Alba Raquel Barros (born 14 December 1952 in
Santurce, Puerto Rico) is an actress,
comedian
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, and
dancer
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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
theatrical fields.
Biography
Barros participated in a rendition of
Tennessee Williams' ''
A Streetcar Named Desire'' as a student at the
University of Puerto Rico (UPR).
Barros began her rise to fame as a
telenovela actress in
Puerto Rico's channel 2 during the 1970s. She participated in some of that channel's most famous
soap operas.
By the early 1980s, she had moved to
WAPA-TV,
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
Iris Chacón, the mini series, ''Las Divorciadas'', (''The Divorced Women''),
with
Sonia Noemí and Maribella Garcia, as well as 1984's
sitcom, ''Barrio Cuatro Calles''.
In the latter comedy she played a
Puerto Rican girl who had been born in
New York City therefore she used an Americanized, or
Nuyorican, accent. She played the wife of
Miguel Ángel Álvarez, who played a bakery owner. They played opposite legendary
Cuban actor
Pucho Fernández and
Yasmín Mejías.
She has participated at the theatrical versions of many of Latin America's most famous novels, including ''La Carreta'', ''
Orinoco
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'', ''La Clase del 69'' and others.
The famous
Chilean show host and producer,
Don Francisco has invited Barros many times to his
Univision show ''
Sábado Gigante''. 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
Puerto Rico's most important productions of all times, including ''Nicolas y los demas'' (''Nicholas and the others''), directed by and starred
Jacobo Morales, ''
Héroes de Otra Patria'' (''Heroes for Another Nation'', which protested the participation of Puerto Ricans in the United States military, particularly during the
Vietnam War era),
and ''
Los Diaz de Doris
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''.
In 2002, Barros moved to
Venezuela to act there, after being signed by
Venevision. She appeared in ''
Ángel Rebelde'' as Simona Ramirez.
In 2008, she acted in
Telemundo's ''
El Rostro de Analía'' 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)
Works
See also
*
List of Puerto Ricans
References
External links
*
{{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
People from San Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico alumni
21st-century American women