Mexican actress Felicia Mercado is best known for her role in several telenovelas such as Teresa and Between Love and Hatred. Before she started acting, she contested to represent Mexico in Miss Universe 1977.
The 65-year-old actress, TV hostess, and singer was formerly married to Eugene Santoscoy, a businessman before the split after about 25 years of marriage. They shared one child, daughter Ivana Francesca.
7 Intriguing Facts about Felicia Mercado
1. The actress was raised in Tijuana
Felicia Mercado Agud was born on December 17, 1959, in Tijuana, Baja California Mexico to her parents, Ofelia Agud and Jose Luis Mercado. As seen in her name, she uses both her maternal and paternal surnames as part of her name.
2. She contested for Miss Universe 1977
Prior to becoming an actress, Mercado entered the Miss Mexico beauty pageant in 1997. She won the contest while Elizabeth Aguilar was the 1st runner-up while Ernestina Sodi was the 2nd runner-up.
Upon winning that, she represented Mexico in Miss Universe 1977 which was held in the Dominican Republic. Shortly after that, she got several offers to participate in TV commercials and representative of Mexican beauty to other countries.
3. Felicia Mercado has been acting for several decades
According to reports, the Mexican actress has been acting since 1980. After appearing in several telenovelas, she became famous for replacing actress Edith Gonzalez in the telenovela Rosa Salvaje as the evil Leonela Villareal.
Going forward, Felicia made a brief appearance in the telenovela Sortilego in 2010 where she played the role of Adriana de Lombardo.
For several decades of being in the movie industry, Mercado has played the role of a villain.
Other films and television shows she has featured in include:
- Telenovelas
- El hogar que yo robé (1981)
- Si, mi amor
- Lo blanco y lo negro (1989)
- Mas allá del puente (1993-1994)
- Preciosa (1998)
- Amigas y rivales (2001)
- La Casa de al Lado (2011)
- Dama y Obrero (2013)
- Cabo (2022-2023)
- Films
- La soplona (1990)
- Esa mujer me vuelve loco (1991
- La voz de los caracoles (1993)
- Escuadrón de honor (1995)
- Cristal: Ambición mortal (1997)
- Pesadilla infernal (1997)
- Del norte a la gran ciudad (1998)
4. Mercado was married to Eugenio Santoscoy for over 25 years
Felicia Mercado married businessman Eugene Santoscoy in 1997 and in 1998, they welcomed their daughter, Ivana Francesca.
While many sources believe the couple is still married, Magster reported that the marriage ended a while ago.
Although the marriage of Felicia Mercado with the businessman Eugenio Santoscoy seemed very solid, it reportedly ended after almost 25 years.
They added that a close friend of the actress revealed Santoscoy wanted her to stay at home but she on the other hand wanted to continue acting. It is said that Felicia Mercado felt “suffocated” as she wanted to return to work in the acting industry but her husband wouldn’t let her and always wanted her by his side.
5. Mercado’s daughter is a fashion designer
Iva Francesca’s Felicia Mercado’s only daughter is a designer. Her Instagram handle reveals that she is a graphic and textile designer. The artist has an Instagram handle where she displays her works.
6. The Mexican actress is also a singer and an author
In addition to acting, the Mexican actress has pursued a career as a singer. She has no less than two records and has toured several times. Some of her songs include Parezco Fuerte, Pienso En El, and Solapas De Terciopelo.
Felicia Mercado has worked on two books. One was about beauty while the other was her life story. The actress wrote the book about herself starting when she was a teenager in Mexico.
7. What is Felicia Mercado’s net worth?
Having worked in the entertainment industry for a couple of decades, Felicia Mercado’s net worth is estimated between $1 million to $5 million at the moment.
The former Miss Mexico, whose primary income comes from her career as a television actress has worked with several fashion brands. Her Instagram bio states that she is a partner of a brand called Beauty Madness.
