Verónica Castro
Encyclopedia
Verónica Castro (born October 19, 1952) is a Mexican
actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro
and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,
and telenovela
producer José Alberto Castro.
She started her career as a television actress, where she met Manuel Valdez "El Loco", father of her son Cristian Castro
, and in fotonovela
s and telenovela
s while earning her degree in international relations
.
After appearing in a series of films and telenovelas (El Edificio de Enfrente in 1974 and Barata de Primavera in 1978, among others) her career took off with Los ricos también lloran
, playing a poor orphan, with Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells
. This telenovela became a success in Latin America
, Spain
, Croatia
, Italy
, France
, Israel
, Russia
, China
and the Philippines
. The success of this story brought her new found fame with her single, "Aprendí A Llorar". The following hit was "San Francisco De Asis".
Two years later she played the main role in the telenovela version of El derecho de nacer
. Because of her expanding fame as a world artist, she started recording her music in different languages and began to tour the world and perform in diverse venues.
In 1986 she performed in the Latin version of "We Are The World". She also released one of her most ambitious albums to date, "Simplemente Todo". The top selling singles were "Oye Tu", "Simplemente Todo" and "Macumba". She accompanied her singles with videos, becoming one of the pioneers of the MTV age in Latin America. She recorded the music video "Macumba". She worked in telenovelas in Argentina
and Italy
.
In 1987 her career got a huge boost internationally when she played the main character in Rosa salvaje
alongside Guillermo Capetillo
and Laura Zapata
. The theme song for that telenovela, also named "Rosa salvaje", became one of her biggest hits. As her CD, "Reina de la noche", topped the charts and her soap opera became one of the world's best selling stories to date, she released another #1 single, "Mala noche no".
In 1990 Castro participated in Mi pequeña Soledad
alongside Omar Fierro
and July Furlong
, where she had to play both a 40-year-old victim of rape
who became pregnant and later was paralyzed in a car crash, and her 20-year-old daughter, the "Soledad" of the title, who was the product of the rape. Castro recorded the hit song "Mi Pequeña Soledad" and it became a world wide phenomenon. The ballad opened new markets and became her theme song. She began the television series, "La Movida", which was sung also in Italian and English. After the success of the single a maxi-single and 12" mix were leaked to radio and clubs. In 1993, she starred in the unsucessful telenovela Valentina with Juan Ferrara
and the "Queen of Salsa", Celia Cruz
.
In 1997 Castro re-emerged successfully with a new CD and a new television show. The CD was produced by A.B. Quintanilla, famed for his production of all the Selena
CDs. She filmed the most controversial music video in her career, "Pena De Amor Y Muerte". The video included some nudity, and the song was featured on the soundtrack of the telenovela Pueblo chico, Infierno grande. The story line, from the early nineteenth century, was based on a real life drama, the story of Leonarda Ruan. Other cast members are Juan Soler
and Alma Delfina
. She incorporated regional Mexican music, rancheras, pop, dance-techno, country and hip hop beats.
In 1999 Castro recorded her last pop CD, "Ave Vagabundo", by famed composer and producer Ana Gabriel
. She included several dance mixes of her hit singles, "Sacudelo" and "Zumbalo". Castro toured various countries in support of CD, the biggest success included Argentina, Italy and America.
During the 1990s she began hosting variety show
s, and has continued to do so since. Her son, Cristian, is a teen idol singer across Latin America and the United States
, She, and Christian's father, Manuel Valdés, have never married. Castro's private life has become fodder for paparazzi
photographers and gossip magazines.
In 2006 she recorded "Por Esa Puerta". For the first time it was released only in Mexico, becoming a best-seller internationally. It was only available through the Internet and importation of the CD. When the CD arrived in the United States, it became the most sought after CD in her career. Castro has never had a barrier in what musical direction she takes, and thus she has covered a wide array of styles, from pop/rock, Mexican regional country music-rancheras, boleros, banda/norteno to Spanish, English and Italian. "Por Esa Puerta" did not prove to be a disappointment to fans because it neglected some markets, but it broadened the regional Mexican country music to other pop lovers as Alejandro Fernandez or Pepe Aguilar have done successfully.
In 2008 Verónica Castro returned to the stage with Chiquita Pero Picosa, a remake of a production in which she had appeared in the 1980s. She also filmed an episode of "Mujeres Asesinas" in which she played a killer. The episode was critically acclaimed.
In 2009 Verónica Castro went back to telenovelas, and left her native Mexico
for Argentina
to film the telenovela Los Exitosos Pérez. It premiered in Mexico on August 30, 2009.
For her work in television, theater, movies and in the recording industry, Castro's handprints are imbedded at the Paseo de las Luminarias
in Mexico City.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actress, singer and television host. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :...
and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro,
and telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
producer José Alberto Castro.
She started her career as a television actress, where she met Manuel Valdez "El Loco", father of her son Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro
Cristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :...
, and in fotonovela
Fotonovela
A fotonovela also known as novela or novelita, is a small pamphlet akin to comic-book format, with photographs instead of illustrations, combined with small dialogue bubbles...
s and telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s while earning her degree in international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
.
Acting and music career
Veronica's first brush with fame came appearing nude in Caballero Magazine, a men's magazine published in Mexico City, when she was only 16 years of age. She recorded her first album in 1978, a self-titled album, releasing three hit singles from it; these were "Mi Pequeño Ciclón", "Soy Celosa", and "Yo Quisiera Señor Locutor". The following year, she recorded another hit record with "Aprendí A Llorar" and famed Mexican producer, composer and singer Juan Gabriel penned the hit single, "Adios" especially for her, which became very popular.After appearing in a series of films and telenovelas (El Edificio de Enfrente in 1974 and Barata de Primavera in 1978, among others) her career took off with Los ricos también lloran
Los ricos también lloran
Los Ricos También Lloran is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar , a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos...
, playing a poor orphan, with Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells
Rocío Banquells
María del Rocío Banquells Nuñez , is a Mexican pop singer and actress, best known for her work on television, the stage and cinema of Mexico and Latin America. Her mezzo voice is one of the most versatile voices from Mexico...
. This telenovela became a success in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. The success of this story brought her new found fame with her single, "Aprendí A Llorar". The following hit was "San Francisco De Asis".
Two years later she played the main role in the telenovela version of El derecho de nacer
El derecho de nacer (TV series)
El Derecho de Nacer is the name of the two Mexican telenovelas based on the Cuban radionovela of the same name written by Félix B. Caignet and adapted for TV by Fernanda Villeli...
. Because of her expanding fame as a world artist, she started recording her music in different languages and began to tour the world and perform in diverse venues.
In 1986 she performed in the Latin version of "We Are The World". She also released one of her most ambitious albums to date, "Simplemente Todo". The top selling singles were "Oye Tu", "Simplemente Todo" and "Macumba". She accompanied her singles with videos, becoming one of the pioneers of the MTV age in Latin America. She recorded the music video "Macumba". She worked in telenovelas in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
In 1987 her career got a huge boost internationally when she played the main character in Rosa salvaje
Rosa salvaje
Rosa salvaje is a Mexican telenovela that was broadcast in 1987. It starred the popular Mexican actress Verónica Castro, who played the main character, "Rosa", co-starring with Guillermo Capetillo as her love interest and Laura Zapata as the villain of the story.This telenovela was a huge success...
alongside Guillermo Capetillo
Guillermo Capetillo
Guillermo Capetillo is a Mexican actor, singer and matador and bullfighter. He is a member of the Capetillo family. His father and his brother, actor Manuel Capetillo, Jr. are also matadors, his half-brother Eduardo Capetillo is a singer and actor...
and Laura Zapata
Laura Zapata
Laura Zapata is a Mexican telenovela actress. She has acted in Televisa productions most of her life.- Family :...
. The theme song for that telenovela, also named "Rosa salvaje", became one of her biggest hits. As her CD, "Reina de la noche", topped the charts and her soap opera became one of the world's best selling stories to date, she released another #1 single, "Mala noche no".
In 1990 Castro participated in Mi pequeña Soledad
Mi pequeña Soledad
Mi pequeña Soledad is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast in Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas from May 14, 1990 to December 21, 1990.-Plot:Isadora is the victim of a rape at a young age and the product of that rape, Soledad....
alongside Omar Fierro
Omar Fierro
Omar Fierro is a Mexican television actor and host who has appeared in many soap operas in and outside Mexico, movies and television shows such as "Cada Mañana", "A Ganar con Omar" and the Mexican version of Jeopardy!...
and July Furlong
July Furlong
Norma Ojeda Furlong is a writer, journalist and former Mexican actress and singer.Sister of the singer Oscar Athie, she started her career in 1968 in the Mexican T.V show La hora de Raúl Astor. Her first role in a telenovela was in 1973...
, where she had to play both a 40-year-old 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...
who became pregnant and later was paralyzed in a car crash, and her 20-year-old daughter, the "Soledad" of the title, who was the product of the rape. Castro recorded the hit song "Mi Pequeña Soledad" and it became a world wide phenomenon. The ballad opened new markets and became her theme song. She began the television series, "La Movida", which was sung also in Italian and English. After the success of the single a maxi-single and 12" mix were leaked to radio and clubs. In 1993, she starred in the unsucessful telenovela Valentina with Juan Ferrara
Juan Ferrara
Juan Ferrara is a famous Mexican telenovela and film actor,- Family :Juan is a son of the well known actress Ofelia Guilmáin and brother of Lucía Guilmáin y Esther Guilmáin. He was once married to the famous Mexican actress, Helena Rojo...
and the "Queen of Salsa", Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
.
In 1997 Castro re-emerged successfully with a new CD and a new television show. The CD was produced by A.B. Quintanilla, famed for his production of all the Selena
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
CDs. She filmed the most controversial music video in her career, "Pena De Amor Y Muerte". The video included some nudity, and the song was featured on the soundtrack of the telenovela Pueblo chico, Infierno grande. The story line, from the early nineteenth century, was based on a real life drama, the story of Leonarda Ruan. Other cast members are Juan Soler
Juan Soler
Juan Soler Valls Quiroga is an Argentine actor and former rugby player and model. He is married to Argentine actress Magdalena "Maki" Moguilevsky with whom he has two daughters.-Personal life:...
and Alma Delfina
Alma Delfina
-Acting career:Sister of the director Gonzalo Martinez Ortega, writer Mario Iván Martínez and the actresses Socorro Bonilla and Evangelina Martínez. Aunt of the also actors Roberto Sosa, Evangelina Sosa and Mario Iván Martínez....
. She incorporated regional Mexican music, rancheras, pop, dance-techno, country and hip hop beats.
In 1999 Castro recorded her last pop CD, "Ave Vagabundo", by famed composer and producer Ana Gabriel
Ana Gabriel
Ana Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...
. She included several dance mixes of her hit singles, "Sacudelo" and "Zumbalo". Castro toured various countries in support of CD, the biggest success included Argentina, Italy and America.
During the 1990s she began hosting variety show
Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
s, and has continued to do so since. Her son, Cristian, is a teen idol singer across Latin America and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, She, and Christian's father, Manuel Valdés, have never married. Castro's private life has become fodder for paparazzi
Paparazzi
Paparazzi is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people...
photographers and gossip magazines.
In 2006 she recorded "Por Esa Puerta". For the first time it was released only in Mexico, becoming a best-seller internationally. It was only available through the Internet and importation of the CD. When the CD arrived in the United States, it became the most sought after CD in her career. Castro has never had a barrier in what musical direction she takes, and thus she has covered a wide array of styles, from pop/rock, Mexican regional country music-rancheras, boleros, banda/norteno to Spanish, English and Italian. "Por Esa Puerta" did not prove to be a disappointment to fans because it neglected some markets, but it broadened the regional Mexican country music to other pop lovers as Alejandro Fernandez or Pepe Aguilar have done successfully.
In 2008 Verónica Castro returned to the stage with Chiquita Pero Picosa, a remake of a production in which she had appeared in the 1980s. She also filmed an episode of "Mujeres Asesinas" in which she played a killer. The episode was critically acclaimed.
In 2009 Verónica Castro went back to telenovelas, and left her native Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
for Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
to film the telenovela Los Exitosos Pérez. It premiered in Mexico on August 30, 2009.
For her work in television, theater, movies and in the recording industry, Castro's handprints are imbedded at the Paseo de las Luminarias
Plaza de las Estrellas
Plaza de las Estrellas is a shopping center located in Mexico City. It was built in 1982. It is best known as the site of the Paseo de las Luminarias, the Mexican equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
in Mexico City.
Stage credits
- 2008: Chiquita Pero Picosa
- 1995: La Mujer del AñoLa Mujer del AñoLa Mujer del Año is a recording of the music for the play Mujer del Año performed by Mexican singer Verónica Castro. It was released in 1995...
- 1983: Los Amores De Verónica in ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- 1982: Un Dia Con Charlie in ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- 1980: Chiquita Pero Picosa
- 1979: Trú Trú entre Tres
- 1978: 24 Horas contigo
- 1978: La Luna Azul
- 1977: La Idiota
- 1976: Coqueluche
- 1976: Travesuras De Media Noche
- 1975: Don Juan TenorioDon Juan TenorioDon Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes , is a play written in 1844 by José Zorrilla. It is the more romantic of the two principal Spanish-language literary interpretations of the myth of Don Juan...
- 1971: El Juego de Jugamos
- 1970: Por eso Estamos Como Estamos
- 1970: Romeo Y JulietaRomeo y JulietaRomeo y Julieta can refer to:* The Spanish name for the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet* Romeo y Julieta , two brands of Cuban and Dominican cigars* Romeo y Julieta , a brand of Cuban cigarettes...
Albums
- 2009: ResurrecciónResurrección (Verónica Castro Album)Resurrección is the last album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro. The Album was produced by Abraham Quintanilla III. All songs written by Abraham Quintanilla III, and Luigi Giraldo.-Track listing:# "Mi Cumbia"# "Noche de Amor"# "Acapulco"...
- 2008: Serie DiamanteSerie DiamanteSerie Diamante is the 5th Hits album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 2008By Peerless Records Celebrating their 75th anniversary.-Track listing:# "Yofo Tefe"# "Mi Cumple Años Contigo"...
- 2005: Por esa PuertaPor esa PuertaPor esa Puerta is the last Studio album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 2005"Por esa Puerta" was used for the Reality Show Verónica Castro was hosting "Big Brother VIP" seen only in MEXICO...
- 2003: 70 Años Peerless Una Historia Musical70 Años Peerless Una Historia Musical70 Años Peerless Una Historia Musical is the fourth Hits album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 2003 By Peerless Records, celebrating their 70th anniversary.-Track listing:...
- 2002: ImágenesImágenesImágenes is the 3rd Hits album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 2002.-Track listing:# "Yo Quisiera Señor Locutor" # "Mi Pequeño Ciclon" # "Soy Celosa"...
- 1999: Ave VagabundoAve VagabundoAve Vagabundo is the 16th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1999.-Track listing:# "Alguien Que No Soy Yo"# "Mi Carta"# "Amor Do un Rato"# "Mexi, Mexi "# "Sacudelo "# "Entre Dos Amores"...
- 1997: La TocadaLa TocadaLa Tocada is the 15th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1997.Verónica Castro was filming both her Late Night Show "La Tocada" and her Telenovela "Pueblo chico, infierno grande" the theme song to the Telenovea is "Pena De Amor Y Muerte"-Track listing:# "Ritmo De...
- 1996: De ColecciónDe ColecciónDe Colección is the 2nd Hits album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1996-Track listing:# "La Movida"# "Mi Pequeña Soledad"# "Chiquita Pero Picosa"# "Que Se Vaya a la Parranda"# "Furia Musical "...
- 1995: La Mujer del AñoLa Mujer del AñoLa Mujer del Año is a recording of the music for the play Mujer del Año performed by Mexican singer Verónica Castro. It was released in 1995...
(Theater) - 1993: Vamonos al DancingVamonos al DancingVamonos al Dancing is the 14th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1993. Vamonos Al Dancing is the song for Veronica Castro's Show of the same name.-Track listing:# "Tú la Tienes Que Pagar"...
- 1992: Romantica Y CalculadoraRomantica y calculadoraRomantica Y Calculadora is the 13th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1992-Track listing:# "Que Se Vaya A La Parranda"# "Amorcito Corazon"# "Tu Me Vas A Llorar"# "Una Miradita"# "Peso Sobre Peso"# "Vete De Mi"...
- 1992: Rap de La Movida
- 1990: Solidaridad (duets duets, charity recording)
- 1990: Mi Pequeña Soledad,Mi Pequeña Soledad,Mi Pequeña Soledad, is the 12th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1990"Mi Pequeña Soledad" is the theme to the 1990 Telenovela by Verónica Castro...
- 1990: Viva La BandaViva la bandaViva La Banda is the 10th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1990"Caray" is a song by Juan Gabriel.-Track listing:# "Salud Dinero Y amor"# "Porurri" El Gallo Tuerto/ Mi Cafetal/ Cachita.# "Caray"...
- 1988: ¡Mamma Mia!¡Mamma Mia!"¡Mamma Mia!" is the 10th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1988"Bienvenidos Aquí está" is the theme to Verónica Castro's late night show of the same name...
- 1988: Maxi Disco Rosa Salvaje
- 1987: Reina de la NocheReina de la NocheReina de la Noche is the 9th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1987"Mala Noche... ¡No!" is the theme song to Verónica Castro's Hit show of the same name. Verónica Castro was Filming the Telenovela Rosa salvaje at the time.-Track listing:# "Reina de la noche" #...
- 1986: Maxi Disco Macumba
- 1986: Simplemente TodoSimplemente TodoSimplemente Todo is the 8th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, released in 1986. The single "Macumba" has sold well compared to her other work. The song "Nunca Lo Sabra" is from "Amor Prohibido" a Telenovela Verónica Castro starred in which was made in Italy.-Track listing:#...
- 1986: Esa MujerEsa MujerEsa Mujer is the first hits album by Mexican pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1986. The album had one new song "Esa Mujer", which was the song to Verónica Castro's telenovela Yolanda Luján in 1984...
- 1985: Cantaré, cantarás (I Will Sing, You Will Sing) Same as (We Are the World (album)We Are the World (album)We Are the World was a 1985 album that contained USA for Africa's "We Are the World" superstar charity recording for famine relief efforts in Ethiopia....
, duets, charity recording) - 1983: Tambien RomanticaTambien romanticaTambien Romantica is the 7th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1983. The song "Juntos" is from "Verónica: El rostro del amor" a Telenovela Verónica Castro starred in and was made in Argentina.-Tracklist:...
- 1982: Sábado en la Noche Tiki-TikiSábado en la Noche Tiki-TikiSábado en la Noche Tiki-Tiki is the 6th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1982 "Ven" is theme song to "El derecho de nacer " Also in the Telenovela Verónica Castro's Son Christian Castro plays her Lost son....
- 1982: El Malas Mañas
- 1981: Cosas de AmigosCosas de AmigosCosas de Amigos is the 4th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1981in this album she has a duet with her son "Cristian Castro"-Track listing:# "MI CUMPLEAÑOS CONTIGO"# "YOFO TEFE"# "JUNTOS POR AMOR"...
(Duet with son Cristian CastroCristian CastroCristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :...
) - 1980: NorteñoNorteño (album)Norteño is the 3rd album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1980-Track listing:# "EL DESCOLON"# "POR ESO"# "ANDALE COMPADRE"# "NO TE CONFUNDAS"# "EL DIA DEL AMOR"# "CANTANDO POR TELEFONO"# "MUCHACHO TERREMOTO"...
- 1979: Aprendí a LlorarAprendí a llorarAprendi a Llorar is the 2nd album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1979Verónica Castro starred in the "Telenovela" Los Ricos También Lloran.-Track listing:# "Aprendí a Llorar"# "Como un Cuento de Hadas"...
- 1978: SensacionesSensacionesSensaciones is the 1st album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1980MI PEQUEÑO CICLON is a song Verónica Castro sang for her Son Cristian Castro.-Track listing:# "YO QUISIERA SEÑOR LOCUTOR"...
- 1974: Verónica CastroVerónica Castro (album)Verónica Castro is an album ,EP by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1973this is a 45" Vinyl LP that was used for Promotion Only and was given to Radio stations....
Films
- 1990: Dios se lo pague
- 1986: Chiquita pero picosa as Florinda Benitez/Flor
- 1986: El niño y el Papa as Alicia/Guadalupe
- 1985: NanaNana (1985 film)Nana is a 1985 Mexican film by Rafael Baledón. It is an adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Nana. Is the film adaptation of a Mexican stageplay produced and starred by Irma Serrano.-Plot:...
- 1980: NavajerosNavajerosNavajeros is a Spanish-Mexican adventure film, directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. It is known as "Dulces navajas" in Mexico. The movie was released in 1980.-Cast:* Verónica Castro as Toñi.* José Luis Manzano as El Jaro* José Sacristán as Periodista...
as Toñi - 1981: Johnny Chicano
- 1977: Nobleza rancheraNobleza rancheraNobleza ranchera is a 1975 Mexican film. It stars Sara García....
- 1975: Acapulco 12-22
- 1975: Guadalajara es México
- 1974: El primer paso... de la mujer
- 1974: La recogida
- 1973: Mi mesera
- 1973: Novios y amantes
- 1973: Volveré a nacer as María
- 1972: Cuando quiero llorar no lloroCuando quiero llorar no lloroCuando quiero llorar no lloro was the fifth novel by Venezuelan writer Miguel Otero Silva published on June 25, 1970. It is considered one most important of Silva's works and of Venezuelan literature in general...
- 1972: La fuerza inútil
- 1972: El arte de engañar
- 1972: El ausente.
- 1972: Un sueño de amor
- 1972: Bikinis y rock
Telenovelas
- 2009: Los Exitosos PerezLos Exitosos PerezLos Exitosos Perez is the adaptation for Mexico of the Argentine telenovela Los Exitosos Pells. It's a co-production of Endemol and Telefe. Mexican producer José Alberto Castro acts as it executive producer...
Roberta Santos - 2006: Código PostalCódigo PostalCódigo Postal is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and aired in Mexico on the network canal de las estrellas. It debuted on May 22, 2006 and finished on February 23, 2007 with hopes of duplicating the popularity of Mexican telenovela Rebelde which ended on June 2, 2006...
as Beatríz - 1997: Pueblo chico, infierno grandePueblo chico, infierno grandePueblo chico, infierno grande is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1997. Pueblo chico, infierno grande is a historical telenovela set in the Pre-Mexican Revolution period. It also aired on Univision in the United States...
as Leonarda Ruán - 1993: Valentina as Valentina Isabel Montero/Valentina de los Ángeles
- 1990: Mi pequeña SoledadMi pequeña SoledadMi pequeña Soledad is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast in Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas from May 14, 1990 to December 21, 1990.-Plot:Isadora is the victim of a rape at a young age and the product of that rape, Soledad....
as Isadora/Soledad - 1987: Rosa salvajeRosa salvajeRosa salvaje is a Mexican telenovela that was broadcast in 1987. It starred the popular Mexican actress Verónica Castro, who played the main character, "Rosa", co-starring with Guillermo Capetillo as her love interest and Laura Zapata as the villain of the story.This telenovela was a huge success...
as Rosa Garcia - 1986: Amor prohibido as Nora
- 1985: Felicidad, ¿dónde estás? as Karina
- 1984: Yolanda Luján as Yolanda Luján
- 1983: Cara a cara as Laura
- 1982: Verónica: El rostro del amor as Verónica
- 1981: El derecho de nacerEl derecho de nacer (TV series)El Derecho de Nacer is the name of the two Mexican telenovelas based on the Cuban radionovela of the same name written by Félix B. Caignet and adapted for TV by Fernanda Villeli...
as María Elena - 1979: Los ricos también lloranLos ricos también lloranLos Ricos También Lloran is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme Aprendí a Llorar , a song written by Lolita de la Colina. The telenovela was produced by Chilean Valentín Pimstein and Carlos...
as Mariana Villareal - 1978: Pasiones Encendidas as Martha
- 1976: Mañana será otro díaManana Sera Otro DiaThe title "Manana Sera Otro Dia" is the name of a Mexican telenovela . It began in 1976, with principal actors Jacqueline Andere and Eduardo Fajardo...
as Gabriela - 1975: Barata de primavera as Karina Labrada
- 1972: El edificio de enfrente
- 1971: El amor tiene cara de mujer
- 1969: No creo en los hombres
TV shows
- 2008: Mujeres Asesinas (Emma Costurera)
- 2007: Mentiras y Verdades
- 2005: Big Brother VIP 4
- 2005: Big brother 3R
- 2004: Big Brother VIP 3
- 2003: Big Brother VIP 2
- 2002: Big Brother VIP
- 1996: La tocadaLa TocadaLa Tocada is the 15th album by Mexican iconic pop singer Verónica Castro, It was released in 1997.Verónica Castro was filming both her Late Night Show "La Tocada" and her Telenovela "Pueblo chico, infierno grande" the theme song to the Telenovea is "Pena De Amor Y Muerte"-Track listing:# "Ritmo De...
- 1995: En la Noche
- 1993: Y Vero América va!
- 1991: La movida
- 1989: Bienvenidos Aquí está
- 1988: Mala Noche... ¡No!
- 1986: Algo muy especial de Verónica Castro
- 1984: Esta noche se improvisa
- 1980: Noche a noche
- 1975: Muy agradecido
- 1972: Sábado '72
- 1972: Revista musical Nescafe
- 1971: Revista musical
- 1966: Operación Ja Ja
Sources
- Official Website Veronica Castro http://www.veronicacastro.com.mx.
- Official Website Veronica Castro http://veronicacastro.ning.com/.