Marisol Calero
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Marisol Calero is a Puerto Rican
actress and singer.
on September 13, 1963. Since she was a child, Calero participated in school performances at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
. As a child she participated briefly in the San Juan Children's Choir. As a teenager she attended the Escuela Libre de Musica (Free School of Music) in San Juan. There she continued to participate in the dramatic arts. She studied singing from the age 14 under the sopranos Rina de Toledo, Vilna Echenique and Darysabel Isales.
's signature song, Hombres en la noche.
As a singer, Calero represented Puerto Rico at the OTI Festival
, celebrated in Portugal
in 1987. She also performed as an actress in Panama
in the El diluvio que viene.
, where she worked in the world of Telenovelas as well as the theatrical scene. In 1994 she was named Star Actress of the Year at the 19th festival of the Arts Critics Awards for her role in Tal para cual where she performed with Evelio Taillac.
Later she participated in La duda, directed and produced by Carmen Montejo
; Rosita la soltera, a play by Federico García Lorca
and Hazme de la noche un cuento, directed by Ramón Pareja for the Latin Theatrical Festival in Miami. Calero was concurrently participating in various TV projects such as Aguamarina, starring Ruddy Rodríguez
and Leonardo García
; Hey Miami, and the telenovela Me muero por ti, also flmed in 2000.
, which was filmed entirely in Puerto Rico. In March, 2001 Calero was part of Huracán criollo of the dramatist Juan González-Bonilla.
In 2002 Calero was contracted by the Brazil
ian company Rede Globo
for a role in Vale tudo, doing the role of Mercedes, a Mexican mother bringing up her adolescent daughter. A year later she starred at the Abanico Theater in Coral Gables in El último de los amantes, the Spanish version of Neil Simon
's The Last of the Red Hot Lovers
. She starred in the role of four different characters. Prior to her acting in El último de los amantes, she was recognized by the Office of the Government of Puerto Rico
in Miami together with Sully Díaz
, Mara Croatto
, Yolandita Monge
and Adamari López
.
She currently resides in Miami, Florida, USA.
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
actress and singer.
Early years
Calero was born in Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
on September 13, 1963. Since she was a child, Calero participated in school performances at the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro was founded in 1921 as a Catholic parochial school pertaining to the Perpetuo Socorro Parish at the Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school is located in Miramar in Puerto Rico's capital city of San Juan...
. As a child she participated briefly in the San Juan Children's Choir. As a teenager she attended the Escuela Libre de Musica (Free School of Music) in San Juan. There she continued to participate in the dramatic arts. She studied singing from the age 14 under the sopranos Rina de Toledo, Vilna Echenique and Darysabel Isales.
Theatrical career
She started her professional career with a fino performance in a poetic musical, accompanied by her mother – also an actress as well as a politician Marta Font. She was a singer in various civic, college, and professional groups. In time she rose to the theatrical horizon in Puerto Rico.Singing career
In addition to her theatrical career in Puerto Rico, Calero also became a professional singer. Her first hit was Conmigo no (Not with me) in 1986. This was followed by Duende, Ojalá, Te voy a dejar, Duendes de la noche, and Frágil.. A parody of Duendes de la noche became comedic character Vitín AliceaVitin Alicea
Victor Alicea Arévalo, better known as Vitín Alicea, is a fictional comedic character created and portrayed by Emmanuel Sunshine Logroño. Created in the mid-1980s, Vitín remains a popular radio and television character in Puerto Rico...
's signature song, Hombres en la noche.
As a singer, Calero represented Puerto Rico at the OTI Festival
OTI Festival
OTI Festival was an annual singing competition, held between 1972 and 2000, among active member countries of the Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana .- Venues and Presenters :- Winners :-By country:...
, celebrated in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
in 1987. She also performed as an actress in Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
in the El diluvio que viene.
US scenes
At the beginning of the 1990s, Calero moved to Miami, FloridaMiami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, where she worked in the world of Telenovelas as well as the theatrical scene. In 1994 she was named Star Actress of the Year at the 19th festival of the Arts Critics Awards for her role in Tal para cual where she performed with Evelio Taillac.
Later she participated in La duda, directed and produced by Carmen Montejo
Carmen Montejo
Carmen Montejo is a Mexican actress of telenovelas, stage and the Golden age of the cinema of Mexico....
; Rosita la soltera, a play by Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
and Hazme de la noche un cuento, directed by Ramón Pareja for the Latin Theatrical Festival in Miami. Calero was concurrently participating in various TV projects such as Aguamarina, starring Ruddy Rodríguez
Ruddy Rodríguez
Ruddy Rosario Rodríguez de Lucía is a Venezuelan actress, model and Businesswoman. Born in Anaco, Anzoátegui, daughter of Venezuelan Pedro José Rodríguez and Italian Rita de Lucía...
and Leonardo García
Leonardo García
Leonardo García Vale is a Mexican actor. He is the son of actor Andrés García and Sandra Vale, and the brother of actor Andrés García Jr. and actress Andrea García.-Actor:...
; Hey Miami, and the telenovela Me muero por ti, also flmed in 2000.
Puerto Rico scenes
In 1998 Calero starred in Tal para cual at the San Juan Centro de Bellas Artes. She had a role in the movie Under SuspicionUnder Suspicion (2000 film)
Under Suspicion is a 2000 American film directed by Stephen Hopkins. It stars Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Monica Bellucci and Thomas Jane. The film is based on the 1981 French film Garde à vue and the 1970s British novel Brainwash, written by John Wainwright...
, which was filmed entirely in Puerto Rico. In March, 2001 Calero was part of Huracán criollo of the dramatist Juan González-Bonilla.
In 2002 Calero was contracted by the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian company Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
for a role in Vale tudo, doing the role of Mercedes, a Mexican mother bringing up her adolescent daughter. A year later she starred at the Abanico Theater in Coral Gables in El último de los amantes, the Spanish version of Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
's The Last of the Red Hot Lovers
The Last of the Red Hot Lovers
This article is about the Broadway production. For the film adaptation see Last of the Red Hot Lovers .Last of the Red Hot Lovers is a play by Neil Simon....
. She starred in the role of four different characters. Prior to her acting in El último de los amantes, she was recognized by the Office of the Government of Puerto Rico
Government of Puerto Rico
The Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress and lack full protection under the United States Constitution...
in Miami together with Sully Díaz
Sully Diaz
Sully Diaz is an American actress and singer born to Christian, Puerto Rican parents. Sully's career started in Puerto Rican television with her first starring role as Coralito in the "novela" called "Coralito"...
, Mara Croatto
Mara Croatto
-Early years:Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Croatto is the daughter of Argentine actress Raquel Montero and Italian-Uruguayan folk singer, Tony Croatto. Croatto's parents moved and resettled in Puerto Rico shortly after her birth. She was raised and educated in San Juan. When Croatto was 11 years...
, Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge is an international singer and actress from Puerto Rico and the first Puerto Rican female singer to be nominated to the Grammy Music Awards. She is also Puerto Rico's highest selling female artist. She has been in the music business since adolescence, and has recorded over thirty...
and Adamari López
Adamari López
Adamari López Torres is a Puerto Rican actress famous for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas.-Early career:...
.
She currently resides in Miami, Florida, USA.
Filmography
She has performed as an actress in:- El Fantasma de Elena (2010) as La Nena Ochoa
- Manuela y Manuel (2007) as Norma (a.k.a., "Manuela and Manuel" - USA)
- Una historia común (2004) as Clarita
- Ángel rebelde as Etelvina Perez (1 episode, 2004)
- Ángel rebelde (2004) (TV episode) as Etelvina Perez
- Bala perdida (2003/II), a.k.a. Stray Bullet - International (English title)
- Vale todo (2002) (TV series) as Mercedes
- Under Suspicion (2000) as Sergeant Arias
- Me muero por tí (1999) (TV series) as Jasmina
- Aguamarina (1998) TV (series) as Penelope
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans