Carina Ricco (born November 27, 1968,

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

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) is a Mexican actress, singer, musician, producer and composer. In 2007 she opened her own music record company. She is the widow of

Eduardo Palomo Eduardo Estrada Palomo (; (Mexico City; May 13, 1962 – Los Angeles; † November 6, 2003) was a Mexican actor. Palomo became famous across Mexico and Latin America after his 1993 characterization of ''Juan del Diablo'' in '' Corazón salvaje' ...

, father of her two kids, Fiona and Luca.

Biography

Born in the port city of

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and

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origin, Carina spent her childhood in

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, where she began exploring the world of music as a very young child. She started her professional musical career, in earnest, once back in Mexico as a teenager. In 1993 she released her first solo album, ''Del Cabello a los Pies'' (Head to Toe), and toured Central and South America. She is most proud of her performances at the “Viña del Mar Festival”, where she was her country’s representative. In 1997 she released ''Sueños Urbanos'' (Urban Dreams), the album in which we discover more about Carina as songwriter with themes composed by her. Her single ''Solo Quiero'' reached the pinnacle of popularity. Despite interest from major record labels Carina chose to start her own record company. In 2007 Damselfly Records gives birth to ''Viaje Personal''. Carina is a singer, musician and composer with versatile talent who has also explored film, theatre and television, both as an actress and as a producer.

External links

* http://www.carinaricco.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricco, Carina 1969 births Living people Mexican women singers Mexican musicians Mexican people of Italian descent Mexican people of Spanish descent Actresses from Veracruz Singers from Veracruz