Niurka Marcos Calle is a

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singer, dancer, actress, and vedette.

Personal life

Marcos was born in

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, Cuba to Carmelo Marcos, a

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major, and Salustiana "Celeste" Calle, a housewife. She has five siblings: Martha, Maribel, Thomas, María del Carmen, and Ernesto. In 2003 Marcos dated actor

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. They subsequently married, but that marriage ended in divorce. Marcos was then married to Yanixán Texido in 2007. The couple separated in May 2009 and on February 6, 2011, they divorced. She was part of the first group of foreigners

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by President

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, and has three

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-born children: Itzcoatl "Kiko", Romina, and

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. In 2018, Marcos stated in an interview that her mother had died.

Career

Marcos starred in the telenovela ''Velo de Novia'', produced by her then-boyfriend

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. In 2001, Marcos portrayed an erotic dancer named Karicia in the Mexican soap opera ''Salomé'' starring

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and

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, for which she earned a

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for ''Best Supporting Actress'' at the 20th TVyNovelas Awards. In 2004, she was a contestant on the reality series ''

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''. She appeared as a supporting actress on ''

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'' during 2006 and sang on its

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album on the track "Se Busca Un Hombre." In 2007, she released an album titled ''La Emperadora'' and posed for the February 2007 issue of the Mexican edition of ''

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'' magazine. She started her own show in 2008 called ''Espectacularmente Niurka''. She also hosts ''El Show De Niurka'' which features games, dancing, singing and a

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in which she interviews other artists. Marcos was cast for a theatrical remake of ''La ronda de las arpías'' in August 2009. In 2011, Marcos joined the cast of ''

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'' as the new villain.

Discography

* ''Alcatraz Es... Dulce'' (1999) * ''Latin Pop'' (2001) * ''La Emperadora'' (2007) * ''Niurka Marcos'' (2021)

Filmography

Television

Other

*2007: " Que Lloren" (Music video by

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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcos, Niurka Living people Cuban female dancers Cuban women singers Cuban television actresses Cuban television presenters Cuban women television presenters Cuban vedettes Mexican vedettes Mexican female dancers Mexican women singers Mexican television presenters Mexican women television presenters Cuban emigrants to Mexico Mexican telenovela actresses Naturalized citizens of Mexico People from Havana Cuban Santeríans Mexican Santeríans Mexican LGBT rights activists Cuban LGBT rights activists Year of birth missing (living people)