Karina was born on July 27, 1966, in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the daughter of actress and director
Karina Duprez and granddaughter of actress
Magda Guzmán and theater director Julián Duprez. By the marriage of his mother with actor
Carlos Ancira, she became his adopted daughter. She began her acting career while still a child, debuting in theater at sixteen years old in theatrical performance
El soldadito de plomo. On television she debuted in the telenovela
Déjame vivir in 1982. In recent years, Magda Karina has used a new artistic name in some television works as Karina Ancira, adopting her stepfather's last name, Carlos Ancira. == Filmography ==