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Lucía Leticia Méndez (born January 26, 1951) is a Mexican actress and singer, born in León, Guanajuato She is a famous star in Mexico, Latin America, Russia, Asia and Europe due to her popular telenovelas. She achieved fame from the late 1970's to early 1990's by working for entertainment giant Televisa.

Career

Méndez began her career in 1972, acting in a movie named Cabalgando a la Luna (Horse-riding to the Moon). She acted in her first soap opera, Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse, simultaneously. Subsequently, she was cast on many other soap operas, and by the 1978, she was a well known superstar throughout Mexico and the rest of Latin America thanks to her successful soap "Viviana." She followed this with equally-successful "Colorina" (1980), in which she played a prostitute redeemed by motherhood, alongside Puerto Rican actress, Alba Nydia Díaz. Her other soaps include: "Vanessa" (1982), "El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar" (1988), "Tres Veces Sofia" (1998) and "Golpe Bajo" (2000). Some of her movies are "El Ministro y yo" (1975), "Mas Negro que la Noche" (1976), "Los Hijos de Sanchez" (1977) with co-stars Anthony Quinn and Dolores del Rio, "La Ilegal" (1979), "Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios" (1981), and "El Maleficio" (1985).

During the 1980s, her star kept on growing, as she confirmed her international superstar status. In 1983, she was crowned as Queen of Vina del Mar at the prestigious Viña del Mar Festival in Chile. In 1985, she starred alongside Andres Garcia and Salvador Pineda in international super-hit Tu o Nadie, where she sang the Corazón de Piedra (Heart of Stone) song and "Don Corazon", which also became smashing hits, on the Mexican and Latin American music charts. In 1988, she married producer Pedro Torres, and in 1989, she had her son Pedrito, who is her only child so far. Later on, she divorced Pedro Torres.

In 1990, Mendez came back with another super-hit soap opera, Amor de nadie, alongside Saul Lisazo and Fernando Allende. In Amor de nadie, she played a rape victim who has five men fighting for her love. The soap opera's title song also became a smash hit for Mendez.

After Amor de nadie, Mendez 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 still-existing veto between the star and the company. 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, and she has been associated romantically with Luis Miguel and Vicente Fox, among others. 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. People were hooked on the story. 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.

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.

Mendez is rumored to be planning a comeback into Latin American and Spanish United States television channels.

On Saturday, February 29 of 2004, she married for the second time, this time to a Cuban businessman.

On April of 2004, Méndez relocated for six months to Puerto Rico, for filming of a Hollywood movie.

Films

Telenovelas

Albums

  • Vive (2004)
  • Dulce Romance (1999)
  • Todo o Nada (1998)
  • Señora Tentacion (1994)
  • Se Prohibe (1993)
  • Besame (1992)
  • Luna Morena (1990)
  • Mis Intimas Razones (1988)
  • Castigame (1986)
  • Te Quiero (1985)
  • Solo una Mujer (1984)
  • Enamorada (1983)
  • Cerca de Ti (1982)
  • Colorina (1980)
  • Se feliz (1978)
  • Presentimiento (1977)
  • Frente a Frente (1976)
  • Siempre Estoy Pensando en Ti (1975)
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