Angélica María

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Angélica Maria
Birth name	Angélica María Hartman Ortíz
Born	September 27, 1944 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Angélica María (born María de los Ángeles Hartman Ortíz September 27, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American-born Mexican actress, singer and songwriter.

She is the daughter of American musician Arnold Federic Hartman and Angélica de Jesús Ortíz Sandoval a theater producer. At the age of five, Angélica's parents divorced and she moved with her mother to Mexico City.

Contents 1 Early career 2 Teen idol 3 Singing career 4 Marriage 5 International tours 6 TV and films 6.1 TV shows 6.2 Telenovelas 6.3 Hollywood films 6.4 Mexican films 7 Facts 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Early career

Her mother's sister, Yolanda Ortíz, introduced little Angélica to the Mexican Cinema when Gregorio Wallerstein a movie producer, was looking for a boy for his next movie. Angélica told the producer "Cut my hair and I am that boy" [2], charmed by the girl she let her audition. She obtained the role in the movie Pecado ("Sin"). Soon after she made Una mujer decente ("A decent woman"), La hija de la otra ("The daughter of the mistress"), Los Amantes ("The lovers"), Fierecilla, Sígueme corazón ("Follow me, sweetheart"). She obtained the Ariel award for her role in Mi esposa y la otra ("My wife and the mistress") at the age of six. She also acted in her first fotonovela Rayito De Sol ("Little sunbeam"). She sang in two of her next movies such as 2 caras tiene el destino ("Destiny has two faces") and in Los Gavilanes with megastar Pedro Infante who told her she would be a great actress, since she spoke with her eyes, just as he did.

[edit] Teen idol

In 1955, Rita Macedo offered her role in the play La mala semilla ("The bad seed"), which would be the first of a series of plays she was involved with while she filmed. At the age of 16 she also joined the telenovela industry with the production Cartas De Amor. Next year she acted in musicals as well as in lucha libre movies such as El Señor Tormenta and Muerte en el ring ("Death in the ring"). At that time she was beginning to be referred to as La novia de la juventud ("Youth's girlfriend" or Latin America sweet`s heart) and after her first musical, newspaper writer Octavio de Alba named her La novia de México, ("Mexico's girlfriend" or Mexico`s sweet heart) which is a title she would keep forever.

[edit] Singing career

After a few musicals she asked for the assistance of her mother (who was also her manager) and with Armando Manzanero, then a new songwriter, they both performed the song Eddie Eddie which would eventually become her greatest musical success. Manzanero took Angélica to see a producer and the same year she released her first album. The album was a success and she began touring and making movies with teen idols such as César Costa and Venezuelan actor/singer Enrique Guzmán who she would date later.

In 1965 she filmed Fray Torero in Spain and came back to Mexico to appear in two movies and record her sixth album. She then acted in such successful films as 5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa ("Five of chocolate and one of strawberry" and obtained the star role in the 1968 film version of Corazón salvaje a movie that made her famous in places as far as China. In the next years she would become one of the biggest stars in Latin America. In 1971 she acted in Ernesto Alonso's telenovela Muchacha italiana viene a casarse ("Italian girl comes here to get married") which opened the Spanish market television in the United States and was a success in Central America and South America. In 1973 she met a second aspiring singer Juan Gabriel who would become one of the biggest selling artists in the world. Together they would record ballads performed by mariachi bands, thus creating the style "balada ranchera". The single Tú sigues siendo el mismo ("You are still the same") sold one million copies in the United States alone, and has since then been performed by dozens of other singers. She also filmed one of her biggest telenovelas Ana del aire ("Ana of the air") and recorded three more albums in 1974.

[edit] Marriage

In 1975 she met Venezuelan singer/comedian Raúl Vale and soon married. Their wedding was the first to be televised in Mexico. She was soon pregnant and broke records in New York when she was sold out twice the same day at the Madison Square Garden, a mark that has never been broken three decades later.^[1] From Next year her daughter would be born, Angélica Vale.

In 1977 she made the telenovela version of her film Corazón salvaje, released two albums and performed in the play Papacito Piernas Largas ("Long-legs daddy"), a play that would produce an album and broke the record of more than 1000 showings for three years sold out.

[edit] International tours

In 1980 she recorded her 28th album and created the show La historia del cine ("The history of cinema") in which she sang, danced, and performed characterizations. She changed wardrobes 15 times without leaving the stage. That same year she recorded another album with Juan Gabriel and starred in El hogar que yo robé ("The home I stole") that would be remade in the 2000s as La usurpadora. Next year she took her show in a tour throughout the Americas. In 1982 she recorded another "balada ranchera" album and obtained a role in her first English-language film Matar a un extraño ("To kill a stranger") and presented a second show La magia de Angélica Maria ("The magic of Angélica María") in places from New York to Chile.

In 1986 she starred in Herencia Maldita ("Cursed inheritance") singing the theme-song and releasing an album. She later acted with her daughter in a production by Angélica Ortíz titled Una Estrella. In 1988 she divorced Vale and starred in a TV show titled Tres generaciones ("Three generations") with Carmen Montejo and Sasha Sokol. In 1990 she acted in the play Mamá ama el rock ("Mom loves rock") with her daughter and Ricky Martin. In 1994, she acted in Luis de Llano's Agujetas de color de rosa which would be such a great success that it was extended to 600 episodes.

In 2001, Reader's Digest released an album of hits and acted in the movie ¿Qué me va a hacer?. In 2003 she obtained a role in Sea of dreams with Sonia Braga.

[edit] TV and films

[edit] TV shows

• Tres generaciones (1989)

[edit] Telenovelas

• La fea mas bella as Julieta Solis de Padilla (2006)
• Amar otra vez as Balbina Eslava viuda de Castañeda (2003)
• Tu historia de amor as Esperanza/Martha (2003)
• Rosalinda as Soledad Martha Romero (1999)
• La antorcha encendida as Doña Bernarda de Muñiz (1997)
• Bendita mentira as Esperanza (1996)
• Agujetas de color de rosa as Elisa viuda de Armendáres (1994)
• Herencia maldita as Adela Beltrán (1986)
• Hora Marcada (1986)
• El hogar que yo robé as Diana Díaz/Andrea Velarde (1981)
• Yara as Yara (1979)
• Corazón salvaje as Mónica (1977)
• El milagro de vivir (1975)
• Ana del aire as Ana (1973)
• Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (1971)
• Puente de amor (1969)
• Águeda (1968)
• Leyendas de México (1968)
• Más fuerte que tu amor (1966)
• Premier Orfeon (1964)
• Cartas de amor (1960)
• La cobarde as Mara niña (1953)

[edit] Hollywood films

• Sea of Dreams as Rina (2005)
• To Kill a Stranger as Christina Carver (1985)

[edit] Mexican films

• ¿Qué me va a hacer? (2002)
• Una estrella (1988)
• La guerra de los pasteles (1979)
• Penthouse de la muerte (1979)
• Yo amo, tu amas, nosotros... (1975)
• Entre monjas anda el diablo as María (1973)
• ¡Quiero vivir mi vida! as Lucía (1973)
• El Premio Nobel del amor as Leonarda Tomasa Isaaca (1972)
• Ya se quién eres (te he estado observando as Rosalba (1971)
• La verdadera vocación de Magdalena as Magdalena, "Magui"/"Irene Durán" (1971)
• Alguien nos quiere matar as Carlota (1970)
• El cuerpazo del delito (1970)
• Como perros y gatos (1969)
• Somos novios (1969)
• 5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa as Esperanza/Brenda/Domitila (1968)
• Romeo contra Julieta (1968)
• Corazón salvaje (1968)
• Me quiero casar (1967)
• Sólo para tí as Elena Montero (1966)
• Fray Torero (1966)
• Adorada enemiga as Patricia (1965)
• Mi héroe as Mané (1965)
• Perdóname mi vida as Dina (1965)
• El gángster' (1965)
• Los signos del zodiaco as Sofía (1964)
• Napoleoncito as Rosita (1964)
• La sombra de los hijos as Nora (1964)
• Vivir de sueños as María (1964)
• Mi alma por un amor as Marga (1964)
• Tormenta en el ring as Rosita (1963)
• El Señor Tormenta as Rosita (1963)
• Mi vida es una canción as Marta (1963)
• El cielo y la tierra as Marisa (1962)
• Bajo el manto de la noche as Margot (1962)
• Las hijas del Amapolo (1962)
• Muchachas que trabajan as Tere (1961)
• Aventuras de la pandilla as La Cachuquis (1959)
• La pandilla en acción (1959)
• La pandilla se divierte (1959)
• Triunfa la pandilla (1959)
• Música de siempre as Bailarina (1958)
• El buen ladrón as Angélica (1957)
• Los gavilanes as Florecita (1956)
• Sublime melodía as Clarita (1956)
• El secreto de una mujer (1955)
• Sucedió en Acapulco as Niña empleada por chantajistas (1953)
• Secretaria particular as Venus (1952)
• Dos caras tiene el destino as Rosa María (1952)
• Sígueme corazón as María Luisa (1952)
• Mi esposa y la otra as Carmelita (1952)
• Fierecilla as Rosita niña (1951)
• La ausente as Rosita (1951)
• Pecado as Miguelito (1951)
• La hija de la otra as Lupita pequeña (1951)
• Los amantes as Gloria (1951)
• Una mujer decente as Hijito de Rosa (1950)

[edit] Facts

• Angélica María is known as La Novia de México (Mexico sweetheart).

[edit] References