subject: Seven (07) Famous People From Mexico With True Celebrity Status [print this page] Author: sean sandvik Author: sean sandvik
free online casino gambling play Mexico is not only known for it's beautiful beaches, but also for these seven famous people from this amazing culture. #07 15 February 1970 - Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist (A Gatas) Mexican pop-rock singer-songwriter. She was described as the "Supreme Diva of the Mexican Pop" by the music channel VH1 and sold over 12 million records worldwide. Born in Monterrey, Nuevo Len, Mexico, she left Monterrey at the age of 12 to pursue a career in Mexico City, where she met her future manager Sergio Andrade. Before that she had sung and danced on the streets for spare change, teaching aerobics and serving quesadillas at a food stand. In 1985, she was a member of a short-lived girl group named Boquitas Pintadas. After the break up of the band in 1988, Gloria Trevi approached Sergio Andrade for the production of her first solo album, "...Qu Hago Aqu?". She is now married to Armando Gmez and has two children. She now resides in McAllen, Texas. #06 25 August 1971 - Thalia Sodi, Mexican actress and singer Mexican singer and former actress. Her name is linked to soap operas which made her famous. Thalia began her music career at the age of 8. Her soap operas have been watched by over one billion people in 180 countries. She is a multi-platinum recording artist and married to music executive Tommy Mottola. #05 04 January 1977 - Irn Castillo, Mexican actress Castillo started her artistic career at the tender age of 7 years doing commercials. She took acting classes with Martha Zabaleta and Pedro Damin at the age of 12, and from that moment on began her career as an actress starring in the soap opera ngeles Blancos in 1989. She has acted in 15 telenovelas (soap operas) in her career, some famous are: Agujetas de color de rosa made in 1994, Retrato de familia in 1996, Confidente de secundaria in 1996, Preciosa in 1998 and Soadoras made in 1998; she also participated in El Club de Gaby and the series Qu chavas. She began her career as a singer in the musical group Mosquitas Muertas in 1991. She later recorded songs featured in soap operas she starred in until she finally released her first album Tiempos Nuevos and the hit single titled Yo Por El in 1997 featuring rhythmical ballads. Tatuada en tus besos is the title of the second and last album that she released in 1999. In the same year, she had success with her performance in the musical comedy Gypsy opposite Silvia Pinal. #04 08 Dec 1977 - Elsa Bentez, Mexican supermodel Bentez began modeling in Mexico, the United States and Europe. She rose to prominence after featured many times in the US and Italian editions of Vogue for Meisel's layouts. Bentez was selected to be on the cover of the 2001 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. In the 2004 issue, Sports Illustrated reported Bentez's story of nearly boarding the doomed TWA Flight 800a Boeing 747 that exploded over the Atlantic soon after takeoff. On July 2009, Benitez was officially announced to be the host of Mexico's Next Top Model. #03 08 February 1981 - Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer Myriam is a Mexican Recording Artist. Her career began with the musical groups: Obsesin, Conspiracin, bano, Liberacin and Compass. But her dream didn't come true until 2002. She was selected for the musical reality show in Mxico "La Academia", during each concert Myriam made the people fall in love with her beautiful and strong voice. During this reality show she sang : "Como la Flor", "Mudanzas", "De mi enamorate", "l me minti", and others. After 5 months, the reality show came to an end in one of the most important places in Mexico, El Auditorio Nacional, where she was announced the winner. Immediately EMI Music call Myriam to sign with them, the contract confirmed 5 years or 5 albums, at 1 week of being the winner of "La Academia" EMI revealed her first album which was a compilation of the themes that Myriam sang in the reality show. This album sold 300,000 copies within two months, toping the Mexican charts and being the first ex student from "La Academia" to get an award (2xPlatinium plus 2xGold), at this time the album had sold more than the half of a million copies. Her second album, Una Mujer, was led by the single "Sin Ti No Hay Nada". This album included a song written by Soraya titled "Como Seria", which was later recorded by the singer songwriter and released as a single. The album sold 200,000 copies and reached double platinum status. At this time, TV Azteca launched their first Desafio de Estrellas. Myriam ended up winning third place, coming behind Yahir (1sr Place) and Nadia (2nd Place). After the show was over, a special edition of her album was released with studio versions of several of the songs she performed on Desafio de Estrellas, along with two unreleased songs, including "Amor Secreto" which was later recorded by Paulina Rubio for her album, Pau Latina, this album again reached platinum status by reaching the top of the Mexican Charts. #02 21 December 1981 - Lynda Thomas, Mexican singer She was first discovered by producers Carlos Lara and Tino Geizer during a singing contest in 1989 . The contest was named "Fantasia Musical". However, Lynda's parents decided to delay the recording of an album in order to allow their daughter to concentrate on school and to grow a little bit older. So the album was not released until 1996. In 1996 she recorded her first album titled "Lynda". From that album sprang three songs "Gira que gira", "Blue Jeans" and "El amor no tiene edad". Her first album would place Lynda Thomas in the limelight almost over night. She received an award from a top selling teen magazine ERES. The award was for Best New Singer of 1996 . Her second album was released in 1997 with the title "Un grito en el corazn". Some of the songs included in "Un grito en el corazn" became certified hits over the radio[citation needed]. Among the most popular were "Dile", "Bang bang" and "Corazn". Later on, Lynda Thomas and her team went to work on what was to be her third album. For 8 months she retired from the music scene. She only made a brief comeback in early 1999 to participate with other fellow artists in the recording of the song "El Pescador". The song was created as an homage to Pope John Paul II during his visit to Mexico in 1999 . During her absence, Lynda Thomas decided to move to Los Angeles, California. There she took English and music lessons. "Mi Da De La Independencia" was the title of her third album. Released in mid-1999, this new musical production offered Lynda Thomas the opportunity to branch out and experiment with different genres and musical styles. At least four singles from "Mi Dia De La Independencia" became hits[citation needed]. "Maldita Timidez", "No Quiero Verte", "Corazn perdido" and "Mi Da de la Independencia" are the names of the songs that helped Lynda Thomas reach new levels of success in her young career. #01 11 Aug 1992 - Allison Lozano, Mexican actress well-known Mexican actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the Mexican telenovela Mision S.O.S as Diana Lozano, in Rebelde as Bianca Delight, and in Al Diablo con los Guapos as Milagros Belmonte. Allisson Lozano has 3 siblings: Chealse, Eithan, and Azul. Allisson started her career on TV with the program "Codigo Fama". She received her first opportunity of an adult main character on Al Diablo con los Guapos which has become a popular daytime telenovela. Allisson Lozz has recently performed her song, No Me Supiste Querer,with K-Paz de la Sierra on May 4, 2008 at Premios TV y Novelas. Allisson Lozz had never had a boyfriend or kissed any guy until the telenovela Al Diablo con los Guapos. In this soap opera she kissed for the first time in her life with Eugenio Siller. She told Eugenio Siller that she did not know how to kiss when the director was about to say action. She also appeared in the music video of the song Carita Bonita by Erre XI. She stands at 5 ' 7. About the Author:
