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Maria Conchita Alonso (born June 29, 1957) is a Cuban-born Venezuelan singer and actress.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Discography 2.2 External links

Early life

She was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba to Ricardo Alonso and Conchita Bustillo. She moved to Venezuela with her parents when she was 5 years old. She took her first steps in show business when she crowned Miss Teenager Of The World in 1971 and Miss Venezuela in 1975, quickly becoming a popular actress in Venezuela.

Career

Alonso became the front woman of the band Ambar in 1979, and started a very successful career as a solo recording artist in 1982, with the release of "Dangerous Rhythm". As her two albums with Ambar and her solo debut were recorded in English, it was her sophomore album "Maria Conchita" from 1984 that made her a singing superstar in the Spanish-speaking market, receiving a "Best Latin Artist" Grammy nomination for it in 1985.

She made her Hollywood film debut in 1984 in Moscow on the Hudson with Robin Williams, and also appeared in movies like The Running Man, Predator 2, The House Of Spirits, Colors and the TV reality show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!. She also became the first Latin-born actress to star in a Broadway show in 1995, playing Aurora in Kiss Of The Spider Woman.

Alonso posed for a non-nude but sexy pictorial in the December 1991 issue of the Mexican edition of Playboy.

Discography

• Love Maniac (with Ambar, 1979)
• The Witch (with Ambar, 1980)
• Dangerous Rhythm (1982)
• Maria Conchita (1984)
• O Ella O Yo (1985)
• Grandes Exitos (1986)
• Mirame (1987)
• Hazme Sentir (1990)
• En Vivo - Mexico (1991)
• Imaginame (1992)
• Alejandra: Boleros (1994)
• Hoy y Siempre (1997)

External links

• Maria Conchita Alonso at Internet Movie Database

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