Stephanie Salas

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Stephanie Salas

Background information
Birth name	Stephanie Salas Banquells
Born	February 3, 1970 Mexico City
Genre(s)	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actress
Years active	1992–present
Label(s)	Melody (1992-1994) MW Records (2006-present)

Stephanie Salas (born Stephanie Salas Banquells February 3, 1970) is a Mexican singer/actress. Stephanie Salas was born into one of the most famous showbiz families in all of Mexico. Her mother is actress Silvia Pasquel; her grandmother is legendary actress Silvia Pinal; and her aunt is singer Alejandra Guzmán.

Stephanie made her showbiz debut singing at age 8 alongside her mother on the show Noche a noche hosted by Verónica Castro. She would later join the cast of Vaselina the Spanish-language state prodcution of Grease alongside Timbiriche. At age 16 she was asked to join the cast of the telenovela El precio de la fama by producer Ernesto Alonso.

In 1992 Stephanie starred alongside Bibi Gaytán, Paulina Rubio & Eduardo Capetillo in the popular telenovela Baila Conmigo. It was here that Stephanie sang several songs on the musical oriented youth soap. Her most popular being the song Tonterias. This lead to her signing a contract with Televisa owned label Melody.

That same year Stephanie released her debut album entitled Ave María. The title track (written by Lolita De La Colina) became a huge hit in Mexico and in parts of Latin America. Produced by Oscar López, the album went on to achieve gold status in Mexico.

Stephanie's follow-up came in 1994 with the title La raza humana. This album received critical praise, though compared to its predecessor it was not a huge commercial success. However this album did receive the prestegious Palmas de oro which is bestowed to the best in music by Mexican music critics for that year. Of note were the songs Corazón which saw Stephanie dabble in house muisc and the song Nube which was inspired by Nirvana leader Curt Cobain's untimely passing. This album also featured many collaborations with Stephanie's partner Pablo Valero (former member of Santa Sabina).

For the latter part of the 90s Stephanie took time off to raise her two daughters. While she was pretty dormant on the music front, Stephanie did find time to continue acting. She left Televisa briefly and participated in several telenovelas for competing network TV Azteca such as El candidato & Agua y aceite.

Stephanie's greatest acting achievement is without a doubt her participation in the stage production Monólogos de la vagina. The Spanish language version of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues, the Mexican production of this play has been running for over 7 years and has toured all of Mexico & has been performed over 3,500 times. Stephanie's other theatrical productions include : Mame; Mi vida es mi vida; & El protagonista.

After not releasing any music since 1994, Stephanie returned to the music scene in late 2006 with a new project entitled Tuna. Alongside musician Pepe Acosta, they have released their self-titled debut on the Mexican independent lable MW Records. The band was previously named Tinta but had to change its name due to legal issues. Stephanie is currently promoting her new release.