Aracely Arámbula Jacques (; born March 6, 1975), known professionally as Aracely Arámbula, is a Mexican actress, model, singer, television personality and entrepreneur.

Life and career

Early life

Aracely Arambula Jacques was born in

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, Mexico, on March 6, 1975. At age 13, while attending high school, she began her road to fame, participating in beauty pageants. In 1996, Aracely won for " El rostro de El Heraldo de México", which launched her career.

Acting career

She began performing small roles in the telenovelas ''Prisionera de amor'' (1994), ''Acapulco, cuerpo y alma'' (1995) y ''Canción de Amor'' (1996). During her third year of studies at the

Centro de Educación Artística The Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) is an entertainment educational institution in Mexico run by that country's major media conglomerate, Televisa. Located at the company's facilities in the San Ángel neighborhood of Mexico City, the sch ...

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, Aracely received the opportunity to act in the telenovela ''

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''. In 1997 Aracely played the younger version of Veronica Castro's character in ''Pueblo Chico, Infierno Grande''. Then acted in telenovelas ''El alma no tiene color'' and ''Rencor apasionado'', where she played her first antagonistic role. Aracely Arambula got her first starring role in the teen telenovela ''

Soñadoras ''Soñadoras'', is a Mexican telenovela produced and created by Emilio Larrosa with Rocio Taboada and Braulio Pedraza for Televisa in 1998. Plot The main character of this story is Fernanda, a psychologist who works in a rehabilitation center ...

'' (1998) and then participated in '' Alma Rebelde'' (1999). Her consecration as the protagonist came with '' Abrázame muy fuerte'' produced by Salvador Mejía, in 2000. Aracely continued its success with the latest telenovela of her first stint as television actress: ''

Las vías del amor ''Las vías del amor'' (''The Tracks of Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 2002. Aracely Arámbula and Jorge Salinas star as the protagonists, while Enrique Rocha and Sasha Montenegro star as the main anta ...

'' (2002), where she also sang the theme song. Besides music and television, Aracely entered the theater with productions such as ''Muchachos de Nueva York'', ''Coqueluche'', and ''Hermanos de Sangre''. In 2008, Aracely paused in her acting career, but she took her time fame as hostess of the program ''Todo Bebé''. In 2009, Aracely Arambula returned to television sets to star in the umpteenth version of '' Corazón salvaje'', where she had a double role. In 2010, Aracely Arambula debuted as the protagonist of the play ''

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'' which many considered the rival show of ''

Aventurera ''Aventurera'' ("Adventuress" in English) is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Ninón Sevilla and Andrea Palma. It's considered a masterpiece of the ''Rumberas film''. The film features Pedro Vargas and Ana María ...

''. In 2013, Aracely returned to telenovelas with ''

La Patrona ''La Patrona'' () is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and Argos Comunicación. It is a remake of the 1984 Venezuelan telenovela '' La dueña''. It premiered on Telemundo on January 8, 2013, replacing Corazón brave , and ende ...

'', produced by

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and

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, where she shares credits with

Christian Bach Adela Christian Bach Bottino (May 9, 1959 – February 26, 2019), known as Christian Bach, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress and producer of telenovelas produced by companies such as Televisa, TV Azteca and Telemundo. Her most famous wor ...

and

Jorge Luis Pila Jorge Luis Pila (born August 3, 1972) is a Czech-born Cuban actor, known for acting in Telenovelas like La Patrona (2013), Yacaranday (1999). His debut was in Al norte del corazón (1997). His mother is from Czech Republic and his father is from ...

. In addition she sang two songs for the telenovela. Also, after the success obtained in ''La Patrona'', Telemundo chose her as the lead in a melodrama based on the classic novel by

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, ''

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'', which was produced in 2014.

Music career

She began in music singing nursery rhymes as part of a tribute to

Francisco Gabilondo Soler Francisco Gabilondo Soler (October 6, 1907, Orizaba, Veracruz Mexico – December 14, 1990, Texcoco, State of Mexico) was a Mexican composer and performer of children's songs. He recorded and performed those songs under the name of '' Cri-Cri: El ...

entitled ''Ellas Cantan Cri Cri''. In 2001, Arambula was part of the ''Abrazame Muy Fuerte'' soundtrack. In 2003, Aracely Arambula was nominated at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in the categories of Best Album, Best Duo and Best Regional Mexican Song with her production "Sólo Tuya" (2003); subsequently released the studio album ''Sexy'', produced by

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's brother,

A. B. Quintanilla Abraham Quintanilla III (born December 13, 1963), known professionally as A.B. Quintanilla III or A.B. Quintanilla, is an American record producer, songwriter and musician, and the older brother of singer Selena, known as " The Queen of Tejano ...

. Arámbula also writes songs and plays guitar. Arambula has recorded two songs for ''

''. These songs include "La patrona" (the theme song of the telenovela), and "Juntos tú y yo". Arambula currently working on an upcoming studio album she plans to release in 2014. "''We are working on the album and you will soon know the music, meanwhile, sounds in "La Patrona" two songs that I sing. Would be an unpublished and grupero, I like that style because I am north''", said Arambula.

Personal life

Arambula has also dabbled as an entrepreneur, lending her image for a perfume and cosmetics company in Mexico. Her brother, Dr. Leonardo Arámbula, has also served as her longtime manager. They own a spa in

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together. From 2005 to 2009, Arambula dated

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer, often referred to as ''El Sol de México'' (The Sun of Mexico), which is the nickname his mother gave him as a child—"mi sol". Luis Miguel has sung in mu ...

. They have two sons Miguel (born January 1, 2007) and Daniel (born December 18, 2008).Nacé el tercer hijo de Luis Miguel
''El Universal (Mexico City)''. Retrieved August 13, 2011.

Filmography

Dubbing

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Notes

*A:

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. *B:

Latin Songs The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart rankings are based on digital sales, rad ...

References

External links

Aracely Arámbula
at the Telenovela Database *
Aracely Arambula en Univision.comfan website Aracely ArambulaArchived
2009-10-25) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arambula, Aracely 1975 births Living people People from Chihuahua City Mexican people of Basque descent Mexican people of French descent Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican female models Actresses from Chihuahua (state) 21st-century Mexican singers 21st-century Mexican women singers Women in Latin music 21st-century Mexican women