha italiana viene a casarse. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=424319&idFC=2014 |title=Confirmarían a Livia Brito como protagonista "Muchacha italiana…". |last1=Franco |first1=René |date=July 8, 2014 |publisher=Grupo Fórmula |accessdate=August 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053829/http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=424319&idFC=2014 |archivedate=August 8, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/2014/pedro-damian-muchacha-italiana-999964.html |title=Pedro Damián planea revivir Muchacha italiana viene a casarse |author= |date=April 1, 2014 |website=El Universal |accessdate= |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050249/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/2014/pedro-damian-muchacha-italiana-999964.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://novelasyseries.univision.com/chismes/article/2014-07-07/livia-brito-y-eleazar-gomez-podrian-estar-en-muchacha-italiana-viene-a-casarse |title=Livia Brito y Eleazar Gomez podrian estar en Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse |author= |date=July 7, 2014 |website=Univision |accessdate=August 1, 2014}} In August, Velden's participation in Muchacha italiana viene a casarse was officially confirmed. This is her debut role in a telenovela. Prior to production, she studied Italian for six months in order to more accurately portray her character. 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. 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. Its final episode aired on June 21, 2015 in Mexico.{{cite web |url=http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=510903&idFC=2015|title=Televisarán dos finales de "Muchacha italiana viene a casarse" |author= |date=June 17, 2015 |publisher=Radio Formula |accessdate=June 21, 2015|language=Spanish}}{{cite web |url=http://www.am.com.mx/notareforma/66451|title=¡Livia Brito te hará vivir en un sueño!|author=Erika Hinojosa |date=August 18, 2014 |publisher=Univision |accessdate=August 18, 2014|language=Spanish}}{{cite web |url=http://www.televisa.com/telenovelas/noticias/755793/presenta-manera-oficial-livia-brito-protagonista-muchacha-italiana-viene-casarse-telenovela/|title=Busca José Ron ser internacional|author=Manuel Tejada |date=August 22, 2014 |website= |publisher=Am.com.mx |accessdate=August 23, 2014|language=Spanish}}{{cite web |url=http://www.trmtv.it/home/cultura/2015_05_14/88301.html|title=A Maratea terminate le riprese della telenovela "Muchacha italiana viene a casarse"|author= |date=May 14, 2015 |website=trmtv.it |accessdate=May 30, 2015|language=Italian}}

On May 28, 2015, Velden made her theater 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. It 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. Later, the cast embarked on a small theater tour throughout Mexico in August 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/1145455.ensena-a-amar.html/|title=Alcázar enseña a amar en Torreón|author=Aldo Magallanes |date=August 24, 2015 |website=elsiglodetorreon.com.mx |accessdate=September 15, 2015|language=Spanish}} She also appeared in the comedy play, "Tenis", an adaptation of the highly successful Argentine version. The play premiered at La Teatrería in Mexico City on September 17, 2015 and ran until November 19, 2015. She had a role in the telenovela drama, A que no me dejas, in the program's second season. The telenovela began airing its second season on November 3, 2015 on Canal de las Estrellas.{{cite web|title=¡"A que no me dejas" arranca segunda temporada el martes 3 de noviembre!|url=http://television.televisa.com/programas-tv/programas-series-y-mas/noticias/2015-10-28/a-que-no-me-dejas-arranca-segunda-temporada-el-martes-3-de-novie/|website=televisa.com|accessdate=28 October 2015|language=Spanish}}{{cite web |url=http://teatro.universogay.com/los-deseos-y-amores-de-la-comedia-tenis-llegan-a-mexico__05092015.html/|title=Los deseos y amores de la comedia "Tenis" llegan a México|author=Ariel Alan |date=September 5, 2015 |website=teatro.universogay.com |accessdate=September 14, 2015|language=Spanish}}{{cite web |url=http://carteleradeteatro.mx/2015/el-profesor/|title=El Profesor|author= |date=May 19, 2015 |website=carteleradeteatro.com.mx |accessdate=July 19, 2015|language=Spanish}}{{cite web |url=http://www.clase.in/showbiz/fotogaleria/Ela+Velden,+la+revelaci%C3%B3n+actoral-4408 |title=Ela Velden, la revelación |date=July 18, 2015 |publisher=El Universal |accessdate=July 19, 2015 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719032225/http://www.clase.in/showbiz/fotogaleria/Ela+Velden%2C+la+revelaci%C3%B3n+actoral-4408 |archivedate=July 19, 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.20minutos.com.mx/noticia/b280578/jorge-gallegos-debutara-en-teatro-en-corto-con-gelidas-caricias/|title=Jorge Gallegos debutará en Teatro en Corto con "Gélidas caricias"|author=Notimex |date=May 19, 2015 |website=20minutos.com.mx |accessdate=May 30, 2015|language=Spanish}}{{cite web|url=http://www.atrapalo.com.mx/boletos/gelidas-caricias_e294441/fecha-30-05-2015/|title=Gélidas caricias synopsis and cast|author=Atrapalo|date=|website=atrapalo.com.mx|accessdate=May 30, 2015|language=Spanish|archive-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128085849/https://www.atrapalo.com.mx/boletos/gelidas-caricias_e294441/fecha-30-05-2015/|url-status=dead}}

For her work in Muchacha italiana viene a casarse, Velden received the award for "Mejor Actriz Revelación" (Best Female Revelation) at the 2016 Premios TV y Novelas award show, held in Acapulco on April 17, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://spanish.latinospost.com/articles/72107/20160419/premios-tvynovelas2016-mexico-ganadores-pasion-y-poder-fernando-colunga-susana-gonzalez-a-que-no-me-dejas-pablo-lyle-maite-perroni.html|title="Premios TvyNovelas 2016 México Ganadores: 'Pasión y Poder' La Gran Triunfadora De La Noche|author=|date=April 19, 2016|website=Latin Post |accessdate=April 21, 2016|language=Spanish}} On May 14, 2016, Velden was announced as the lead actress for producer Pedro Damián's latest telenovela, Despertar contigo.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=593381&idFC=2016 |title=Anahí junto a Maluma cantarían tema de "Despertar Contigo" |author=Flor Rubio |date=May 14, 2016 |website=Radio Formula |accessdate=May 14, 2016 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514103120/http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=593381&idFC=2016 |archivedate=May 14, 2016 }} Despertar contigo premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on August 8, 2016 and aired weeknights. It later premiered in the U.S. on Univision on August 30, 2016 where it aired weeknights.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=614870&idFC=2016|title="Despertar contigo" mostrará a la mujer mexicana luchona: Leticia Huijara|author=Maxine Woodside|date=August 2, 2016|website=Radio Formula|accessdate=August 10, 2016|language=Spanish|archive-date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803181308/http://www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp?Idn=614870&idFC=2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/mira-el-trailer-de-la-nueva-telenovela-de-univision-despertar-contigo-con-daniel-arenas|title="Mira el tráiler de la nueva telenovela de Univisión Despertar contigo con Daniel Arenas"|author= Moisés González |date=August 5, 2016 |website=People en Español |accessdate=August 10, 2016|language=Spanish}}

2020 she appears in 6 episodes as Lupe who is a diablera in Diablero second season, a Mexican serie from Netflix.

Velden was in relationship with Argentine actor Federico Ayos from 2017-2018. In late 2018, she confirmed on Instagram to be in a relationship with actor Emiliano Zurita. Their relationship ended after four years; their separation was confirmed in 2023.{{cite web |last1=Vidal |first1=Ricardo |title=ELA VELDEN HABLA DE SU RUPTURA CON EMILIANO ZURITA: 'HAN SIDO MESES DE ALTAS Y BAJAS' |url=https://www.hola.com/us-es/celebrities/2023070848280/ela-velden-emiliano-zurita-rompimiento/ |website=Hola |access-date=13 April 2024}} She is the co-founder and co-owner of the female led media production agency, Ellas Cuatro.{{cite web |last1=Letonja |first1=Jana |title=In Conversation with Ela Velden |url=https://www.numeromag.nl/in-conversation-with-ela-velden/ |website=Numero |access-date=13 April 2024}}

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Category:Mexican television actresses

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Category:Actresses from Querétaro

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Category:21st-century Mexican actresses