Adamari López
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Adamari López Torres is a Puerto Rican
actress famous for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas.
Canal 2
production of the Cristina Bazán
soap opera, alongside legendary Puerto Rican actress Johanna Rosaly
and Venezuela
n singer José Luis Rodríguez, El Puma.
Her talent indicated a future superstar. WAPA-TV
next chose her to play Iris Chacón
and Daniel Guerrero's daughter in Yo sé que mentía
. She was then nine years old, and was given one of the most important roles of the story. López became a household name.
A short, two chapter appearance on Vivir Para Ti followed in 1983, and after that, López decided to dedicate herself to her studies. She holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico.
, San Juan's premier and oldest theater, and getting the attention of Mexican producers.
She traveled to Mexico next, after the invitation by the producers to try out there, and became a superstar in that country as well, working in many top soap operas, including Camila
and the national super hit Amigas y Rivales
. López also participated in Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real
, where she played a victim of rape
that later turned lesbian
.
. During the recording of that soap opera, her father, Luis, a respected and successful undertaker, suffered a heart attack
and had to be hospitalized and operated on. López was given immediate permission to travel to Puerto Rico and be with her father for as long as she needed. Her father recovered, but only five percent of his heart is currently working. López had to return to Mexico after her father was released from the hospital, but she flew back to Puerto Rico every time that the filming schedule allowed her to. Now she is in the show Mira Quien Baila as one of the top dancers.
and gossip
magazines, and her breakup from actor Mauricio Islas
was well published.
López was the wife of fellow Puerto Rican singing super star Luis Fonsi
. In 2006, Lopez and Fonsi announced they would be getting married during the summer of that year. They were married on June 3, 2006 in Puerto Rico. On November 8, 2009, Adamari López and Luis Fonsi released a joint statement where they announced they were separating. Officially, on November 8, 2010 they divorced.
In June 2010, Adamari López was seen publicly on various occasions with Colombian writer Andres López López.
. Her then-boyfriend, Luis Fonsi, announced at the same press conference that he was canceling his 2005 international tour to be by her side. She was expected to recover; her cancer was caught at "stage 1", which is a very early stage, and it did not spread to other parts of her body.
She underwent cancer surgery; in 2006 it was reported that she is in remission.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
actress famous for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas.
Early career
The daughter of an undertaker, Luis López, Adamari started her career at the age of six in the TelemundoTelemundo
Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....
Canal 2
WKAQ-TV
WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital 2.1. The station is owned and operated by NBCUniversal and is branded simply as Telemundo....
production of the Cristina Bazán
Cristina Bazán
Cristina Bazán is the name of a highly-famous and successful 1978 Puerto Rican telenovela starring Puerto Rican actress and singer Johanna Rosaly, and the Venezuelan singer/idol José Luis Rodríguez El Puma...
soap opera, alongside legendary Puerto Rican actress Johanna Rosaly
Johanna Rosaly
Johanna Rosaly is an actress, singer, and television host.-Early years:Johanna Rosaly was born in an area known as Santurce, a district of San Juan. In 1956 at the age of eight, she started taking acting lessons with Argentinians Luis A. Negro and Elba Mania, and dancing lessons with Beatriz...
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n singer José Luis Rodríguez, El Puma.
Her talent indicated a future superstar. WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV
WAPA-TV is an independent television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 27, virtual channel 4. The station is owned by InterMedia Partners and is branded as WAPA Television....
next chose her to play Iris Chacón
Iris Chacón
Iris Chacón is a dancer, singer, and entertainer. She enjoys great popularity in Puerto Rico and in other Latin American countries, as well as such US locales as New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.-Career:Chacon has been known by various nicknames, such as "La Bomba de Puerto Rico" Iris Chacón...
and Daniel Guerrero's daughter in Yo sé que mentía
Yo Se Que Mentia
Yo Sé Que Mentía was a 1982 soap opera produced by Puerto Rico's WAPA-TV.It included Argentina's Daniel Guerrero, Puerto Rican dancing legend Iris Chacón, a young Adamari López, Amneris Morales and Miguel Ángel Suárez and Ángela Meyer as a married couple who tried to make Guerrero and Chacon's...
. She was then nine years old, and was given one of the most important roles of the story. López became a household name.
A short, two chapter appearance on Vivir Para Ti followed in 1983, and after that, López decided to dedicate herself to her studies. She holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of the Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico.
Adulthood and fame
After reaching the age of maturity, she came back, participating in several plays at Puerto Rico's Teatro TapiaTeatro Tapia
The Teatro Tapia, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is presumed to be the oldest free-standing drama stage building still in use in the United States. It is named after the poet and dramatist Alejandro Tapia y Rivera .-Location:...
, San Juan's premier and oldest theater, and getting the attention of Mexican producers.
She traveled to Mexico next, after the invitation by the producers to try out there, and became a superstar in that country as well, working in many top soap operas, including Camila
Camila (telenovela)
This page refers to the 1998 soap opera. For the 1984 Argentinian movie see Camila.Camila is a Mexican romantic drama telenovela produced by and originally broadcast on Televisa in 1998.It is a remake of Viviana, a Mexican telenovela from 1978....
and the national super hit Amigas y Rivales
Amigas y rivales
Amigas y rivales is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001.- Plot :Amigas y Rivales tells the story of four women from different social backgrounds...
. López also participated in Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real
Mujer, casos de la vida real
Mujer, casos de la vida real is a television show produced by Hispanic television Televisa for Canal de las Estrellas. The show first aired after the Mexican earthquake of 1985 as a method to assist victims of the natural disaster...
, where she played a victim of rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
that later turned lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
.
Recent years
In 2004, the four-foot ten inch López participated in the soap opera Mujer de MaderaMujer de Madera
Mujer de Madera is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa in 2004. One unusual feature of this telenovela is that the main character is played by different actresses before and after her stay in hospital due to a forest fire....
. During the recording of that soap opera, her father, Luis, a respected and successful undertaker, suffered a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
and had to be hospitalized and operated on. López was given immediate permission to travel to Puerto Rico and be with her father for as long as she needed. Her father recovered, but only five percent of his heart is currently working. López had to return to Mexico after her father was released from the hospital, but she flew back to Puerto Rico every time that the filming schedule allowed her to. Now she is in the show Mira Quien Baila as one of the top dancers.
Personal life and relationships
Her private life has become a favorite subject of paparazziPaparazzi
Paparazzi is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people...
and gossip
Gossip
Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others, It is one of the oldest and most common means of sharing facts and views, but also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and variations into the information transmitted...
magazines, and her breakup from actor Mauricio Islas
Mauricio Islas
Mauricio Islas is a Mexican television and film actor. He is best known for his work in telenovelas.-Early life:...
was well published.
López was the wife of fellow Puerto Rican singing super star Luis Fonsi
Luis Fonsi
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Latin Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer and composer.- Early life :...
. In 2006, Lopez and Fonsi announced they would be getting married during the summer of that year. They were married on June 3, 2006 in Puerto Rico. On November 8, 2009, Adamari López and Luis Fonsi released a joint statement where they announced they were separating. Officially, on November 8, 2010 they divorced.
In June 2010, Adamari López was seen publicly on various occasions with Colombian writer Andres López López.
Health
On March 22, 2005, López held a press conference in San Juan, that she had been diagnosed with breast cancerBreast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
. Her then-boyfriend, Luis Fonsi, announced at the same press conference that he was canceling his 2005 international tour to be by her side. She was expected to recover; her cancer was caught at "stage 1", which is a very early stage, and it did not spread to other parts of her body.
She underwent cancer surgery; in 2006 it was reported that she is in remission.
Telenovelas
| Year | Title | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Alma de Hierro Alma de Hierro Alma de Hierro is a 2008–2009 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is a remake of the Argentinian soap opera Son de Fierro, with the character's names rewritten and adapted to the Mexican audience... |
Rita Anguiano de Hierro | Main Antagonist |
| 2007 | Bajo Las Riendas Del Amor Bajo las Riendas del Amor Bajo Las Riendas del Amor is a telenovela that aired from March 12, 2007 to October 5, 2007. It was filmed in Miami, Florida .-Plot:... |
Ingrid Linares | Main Antagonist |
| 2004 | Mujer de Madera Mujer de Madera Mujer de Madera is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa in 2004. One unusual feature of this telenovela is that the main character is played by different actresses before and after her stay in hospital due to a forest fire.... |
Lucrecia Santibáñez Villalpando | Co-Protagonist |
| 2002 | Gata Salvaje Gata Salvaje Gata Salvaje was a telenovela which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela on May 16, 2002 and some days later was released on the Spanish station Univision from mid-summer of 2002 until May 2003, and later aired in Mexico on El Canal De Las Estrellas from January 2003 to December 2003... |
Karina Rios | Protagonist/Antagonist |
| 2001 | Amigas y Rivales Amigas y rivales Amigas y rivales is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 2001.- Plot :Amigas y Rivales tells the story of four women from different social backgrounds... |
Ofelia Villada | Main Heroine/Co-Protagonist |
| 2000 | Locura de Amor | Carmen Ruelas | Co-Protagonist |
| 1998 | Camila Camila (telenovela) This page refers to the 1998 soap opera. For the 1984 Argentinian movie see Camila.Camila is a Mexican romantic drama telenovela produced by and originally broadcast on Televisa in 1998.It is a remake of Viviana, a Mexican telenovela from 1978.... |
Monica Iturralde | Antagonist |
| 1997 | Sin Ti | Maria Elena Ysaguirre | Antagonist |
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- Luis FonsiLuis FonsiLuis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Latin Grammy winning Puerto Rican singer and composer.- Early life :...
- Cristina BazánCristina BazánCristina Bazán is the name of a highly-famous and successful 1978 Puerto Rican telenovela starring Puerto Rican actress and singer Johanna Rosaly, and the Venezuelan singer/idol José Luis Rodríguez El Puma...
- Johanna RosalyJohanna RosalyJohanna Rosaly is an actress, singer, and television host.-Early years:Johanna Rosaly was born in an area known as Santurce, a district of San Juan. In 1956 at the age of eight, she started taking acting lessons with Argentinians Luis A. Negro and Elba Mania, and dancing lessons with Beatriz...