1980s Ruffo began her acting career in 1980, starring in supporting roles in
telenovela Conflictos de un Médico under the direction of
Ernesto Alonso and continued her career acting in
Al Rojo vivo. In 1983, Valentín Pimsteín gave her the opportunity to star as the protagonist of
La fiera as Natalia Ramirez along with
Guillermo Capetillo. In 1985, she starred in Carlos Téllez's
telenovela Juana Iris, alongside Valentín Trujillo and her sister, Gabriela Ruffo. In 1987, she worked in
Ernesto Alonso's telenovela
Victoria. In 1989,
Valentín Pimstein offered her the main role in telenovela
Simplemente María.
1990s In 1993, she was the protagonist of
Capricho, a telenovela by Carlos Sotomayor as Cristina Aranda. In 1995, she was the protagonist of
Pobre niña rica, a
telenovela by Enrique Segoviano as Consuelo Villagrán. In 1998, she starred in
telenovela Vivo por Elena as Elena Carvajal.
2000s In 2000, she starred in Salvador Mejía's
Abrazame muy fuerte alongside
Aracely Arámbula. 2005 marked her comeback in the critically acclaimed telenovela
La madrastra, which she starred in with
César Évora. After
La madrastra, she performed duties as the First Lady of
Pachuca, with her husband acting as mayor, while continuing to star in the
telenovelas. In 2007, Victoria starred in the
Telemundo production
Victoria alongside
Arturo Peniche and
Mauricio Ochmann. In 2008, she played a leading role in
Carlos Moreno's
En nombre del amor together with
Leticia Calderón,
Allisson Lozz and
Altaír Jarabo. She played Macarena sister to
Leticia Calderón's character, Carlota.
2010s In 2010, she was named one of Latin America's 50 Most Beautiful People. In mid-2010, she was confirmed to lead in
Salvador Mejía Alejandre's
telenovela Triunfo del amor, where she played "Victoria", starring alongside
Maite Perroni,
William Levy, and Diego Oliveira. After
Triunfo del amor, Ruffo focused on her family and doing theater plays—specifically
Dulce Pajaro de Juventud. She also went to support the senatorial campaign of her husband Omar, who eventually won a seat in the senate. In 2012,
José Alberto Castro confirmed Ruffo to star in
telenovela Corona de lágrimas, alongside
José María Torre,
Mané de la Parra,
Alejandro Nones, and
Adriana Louvier—she won the
31st TVyNovelas Awards for
Best Lead Actress due to her performance in the latter. In 2014, she played a leading role in
telenovela La malquerida, alongside
Ariadne Díaz,
Christian Meier,
África Zavala, and
Arturo Peniche. In 2016, Salvador Mejia called Ruffo to lead the cast of telenovela
Las Amazonas. In 2019, she was the protagonist of
Cita a Ciegas, a comic telenovela where Ruffo made the crossover to the comedy genre. Her role as Maura was well received. It was the first telenovela where she did not cry. == Personal life ==