Sarah Maritza Mintz (formerly Maritza Rodríguez Gómez [maˈɾit.sa roˈðɾiɣez ˈɣomes], September 1, 1975) is a retired Colombian telenovela actress and model.[1][2]
She is best known for her roles as Bárbara Santana in Telemundo’s telenovela Amantes del desierto (2001), Cristal Covarrubias in Venevisión's telenovela Ángel Rebelde (2003), as Marfil Mondragon de Irázabal; Deborah Mondragón de Dávila in Venevisión's telenovela Acorralada (2007), Sarah Andrade in Telemundo's telenovela El Rostro de Analía (2008), Pilar and Raquel Arismendi in Telemundo's telenovela La Casa de al Lado (2011), Antonia Villarroel in Telemundo's telenovela El Rostro de la Venganza (2012), Teresa Cristina Palmer in Telemundo's telenovela Marido En Alquiler (2013), and Silvana Rivapalacios in Telemundo's telenovela Silvana sin lana (2016).
Mintz has three siblings. She speaks English and Spanish. She has been married since June 2005 to Jewish Mexican TV executive Joshua Mintz. Mintz announced on November 11, 2013 on Telemundo's Al Rojo Vivo that she and her husband were expecting twins. On April 13, 2014, she gave birth to twin boys, Akiva and Yehuda.[3]
In January 2018, she announced that she had converted to Judaism and that she changed her name to Sarah Mintz.[4]
In 2021, she moved with her family to Jerusalem, Israel.[5][6]