Sofía Sylwin
Biography
Sofía Sylwin (born December 1, 1988) is a Polish-Mexican actress and singer. A graduate of the University Center for Theater Studies (CUT) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), she has built a versatile career encompassing film, television, and theater. She is recognized for her ability to portray complex characters in both national and international productions, notably for her role in the short film Crescendo (2019), which won the Student Academy Award in 2020. She began her artistic training in Mexico City and quickly integrated into the professional theater scene. Since 2011, she has participated in more than twenty stage productions, including the successful play The Love of Fireflies by Alejandro Ricaño—with which she has toured internationally in Spain, Colombia, and Great Britain—as well as Wenses y Lala and Schizophrenia Mon Amour. Her big-screen debut came with roles in films such as *Traición* (2018), directed by Ignacio Ortiz, and the drama *Los días particulares* (2019). In recent years, she has achieved significant international recognition. In 2021, she appeared in the fifth season of the American series *S.W.A.T.*, and has been part of the cast of episodic productions such as *Amores que engañan*. In addition to her artistic work, she is known for her commitment to empowerment and her active participation in the digital community, using her platform to promote positive and authentic messages.
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Paloma
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • as Rosalba
After an attack wipes 12 years of memories, a brilliant doctor must relearn his past, navigate tangled romances and a looming scandal over a new medication.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Dulce
An anthology series featuring the stories of women who confront everyday relationships and modern hardships from domestic violence and heartbreak to mental illness and infertility.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Bruno is a worker who, on a holiday, is sent by his boss to get a bottle of tequila. He is accompanied by his wife Wendy, in a truck that runs out of fuel. Unfortunately, the gas stations are closed due to violence in the city, so the couple must push the vehicle. The hostility of their surroundings brings their differences to light. Bruno feels pressured to be the provider and believes that earning merit at the company is the way to guarantee a better future, while Wendy questions his servile attitude and his refusal to accept help from his parents.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Victoria is auditioning for second violin at the prestigious string quartet lead by her teacher Antonio Montenegro. The night before the audition, Victoria attends a cocktail party with the intention of remaining on his good side.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Felix (56) a criminal boss in the south of Mexico, has always wanted to go to San Francisco so see how drawbridges rise for ships to go through. Misela (23), whose romantic partners die if they make her cry, seeks comfort in her mother and wants to know where she is buried. They are father and daughter, and one must betray the other in order to go on living.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Isabel
Eight friends travel to a cabin in the woods to celebrate their high school graduation.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
In an alternate future, inside a lonely jazz bar, Henko—a grieving woman searching for her mother—awakens lost souls trapped in a false paradise. These castaways were deceived by an AI and caught within a virtual reality, and Henko must help them break free and reclaim their true lives.