Lupita D'Alessio

Lupita D'Alessio
Birth name	Guadalupe Contreras Ramos
Born	(1954-03-10) March 10, 1954
Origin	Tijuana, Baja California, México
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1973–present
Labels	EMI Music

Lupita D'Alessio (Spanish pronunciation: [luˈpita ðaˈlesjo], born Guadalupe Contreras Ramos on March 10, 1954 in Tijuana, Baja California) is a Mexican singer and actress. She is nicknamed La Leona Dormida (a title of one of her songs which translates to "The sleeping lioness").

She is the daughter of television presenter Poncho D'Alessio and was previously married to actors Jorge Vargas and Sabú (from Argentina) as well as to footballers Carlos Reinoso (from Chile) and Julio Canessa (from Uruguay), musician César Gómez and model Christian Rössen (from Germany). She has two sons with Vargas: Jorge, and actor Ernesto D'Alessio and a younger son, César, with César Gómez.

Biography

She started her career in showbusiness with her father Poncho D'Alessio who had a musical show called La Familia D'Alessio on a Tijuana television station. She then moved to Mexico City and released a single "Mi Corazón es un Gitano", then she was selected to perform the theme song of the telenovela of Televisa titled Mundo de juguete. She was invited to take roles on Ana del Aire and other productions in the 1970s and 1980s. Lupita sang the title song of telenovela Pacto de Amor, where she also acted.

In 1980, Lupita was one of the main characters in Ernesto Alonso's Aprendiendo a Amar, where she played the role of his older daughter (the younger daughter was played by Erika Buenfil). The telenovela starred Susana Dosamantes (mother of Paulina Rubio). Lupita also sang the theme song "A Mí". She performed concerts on tour in Central and South America.

In 1986, Lupita starred in the movie Mentiras alongside Juan Ferrara, where she played Lupita Montero, an aspiring singer; she performed several songs for the soundtrack of the movie, including "Mudanzas". In 1987, she appeared in the short telenovela Tiempo De Amar, alongside Fernando Allende. Her last project of the 1980s was 1989's "Quién te crees tú", the theme to her last finished acting project, telenovela Lo Blanco y lo Negro.

In 2000, she accepted a telnovela role in TV Azteca's Ellas, inocentes o culpables, although she left the production after a month. She returned to Televisa in 2002 for a guest appearance on the situation comedy La Jaula with Cesar Bono, Carlos Eduardo Rico and Sheyla Tadeo.

For her work in television and as a recording artist, D'Alessio has her handprints and star imbedded on the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico City.

In 2011, she participated as a critic in several episodes of Parodiando.

Films

• Mentiras (1986) as Lupita Montero

Telenovelas

• Ellas, inocentes o culpables (2000) as Amanda
• Lo blanco y lo negro (1989) as Verónica Montes
• Tiempo de amar (1987) as Carolina Montero
• Aprendiendo a amar (1980) as Jimena
• Pacto de amor (1977) as Julia
• Paloma (1975) as Dora Luz
• Ana del aire (1974) as Consuelo
• Cartas sin Destino (1973)

Theater

• La novicia rebelde ("The Sound of Music")

Albums

'Para Toda La Vida (2002)

• Algo Desconocido (1997)
• Cara A Cara (1997)
• Románticas (1996)
• No Me Pregunten (1995)
• Desde Mi Libertad (1994)
• La D'Alessio (1993)
• Aprendiendo a Amar
• Tiempo De Amar
• Gaviota del Aire
• Boleros De Siempre
• Soy Como Toda Mujer
• Lo Blanco y Lo Negro (1989)
• Juro Que Nunca Volveré
• Cuentos De Los Bosques De Viena
• Discothèque
• Lo mejor con la mejor
• Otra vez
• Que se detenga el tiempo

See also

• Paquita la del Barrio

External links

• Lupita D'Alessio at the telenovela database
• Lupita D'Alessio at IMDb
• Template:Es icon October 2009+04:07:51 Biography
• Template:Es icon Profile on esmas.com
• Template:Es icon Zarpasos y rugidos de la leona on univision.com
• Template:Es icon Lupita
• Template:Es icon D'Alessio performance in 1978