Julissa (born Julia Isabel de Llano Macedo; 8 April 1944) is a Mexican actress, producer and singer. She is the daughter of radio and television personality Luis de Llano Palmer and actress Rita Macedo. Her children are:

Benny Ibarra Benny Ibarra de Llano known as Benny Ibarra is a Mexican singer, musician, producer and actor. He was born into a family of artists. His mother, Julissa, was a singer and actress in the 1960s; and his father, Benny, an actor and 1960s rock si ...

(a singer, musician, producer and actor) and

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(actor and singer); and her brother is a

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staff producer,

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. She belongs to the so-called

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Early life and career

Music

At age 14, Julissa began a singing career in a rock group called ''The Spitfires''; it was formed by her brother, Luis. She won 2nd place in a radio competition before she was signed to a contract by

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and she recorded rock albums from 1961 to 1964. She recorded a single, ''Corazón Salvaje / Te Necesito'', released on

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...

in 1966. Julissa gave a new air to the original song "Teacher's Pet" by

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey ...

, by reinterpreting it in the song "La favorita del profesor" ("The Teacher's Favorite").

Theatre

She started to act and then started a career where she is a leading theatre producer in Mexico bringing into the country well-known

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productions such as ''

Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Gospels' accounts of Passion of Jesus, the Passion, the work interprets ...

'', '' Grease'', ''

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice ...

'', '' Pippin''. She was a cast member of the 1975 Mexico production of ''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to various B movies associated with the Science fiction film, science fiction and Horror film, horror genres from the 193 ...

''; a young

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was a chorus member.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

Music

Julissa was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias in 1987 for her work in movies, television, theater and the recording industry, joining her parents. Her handprints would soon be joined by those of her brother; all four members of the De Llano-Macedo family have been honored in the Paseo.

References

External links

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1944 births Living people Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses Mexican women singers Mexican telenovela producers 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Actresses from Mexico City Singers from Mexico City People from Mexico City Mexican television producers Mexican women television producers {{Mexico-singer-stub