Early career (2008–2011) Goto began her television career in 2008 as a co-host on the youth-targeted television news show,
Roomies, which was produced locally for Televisa del Golfo in Tampico. She spent a year on the show before leaving in 2009. During her time on "Roomies", she and some of the cast members were invited to audition for
Centro de Educación Artística, the free drama school run by media giant,
Televisa, in Mexico City. One month after her
CEA audition, Goto was accepted into the school and moved to Mexico City, where she lived with relatives during her first year of school. During her first year, she studied voice, acting, and dance. When she was 18 years old,
CEA held auditions for director
Pedro Damián's (best known for his work with Latin-pop group,
RBD) newest telenovela. Though she had no prior professional acting experience, she was cast as the lead in
Niña de mi Corazón, an updated version of Damian's 1997 telenovela,
Mi Pequeña Traviesa. Goto played the dual role of Andrea Paz and Paz's imaginary twin brother, Andres Paz. Following her casting in the series, Goto discontinued her studies at
CEA to pursue a full-time acting career. Filming for
Niña de mi Corazón began in January 2010 in Mexico City and ended in July 2010. The telenovela premiered on 8 March 2010 in Mexico and ended on 9 July 2010. It premiered on
Univision in the U.S. on 23 February 2011. In the spring of 2011, Goto made her theatre debut as the lead female protagonist in the play
El Knack directed by Odiseo Bichir, and starring Mexican actors, José Ángel Bichir and Alfonso Dosal.
Breakout success with "Miss XV" and other roles (2011–2015) In June 2011, Goto attended a casting call in Mexico City for Televisa's teen-oriented musical television series,
Miss XV. Actress
Danna Paola was originally selected for one of two lead roles but later dropped out before casting was finalized. The following month, Goto was confirmed as the lead for the series.
Miss XV is a television series inspired by the famous 1987 telenovela,
Quinceañera, starring
Thalía and
Adela Noriega. Filming for the television series began in October 2011 in Mexico City and concluded in June 2012. The show premiered on Nickelodeon Latin America on 16 April 2012. On Canal 5, the show began airing episodes on 14 May 2012 in Latin America. In the United States, the show premiered on
Galavisión on 2 March 2013. A second season for the show was planned, but the project was cancelled before production started, in spite of the show's success. The series finale aired on 28 September 2012. On 24 April 2013, Goto was announced as the co-lead in producer
Pedro Damián's rumored telenovela,
Las Mejores Amigas Best Friends Forever. Her former
Miss XV co-star and ex-
Eme 15 bandmate,
Natasha Dupeyrón, was also tied to the project. Goto was expected to play one of lead characters who meets her best friend (played by Dupeyrón) while working as a counselor at a summer camp. The project was later cancelled for unknown reasons. In July 2013, Goto auditioned for
Vaselina, the Spanish-language remake of
Grease, in Mexico City. She attended three callbacks before finally being cast by producers. Goto reportedly won the part over actresses
Belinda and
Eiza González, both of whom were rumored to be in the running for the lead role. In August, Goto was confirmed as "Sandy" in the 13th Mexican stage production of
Vaselina.
Benny Ibarra served as director. Rehearsals were held from August to October in Mexico City. Goto starred alongside her former
Eme 15 bandmates,
Eleazar Gomez, who played "Danny Seco", and
Jack Duarte, during the play's first season. The play began on 17 October 2013 at Teatro Nextel in Mexico City. It ran for 10 weeks and closed its first season on 22 December 2013. In September 2013, Goto and the ensemble cast recorded an album, featuring songs from the play. On 17 December 2013,
Vaselina was picked up for a second season which began on 16 January 2014 and concluded on 13 April 2014. Performances were held in Mexico City at the
Centro Cultural Telmex. On 26 July 2014, the third season of
Vaselina ended in
Toluca,
Mexico. Two days later, the entire cast was replaced by new actors for the upcoming season;
Irán Castillo, who played "Sandy" in the 1994 Mexican production, replaced Goto. In total, Goto appeared in over 100 performances during the play's three seasons. On 13 February 2014, Goto auditioned for producer
Juan Osorio's telenovela,
Mi Corazón Es Tuyo at
Televisa San Ángel in Mexico City. The telenovela is an adaptation based on the 2002 Spanish television series,
Ana y los 7. She auditioned for the role of "Fanny Lascurain". On 16 February 2014, producer
Juan Osorio officially confirmed her participation in the telenovela via Twitter. Filming for the telenovela began on 21 April 2014. The telenovela filmed in Mexico City at
Televisa San Ángel and at various locations throughout the
State of Mexico. The telenovela began airing weekdays at 8:25 p.m. in Mexico on 30 June 2014 on
Canal de las Estrellas, replacing
Qué pobres tan ricos. Actors Carmen Salinas, Rafael Inclán, and Adrián Uribe also starred in the telenovela. In the United States, the telenovela premiered on 21 July 2014 at 8 p.m. E.T. on
Univision. The telenovela's final episode aired in Mexico on 1 March 2015. The finale aired in the US on 27 March 2015. On 6 February 2015, producers of
Mi Corazón Es Tuyo announced that a stage version of the telenovela had been commissioned due to its popularity in Mexico. The family friendly version of the play featured the Lascurain family and Goto reprised her role as "Fanny". Filming for
Mi Corazón Es Tuyo wrapped in mid-February. A special concert, which served as the telenovela's finale and featured performances by Goto, the cast, and other special guests, was filmed on 21 February 2015 at La Bombonera in
Toluca,
Mexico. The stage version of
Mi Corazón Es Tuyo debuted in
Pubela,
Mexico on 6 March 2015. Additional performances were given in various cities throughout Mexico, including
Guadalajara,
Monterrey,
León during March. Performances in Mexico City were held in April 2015. The play finished in mid-May 2015 in
Cancún. In early July 2015, Goto travelled to New York City to participate in a five-week summer "Physical Theatre" course at
Stella Adler Studio of Acting, in order to refresh her skills as an actress. She returned to Mexico City in early August 2015. On 5 November 2015, it was confirmed that Goto would star in "
Un camino hacia el destino", producer Nathalie Lartilleux's telenovela based on the 2003 Mexican telenovela,
La Hija del Jardinero. She auditioned against four other actresses for the lead role and received news of her casting in early November 2015. Her role in the telenovela also required her to take violin lessons before production began. Filming began outside
Mexico City on 23 November 2015. The telenovela premiered on 25 January 2016 in Mexico. It premiered in the U.S. on 26 February 2016 and aired weeknights on
Canal de las Estrellas and
Univision. The program's finale aired in the summer of 2016. Goto sings the telenovela's theme song,
El Camino a Donde Voy.
2016 to 2019 In late October 2016, Goto was cast in the western adventure film, "La Leyenda Del Diamante" (previously called "El diamante rojo"), which commenced filming in November 2016 in Mexico City. Filming ended in early December of that same year. The movie later premiered on
Netflix in 2019. On 22 February 2017, Goto was announced as the lead for producer Nathalie Lartilleux's new telenovela, "El vuelo de la victoria". Loosely based on a true story, Goto plays a runner who trains for the Olympics. Filming began in Mexico City on 2 May 2017. The telenovela premiered in Mexico on the network, Las estrellas on 10 July 2017. In January 2018, Goto embarked on a national tour in Mexico as part of the cast of the comedy-drama play, "Dios mío hazme viuda por favor", based on the 2004 book of the same name by author, Josefina Vazquez Mota. The play, which tells the stories of five women's marital issues, ran in Mexico until February 2018. In July 2019, Goto announced her return to television to film a lead role in the Mexican drama, "Vencer en silencio". Filming commenced in Mexico City on 2 July, lasting for several months. The telenovela will premiere in Mexico on 20 January 2020. Goto was cast in her first leading film role in the Mexican comedy-drama movie, 'Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica', with production held in Mexico City in November 2018. The movie is a spin-off of the 2016 Mexican comedy, 'Treintona, Soltera y Fantástica'. The movie will premiere in theaters in March 2020 in Mexico. On 27 November 2019, Goto was announced as part of the cast for the Mexican film, 'Dioas al Asfarto'.
Acting hiatus and return (2024–present) In August 2024, Goto announced that she had decided to take a break from acting in order to focus on her upcoming second studio album and career as a solo singer/songwriter. She stated that because acting was a full-time job, often requiring her to be on film sets all day, she had little time for her aspirations as a solo singer. That year she starred in the Mexican comedy-drama film,
Entra mi vida. The film was released in Mexico on 18 July 2024. In November 2025, it was announced that Goto would return to acting by starring in the telenovela
Guardián de mi vida.
Other television projects From April to June 2015, Goto traveled to Miami, Florida to film several appearances as a co-judge on the
Sábado Gigante children's variety talent segment, "Estrellas del Futuro". The segment aired on Saturday evenings on
Univision in the U.S. On 30 June 2015, she and
Eleazar Gomez co-hosted the "Barbie Awards", a show recognizing young women who participate in philanthropy, journalism, sports, business, and acting. The show aired on 11 July 2015 on Canal 5. Goto was a coach on the children's talent variety show,
Pequeños Gigantes USA, the U.S. version of the Mexican show of the
same name. In January 2017, she relocated to Miami to film the show. The program premiered on
Univision on 6 February 2017. It airs weeknights from Monday through Thursday. In 2025, Goto competed on the
seventh season of
¿Quién es la máscara? as "Tropi Coco". Her identity was revealed during the season finale on 14 December 2025, where she was declared the winner of the season. ==Music career==