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María Conchita Alonso
María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1955), known professionally as María Conchita Alonso, is a Cuban-born Venezuelan-American actress and singer whose career spans film, television, music, and theater. She gained international recognition for her role as Amber Mendez in the 1987 film The Running Man, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Caught (1996). As a recording artist, she has received several gold and platinum albums and three Grammy Award nominations.
Alonso was one of the first Latin American entertainers to achieve mainstream success in both Spanish- and English-language media. In 1995, she became the first Latin American actress not born in the United States to star in a Broadway musical, playing Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Before her entertainment career, she was a beauty pageant titleholder who represented Venezuela at Miss World 1975, placing among the top seven finalists.
Born in Cuba and raised in Venezuela, Alonso has been active in both Latin American and U.S. entertainment industries since the 1970s. In later years, she became known for her outspoken political views and public support for conservative causes in the United States.
María Conchita Alonso was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, on June 29, 1955, to Ricardo Alonso and Conchita Bustillo. Her family moved to Venezuela when she was five years old in 1962 after the Cuban Revolution. She was crowned Miss Teenager World in 1971. She was runner up for Miss Venezuela in 1975, and became a top seven runner-up in the Miss World pageant later that year, which was won by Puerto Rico's Wilnelia Merced.
Alonso's first gold album and number one song on the charts was Love Maniac, released in 1979 under the name Ámbar. After that followed her second number-one "The Witch" and soon after "Dangerous Rhythm". For what is considered 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 for the soundtrack of the film Scarface. The song instantly became a classic among Spanish speakers, despite failing to garner major attention outside of Cuba where it was recorded. Her two albums with Ámbar and her solo debut were recorded in English. Her second album, María Conchita, in 1984, made her an international singing star in the Spanish-speaking market, and garnered her first of three Grammy Award nominations (1985, 1988, 1994).
Alonso sang the United States national anthem at the FIFA UNICEF charity match on July 27, 1986, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, in front of a crowd of 57,539. The game was between the “Rest of the World” and “The Americas” which featured Diego Maradona only one month after his successful 1986 World Cup win.
Alonso made her Hollywood film debut in Moscow on the Hudson (1984) with Robin Williams, and also starred in Touch and Go (1986), Extreme Prejudice (1987), The Running Man (1987), Colors (1988) with Sean Penn, Vampire's Kiss (1989), Predator 2 (1990) and The House of the Spirits (1993).
In 1995, she became the first Latin-born actresses to star in a Broadway show, playing Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman.[citation needed] She later acted in the romantic comedies Chasing Papi (2003) and The Last Guy on Earth (2006).
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María Conchita Alonso
María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1955), known professionally as María Conchita Alonso, is a Cuban-born Venezuelan-American actress and singer whose career spans film, television, music, and theater. She gained international recognition for her role as Amber Mendez in the 1987 film The Running Man, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Caught (1996). As a recording artist, she has received several gold and platinum albums and three Grammy Award nominations.
Alonso was one of the first Latin American entertainers to achieve mainstream success in both Spanish- and English-language media. In 1995, she became the first Latin American actress not born in the United States to star in a Broadway musical, playing Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Before her entertainment career, she was a beauty pageant titleholder who represented Venezuela at Miss World 1975, placing among the top seven finalists.
Born in Cuba and raised in Venezuela, Alonso has been active in both Latin American and U.S. entertainment industries since the 1970s. In later years, she became known for her outspoken political views and public support for conservative causes in the United States.
María Conchita Alonso was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, on June 29, 1955, to Ricardo Alonso and Conchita Bustillo. Her family moved to Venezuela when she was five years old in 1962 after the Cuban Revolution. She was crowned Miss Teenager World in 1971. She was runner up for Miss Venezuela in 1975, and became a top seven runner-up in the Miss World pageant later that year, which was won by Puerto Rico's Wilnelia Merced.
Alonso's first gold album and number one song on the charts was Love Maniac, released in 1979 under the name Ámbar. After that followed her second number-one "The Witch" and soon after "Dangerous Rhythm". For what is considered 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 for the soundtrack of the film Scarface. The song instantly became a classic among Spanish speakers, despite failing to garner major attention outside of Cuba where it was recorded. Her two albums with Ámbar and her solo debut were recorded in English. Her second album, María Conchita, in 1984, made her an international singing star in the Spanish-speaking market, and garnered her first of three Grammy Award nominations (1985, 1988, 1994).
Alonso sang the United States national anthem at the FIFA UNICEF charity match on July 27, 1986, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, in front of a crowd of 57,539. The game was between the “Rest of the World” and “The Americas” which featured Diego Maradona only one month after his successful 1986 World Cup win.
Alonso made her Hollywood film debut in Moscow on the Hudson (1984) with Robin Williams, and also starred in Touch and Go (1986), Extreme Prejudice (1987), The Running Man (1987), Colors (1988) with Sean Penn, Vampire's Kiss (1989), Predator 2 (1990) and The House of the Spirits (1993).
In 1995, she became the first Latin-born actresses to star in a Broadway show, playing Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman.[citation needed] She later acted in the romantic comedies Chasing Papi (2003) and The Last Guy on Earth (2006).