Adela Christian Bach Bottino (May 9, 1959 – February 26, 2019), known as Christian Bach, was an Argentine-born Mexican actress and producer of

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s produced by companies such as

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

TV Azteca TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate owned by Grupo Salinas. It is the second-largest mass media company in Mexico after Televisa. It primarily competes with Televisa as well as some local operators. It owns two national ...

and

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. Her most famous works in telenovelas with Televisa included ''Los ricos también lloran'' (1979), ''Soledad'' (1980), ''Bodas de odio'' (1983), ''De pura sangre'' (1985) and ''Encadenados'' (1988). With TV Azteca her most relevant works included ''Agua y aceite'' (2002), which she also produced along with her husband

Humberto Zurita Humberto Zurita (, born September 2, 1954) is a Mexican actor, director and producer. Zurita, one of 10 siblings from Torreón, Coahuila, is best known as actor, director and producer of telenovelas. Acting career He made his first stage appea ...

, and ''Vidas robadas'' (2010). With Telemundo her works included ''La Patrona'' (2013) and ''La Impostora'' (2014).

Biography

Bach was born in Buenos Aires to Roberto Bach Meizegeier and Adela Bottino Adamowa (better known as Adela Adamowa). After graduating with a degree in law Christian Bach moved to Mexico to become an actress. She started working in plays and in films, where her voice was often dubbed to conceal her Argentine accent. She obtained a small role in the worldwide hit telenovela ''

Los ricos también lloran ''Los ricos también lloran'' ("The Rich Also Cry") is a popular telenovela produced in Mexico in 1979, starring Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra and Rocío Banquells. Castro also sang the theme ''Aprendí a Llorar'' ("I learned to cry"), a song ...

'' in 1979 and four years later a starring role in the successful ''Bodas de odio''. In 1986 she co-starred with Zurita in ''

De pura sangre ''De pura sangre'' (English title:''Of pure blood'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1985.Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

the Zurita-Bach couple decided to form their own production company, ZUBA Producciones, and to move to nascent network

. Two years later they produced two telenovelas for the station, ''La chacala'' and '' Azul Tequila'', a successful production that launched the career of

Bárbara Mori Bárbara Mori Ochoa () (born 2 February 1978) is a Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer. She is known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela '' Rubí,'' one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Sin ...

and

Mauricio Ochmann Mauricio Ochmann (born November 16, 1977) is an American-born, Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas, such as ''Amarte Asi'', where he starred as Ignacio "Nacho" Reyes. He also appeared in Kevin Costner's film '' Message in a Bott ...

. In the 1980s she recorded an album as a solo singer, but the album lacked success and interest from the public. In 1984 and 1989, Bach won the Best Actress award at the TVyNovelas. She also won the Best Actress TuMundo from Telemundo in 2013. Bach died on February 26, 2019, due to respiratory failure. Her death was announced March 1 due to the actress' desire to keep personal matters private.

Filmography

Films

Television

TV shows

* Videoteatros: ''Véngan corriendo que les tengo un muerto'' (1993; producer)

Notes

References

External links

Christian Bach profile
at Alma-Latina.net *
Profile
at Zurita-Bach.com * 1959 births 2019 deaths Actresses from Buenos Aires Argentine film actresses Argentine telenovela actresses Argentine emigrants to Mexico Mexican film actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Naturalized citizens of Mexico Deaths from respiratory failure {{Mexico-actor-stub