Marisol Calero (born 13 September 1963) is a Puerto Rican actress and singer.

Early years

Calero was born in

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, on 13 September 1963. As a child, Calero participated in school performances at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro and briefly in the San Juan Children's Choir. As a teenager she attended the Escuela Libre de Música (Free School of Music) in San Juan where she continued to participate in the dramatic arts. She studied singing from the age of 14 under the sopranos Rina de Toledo, Vilna Echenique and Darysabel Isales.

Theatrical career

She started her professional career with a ''fino'' performance in a poetic musical, accompanied by her mother, the actress and politician Marta Font. She was a singer in various civic, college and professional groups. In time she rose to the theatrical horizon in Puerto Rico.

Singing career

In addition to her theatrical career in Puerto Rico, Calero also became a professional singer. Her first hit was "Conmigo no" ("Not with me") in 1986. This was followed by "Duende", "Ojalá", "Te voy a dejar", "Duendes de la noche" and "Frágil". A parody of "Duendes de la noche" became the comedic character Vitín Alicea's signature song, "Hombres en la noche". As a singer, Calero represented Puerto Rico at the OTI Festival in

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in 1987. She also performed as an actress in

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in ''El diluvio que viene''.

US acting

At the beginning of the 1990s, Calero moved to Miami, Florida, where she worked

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as well as theater plays. In 1994, she was named Star Actress of the Year at the 19th festival of the Arts Critics Awards for her role in ''Tal para cual'' where she performed with Evelio Taillac. Later she participated in ''La duda'', directed and produced by Carmen Montejo; ''Rosita la soltera'', a play by

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and ''Hazme de la noche un cuento'' by , directed by Ramón Pareja for the Latin Theatrical Festival in Miami. Calero was concurrently participating in various TV projects such as ''Aguamarina'', starring Ruddy Rodríguez and Leonardo García, ''Hey Miami'' and the telenovela ''Me muero por ti'', also filmed in 2000.

Puerto Rico acting

In 1998, Calero starred in ''Tal para cual'' at the San Juan Centro de Bellas Artes. She had a role in the movie '' Under Suspicion'', which was filmed entirely in Puerto Rico. In March 2001, Calero was part of ''Huracán criollo'' of the dramatist Juan González-Bonilla. In 2002, Calero was contracted by the Brazilian company

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for a role in ''Vale tudo'', playing the role of ''Mercedes'', a Mexican mother bringing up an adolescent daughter. A year later, she starred at the Abanico Theater in

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in ''El último de los amantes'', the Spanish version of

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's '' The Last of the Red Hot Lovers''. She starred in the role of four different characters. Prior to her acting in ''El último de los amantes'', she was recognized by the Office of the

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in Miami together with Sully Díaz, Mara Croatto, Yolandita Monge and Adamari López. In 2018, Calero acted alongside Myraida Chaves, Braulio Castillo Jr., Castillo's brother Jorge Castillo and others in a play named ''Aqui No Hay Quien Viva!''.

Filmography

* '' Aguamarina'' (1997) TV (series) as Penelope * '' Me muero por tí'' (1999) (TV series) as Jasmina * '' Under Suspicion'' (2000) as Sergeant Arias * ''Bala perdida'' (2003/II), a.k.a. ''Stray Bullet'' * '' Ángel rebelde'' as Etelvina Perez (1 episode, 2004) * '' Vale todo'' (2002) (TV series) as Mercedes * '' Una historia común'' (2004) as Clarita * '' Manuela y Manuel'' (2007) as Norma (a.k.a., "Manuela and Manuel" – USA) * '' El Fantasma de Elena'' (2010) as La Nena Ochoa

Health issues

Calero suffered a cranial aneurysm on 21 August 2020 and was hospitalized at HIMA San Pablo hospital in Caguas.

Personal

Calero was married in 2018 to professional boxing promoter and television sportscaster, the well-known Ivonne Class. The couple divorced in 2021.Ivonne Class informa su divorcio de Marisol Calero - Primera Hora
/ref> Calero currently resides in San Juan, Puerto Rico

References

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