Verónica Castro

Verónica Castro
Castro in December 2017
Born	Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (1952-10-19) 19 October 1952 (age 74) Mexico City, Mexico
Other names	Vero, La Chaparrita de Oro, La Chaparrita consentida
Occupations	Actress, singer, producer, former model, host
Years active	1971–present
Notable work	Los Ricos También Lloran Rosa Salvaje La Movida La Casa de las Flores

Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika ˈkastɾo]; born 19 October 1952) is a Mexican actress and television personality. She began her career in the late 1960s with minor film and television roles before rising to prominence as the star of the telenovela Los ricos también lloran (1979), a success that established her as one of the genre's leading figures. She later followed with El derecho de nacer (1981), Rosa salvaje (1987), and Mi pequeña Soledad (1990).

Castro also gained attention as a talk show host, presenting late-night programs such as Mala noche… ¡no! (1988) and La movida (1991), among others, which achieved strong ratings. In the early 2000s, she later worked as a reality television host on Big Brother VIP, another major audience success. After a period of reduced screen activity, she enjoyed a brief resurgence in popularity with the Netflix series The House of Flowers (2018). Her honours include eight TVyNovelas Awards, including two lifetime achievement awards, and the 2005 Spanish Emmy Award for her influence on television. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro.

Acting and music career

In 1986, she performed in the Latin version of "We Are The World", Cantare, cantaras. She also released one of her most ambitious albums to date, Simplemente Todo. The top-selling singles from Simplemente Todo were "Oye Tu," the title selection, "Nunca Lo Sabra," and "Macumba." Unlike other artists of the time, however, Castro accompanied her singles with videos, becoming one of the pioneers of the MTV age in Latin America. Even as she recorded the music video "Macumba," she worked in telenovelas in Argentina and Italy.

During the 1990s, she began hosting variety shows, and has continued to do so since.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009 Verónica Castro went back to telenovelas, and left Mexico for Argentina to film the telenovela Los Exitosos Pérez. It premiered in Mexico on August 30, 2009.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, she was cast as the matronly Virginia de la Mora in Netflix's The House of Flowers, a Mexican comedy-drama series. It premiered on Netflix in August 2018.

Stage credits

Albums

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Films

Telenovelas

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Year	Title	Character	Note
2009	Los Exitosos Perez	Roberta Santos
2006	Código Postal	Beatriz Corona
1997	Pueblo chico, infierno grande	Leonarda Ruan
1993	Valentina
1990	Mi pequeña Soledad	Isadora Villasenor /Soledad	Protagonist
1987	Rosa salvaje	Rosa García	Protagonist
1986	Amor prohibido	Nora
1985	Felicidad, ¿Dónde estás?	Karina	Protagonist
1984	Yolanda Luján	Yolanda Luján	Protagonist
1983	Cara a cara	Laura	Protagonist
1982	Verónica: El rostro del amor	Verónica	Protagonist
1981	El derecho de nacer	María Elena del Junco
1979	Los ricos también lloran	Mariana Villareal	Protagonist
1978	Pasiones encendidas	Martha	Co-Protagonist
1976	Mañana será otro día
1975	Barata de primavera
1972	El edificio de enfrente
1971	El amor tiene cara de mujer
1969	No creo en los hombres

TV shows

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Sources

• Official Website of Veronica Castro
• Official Fan Mail: Correo de Fans Verónica Castro 1707 Post Oak Blvd. #261, Houston, TX USA 77056

References

External links

• Verónica Castro at IMDb