Maite Perroni
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Maite Perroni Beorlegui March 9, 1983 Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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Maite Perroni Beorlegui (born November 9, 1983)[1] is a Mexican actress, model and singer-songwriter who is best known for starring in Rebelde (2004), Cuidado con el ángel (2008), Mi Pecado (2009) Triunfo del Amor (2010), Cachito de Cielo (2012), La Gata (2014), and Antes muerta que Lichita (2015). She gained international fame as a member of the Latin Grammy nominated pop group RBD. In 2016 she won the Premios TVyNovelas of Best Actress of the Year for her work in Antes muerta que Lichita.
In 2009 Perroni was named "the new queen of the telenovelas" by Univision.[2] In 2012 she signed a contract with Warner Music Group, and the following year released her first solo studio album, Eclipse de Luna, which debuted in 3rd position Amprofon Top 20, the main table of Mexican albums, and got to ninth position on the Billboard Latin Album and second in Latin Pop Albums.[3][4]
Biography
Early life
Maite Perroni Beorlegui was born in Mexico City but grew up in Guadalajara until age 12, when her family moved back to Mexico City.[5] She has two younger brothers, Adolfo (born in 1986) and Francisco (born in 1992). Maite Perroni had a childhood like any other kid. She grew up with both her hardworking parents and siblings. Ever since she was a little girl she had an inclination toward acting and appeared in many TV commercials and in some music videos. In school she was always in many activities involving acting, art, singing and dancing. She also participated as a dancer in a Disney Channel show. After graduating from school, Maite had already in mind what she wanted to achieve in life and her career, so as soon as she graduated from high school she signed up for the prestigious school that is Televisa and after signing up for a three-year course that took her only two, she graduated and landed the role of her life, in which she was going to be catapulted into stardom. She was part of REBELDE and had a minor role named Guadalupe Fernandez (Lupita), where she was going to be for only one season, but after the producers liked the way she portrayed the character, they decided to make her one of the protagonists and include her for all three seasons that the telenovela was going to last and as part of that deal, she was also included in the group where she was going to obtain worldwide fame and become one the hottest girls on telenovelas. Now she is one of the favorites of the telenovela world.
Maite Perroni is one of the most prominent and successful artists in the Latin world. She has starred in the hottest, most popular "Telenovelas" for over a decade. Maite is also an award-winning recording artist, performing sold-out concerts throughout Brazil, Mexico, Spain and Ecuador. Her latest CD, on the Warner Brothers label released in September 2014, was an instant success and quickly climbed its way to #2 on the Billboard 100 charts. 2014 also saw the launch of her own clothing line, known as Coleccion Maite Perroni. She has hosted prestigious awards shows such as the 2015 "Lo Nuestro Awards" and "The 25th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards Ceremony." Through it all, Maite still finds the time to keep in close contact with her fans - which include more than 7.8 million followers on Facebook, more than 4.2 million on Twitter, more than 3.3 million on Instagram, and over 600,000 YouTube subscribers.
Also in 2012, Maite voiced the lead roles in the Spanish language versions of several movies such as the DreamWorks' movie "El Origen de los Guardianes" (Rise of the Guardians) being "El Hada de los Dientes" (Tooth Fairy), Nahuala Film's "Selección Canina" (Canine's National Football Team) as "Maite Terranova" and Lionsgate's "Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos" (Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure) as "Di".
Maite's TV career began when she starred in the telenovela (soap opera) "Rebelde". From the show came the musical group RBD, which featured Maite as a lead singer. She helped carry the group to worldwide recognition and acclaim; they won several awards including "Best Group of the Year," "Best album of the Year," "Best Concert," and "Best Song of the Year." RBD has sold over 50 million records and entirely sold venues such as "Estadio Maracaná" in Brazil, Madison Square Garden in New York, L.A. Coliseum, American Airlines Arena in Miami, Estadio Vicente Calderón in Spain, Auditorio Nacional and Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City among others.
Her popularity was cemented in 2008 when she was selected by Mexico's youth to become one of the first Latin women to have an iconic Barbie doll fashioned after her. The Maite Perroni Barbie was a success in Mexico, elsewhere in Latin America, the United States, and Spain.
She has won numerous awards including the Tvynovelas Award's "Best Young Actress" for the soap opera, "Cuidado con el Ángel" (Careful with the Angel), Tvynovelas Award's "Most Popular Social Media Artist 2011", "Alta Inspiration Award 2016" by Alta Med, Tvynovelas Award's "Best Actress in a Leading Role" and "Favorite Leading Actress" at the "Premios Juventud 2016" both for the soap opera "Antes Muerta Que Lichita" (Anything But Plain).
She released her first solo album in 2013, entitled "Eclipse de Luna" (Moon Eclipse). The release of the music video for the album's first single, "Tu y Yo" was during the "Premios Juventud 2013" (2013 Youth Awards), which aired on Univision and was seen by over 13 million viewers. The CD reached #2 on the U.S. Latin Pop Charts.
In July 2016, she released a new single, Adicta. Its official video has over 7.5 million views on YouTube. During that year she also won numerous music awards such as "Best Latin Female Artist / Best Latin Female Video - Adicta" at the "Latin Music Italian Awards 2016" and "Latin Artist of the Year" by "La Caja de Música" in Spain.
Renowned for her beauty, Maite was selected to be among the top ten of the "100 Most Beautiful Faces 2016" by TC Candler - the only Mexican on the list for 5 years in a row. She has also made "The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World" list by People Magazine En Español for 8 years running. Maite has been an ambassador for the brand Proactiv in the U.S. Hispanic market for a long time.
Maite is fluent in Spanish and English. She is an Ambassador for PADF, an organization with the mission of raising awareness and combatting child labor. Variety picked Maite as one of the "Top 10 Latinas to Watch" in 2015 Maite is a longtime time Brand Ambassador for Proactiv in the U.S. Hispanic market. She also has a record deal with Warner Music.[6]
Career
Acting career
Perroni made her acting debut in Rebelde, a remake of the acclaimed Argentine novela Rebelde Way. She portrayed Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández, a teenage girl from a lower-class family who gets the opportunity to study at the fictitious Elite Way School. Rebelde ran from 2004 to 2006, filming 440 episodes.
Following the success of Rebelde in 2007, Televisa released RBD: La Familia, which starred the members of RBD. The characters of the sitcom were not based on the band's characters in Rebelde, but intended to be similar to the actors' real personalities. RBD: La Familia was the first Mexican show shot entirely in high definition and ran from March 14, 2007 to June 13, 2007, and only lasted 13 episodes.
In 2008, She starred as the lead character in Cuidado con el ángel, opposite William Levy, The show had great success around the world. She starred in her second leading role in Mi Pecado opposite Eugenio Siller. She was part of the third season of Mujeres Asesinas in the sixth episode called Las Blanco, Viudas along with Diana Bracho, Luz Maria Aguilar, and Mark Tacher.
In 2009, Perroni was named the new queen of the telenovelas by Univision.[2]
In 2010, Maite was confirmed to star with her previous co-star, William Levy, in Triunfo del Amor, a remake of the Venezuelan classic Cristal.
In 2012, Perroni was confirmed to star with Pedro Fernandez in Cachito de Cielo, her fifth lead role.
In 2014, it was confirmed that Perroni was to star in her sixth lead role in a telenovela called La Gata along with Daniel Arenas, Erika Buenfil, and Laura Zapata. It aired on May 5, 2014.
On July 12, 2014, People en Español named Perroni the new queen of Mexican telenovelas.[7]
In 2015, Perroni landed her seventh lead role next to Arath De La Torre, called "Antes muerta que Lichita". It became a hit right away in Mexico and the U.S., where she was invited to promote it, as she has a huge fanbase in North America.
Musical career
Perroni was a member of the popular band RBD, which was launched off of the success of the most-watched telenovela in years, Rebelde. To date, RBD has made 9 studio albums, including albums in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. They have sold over 15 million albums worldwide, and have embarked on various international tours including shows throughout Latin America and Europe.
Mai composed "Tal Vez Mañana", for RBD's fourth Spanish language album, Empezar Desde Cero and sang solo on the title track for the album.
On August 8, 2008, RBD released a message telling fans that they had decided to split up. They went on one final tour, Gira Del Adios World Tour, which ended in early 2009. Perroni was absent part of the tour, due to her filming of Cuidado con el ángel.[8]
For her role in Cuidado con el ángel, Perroni recorded three songs for the show called "Esta Soledad", "Separada De Ti", and "Contigo".[9]
She recorded a song with Reik, entitled "Mi Pecado", which was used as the opening song for the telenovela, Mi Pecado.[10]
On July 17, 2010, Mai released her new single "No Vuelvas", which was featured on an EP she released for her Brazilian Pocket Show performances, on her website MaiteMVP.com.[11]
She recorded a song with Marco di Mauro called "A Partir De Hoy" which forms part of the musical soundtrack of the telenovela Triunfo del Amor, her third lead role.[12]
In 2012, Perroni released a single called "Te daré mi corazón" that was used for her telenovola "Cachito de Cielo".
In late 2012, Perroni announced that she will record her first solo album called Eclipse de Luna.
On July 16, 2013, Perroni released a bachata song called "Tu y Yo".
On May 2014, Perroni released another bachata song called "Vas A Querer Volver" which is also the theme song for her soap opera La Gata.
On June 2014, Perroni released a duet song with Alex Ubago called "Todo lo que soy" which was the couple's theme song in the telenovela La Gata.
On July 14, 2016, Perroni released her first single called Adicta. She performed it at Premios Juventud 2016. It will be included in her new album soon to be released.
Products and endorsements
Mai is the spokesmodel for NYX Cosmetics.[13] In 2007, a Barbie doll version of Perroni was released based on her character in Rebelde.[14]
In June 2009, Perroni announced her support for the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico.[15]
Mai stars in commercials for Giraffas, Pepsi, Proactiv, Teleton, Pantene, and Coppel.
In fall 2014, Perroni partnered with National Stores to introduce her Coleccion Maite Perroni, a contemporary fashion line inspired by her favorite designers reflecting her own personal taste.[16] "Latinas who accept, love themselves... who want to look good and feel better, who maximize your qualities and analyze the defects you project onto the world...and discover that you love yourself and you are passionate... "And you know how to face life, how to live life, give life and be alive, who are who they are and don't follow stereotypes."[17]
Personal life
Perroni is currently living in Los Angeles, California, studying, and hoping to do a crossover to the American market.[18] She has been in a relationship with Chilean music producer Koko Stambuk since October 2014.[19]
Discography
| Year | Album details | Peaks | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||
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| US Latin | US Latin Pop | MEX AMPROFON TOP100 | MEX AMPROFON TOP20 Español | |||
| 2013 | Eclipse de Luna
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9 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
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Singles
| Year | Song | Peaks | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEX Monitor Latino | MEX Monitor Latino Pop | MEX Billboard México Airplay | MEX Billboard México Español Airplay | GRE Billboard Digital Songs | COS Monitec | US Latin Pop | US Latin Digital | US Latin Digital Pop | |||
| 2013 | "Tú y Yo" | 65 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 12 | Eclipse de Luna |
| "Eclipse de Luna" | 122 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Vas a Querer Volver" | 62 | 21 | 13 | 6 | — | 3 | 23 | — | 19 | |
| "Todo Lo Que Soy" (featuring Alex Ubago) |
— | 20 | 24 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "Adicta" | — | 17 | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | TBA |
| 2017 | "Loca" (featuring Cali & El Dandee) |
— | — | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Duets
| Year | Song | Peaks | Album | |||||||
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| MEX Monitor Latino | MEX Monitor Latino Pop | MEX Billboard México Español Airplay | US Hot Latin Songs | US Latin | US Latin Pop | US Latin Digital | US Latin Digital Pop | |||
| 2009 | Mi Pecado (with Reik) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Un Día Más Edición Especial |
| 2011 | A Partir De Hoy (a dueto con Marco Di Mauro) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 29 | 17 | Algo Que Me Faltaba |
Promotional singles
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Te Daré Mi Corazón | Cachito de Cielo |
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | El arribo de Conrado Sierra | Ninfa | |
| 2014 | El Origen de los Guardianes | Tooth Fairy | Voice only |
| 2015 | Selección Canina | Maite Terranova | Voice only |
| 2015 | Un gallo con muchos huevos | Di | Voice only |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2006 | Rebelde | Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández | Co-lead role |
| 2007 | RBD: La Familia | May | Lead role; 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Lola, érase una vez | Herself / Mujer en Austria | Guest role |
| 2008-2009 | Cuidado con el ángel | María de Jesus "Marichuy" Velarde | Lead role |
| 2009 | Mi pecado | Lucrecia Córdoba Pedraza de Huerta | Lead role |
| 2010 | Mujeres asesinas | Estela Blanco | "Las Blanco,Viudas"(Season 3, Episode 4) |
| 2010-2011 | Triunfo del amor | Maria "Desamparada" Iturbide Gutiérrez | Lead role |
| 2012 | Cachito de Cielo | Renata Landeros | Lead role |
| 2014 | La Gata | Esmeralda "La Gata" / Renata de la Santa Cruz | Lead role |
| 2015-2016 | Antes muerta que Lichita | Alicia Gutiérrez López / Lichita | Lead role |
| 2017-2018 | Papá a toda madre | Renee | Lead role |
Awards and nominations
TVyNovelas Award
| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Best Young Lead Actress | Cuidado Con El Ángel | Won |
| 2010 | Mi Pecado[20] | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Lead Actress | Triunfo del Amor | Nominated |
| Musical Theme | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Best Lead Actress | La Gata | Nominated |
| 2016 | Antes muerta que Lichita | Won |
- Special award of most influential (2012).
Premios Juventud
| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Girl of My Dreams | RBD: La Familia | Nominated |
| 2009 | She's Got Style | Herself | Nominated |
| The Girl of My Dreams | Cuidado Con El Ángel | Won | |
| 2010 | The Girl of My Dreams | Mi Pecado | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Girl of My Dreams | Triunfo del Amor[21] | Won |
| 2014 | The Girl of My Dreams | Cachito de Cielo | Nominated |
| 2015 | Favorite Actress | La Gata | Nominated |
| Best Theme Novelero | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Favorite Actress | Antes muerta que Lichita | Won |
| Actress Who Steals the Show | Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos | Nominated | |
| Best Fans | Perronitos | Nominated | |
People en Español Award
| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Best Actress | |
Nominated |
| Best Couple (with William Levy) | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Best Actress | |
Nominated |
| Best Couple (with Eugenio Siller) | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Lead Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Best Actress | |
Nominated |
| Best Couple (with William Levy) | Won | ||
| 2012 | Queen of Twitter | |
Won |
| 2013 | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best New Artist | Nominated | ||
| The Most Beautiful Instagram | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | Best Couple (with Daniel Arenas) | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Best Theme Song | Nominated |
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico
| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Favorite Actress | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Favorite Actress | Nominated | |
| Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Nominated | ||
Estilo DF
| Year | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Artist With Best Style | Won | |
People en Español's 50 Most Beautiful
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 50 Most Beautiful |
| 2009 | 50 Most Beautiful |
| 2010 | 50 Most Beautiful |
| 2011 | 50 Most Beautiful |
| 2012 | 50 Most Beautiful |
| 2013 | 50 Most Beautiful |
| 2014 | 50 Most Beautiful |
| 2015 | 50 Most Beautiful |
| 2016 | 50 Most Beautiful |
Solo tour
| Tours | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | ||
| 2010 | Maite Perroni Brazilian Tour 2010 | ||
| 2013–2015 | Eclipse de Luna Tour | ||
| 2016 | Maite Perroni Tour LOVE | ||
References
- ↑ balancuta2008 (August 20, 2009). "MAITE PERRONI CHAT MI PECADO (2)". Retrieved September 16, 2016 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 M�xico, El Universal, Compa�ia Period�stica Nacional. "El Universal - - Maite Perroni, "Reina de las telenovelas" en EU". Retrieved September 16, 2016. replacement character in
|last=at position 2 (help); replacement character in|first=at position 20 (help) - ↑ Amprofon Top 20 (del 26 de Agosto al 02 de Septiembre) (in Spanish), Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, retrieved September 20, 2013
- ↑ "Maite Perroni - Chart history", Billboard, retrieved September 29, 2013
- ↑ official esmas bio
- ↑ "Lo que no sabías de Maite Perroni". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Angelique Boyer y Maite Perroni, las reinas jóvenes de las telenovelas mexicanas". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ http://www2.esmas.com/rbd/fotos/comunicado-rbd/9543
- ↑ maite perroni biography
- ↑ "Maite Perroni y Reik graban 'Mi pecado'". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ "maitemvp.com - maitemvp Resources and Information.". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ TIM, Televisa. "Ritmoson Home". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ Maité Perroni New NYX Spokesmodel
- ↑ Rebelde Season 2 PR
- ↑ http://www.el-universal.com.mx/notas/596793.html
- ↑ "Latina Superstar Maite Perroni Partnering With National Stores Inc. To Launch Fashion Collection in the United States". PR Newswire. November 5, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ↑ Simon, Yara (January 12, 2015). "'La Gata' Cast News 2015: Maite Perroni Explains Why Colección Fashion Line Is Designed for Latinas via Instagram". Latin Post. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Maite, de RBD, termina con su novio". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Maite Perroni muestra su amor por Koko Stambuk en las redes (FOTOS)". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ↑ TVyEspectáculos "Maite Perroni nominada en la categoría de Mejor actriz juvenil" – actualizado febrero de 2010
- ↑ "www.impre.com". Retrieved September 16, 2016.
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