Lourdes Chacón (born February 14, 1958) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer.

Biography

Lourdes enjoyed huge popularity and media exposure during the 1980s and 1990s in the island of

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. She was also popular in Mexico, where she was baptized under the name of ''"Piel de Fuego"'' (Skin on Fire). She is well known for her exotic dance performances and songs encompassing "El Ritmo, Fuego y Sabor" (Rhythm, Fire, and Flavor). She shares her surname with her half-sister

Iris Chacón Iris Belia Chacón Tapia (born March 7, 1950) is a Puerto Rican dancer, singer, actress, and entertainer. Known as "La Bomba de Puerto Rico" and "La Vedette de América," Chacón is a prominent figure in Latin America, the United States, Europe ...

who is also a vedette.

Early life

Born of parents Don Angel Manuel Chacón Alonso and Mother Carmen Rodriguez Ortiz in

Cayey Cayey (), officially Cayey de Muesas, is a mountain town and municipality in central Puerto Rico located on the Sierra de Cayey within the Central Mountain range, north east of Salinas and north of Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east o ...

, Puerto Rico, raised in

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, and by her late teens returned to reside in Barrio Maricao de Vega Alta, PR.

Career

She became an internationally known artist in the 1980s. She was discovered and hired by the late

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, of (Paquito Cordero Productions, Inc), which aired local programs and Puerto Rican TV productions via

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. In the 80s she made weekly appearances in a musical comedy show called "The Kakukomicos". While filming that show, she was given the opportunity to showcase her voice in song. "Suavecito" was her first song on television. The song was written by the Puerto Rican salsero, Felito Felix. And even though the song was never put on an LP record. It was successful in the promoting Lourdes and helped in her artist development. Eventually she a recorded her "self" titled LP vinyl record and Another hit song was born called, " El Pescaito" (The Little Fish). 2017 Lourdes is still active vedette; acting, dancing and singing. In 2018, she performed at () at a club in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Personal life

Lourdes retired in early 90s, she married Alfredo Batista on July 27, 1994, she has two children. She made a few acting roles and theater appearances during those years. On May 1, 2010 she divorced due to irreconcilable differences. In 2018, she made a comeback as a full time vedette and was dating trumpet player, Ismael Rosario.

Discography

* ''Lourdes Chacón LP Recording (1983)'' * ''Felicidades CD Recording (1993)''

Filmography

* Mili (Telenovela) (1984) * La 1 a.m (movie) (2010)

Theatre

* (1984) * (Venezuela Production) (1991) * (1995) * (1997) * (1999) * La Nena tiene Tumbao (2005) * (2012)

Television

* Los Kakukomicos 1980– 1990

References

* Television Interview (circa 2005)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chacon, Lourdes Living people 20th-century Puerto Rican actresses People from Cayey, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican dancers Puerto Rican female dancers 20th-century Puerto Rican women singers 20th-century Puerto Rican singers Puerto Rican television personalities 1960 births