Angélica María

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Angélica María
Angelica Maria in 1965
Born (1944-09-27) September 27, 1944 (age 79)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Mexican
Other namesLa Novia de México
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1950–present
ChildrenAngélica Vale (b. 1975)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Websitewww.angelicamaria.com.mx

Angélica María Hartman Ortiz[a] (born September 27, 1944), known professionally as La novia de Mexico (Mexico's sweetheart), is a Mexican actress and singer. Her songs El hombre de mi vida (The man of my life) peaked at No. 6, Reina Y Cenicienta (Queen and Cinderella) peaked at No. 9, Prohibido (Prohibited) peaked at No. 13, and El Taconazo (The Taconazo) peaked at No. 34 on the hot Latin songs chart.

Early life

Born in 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Angélica María is the daughter of American entrepreneur, Arnold Hartman, and theater producer, Angélica de Jesús Ortiz Sandoval. Following the divorce of her parents at the age of 5, María moved to Mexico City with her mother.

Early career

Her mother's sister, Yolanda Ortiz, introduced little Angélica to the

fotonovela Rayito del Sol ("Little Sunray"). She sang in her two next movies, 2 Caras Tiene el Destino ("Destiny Has Two Faces") and Los Gavilanes (The Hawks) with superstar Pedro Infante
, who told her she would be a great actress, because she spoke with her eyes, as he did.

Teen idol

In 1955,

Cartas de amor (Love Letters). The following year, she acted in musicals as well as in "lucha libre" movies such as El Señor Tormenta (Lord Storm) and Muerte en el ring (Death in the Ring). At that time she was beginning to be referred to as La novia de la juventud (Youth's girlfriend) and after her first musical, a journalist, Octavio de Alba
, named her La Novia de México (Mexico's girlfriend or Mexico's sweetheart), which is the title she would keep thereafter.

Singing career

After a few musicals, she asked for her mother's assistance (who was also her manager) and together with

biggest selling artists in the world. Together, they would record ballads performed by mariachi bands. The single Tú sigues siendo el mismo
("You are still the same one") sold one million copies in the United States alone, and has since then been performed by dozens of other singers. She recorded three more albums in 1974. In 1980, she recorded for the first time in a U. K. studio, making an album of ballads and a single record with two pop songs in English, seeking some kind of crossover. During these years, she signed with Marsal Productions, then Caytronics, Melody, RCA again, and finally CBS, which was her last contract with a foreign record company. Since then, she established her own recording company with which she has produced 7 albums.

Her singing career spans through 2013, being her most recent album "With Your Love", produced by R. Levaron, and launched by Universal Music.

Acting career

In 1965, she filmed "

the telenovela version of her film Corazón salvaje, released two albums, and performed in the play Papacito Piernas Largas
("Daddy Long-legs"), a play that would spun off an album, and broke the record of more than 1000 performances sold out in the next 3 years.

In 1986, she starred in Herencia Maldita ("Cursed inheritance") singing the theme-song and releasing an album called "El Hombre de Mi Vida". She later acted with her daughter in a production by Angélica Ortíz titled Una Estrella. In 1988 she divorced Vale and starred in a TV show titled Tres generaciones ("Three generations") with Carmen Montejo and Sasha Sokol. In 1990 she acted in the play Mamá ama el rock ("Mom loves rock") with her daughter and Ricky Martin. In 1994, she acted in Luis de Llano's Agujetas de color de rosa which would be such a great success that it was extended to 600 episodes. In 1995 she acted in telenovela

Leticia Calderon, Juan Ferrara, Ofelia Guilmáin etc. and in 1996 she was offered a leading role in telenovela Bendita Mentira
. In 1999 she made a special guest appearance as a mother of
Rosalinda, promoting her new album of boleros. The same year Angélica impressed the audience in the theater play La mama nos quita los novios, sharing credits with Julio Alemán
.

In 2003 she joined the cast of

Sonia Braga
. In 2004 she took part in Amar otra vez, produced by Lucero Suárez, which began broadcasting in January in the U.S. and in México in May 2004.

In 2011 participated in the Telemundo telenovela

La Casa de al Lado
, (2011 to 2012).

Angélica Maria in 2016

From August 2012 to May 2013, Angelica Maria acted as 'Amalia Mendoza' in

Qué Bonito Amor, starring along Danna García, Jorge Salinas, Juan Ferrara, Evita Muñoz "Chachita"
, etc.

Personal life

In 1974, she met Venezuelan singer/comedian Raúl Vale, whom she married in April 1975 in the first wedding to be televised in Mexico. That year she broke records in New York City when her show was sold out twice in the same day at the Madison Square Garden. This record has not yet been broken.[1] In November 1975 her daughter, the international actress, comedian, singer, and impersonator Angélica Vale, was born.

In 2003 Angélica María, negotiating with a major publishing house, launched an autobiography which would release the lesser known aspects of her life as an actress and a woman. It was published by Reader's Digest in November 2005.

She is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.[citation needed]

International tours

In 1980, she recorded her 28th album and created the show

English-language film Matar a un extraño ("To kill a stranger") and presented a second show La magia de Angélica María
("The magic of Angélica María") in places from New York to Chile.

In 2001, Reader's Digest released an album of her hits, and she acted in the short Qué me va a hacer.

In 2006, joined again the show "Los Grandes del Rock" making tours throughout Mexico, and reteamed with her daughter

La fea mas bella (The Prettiest Ugly Girl). The series was a ratings smash, and in 2009 they acted again as a mother and daughter in the second season of Mujeres asesinas (Murderous women) in the episode Julia, encubridora
. The latter series marked Angelica Maria's second, and to date permanent, departure from Televisa, after a total of 43 years (1962–81 and 1986–2009).

In 2009, she was participating with

Rocio Banquells, Manoella Torres, Edith Márquez
, Myriam, among others.

Other work

In 2012 Angelica joined Alberto Vázquez and César Costa in the show TR3S, performing tours throughout Mexico, delighting their Mexican & Latin audiences with their singing voices, up until nowadays. Enrique Guzman would join The Troupe, later on.

Between June 2013 and 2014, Angelica formed part of the jury of the Spanish-language version of

MundoFox in the United States.[2]

In 2013, Angélica launched her most recent compilation: 'With Your Love', available at: '"Liquid Spins"', as well as participating during the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Disney's: It's A Small World After All.

In 2014, she joined the ensemble cast of the film: 'Ruta Madre'.

She will be a regular cast member of the TV Series: Graves (TV series), (2016).

Music

Filmography

TV shows

  • 1964: Premier Orfeon
  • TV Musical (several seasons)
  • Los Días Felices (several seasons)
  • 1975: Los Grandes Años del Rock And Roll
  • Exitos Bacardí (several seasons)
  • 1977: Arriba El Telón
  • Siempre En Domingo (yearly seasons)
  • 1984–1985: Angélica María En.....
  • 1986:
    La Hora Marcada
  • 1989: Tres generaciones
  • 2008–2010: Angélica María Show
  • 2013–2014:
    El Factor X
  • 2016: Graves
  • 2023: The Lincoln Lawyer

Telenovelas

Year Title Role Notes
1960
Cartas de amor
 Protagonist
1966 Más fuerte que tu amor Alicia Protagonist
1968
Águeda
 Águeda Protagonist
1968 Leyendas de México
1969 Puente de amor Paula / Amelia Protagonist
1971–1972
Muchacha italiana viene a casarse
 Valeria Donatti Protagonist
1973–1974 Ana del aire Ana Protagonist
1975–1976 El milagro de vivir Aura Velasco Protagonist
1977
Corazón salvaje
 Mónica Molnar Protagonist
1979
Yara
 Yara Protagonist
1981 El hogar que yo robé Victoria/Andrea Velarde Protagonist /Antagonist
1986–1987 Herencia maldita Adela Beltrán Protagonist
1994–1995 Agujetas de color de rosa Elisa viuda de Armendáres Co-protagonist
1996 Bendita mentira Esperanza Protagonist
1996 La antorcha encendida Doña Bernarda de Muñiz Co-protagonist
1999
Rosalinda
 Soledad Martha Romero Adult Protagonist
2003 Tu historia de amor Esperanza/Martha Protagonist
2004 Amar otra vez Balbina Eslava viuda de Castañeda Co-protagonist
2006–2007 La fea más bella Julieta Solis de Padilla Co-protagonist
2007
Muchachitas como tu
 Herself Special Appearance
2007 Amor sin maquillaje Mariana
2009 Mujeres Asesinas 2 Julia Laviada TV series
2010–2011
Aurora
 Pasion Urquijo Supporting Role
2011
Mi Corazón Insiste
 Isabel "Chabela" Volcán Supporting Role
2011–2012
La Casa de al Lado
 Cecilia Arismendi Co-protagonist
2012–2013 Qué bonito amor Amalia Garcia Vda. de Mendoza Co-protagonist

Hollywood films

Mexican films

Theatre

Facts

  • Angélica María is known as La Novia de México (Girlfriend of Mexico).
  • Although she was one of the main movie and TV attractions during 60s and 70s and the no. 1 record seller in the country during the same period, she is still one of the most respected and beloved performers in Mexico.
  • For her work on stage, screen, television and as a singer, Angélica María has been inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias at Mexico City's Plaza de las Estrellas; she and Angélica Vale are among the few mother and daughter entertainers to be honored as such.
  • Angélica Maria, Raul Vale and Angélica Vale were included in the 2007 book Televisa Presenta, paying tribute to the first 50 years of the network.

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

Year Category Telenovela Result
1995 Best Lead Actress Agujetas de color de rosa Nominated
1997 Best First Actress Bendita mentira Won
2000
Rosalinda
 Nominated
2007
La Fea Más Bella

Premios Diosas de Plata

Year Category Film Result
2012 Diosa de Plata "María Félix" Best Actress Años después Nominated
Role Women's Draw Luna Escondida

Premios ATP (Asociación de Periodistas Teatrales)

Year Category Theater Result
2007 Comeback of the Year Emociones encontradas Won

Premios Excelencia Musical (Academia Latina de la Grabación)

Year Category Nominee Result
2008 Musical Excellence Grammy Latino honorífico Won[3]

Premios People en Español

Year Category Telenovela Result
2013 Best Supporting Actress
Qué Bonito Amor
 Won[4]

Notes

  1. Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
    is Hartman and the second or maternal family name is Ortiz.

References

  1. ^ From Angélica María's autobiography on her website Archived December 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ jueces. "Angélica María | El Factor X". Mundofox.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Latin Grammy 2008
  4. ^ "Angélica María fue la ganadora del premio People en Español como "Mejor actriz secundaria"". Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

External links

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