Marina de Tavira Servitje (born 21 November 1973) is a Mexican actress. She is internationally known for her role in the film Roma (2018), for which she received widespread acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Early life
Tavira was born in Mexico City to María Servitje Montull, a theology teacher and director of the Mexican Institute of Christian Social Doctrine, and criminologist Juan Pablo de Tavira. She grew up in Mexico City with two siblings, and was interested in acting from a young age, inspired in part by her paternal uncle, playwright Luis de Tavira.
Her father was a respected criminologist who played a significant role in shaping the modern Mexican penitentiary system, as a leader and an outspoken critic. Like much of his family, he had a lifelong interest in theater and is credited for incorporating theater into Mexican prisoner rehabilitation. Among other leadership roles, he was the first director of Mexico's famed Altiplano Prison. After many death threats, he was assassinated in November 2000. In 2023, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and Héctor "El Güero" Palma were implicated in his death.
Tavira studied acting at La Casa del Teatro and the Núcleo de Estudios Teatrales, among other programs.
