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Maria Conchita Alonso (born June 29, 1957) is a Cuban-born Venezuelan singer
and actress.
She was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba to Ricardo Alonso and Conchita Bustillo.
She moved to Venezuela with her parents when she was 5 years old. She took
her first steps in show business when she crowned Miss Teenager Of The World
in 1971 and Miss Venezuela in 1975, quickly becoming a popular actress in
Venezuela.
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Alonso became the front woman of the band Ambar in 1979, and started a very
successful career as a solo recording artist in 1982, with the release of "Dangerous
Rhythm". As her two albums with Ambar and her solo debut were recorded in
English, it was her sophomore album "Maria Conchita" from 1984 that made her
a singing superstar in the Spanish-speaking market, receiving a "Best Latin
Artist" Grammy nomination for it in 1985.
She made her Hollywood film debut in 1984 in Moscow on the Hudson with Robin
Williams, and also appeared in movies like The Running Man, Predator 2, The
House Of Spirits, Colors and the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out
of Here!. She also became the first Latin-born actress to star in a Broadway
show in 1995, playing Aurora in Kiss Of The Spider Woman. Alonso also acted
in the romantic comedy called The Last Guy on Earth (2006) (post production).
Alonso posed for a non-nude but sexy pictorial in the December 1991 issue of
the Mexican edition of Playboy.
Alonso has been recently casted to play the mother of Gabrielle Solis, Lucia
on the ABC hit show Desperate Housewives the episode will air in February
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MARIA CONCHITA ALONSO PICTURES |
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MOST POPULAR
Angelina Jolie
Jessica Alba
Paris Hilton
Scarlett Johansson
Jessica Simpson
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Lindsay Lohan
Shakira
Beyonce
Hilary Duff
ADDITIONS
Miley Cyrus
Rihanna
Hayden Panettiere
Miranda Cosgrove
Selena Gomez
Demi Lovato
Vanessa Hudgens
Ashley Tisdale
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