Julissa
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For the Puerto Rican Christian singer, see Julissa (singer)
Julissa (singer)
Julissa Arce Rivera commonly known simply as Julissa, is a Puerto Rican Christian singer.-Biography:Julissa was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Puerto Rican parents. She was the oldest of four siblings. Julissa debuted as a singer when she was twelve, with the choir of her church...

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Julissa (born April 8, 1944) is a Mexican actress and producer. She is the daughter radio and television star Don Luis de Llano Palmer and actress Rita Macedo. She is the mother of a singer and an actor, Benny Ibarra and Alejandro Ibarra. She is also the sister of Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...

 staff producer Luis de Llano Macedo
Luis de Llano Macedo
-History:Born in Mexico City in 1945. He is the son of television producer Luis de Llano Palmer and actress Rita Macedo. His older sister is the actress and singer Julissa. He started as a technician in a TV station in San Antonio, Texas at the early age of 17. In 1969 he becomes director of...

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Music

At the age of 14, Julissa began her career by singing in a rock group called The Spitfires, which was formed by her brother, Luis de Llano Macedo. She won 2nd place in a radio competition and was signed by CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

. From 1961-1964 She recorded various rock albums for CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...

 as well as various soap opera.

Theatre

She began acting and producing in theatre, and is now one of Mexico's leading theatre producers and importing Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

 shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...

, Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...

, Joseph
Joseph
-Media:* YosepH, album by Luke Vibert* Josef , a Croatian television movie from 2011*Various works based on the life of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible:** Joseph and his Brethren, oratorio by George Frideric Handel...

, Pippin
Pippin
Pippin, Peppin, and Pepin are variants of a single Frankish given name. It was the name of several important figures in the Carolingian family that ruled the Frankish Empire in what is now France and the western parts of Germany in the Middle Ages:* Pepin of Landen, nicknamed the Elder, sometimes...

 and many others.

One production she participated in was the 1975 Mexican production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a parody of B-movie, science fiction and horror films of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the...

, which featured, as a member of the chorus, a young Aida Pierce
Aida Pierce
Aida Maria Zerecero Pierce is a Mexican actress and comedienne, best known internationally for her work on various telenovelas and comedy series that have aired on Televisa over the years. Most of her television series have aired on television networks in other countries, most notably Univision...

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Films

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Espiritismo Rosario (credited as Julisa Macedo)
1963 La Maldición de la Llorona Female Stagecoach Passenger (credited as Julissa del Llano) other title - The Curse of the Crying Woman
1964 Prohibido Soñar
1964 The Age of Violence other title - La Edad de la Violencia(original title)
1964 En la Mitad del Mundo (credited as Julissa Herrera)
1964 Los Novias de Mis Hijas Maria
1964 El Robo al Tren Correo
1965 El Pueblo Fantasma other title - Ghost Town
1965 Diablos en el Cielo
1965 Sinful
Sinful (film)
Sinful is a 1965 Mexican film. It was the last film in which Pina Pellicer acted....

Lidia other title - El Pecador (original title)
1965 Nacidos Para Cantar
1965 El Dengue del Amor
1965 Las dos Elenas Elena
1966 Una Señora Estupenda Mercedes
1966 Nosotros los Jóvenes Carmen
1966 Tirando a Gol
1966 Me Cansé de Rogarle
1967 Pedro Páramo Ana Rentería
1967 Si Quiero
1967 Qué hombre tan sin embargo
Qué Hombre tan Sin Embargo
Qué hombre tan sin embargo is a 1967 Mexican Film from Cima Films S. A. directed by Julian Soler and starring Eulalio González and Julissa.-Plot:...

Laura
1967 Juego Peligroso Claudia (segment "HO")
1967 The Outsiders Paloma other title - Los Caifanes (original title)
1967 The Crazy World of the Young other title - El Mundo Loco de los Jóvenes (original title)
1968 The Fear Chamber Corinne Mandel
1968 House of Evil Lucy Durant
1968 The Adolescents
The Adolescents (1968 film)
The Adolescents is a 1968 Mexican drama film directed by Abel Salazar. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.-Cast:* Luis Aragón as Rafael* Sandra Boyd...

other title - The Adolescentes (original title)
1968 Despedida de Casada Sonia Vargas
1968 A Wedding Night Essay other title - Ensayo de una Noche de Bodas (original title)
1969 Santa Santa
1969 Paula
1970 La Mentira
1971 Isle of the Snake People Anabella Vandenberg other titles - La Muerte Viviente (original title), Snake People
1971 Verano Ardiente Marilu/Maria de la Luz Flores other title - Hot Summer
1972 Una Mujer Honesta
1972 Tú, Yo, Nosotros
1972 Victoria
1973 Las Cautivas Lucía Gómez
1979 Amor Libre
1981 La Pachange Adela, Vicente's Wife
1981 Oficio de Tinieblas
1981 D.F./Distrito Federal
1982 Aquel Famoso Remington
1982 Días de Combate Elisa
1982 41 el Hombre Perfecto
1982 Los Ojos de un Niño Patricia
1982 Cosa Fácil Elisa Belascoaran
1983 Los dos Carnales
1984 Prohibido Amar en Nueva York
1986 Más allá de la Muerte Andrea/Laura
1994 Amor que Mata
2004 El Mago Raquel other title - The Magician
2005 Rencor Gertrudis Alcocer

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1962 Las Momias de Guanajuato
1963 Doña Macabra
1964 Premier Orfeon
1964 La Intrusa
1964 Casa de Vecinidad
1964 Estrellas
1965 La Mentira
1966 Wild Heart Mónica Molnar del Diablo other title - Corazón Salvaje (original title)
1967 Frontera
1969 Más allá de la Muerte Estela Ballesteros
1971 Velo de Novia
1972 Los Hermanos Coraje Clara Barros/Diana Lemos/Marcia
1974 El Manantial del Milagro
1976 Los Bandidos del Río Frío Cecilia
1978 Cartas Para una Victima
1979 Verónica Veronica
1980 Colorina Rita
1986 Hora Marcada
1987 Tal Como Somos also Producer
1987 La Indomable - Producer only
1988 Dulce Desafío - Producer only
1989 Violencia a Sangre Fria TV Movie
1994 Agujetas de Color de Rosa Lola
1996 La Sombra del Otro - Producer only
2003 Velo de Novia Lia del Moral
2002 Desde Gayola Luchis
2004 ıDespierta América! Herself
2004 Cuatro Labios Herself
2005 100 Mexicanos Dijeron Herself 1 episode - Padres vs Hijos
2005 Bajo el Mismo Techo Julissa Acosta 1 episode - La Visita de la Tía July
2006 Premios TV y Novelas 2006 Herself
2006 Nuestras Mejores Canciones
2006–2007 The Prettiest Ugly Girl Teresita Mendiola other title - La Fea Más Bella (original title), 2 episodes
2007 Premios TV y Novelas 2007 Herself
2008 Fuego en la Sangre Raquel 9 episodes
2009 Atrévete a Soñar Cristina Jimenez Viuda De Peralta
2011 Esperanza del Corazón Greta

Music

Year Result Award Category
1990 Golden and Platinum Discs Album I (Mexico)
1991 Golden Disc Album I (Spain)
1991 Golden Disc Album II (Mexico)
1992 The Eres Award Best Youth Musical Group
1992 Double Platinum Disc Album I (Spain)
1992 Golden Disc and Platinum Disc Album II (Spain)
1993 Golden Disc Banda Rock (Mexico)
1993 The Eres Award Best Youth Musical Group of the Year
1994 Furia Musical Award Banda Rock
1994 Double Golden Disc El Album DOble (Spain)
1994 Las Palms de Oro (Golden Palms) Award
1995 Golden Disc The Album Hoy (Spain)

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