Lupita D'Alessio (, born Guadalupe Contreras Ramos on 10 March 1954 in (Mexico City, México) is a Mexican singer and actress. She is nicknamed ''La Leona Dormida'' (a title of one of her songs, which translates to "The sleeping lioness").

Biography

She started her career in showbusiness with her father Poncho D'Alessio, who had a musical show called ''La Familia D'Alessio'' on a Tijuana television station. She then moved to

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and released a single "Mi Corazón es un Gitano", a cover of the Italian song "Il Cuore è Uno Zingaro" which won the

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, both in 1971. Then she was selected to perform the theme song of the

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titled ''

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''. She was invited to take roles on ''Ana del Aire'' and other productions in the 1970s and 1980s. Lupita sang the title song of telenovela ''Pacto de Amor'', where she also acted. In 1978, she won the Mexican national final to select the country's entrant in the seventh edition of the OTI Festival which was held in

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. Her entry, entitled "Como tú" (Just like you) was received with critical acclaim and as a result she got the third place in the contest. This fact helped her to consolidate her musical career in

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. In 1980, Lupita was one of the main characters in Ernesto Alonso's ''Aprendiendo a Amar'', where she played the role of her older daughter (the younger daughter was played by Erika Buenfil). The telenovela starred

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(mother of

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). Lupita also sang the theme song "A Mí". She performed concerts on tour in Central and

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. In 1986, Lupita starred in the movie ''Mentiras'' alongside Juan Ferrara, where she played Lupita Montero, an aspiring singer; she performed several songs for the soundtrack of the movie, including "Mudanzas". In 1987, she appeared in the short telenovela ''Tiempo De Amar'', alongside Fernando Allende. Her last project of the 1980s was 1989's "Quién te crees tú", the theme to her last finished acting project, the telenovela ''Lo Blanco y lo Negro''. In 2000, she accepted a telenovela role in

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's ''Ellas, inocentes o culpables'', although she left the production after a month. She returned to Televisa in 2002 for a guest appearance on the situation comedy '' La Jaula'' with Cesar Bono, Carlos Eduardo Rico, and

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. For her work in television and as a recording artist, D'Alessio has her handprints and star embedded on the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico City. In 2011, she participated as a critic in several episodes of ''Parodiando.'' In 2018, she starred in her own biography on the miniseries Hoy voy a Cambiar, adding another number one hit together with the song Yo Sigo Aqui.

Films

* ''Mentiras'' (1986) as Lupita Montero * Siempre en Domingo (1983) as Lupita D'Alessio

Telenovelas

* ''Ellas, inocentes o culpables'' (2000) as Amanda * ''Lo blanco y lo negro'' (1989) as Verónica Montes * ''Tiempo de amar'' (1987) as Carolina Montero * ''Aprendiendo a amar'' (1980) as Jimena * ''Pacto de amor'' (1977) as Julia * ''Paloma'' (1975) as Dora Luz * ''Ana del aire'' (1974) as Consuelo * ''Cartas sin Destino'' (1973)

Theater

* ''La novicia rebelde'' (''

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'')

Albums

* ''Yo Sigo Aquí: Zona Preferente n Vivo' (2017) * ''Cuando se ama como tú'' (2013) * ''La gira del adiós/En vivo'' (2007) * ''El adiós'' (2006) * ''Cuando el amor te besa'' (2004) * ''Para Toda La Vida'' (2002) * ''Estoy aquí'' (2000) * ''Si yo pudiera detener el tiempo'' (1997) * ''Desde mi libertad'' (1995) * ''La D'Alessio'' (1993) * ''Desde Mi Libertad'' (1994) * ''La D'Alessio'' (1993) * ''Tiempo De Amar'' (1981) * ''Aprendiendo a Amar'' (1980) * ''Gaviota del Aire'' * ''Boleros De Siempre'' * ''Soy Como Toda Mujer'' * ''Lo Blanco y Lo Negro'' (1989) * ''Juro Que Nunca Volveré'' * ''Cuentos De Los Bosques De Viena'' * ''Discothèque'' * ''Lo mejor con la mejor'' * ''Otra vez'' * ''Que se detenga el tiempo''

Biography

Films

Telenovelas

Theater

Albums

See also

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