Alba Raquel Barros (born 14 December 1952 in

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) is an actress,

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, and

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. She is better known for her acting career, and she has won many national awards for her work, both in the television and

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fields.

Biography

Barros participated in a rendition of

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' ''

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'' as a student at the

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(UPR). Barros began her rise to fame as a

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actress in Puerto Rico's channel 2 during the 1970s. She participated in some of that channel's most famous

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s. By the early 1980s, she had moved to

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, where she acted in some of that channel's most famous shows, including 1982's soap, '' Yo Sé Que Mentía'' (''I know he was lying''), with

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, the mini series, ''Las Divorciadas'', (''The Divorced Women''), with

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and Maribella Garcia, as well as 1984's

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, ''Barrio Cuatro Calles''. In the latter comedy she played a Puerto Rican girl who had been born in

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therefore she used an Americanized, or

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, accent. She played the wife of

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, who played a bakery owner. They played opposite legendary

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n actor

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and Yasmín Mejías. She has participated at the theatrical versions of many of Latin America's most famous novels, including ''La Carreta'', ''

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'', ''La Clase del 69'' and others. The famous

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an show host and producer, Don Francisco has invited Barros many times to his

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show ''

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''. Barros has participated as a comedian a number of times on that television show. Barros' acting career has not been limited to television and theater, however, as she has participated in a number of

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's most important productions of all times, including ''Nicolas y los demas'' (''Nicholas and the others''), directed by and starred

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'' (''Heroes for Another Nation'', which protested the participation of Puerto Ricans in the United States military, particularly during the

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era), and ''

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''. In 2002, Barros moved to

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to act there, after being signed by Venevision. She appeared in ''

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'' as Simona Ramirez. In 2008, she acted in

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's ''

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'' where she played Dionisia Valdez. In 2010, she acted in Telemundo's '' Alguien Te Mira'' where she played Yoyita.

Awards

These are some of the awards Barros has received over the years: * Outstanding comedy actress of the year (Puerto Rico, 1985) * Comedian of the year (Puerto Rico, 1986) * Best female actress (Puerto Rico, 1986) * Best soap opera starring role (Puerto Rico, 1987) * Best actress (Puerto Rico, 1988) * Best actress in a supporting role, Critics Circle Award Theater of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico, 1990)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barros, Alba Raquel 1952 births Living people Puerto Rican film actresses Puerto Rican stage actresses Puerto Rican soap opera actresses Puerto Rican telenovela actresses Puerto Rican television actresses Puerto Rican comedians Actresses from San Juan, Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico alumni 21st-century American women

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