María Conchita Alonso
María Conchita Alonso was born in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba on June 29th, 1957 and is the World Music Singer. At the age of 67, María Conchita Alonso biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
At 67 years old, María Conchita Alonso physical status not available right now. We will update María Conchita Alonso's height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, and measurements.
Mara Conchita Bustillo (born June 29, 1957), also known as Mara Conchita, is a Venezuelan singer/songwriter and actress.
Early life
Mara Conchita Alonso was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, on June 29, 1957, to Rizo Alonso and Conchita Bustillo. She and her family immigrated to Venezuela when she was five years old, in 1962, right after the Cuban revolution. When she was crowned Miss Teenager World in 1971, she had her first encounter in show business. She competed in the Miss World/Venezuela pageant in 1975 and was the sixth runner-up, defeating Puerto Rico's Wilnelia Merced.
Career
Alonso's first gold album and number one song on the charts was Love Maniac, released in 1979 under the name Ámbar. After that followed her second number-one "The Witch" and soon after "Dangerous Rhythm". For what is considered her best known song, she was asked by Giorgio Moroder to write the lyrics in Spanish and sing "Vamos a Bailar" which he had written for the soundtrack of the film Scarface. The song instantly became a classic among Spanish speakers despite failing to garner major attention outside of Cuba where it was recorded. Her two albums with Ámbar and her solo debut were recorded in English. Her second album, María Conchita, in 1984, made her an international singing star in the Spanish-speaking market, and garnered her first of three Grammy Award nominations (1985, 1988, 1994).
Alonso made her Hollywood film debut in Moscow on the Hudson (1984) with Robin Williams, and also starred in Touch and Go (1986) Extreme Prejudice (1987), The Running Man (1987), Colors (1988), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Predator 2 (1990) and The House of the Spirits (1993).
In 1995, she became the first Latin-born actresses to star in a Broadway show, playing Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman. She later acted in the romantic comedies Chasing Papi (2003) and The Last Guy on Earth (2006).
Alonso was cast to play Lucía, the mother of Gabrielle Solis, on the ABC series Desperate Housewives. The episode aired on February 19, 2006. She was in the Latin version, Amas de Casa Desesperadas, for Univision Network. She was a guest star in the live-action film of the comic book El Muerto and appeared in the film Material Girls (2006).
Alonso hosted VH1's ¡Viva Hollywood! on April 13, 2008 with Carlos Ponce. She portrayed Sam in the werewolf horror film Wolf Moon, directed by Dana Mennie.
Alonso appeared in Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem, released in 2013. Her latest film, a fantasy short titled The Secret of Joy, features her alongside fellow Venezuelan actor Carlos Antonio León, Spanish actress Laura Bayonas, and Brazilian actress Ana Carolina Da Fonseca in a story that aims to bring awareness about pediatric cancer.