Rocío Banquells (; born María del Rocío Banquells Nuñez, 22 June 1960 in

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) is a Mexican

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and actress, best known for her work on television, the stage and cinema of Mexico and Latin America. Her mezzo voice is one of the most versatile voices from Mexico. She sings

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, and

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Early life and career

Born in

, Mexico in 1960, Rocío is the daughter of Cuban actor and director

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and the actress

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. She is half-sister of the actress

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(daughter of Rafael Banquells and

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). Her other siblings are Jose Manuel, Janette, Mary Paz, Ariadne and Rafael Jr. Rocio began her career as a special guest in the 1968 Banquells's telenovela '' Gutierritoz''. She moved to the stage in the early 1970s. In 1978 she starred in the musical ''

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'' along with the Mexican singer

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. Other stage performances of Rocío are in the Mexican versions of '' Grease'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 1979, Rocio starred in the

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's international success ''

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'', alongside

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. Other memorable Banquells TV performances are ''

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'' (1983) and ''

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'' (1984). She realized memorable interpretations especially in playing evil characters. In 1985 she began her musical career with the album ''Rocío Banquells'', that includes the 1980s superhits ''Este hombre no se toca'', ''Luna Mágica'' and ''Abrazame''. Banquells continued her musical career during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1997 a legal conflict caused the Banquells retirement for over 10 years. In 2006, Banquells returned in the

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's reality show ''

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'', and in 2007 returned with a new album named ''Nací para tí'', recorded live in the

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in Mexico City. In the same year, she returned to TV in the telenovela '' Pasión''. In 2009-2010 Banquells starred in the Mexican version of the successful musical '' Mamma Mia!'' as ''Donna''. In 2012, Banquells returned with the show ''Noches de Cabaret'', along with the Mexican singers

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and

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. For her work in the recording industry, stage and television Banquells' handprints and star have been embedded onto the Paseo de las Luminarias in Mexico City, alongside her half-sister Sylvia Pasquel.

Personal life

Banquells was married twice. The first time to Pedro Mendez from 1979 to 1984, father of her daughter Pamela, and the second the producer Jorge Berlanga from 1985 to 2005, father of her son Rodrigo.
''Rocío Banquells''

Discography

*1985: '' Rocío Banquells (album), Rocío Banquells'' *1986: ''Con él'' *1987: ''Entrega Total'' - First

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album. *1988: ''En el alambre'' *1989: ''Llorarás, llorarás'' *1990: ''Un sueño que alguna vez soñe'' - Includes the Banquells music performances of

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musicals like ''

'' and ''

''). *1990: ''Escucha el infinito'' *1991: '' A mi viejo'' - Dedicated to her father. *1993: ''A la Vírgen Morena'' - Tribute to the

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. *1993: ''

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'' *1995: ''La fuerza del amor'' *1996: ''Coincidir:Grandes Exitos'' *1998: ''Recuerdos de un sentimiento'' *2007: '' Nací para tí'' - Live in the Teatro de la Ciudad. *2018:
Siempre Regios
' (album Norteño) *2019:
Recuerdos De Oro
' (album Homenaje a Sonia Lopez)

Collaborations

* ''No me puedo escapar de tí'' - (1987) Duet with

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* ''La Bella y la Bestia'' ''(Beauty and the Beast)'' (1992) - Duet with

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* ''Las numero uno'' (2007) - Duet with many female singers * ''Todo por amor'' - (2008) Duet with

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Filmography

Dubbing

Theater

Awards and nominations

Premios ACE

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References

External links

Rocío Banquells Official WebsiteRocío Banquells' Biography
at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banquells, Rocio 1960 births Living people Mexican child actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses Mexican stage actresses Ballad musicians Actresses from Monterrey Singers from Monterrey 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Mexican people of Catalan descent Mexican people of Cuban descent Mexican women pop singers Women in Latin music