Verónica Castro

Verónica Castro

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Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro en compañía en la 4ª Entrega del Premio Iberoamericano de Cine (cropped).jpg
Castro in December 2017
Born
Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro Alba

19 October 1952 (age 68)
Other namesVero, La Chaparrita de Oro, La Chaparrita consentida.
OccupationActress, singer, producer, former model, host
Years active1969–present
Notable work
Los Ricos También Lloran, Rosa Salvaje, El Derecho De Nacer, Mala Noche No, La Movida, Chiquita Pero Picosa, La Casa de las Flores.
Partner(s)Manuel "Loco" Valdés (Cristian's father)
Enrique Niembro (Michelle's father)
Omar Fierro
Adolfo Angel
Yolanda Andrade
ChildrenCristian Castro (singer)
Michelle Castro (filmmaker)
Parent(s)

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    RelativesFausto Castro (brother)
    Beatriz Castro (sister)
    José Alberto Castro (brother)
    Sofía Castro (niece)
    AwardsNumerous international awards including: Emmy award (2005),Palmas de Oro. Edición 61, Premio Italia-México 2017 Gaviota de plata Viña de Mar, Silver Goddess Award (2002)

    Verónica Castro (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika ˈkastɾo]), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro Alba (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter.[1] She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michel Castro.

    She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, father of her son Cristian Castro, and in fotonovelas and telenovelas while earning her degree in international relations.

    Acting and music career[edit source]

    Castro recorded her first album in 1973, a self-titled album (Veronica Castro), And Then releasing three hit singles from Her Next Album "Sensaciones"; these were "Mi Pequeño Ciclón," "Soy Celosa," and "Yo Quisiera Señor Locutor." The following year, she recorded another hit record with "Aprendí A Llorar," and famed Mexican producer, composer and singer Juan Gabriel penned the hit single "Adios" for her.[citation needed]

    After appearing in a series of films and telenovelas (El Edificio de Enfrente in 1972 and Barata de Primavera in 1975, among others) her career took off with the telenovela Los ricos también lloran, playing a poor orphan, with Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. This telenovela became a success in Latin America, Spain, Ukraine, Croatia, Italy, France, Israel, Russia, China, Germany and the Philippines. The success of this story brought her newfound fame with her single, "Aprendí A Llorar." The following hit[citation needed] was "San Francisco De Asis."

    Two years later she played the main role in the telenovela version of El derecho de nacer. Because of her expanding fame as a world artist, she started recording her music in different languages and began to tour the world and perform in diverse venues; she also started recording in Italian, English, Portuguese, and Japanese.[citation needed]

    In 1986, she performed in the Latin version of "We Are The World", Cantare, cantaras. She also released one of her most ambitious albums to date, Simplemente Todo. The top-selling singles from Simplemente Todo were "Oye Tu," the title selection, "Nunca Lo Sabra," and "Macumba." Unlike other artists of the time, however, Castro accompanied her singles with videos, becoming one of the pioneers of the MTV age in Latin America. Even as she recorded the music video "Macumba," she worked in telenovelas in Argentina and Italy.

    In 1987, her career was boosted internationally[citation needed]when she played the main character in Rosa salvaje, alongside Guillermo Capetillo and Laura Zapata. The theme song for that telenovela, also named "Rosa salvaje," became one of her biggest hits. As her CD, "Reina de la noche," topped the charts and her soap opera became one of the world's best selling stories to date[citation needed], she released another #1 single, "Mala noche no."[citation needed]

    In 1990 Castro participated in Mi pequeña Soledad alongside Omar Fierro and July Furlong, where she had to play both a 40-year-old victim of rape who became pregnant and later was paralyzed in a car crash, and her 20-year-old daughter, the "Soledad" of the title, who was the product of the rape. Castro recorded the hit[citation needed] song "Mi Pequeña Soledad".[citation needed] The ballad opened new markets and became her theme song. In the same year, she commenced to host the television series, La Movida, which was sung also in Italian and English. After the success of the single a maxi-single and 12" mix were leaked to radio and clubs. In 1993, she starred in the unsuccessful telenovela Valentina with Juan Ferrara and Celia Cruz.

    In 1997 Castro re-emerged successfully[citation needed] with a new CD and a new television show. The CD was produced by A.B. Quintanilla, famed for his production of all the recordings of his sister Selena. In that year, Castro also filmed the most controversial[citation needed] music video in her career, "Pena De Amor Y Muerte." The video included some nudity, and the song was featured on the soundtrack of the telenovela Pueblo chico, Infierno grande. The story line, from the early nineteenth century, was based on a real life drama, the story of Leonarda Ruan. Other cast members were Juan Soler and Alma Delfina. She incorporated regional Mexican music, rancheras, pop, dance-techno, country and hip hop beats.

    In 1999 Castro recorded her last pop CD, Ave Vagabundo, by famed composer and producer Ana Gabriel. She included several dance mixes of her hit singles "Sacudelo" and "Zumbalo." Castro toured various countries in support of this CD, whose biggest successes included Argentina, Italy and the United States.[citation needed]

    During the 1990s she began hosting variety shows, and has continued to do so since. Her son, Cristian, is a teen idol singer across Latin America and the United States, She and Christian's father, Manuel Valdés, have never married. Castro's private life has become fodder for paparazzi photographers and gossip magazines.

    In 2006 she recorded Por Esa Puerta. For the first time it was released only in Mexico, becoming a best-seller internationally.[citation needed] It was only available through the Internet and importation of the CD. When the CD arrived in the United States, it became the most sought-after CD in her career. Castro has performed several musical genres, from pop/rock, Mexican regional country music-rancheras, boleros, and banda/norteno to Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Italian songs.

    In 2008 Verónica Castro returned to the stage with Chiquita Pero Picosa, a remake of a production in which she had appeared in the 1980s. She also filmed an episode of "Mujeres Asesinas," in which she played a killer. The episode was critically acclaimed.[citation needed]

    In 2009 Verónica Castro went back to telenovelas, and left her native Mexico for Argentina to film the telenovela Los Exitosos Pérez. It premiered in Mexico on August 30, 2009.

    For her work in television, theater, movies and in the recording industry, Castro's handprints are imbedded at the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico City.[citation needed]

    In 2016, Verónica Castro returns to center stage with the all-time Broadway classic, 'Applause' inspired on the film, "All About Eve". This production was presented for the first time in Mexico by Fela Fabregas at Teatro San Rafael. Verónica played Margo Channing in "Aplauso".[citation needed]

    In 2017 she was cast as the matronly Virginia de la Mora in Netflix's The House of Flowers, a Mexican comedy-drama series. It premiered on Netflix in August, 2018.[2]

    Stage credits[edit source]

    YearTitle
    2016Aplauso
    2008Chiquita Pero Picosa
    1995La Mujer del Año
    1983Los Amores De Verónica
    1982Un Dia en Charlie
    1980Chiquita Pero Picosa
    1979Trú Trú entre Tres
    197824 Horas contigo
    1978La Luna Azul
    1977La Idiota
    1976Coqueluche
    1976Travesuras De Media Noche
    1975Don Juan Tenorio
    1971El Juego de Jugamos
    1970Por eso Estamos Como Estamos
    1970Romeo Y Julieta

    Albums[edit source]

    YearTitle
    201380 Años Peerless Una Historia Musical
    2009Resurrección
    2008Serie Diamante
    2005Por esa Puerta
    200370 Años Peerless Una Historia Musical
    2002Imágenes
    1999Ave Vagabundo
    1997La Tocada
    1996De Colección
    1995La Mujer del Año (Theater)
    1993Vamonos al Dancing
    1992Romantica Y Calculadora
    1992Rap de La Movida
    1991Tudo É Bom Pra Se Dançar
    1990Solidaridad (duets duets, charity recording)
    1990Mi Pequeña Soledad
    1990Viva La Banda
    1988¡Mamma Mia!
    1988Maxi Disco Rosa Salvaje
    1987Reina de la Noche
    1986Maxi Disco Macumba
    1986Simplemente Todo
    1985Esa Mujer
    1985Cantaré, cantarás (I Will Sing, You Will Sing)
    1983Tambien Romantica
    1982Sábado en la Noche Tiki-Tiki
    1982El Malas Mañas
    1981Cosas de Amigos (Duet with son Cristian Castro)
    1980Norteño
    1979Aprendí a Llorar
    1978Sensaciones
    1973Verónica Castro

    Films[edit source]

    YearTitleCharacterNote
    2020Dime Cuándo TúFilm
    2008En la oscuridadFilm
    1995Sabina's musicFilm
    1990Dios se lo pagueFilm
    1986Chiquita pero picosaFlorinda Benitez/FlorFilm
    1986El niño y el papáAlicia/GuadalupeFilm
    1984NanaSatinFilm
    1981Johnny ChicanoToñiFilm
    1980NavajerosFilm
    1976Nobleza rancheraFilm
    1975Guadalajara es MéxicoFilm
    1974El primer paso... de la mujerFilm
    1974La recogidaFilm
    1973Novios y amantesFilm
    1973Volveré a nacerMaríaFilm
    1972Cuando quiero llorar no lloroFilm
    1972La fuerza inútilFilm
    1972El arte de engañarFilm
    1972Un sueño de amorFilm
    1972El AusenteFilm
    1971Bikinis y rockFilm
    1970Mi meseraFilm
    1968Acapulco 12-22Film

    Telenovelas[edit source]

    YearTitleCharacterNote
    2009Los Exitosos PerezRoberta SantosMain Antagonist
    2006Código PostalBeatriz CoronaSpecial Appearance
    1997Pueblo chico, infierno grandeLeonarda RuanProtagonist
    1993ValentinaValentina Isabel Montero / Valentina de los ÁngelesProtagonist
    1990Mi pequeña SoledadIsadora Villasenor /SoledadProtagonist
    1987Rosa salvajeRosa GarcíaProtagonist
    1986Amor prohibidoNoraProtagonist
    1985Felicidad, ¿Dónde estás?KarinaProtagonist
    1984Yolanda LujánYolanda LujánProtagonist
    1983Cara a caraLauraProtagonist
    1982Verónica: El rostro del amorVerónicaProtagonist
    1981El derecho de nacerMaría Elena del JuncoProtagonist
    1979Los Ricos También LloranMariana VillarealProtagonist
    1978Pasiones encendidasMarthaSupporting role
    1976Mañana será otro díaGabrielaSupporting role
    1975Barata de primaveraKarina LabradaMain Antagonist
    1972El edificio de enfrenteCarmenSupporting role
    1971El amor tiene cara de mujerSupporting role
    1969No creo en los hombresSupporting role

    TV shows[edit source]

    YearTitle -
    2019Pequeños Gigantes
    2018La casa de las flores
    2008Mujeres Asesinas
    2007Mentiras y Verdades
    2005Big Brother VIP 4
    2005Big brother 3R
    2004Big Brother VIP 3
    2003Big Brother VIP 2
    2002Big Brother VIP
    1996La tocada
    1995En la Noche
    1992¡Y Vero América va!
    1991La movida
    1989Bienvenidos Aquí está
    1988Mala Noche... ¡No!
    1986Algo muy especial de Verónica Castro
    1984Esta noche se improvisa
    1980Noche a noche
    1975Muy agradecido
    1972Sábado '72
    1972Revista musical Nescafe
    1971Revista musical
    1966Operación Ja Ja

    Dubbing[edit source]

    YearTitleCharacter
    1992Sanrio World of AnimationMama Kitty
    1988A Journey Through FairylandLaura

    Sources[edit source]

    • Official Website Veronica Castro [1].
    • Official Fan Mail: Correo de Fans Verónica Castro 1707 Post Oak Blvd. #261, Houston, TX USA 77056