Lucía Méndez
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| Lucía Méndez | |
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| Born | Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez January 26, 1955  León, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress and Singer |
Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez (born January 26, 1955 in León, Guanajuato) is a Mexican telenovela and film actress and singer.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early success
Méndez began her career in 1972, acting in a film named Cabalgando bajo la Luna. She acted in her first soap opera, Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse, simultaneously. Subsequently, she was cast on many other soap operas, and by 1978, she was a well known superstar throughout Mexico and the rest of Latin America thanks to her successful soap Viviana. This soap opera took Méndez directly around the world, among the most successful run of her series would be Spain, Italy and France. Méndez playing the underdog in the story with a strong charismatic character. The huge impact she followed with equally-successful, Colorina(1980),in which she played the role of a woman who due to a poor stricken environment becomes a prostitute and is redeemed by motherhood and finally becomes a recognized designer, alongside Puerto Rican actress, Alba Nydia Díaz. "Colorina" brought her diversified roles for the rest of her career.
Méndez continues the streak of success with Vanessa (1982). With Vanessa, she becomes the first star to be killed in a nationalized television production. She goes on to sing the theme song that will sought after fans, that will never be compiled on her albums. The production team decides not to cut it because it may detract from her fame has pop singer, where some critics may say that it used that track has a pull for cd buyers.
El Extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar (1988), would become one of Televisa's biggest production to date. The high quality super effects that involved the story was to which they were not accustomed. The story involves a romantic saga, that collects many centuries of love. This story would become one of the most cherished possessions the company would produce along with Méndez and audiences. Her participation becomes very crucial because she is pregnant during the filming.
Other soap operas include: Tres Veces Sofía (1998) and Golpe Bajo (2000).
In the music realm Méndez would record her first platinum album in 1975 alongside famed composer Juan Gabriel. The album, Siempre Estoy Pensando En Ti ("Always Thinking About You"), brings her huge success in the field. She recorded as many as five albums with Gabriel, this earns her recognition and credibility as a singer, and not only that but her albums were certified gold and platinum.
Some of her films are El Ministro y yo (1975), Más Negro que la Noche (1976), Los Hijos de Sánchez (1977) with co-stars Anthony Quinn and Dolores del Río, La Ilegal (1979), Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios (1981), and El Maleficio (1985).
[edit] Superstardom
In 1980, she opened herself to a wider audience of the pop music genre. By way of introduction from Gabriel, Méndez would collaborate with Camilo Sesto, who was also a contributor to the theme song of the successful production, Colorina. Sesto and Méndez release in 1982 her pop debut album, Cerca De Ti ("Closer To You"). The album includes as many as five hit singles, "Amiga Mia"(My Friend)," "Que Clase De Hombre Eres Tu" ("What Kind Of Man Are You"), "Culpable O Innocente" ("Innocent Or Guilty"), "Te Tengo En Mis Manos" ("I Have You In My Hands") and the 1# single, "Atada A Nada" ("Attached To Nothing")". After having a wide audience success with the musical release, Mendez continued to work with Spanish producers. On her next album, she would work with Honorario Herrero.
1983 brought Méndez teaming up with Herrero. They begin a long sequence of radio hits, that at the time was unknown for any Latin Star to top the musical charts in Spain. Spain an aglonized pop world, did not have any Latin Stars enter into their music charts. Mendez is the first Mexican star to immerse as a victor. She records, "Enamorada/In Love." The set would unleash up to five hit singles with a film of the same name. This same year, 1983, she was crowned as Queen of Viña del Mar at the prestigious Viña del Mar Festival in Chile.
1984 would position once and for all the musical force that Méndez played in the pop genre. Other musical performers will come to emulate her achievements. Mendez did not only capitalize in her performance as an actress but would come to use the medium so well that her musical production will play so well in television. She releases, "Solo Una Mujer/Only One Woman," again by Herrero. They release singles along with video, XETU, the Spanish comparison to MTV, would have her videos in heavy rotation on their show. The singles are, the self title track, "La Luna De Cancún/The Cancún Moon," "Don Corazón/Mr. Heart" and "Corazón De Piedra/Heart Of Stone," becoming a platinum single.
In 1985, she stars alongside Andrés García and Salvador Pineda in the international successful Tú o Nadie, using two theme songs from her album "Solo Una Mujer," "Corazón de Piedra" ("Heart of Stone") and "Don Corazón", which became smashing hits, on the Mexican and Latin American music charts. She also returns to the recording studio to record her fourth pop record. She works for the last time alongside Spanish Composer, Herrero. Mendez records three sequence records that up to this day others have come to copy. The fun upbeat music ends with the release of "Te Quiero/I Love You." Mendez again uses the video form to gain more exposure and coverage on television. She releases the hit singles, "Te Quiero/I Love You," "Amor Imposible/Impossible Love" and "La Ola Del Amor/The Love Wave."
In 1987, Méndez totally innovates her image and her sound. The production goes in par with the current youth trend that Expose, Taylor Dayne and Belinda Carlisle are recording. The new rhythms cause an uproar in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. Her single "Castígame/Punish Me" sky rockets to the top of the charts. The title track becomes a hit in both sides of the Atlantic. The next big hit, "Yo No Se Quererte Más/I Don't Know How To Love You More," has two videos to accompany it. The song is received with the same enthusiasm. The album becomes another gold and platinum certification. Another promo hit is launched on the radio, "Que Tiene/Who Cares."
In 1988, she married producer Pedro Torres, and in October 10th, 1988, she had her first son, Pedro Antonio Torres Méndez, who is her only child so far. Later on, she divorced Pedro Torres.
[edit] Later life and career
In the '90s Méndez re-emerged with two productions. After her song "Nos Aburriremos Juntos" was leaked into airways as early has November 1989 in America, the album was not officially released until 1990, Lucía es . . . Luna Morena ("Lucía is . . . Tanned Moon").
Within the same year, Méndez came back with another soap opera, Amor de nadie, alongside Saúl Lisazo, Berín Osborne and Fernando Allende. In Amor de nadie, she played a rape victim. During the story their are five men that fight for her love. The soap opera's title song also became a smash hit for Méndez.
After Amor de nadie, Méndez flew to Miami after she was offered to star in what would be her smashing comeback, Marielena, the soap opera which consolidated her career in the United States and the rest of the world. Marielena was the second soap opera to be shot in Miami after El Magnate starring Andrés García and Salvador Pineda. Her co-star in this case was Eduardo Yáñez. Marielena was the first non Televisa soap opera Méndez starred in, and caused the 17 year veto (dropped out in 2007) between the star and the company. In 1991, Lucía Méndez visited Lebanon and performed in front of the lebanese population more than one musical concerts. These concerts were organized in the christian area northern to the capital Beirut. Lucia Mendez became famous in Lebanon after showing one of her old TV series. The Lebanese country was just recovering from the civil war in 1990 at that time. Lucía Méndez's visit to Lebanon was considered one sign of the country come back to life. In 1994 Méndez was invited to Puerto Rico and starred in the romantic story Señora Tentación, which turned out to be a flop considering the huge success of Marielena. Lucía Méndez semi-retired from acting, leading a more private life. But even as she did lead a more private life, she was still under the public's eye, because of her business career.
In 1998, she signed a contract with TV Azteca, Televisa's big rival in Mexico. Her comeback was a success starring in Tres Veces Sofía alongside Omar Fierro. Two years later, she shot another TV Azteca soap opera, Golpe Bajo, with Javier Gómez and Salvador Pineda. The series was a flop due to personal problems between the cast. Golpe Bajo is Méndez' last soap opera so far after ending her contract with TV Azteca. In 2005 producer Salvador Mejía wanted Lucía Méndez to be the star of his huge success La Madrastra, but finally the leading role landed on Victoria Ruffo. In 2007 Lucía Méndez cameback to Televisa in the 50 year of Telenovelas commemorative Teleonvela "Amor sin Maquillaje" (Love w/o Make Up).
The public and gossip magazines have also speculated of a supposed rivalry between her and Verónica Castro. Lucia debuted as a writer of a soap opera in Miami in 1998.
Méndez cameback in 2008 into Latin American and Spanish United States television channel UNIVISION in the spanish version of "Desperate Housewives" - "Esposas Desesperadas".
On Saturday, February 29 of 2004, she married for the second time, this time to a Cuban accountant, but they divorced in 2007.
On April of 2004, Méndez relocated for six months to Puerto Rico, for filming of a Hollywood film.
[edit] Films
- Malinche - Audio Book (2007)
- Confetti (1996) Movie .... Coco Freyre
- El Maleficio II (1986) Movie .... Marcela
- Enamorada (1984)
- Los Renglones torcidos de Dios (1982) Movie .... Alice Gould
- La Ilegal (1980) .... Claudia Bernal]
- Los hijos de sanchez(1979)....Marta Sanchez
- The Children of Sanchez (1978) .... Marta Sanchez
- Juan Armenta, el repatriado (1976) .... Julia
- El Ministro y yo aka The Minister and Me (USA: literal English title) (1976).... Barbara
- Más negro que la noche aka Blacker than the Night (Europe: English title) (1975).... Marta
- Desconocido, El (1974)
- Cabalgando a la luna (1974)
- El Hijo del pueblo (1973) .... Carmen
- Vuelven los campeones justicieros (1972)
[edit] Telenovelas
- Amor sin maquillaje (2007)
- Golpe bajo (2000).... Silvana Bernal
- Tres veces Sofía (1998).... Sofía Gutiérrez de Briseño
- Señora Tentacion (1995).... Rosa Moreno
- Marielena (1994).... Marielena
- Amor de nadie (1990).... Sofía
- El Extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar (1988).... Diana Salazar/Doña Leonor de Santiago
- Tu o Nadie (1985).... Raquel
- Vanessa (1982).... Vanessa Reyes de Saint-Germain
- Colorina (1980).... Colorina/Fernanda
- Viviana (1978).... Viviana Lozano
- Mundos Opuestos (1976).... Cecilia
- Paloma (1975) .... Rosa
- Tierra, La (1974) .... Olivia
- Maestra Mendez, La (1973)
- Cartas sin destino (1973)
- Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (1972)
[edit] Albums
- Las número 1 Cd/DVD(2007)
- Canciones de amor (2006)
- Vive (2004)
- Ellas cantan a si (2003)
- 100 Ańós de musica (2001)
- Dulce romance (1999)
- Sucecos musicales (1999)
- Todo o nada (1998)
- A Petición del Publico(1997)
- Coleccion original (1996)
- Personalidad Lucia mendez 20 exitos sony-Mexico(1994)
- Señora Tentacion (1994)
- Mis 30 mejores canciónes(1993)
- Se Prohibe (1993)
- Marielena (1992)
- Besame (1991)
- Amor de nadie (1990)
- Luna morena (1989)
- Mis intimas razones (1988)
- Acapulco,Acapulco (1987)
- Lo mejor de lucia mendez (1986)
- Castigame (1986)
- Te quiero (1985)
- Solo una mujer (1984)
- Enamorada (1983)
- Los Grandez Exitos de Lucia Mendez(1983)
- cerca de ti (1982)
- Lo mejor de Lucia mendez(1981)south America
- Regalame esta noche (1980)
- Viviana (1979)
- Se feliz (1978)
- Tema "No te buscare"-1977
- La sonrisa del ańo (1977)
- Presentimiento (1977)
- Frente a frente (1976)
- Siempre estoy pensando en ti (1975)
[edit] Singles
- Perdoname(1999)
- Gracias Por Haberte Ido (1999)
- Corazon de Acero (1999)
- Rehilite (1999)
- Carinito Azucarado (1998)
- Ya la pagaras (1998)
- Amor de Nadie (1990)
- Amor Imposible (1984)
- Solo Una Mujer (1984)
- Corazon De Piedra (1983)
- Enamorada (1983)
- Mi Amor, Amor (1982)
- Te Tengo En Mis Manos (1982)
- Viviana (1978)
- Yo Se Que Esta En Tu Corazon (1976)
[edit] Video clips
- Piensa en mi
- Por un amor
- Siempre estoy pensando en ti
- carinio nuevo
- La martina
- Que paso corazoncito
- Gracias
- Mi amor amor
- te quiero
- La luna de cancun
- Amor imposible
- corazon de piedra
- Don corazón
- que clase de hombre eres tu
- culpable o inocente
- Contigo o sin ti
- Vete
- Se acabo
- morir un poco
- Don't tell my mama
- Amado mio
- que clase de hombre eres tu 2
- Corazon de piedra 2
- enamorada
- enamorada remix
- Parte de mi
- la pareja dispareja
- Un alma en pena
- Mis intimas razones
- Super miedo
- Corazón de fresa
- Escuchame
- la media vuelta
- castigame
- Yo no se quererte mas
- Amor a dos
- la solidaridad
- cantare cantaras
- Yo no se quererte mas 2
- Castigame 2
- La ola de amor
- Acapulco
- No hay hombres
- Luna morena
- Secreto
- La que mas te ha querido
- Nos aburiremos juntos
- No me lo tomes a mal
- Amor de nadie
- Quien sera
- Tormenta de veranod
- Golpe bajo
- Todo y nada
- Seńora tentación
- Margarita non lo sa
- Juntos por costumbre
- Ya la pagaras
- Solo una mujer
- Aventurero
- Un poquito de sabor
- Nube viajera
- Amor volcanico
- Perdoname
- Devuelveme el amor
- Aguanta corazón
- Solamente una vez
- Sombras nada mas
- Te tengo en mis manos
- Marchate de aqui
- Cobarde (lastima)
- te me vuelvas soledad
