 Along her career, "Joe" -as her friends know her- earned the sympathy of the public and also the media, which gave her with various awards as best actriz.On March 1, 2000, Yolanda hosted the TV show "Hijas de la Madre Tierra" with her friend Montserrat Oliver.The show was very successful and they even did a special transmission from the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia

Like many other Mexican celebrities, in 2003 she entered Big Brother VIP where she won second place after the winner Omar Chaparro.