Lucero León

Birth Name:

Lucero Hogaza León

Birth Place:

Mexico City, Mexico

Profession

Actress

For more than a decade, she has hosted "Teleton Mexico" and "Teleton USA," which solicit donations to help with children with disabilities
Her first live album was record in the late 1990s as "Un Lucero en la Mexico," an event that featured more than 40,000 fans celebrating her 20-year career
Her handprints can be found along the Paseo de las Luminarias, Mexico City's equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Selected by People en Español as the "Queen of the Telenovelas" in their 2013 "Los 50 mas Bellos" issue
Divorced husband Manuel Mijares in 2011 after a 14-year marriage
As her music career began to take off in the 1980s, her music was used by Adventure Kingdom and then PepsiCo International
First gained notoriety at the age of 10 when she was hired for children's series "Alegrias de Mediodia" ("Mid-day Happiness․")
Her first starring role came in 1983 with the series "Chispita․"
Her popularity with fans and media in Mexico took a hit after an altercation involving an bodyguard who allegedly pulled a gun on members of the press, an action she later defended
Has reached multi-platinum status as a singer, songwriter and TV host who can speak and perfom in Spanish, English and Portuguese
Her first film role came in 1983's "Coquette․"
In 1998, she was hired by Grupo Bimbo to advertise for their bread
Provided the voice of Jane in the Spanish dub of 1999 film "Tarzan․"
Served as a judge in the 1995 Miss Universe pageant

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