| Ana Belén | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1951 Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress and singer |
Ana Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.[1]
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Ana Belén studied acting in Spain during her youth and began acting in theatrical and cinematic productions in the mid-1960s. While working on the film Morbo by Gonzalo Suárez, she met Víctor Manuel and later married him in 1972 in Gibraltar. At this time she also started her career as a singer, releasing albums like Tierra in 1973, and Calle del Oso, with songs composed by Víctor Manuel, some of them with clear political and social content.
Ana Belén became involved in various films: La petición by Pilar Miró, Emilia parada y fonda by Angelino Fons, El buscón by Luciano Berriatúa, La oscura historia de la prima Montse by Jordi Cadena, La criatura by Eloy de la Iglesia and Sonámbulos by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. She gave birth to her first child in 1976.
In 1991 she recorded Como una novia, with songs by Gloria Varona, Pancho Varona and Antonio García de Diego, this being the first album that did not include any songs composed or adapted by Víctor Manuel.
In 1997 she published a new album Mírame, which consisted of her own songs and duets and which went on to become the best-selling album of her solo career. With its release, she went on tour throughout Spain, and in the autumn of the same year, the 'El gusto es nuestro' tour went to America, where it was received with the same enthusiasm as in Spain.
1998 saw the centenary of Federico García Lorca, and Ana commemorated this by releasing two albums under the title of Lorquiana, a collection of poems and popular songs by Lorca. The following year another album was released Ana Belén y Miguel Ríos cantan a Kurt Weill, and she had a role in the Tele 5 series, Petra Delicado.
| Film | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Zampo y yo | Luis Lucia | (1965) |
| Españolas en París | Roberto Bodegas | (1971) |
| Aunque la hormona se vista de seda | Vicente Escrivá | (1971) |
| Morbo | Gonzalo Suárez | (1972) |
| Separación matrimonial | Angelino Fons | (1973) |
| Al diablo con el amor | Gonzalo Suárez | (1973) |
| Tormento | Pedro Olea | (1974) |
| A flor de piel | Luis Eduardo Aute | (1974) |
| Vida conyugal sana | Roberto Bodegas | (1974) |
| El amor del capitán Brando | Jaime de Armiñán | (1974) |
| Jo, papá | Jaime de Armiñán | (1975) |
| La petición | Pilar Miró | (1976) |
| Emilia... parada y fonda | Angelino Fons | (1976) |
| La criatura | Eloy De La Iglesia | (1977) |
| La oscura historia de la prima Montse | Jordi Cadena | (1978) |
| Sonámbulos | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | (1978) |
| Jaque a la dama | Francisco Rodríguez | (1979) |
| El Buscón | Luciano Berriatua | (1979) |
| Cuentos eróticos | Jaime Chavarri, Josefina Molina, Fernando Colomo | (1980) |
| La colmena | Mario Camus | (1982) |
| Demonios en el Jardín | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | (1982) |
| La corte de Faraón | José Luis García Sánchez | (1985) |
| Sé infiel y no mires con quién | Fernando Trueba | (1985) |
| Adiós pequeña | Imanol Uribe | (1986) |
| La casa de Bernarda Alba | Mario Camus | (1987) |
| Divinas palabras | José Luis García Sánchez | (1987) |
| Miss Caribe | Fernando Colomo | (1988) |
| El vuelo de la paloma | José Luis García Sánchez | (1989) |
| Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento | Ana Belén | (1991) |
| Después del sueño | Mario Camus | (1992) |
| Rosa rosae | Fernando Colomo | (1993) |
| El marido perfecto | Beda Docampo Feijóo | (1993) |
| Tirano Banderas | José Luis García Sánchez | (1993) |
| La Pasión Turca | Vicente Aranda | (1994) |
| Libertarias | Vicente Aranda | (1996) |
| El amor perjudica seriamente la salud | Manuel Gómez Pereira | (1996) |
| Cada día hay más besos | Gregorio Guzmán | (1999) |
| Antigua vida mía | Héctor Olivera | (2001) |
| Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena | Manuel Gómez Pereira | (2004) |
| Serie/Program | Episode | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Teatro de siempre | La comedia nueva | 1970 |
| Teatro de siempre | Hamlet en los suburbios | 1970 |
| Teatro de siempre | Los caprichos de Mariana | 1970 |
| Pequeño estudio | La trampa | 1970 |
| Hora once | El extraño secreto de Shalken, el pintor | 1970 |
| Hora once | Eleonora | 1971 |
| Juegos para mayores | La finca | 1971 |
| Estudio 1 | Retablo de las mocedades del Cid | 1971 |
| Estudio 1 | Romeo y Julieta | 1972 |
| Fortunata y Jacinta | Protagonista | 1980 |
| Petra delicado | Protagonista | 1999 |