María Conchita Alonso Biography
Maria Conchita Alonso was born Maria Concepcion Alonso Bustillo on June 29, 1957 in Cienfuegos, Cuba, but raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She was crowned Miss Teenager World in 1971 and later as Miss Distrito Federal became the first runner up in the Miss Venezuela 1975 competition placing later that year in the top seven of the Miss World 1975.
She became a popular actress in Latin America, working in ten telenovelas (soap operas) and starred in a quartet of Venezuelan films. She was also a popular singer, and has three Grammy Award nominations.
María Conchita Alonso Age
She was born on 29th June 1957, 62 years as of 2019
María Conchita Alonso Relationships
Maria Conchita Alonso has been in relationships with Billy Idol (1989) and Nicolas Cage (1987). She is possibly single.
María Conchita Alonso Early life
María Conchita Alonso was born María Concepción Alonso Bustillo in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Her family moved to Venezuela when she was five years old, in 1962, after the Cuban Revolution. She had her first experience in show business when she was crowned Miss Teenager World in 1971, and was Miss World/Venezuela in 1975 where she became sixth runner-up in the Miss World pageant won by Puerto Rico’s Wilnelia Merced
María Conchita Alonso Career
Alonso’s first gold album and number one song in the charts was Love Maniac in 1979, her name as a singer at that time was Ámbar, after that followed her second number 1 with “The Witch” and soon after “Dangerous Rhythm”. In what is generally considered to be her best known song, she was asked by Giorgio Moroder to write the lyrics in Spanish and sing “Vamos a Bailar” which he had written to be part of the soundtrack for the film Scarface.
The song instantly became a classic amongst Spanish speakers despite failing to garner any major attention outside of Cuba where it was recorded. As her two albums with Ámbar and her solo debut were recorded in English, it was her second album María Conchita from 1984 that made her a singing star in the Spanish-speaking market, receiving a Grammy Award nomination for “Best Latin Performance”.
She made her Hollywood film debut in Moscow on the Hudson (1984) with Robin Williams, and also starred in movies like Touch and Go (1986) Extreme Prejudice (1987), The Running Man (1987), Colors (1988), Vampire’s Kiss (1989), Predator 2 (1990) and The House of the Spirits (1993).
She was one of the few Latin-born actresses to star in a Broadway show in 1995, playing Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman. She later acted in romantic comedies like Chasing Papi (2003) and The Last Guy on Earth (2006).
Alonso was cast to play Lucía, the mother of Gabrielle Solis, on the ABC series Desperate Housewives. The episode was aired on February 19, 2006. She was in the Latin version Amas de Casa Desesperadas for Univision Network. She was a guest star in the live-action film of the comic book El Muerto and appeared in the film Material Girls (2006).
Alonso hosted VH1’s ¡Viva Hollywood! on April 13, 2008 with Carlos Ponce. She portrayed Sam in the Werewolf horror film Wolf Moon, which was directed by Dana Mennie.
Alonso shot Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem, released in 2013. Her latest film, a fantasy short titled The Secret of Joy, features her alongside fellow Venezuelan actor Carlos Antonio León, Spanish actress Laura Bayonas and Brazilian actress Ana Carolina Da Fonseca in a story that aims to bring awareness about pediatric cancer.
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María Conchita Alonso Net Worth
Maria Conchita Alonso’s net worth has growing significantly in 2019. According to many Online resource, Maria Conchita Alonso’s estimated net worth $1 Million – $10 Million (Approx.).
María Conchita Alonso Albums
- Love Maniac
- The Witch
- Californian Shade
- Dangerous Rhythm (Ritmo peligroso)
- Maria Conchita
- O ella, o yo
- Mírame
- Hazme sentir
- Imagíname
- Alejandra: Boleros
- Hoy y siempre
- Mienteme
María Conchita Alonso Movie
- Maneater
- Saints & Sinners
- Desperate Housewives (TV Show)
- Material Girls (Movie)
- Chasing Papi (Movie)
- Heart Of America (Movie)
- Blind Heat (Movie)
- Knockout (Movie)
- High Noon (Movie)
- FX: The Series (TV Show)
- Catherine’s Grove (Movie)
- Acts Of Betrayal (Movie)
- Caught (Movie)
- The House Of The Spirits (Movie)
- Mcbain (Movie)
- Predator 2 (Movie)
- Vampire’s Kiss (Movie)
- Colors (Movie)
- Extreme Prejudice (Movie)
- The Running Man (Movie)
- A Fine Mess (Movie)
- Couch And Go (Movie)
- Moscow On The Hudson (Movie)
- Fear City (Movie)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (TV Show)
- Assoc. Producer (1 Credit)
- Blind Heat (Movie)
- Viva Hollywood! (TV Show
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A former Miss Teenager of the World (1971) and major South American recording artist, the exceptionally beautiful Maria Conchita Alonso has earned an international reputation as an actress who has worked on television and in feature films. Born in Cuba, but raised in Caracas, Venezuela, from the age of five, Alonso began her career as a child actress in television commercials and film. She was 14 when she earned her Miss Teenager of the World contest. When she was 18, Alonso was crowned Miss Venezuela and from there became a popular model. As an actress, Alonso worked in ten telenovelas (soap operas) and starred in a quartet of Venezuelan films. In 1982, she emigrated to the U.S. In 1984, Alonso made her Hollywood feature-film debut opposite Robin Williams in Moscow on the Hudson. Thus began a successful career as a supporting actress. Subsequent efforts include Running Man (1987) and House of the Spirits (1993). As a recording artist, the Grammy-nominated Alonso has been popular since 1973. In 1995, while making the film Caught opposite Edward James Olmos, Alonso was also playing Aurora/Spider Woman in a Broadway production of Kiss of the Spider Woman, making her the first South American woman to star on the Great White Way.