Yolanda Ventura
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Yolanda Ventura is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is a Spanish actress and singer. She is best known for roles in Mexican telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s and is a former member of the Spanish pop band Parchís
Parchís
Parchís is a Spanish board game of the Cross and Circle family. It is an adaptation of the Indian game Pachisi.Parchís was a very popular game in Spain at one point, and it is still popular. Since it uses dice, Parchís is not usually regarded as an abstract strategy game like checkers or chess...
. She is the daughter of Spanish musician Rudi Ventura and wife of Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actor Alejandro Aragón. They have a son named Alejandro.
She joined Parchís after a recording company posted an advertisement looking for kids who could sing, dance and act. A few months later, in 1979, the band was formed and name after the Spanish version of the Pachisi
Pachisi
Pachisi is a cross and circle board game that originated in ancient India which has been described as the "national game of India". It is played on a board shaped like a symmetrical cross...
board game
Board game
A board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
. The band was a success in Spain and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, they recorded five albums and filmed seven movies (three in Argentina).
In the mid-1980s the band split. Yolanda moved to Mexico in the early 1990s obtaining the role of Astrid in Lucía Méndez
Lucía Méndez
Lucía Leticia Méndez Pérez is a Mexican telenovela and film actress, top model and singer that has sold over 10 million records world wide.- Early success :...
's telenovela Amor de nadie. She then joined the cast of Muchachitas
Muchachitas
Muchachitas is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced for Televisa by Emilio Larrosa, who also wrote the script during 1991 and 1992. The telenovela was also shown on Univisión in the early 1990s, and featured young up-and-coming actors who later became stars.-Full cast:* Cecilia Tijerina as Mónica...
after the soap became a hit. She then played a prostitute in the smash hit Corazón salvaje
Corazón salvaje
Corazón salvaje was a novel written by prolific Mexican writer Caridad Bravo Adams and published in 1957 after it had been adapted to the screen the previous year....
.
Telenovelas
- "La que no podia amarLa que no podia amarLa Que No Podia Amar is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. The original story is written by Delia Fiallo and the adaptation made by Ximena Suarez. The show stars Ana Brenda Contreras, Jose Ron and Jorge Salinas as the main protagonist...
" (2011)as Gloria - Cuando me enamoro (2010)as Karina Aguilar
- En Nombre del AmorEn Nombre del AmorEn Nombre Del Amor is a Mexican telenovela that aired in late 2008 through mid 2009. It is a remake of Cadenas de Amargura . En Nombre Del Amor was produced by Carlos Moreno, and filming began on August 4, 2008...
(2008)as Angelica - Yo amo a Juan QuerendonYo amo a Juan QuerendónYo Amo a Juan Querendón was a Mexican telenovela that aired on Univision at 7pm/6c for one year beginning in February 2007. The plot surrounded the story of Juan Dominguez and his interactions with the Cachon Family...
(2007)as Laura - Contra viento y mareaContra viento y mareaContra viento y marea is a Mexican telenovela aired from April 25 until November 4, 2005. This was also the last acting role of Beatriz Sheridan, who died in 2006 of a heart attack.-Plot:...
(2005) as Isabel - Piel de otoñoPiel de otoñoPiel de otoño is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico from 9 May 2005 through 23 September 2005...
(2004) as Mayte - Amy, la niña de la mochila azul (2004) as Angelica Hinojosa #2
- Bajo la misma pielBajo la misma pielBajo la misma piel, or Under the same skin, was a Mexican television series produced by Televisa starting in 2003. It is an original telenovela from Martha Carrillo and Cristina García...
(2003) as Macarena - ¡Vivan los niños! (2002) as Dolores Herrera
- Atrévete a olvidarmeAtrevete a OlvidarmeAtrevete a Olvidarme is Brenda K. Starr's seventh studio album, released in 2005. The album consists of Salsa songs with a few Pop ballads in the mix. All the songs give plenty of room for Starr's unique, charismatic vocals to shine. Includes the hit singles, "Tu Eres" and the title track. "Damelo"...
(2001) as Liliana - Carita de ángelCarita de ÁngelCarita de Angel was a child telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 2000 produced by Nicandro Díaz. It is a remake of the telenovela Papa Corazon, which also was adapted for World toy. It starred Lisette Morelos Miguel de León and stellar participation Daniela Aedo as Dulce Maria...
(2000) as Julieta - El diario de DanielaEl diario de DanielaEl diario de Daniela was a Mexican telenovela. It first aired on 1999, and starred Daniela Luján and Martin Ricca....
(1999) as Natalia Navarro Monroy - La palomaLa PalomaThis article is about the song. For the American city, see La Paloma, Texas."La Paloma" is a popular song, having been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures, settings, arrangements, and recordings over the last 140 years. The song was composed and written by Spanish composer Sebastián...
(1995) - Corazón salvaje (1993) as Azucena
- MuchachitasMuchachitasMuchachitas is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced for Televisa by Emilio Larrosa, who also wrote the script during 1991 and 1992. The telenovela was also shown on Univisión in the early 1990s, and featured young up-and-coming actors who later became stars.-Full cast:* Cecilia Tijerina as Mónica...
(1991) as Gloria - Amor de nadie (1990) as Astrid
Films
- Dos gallos de oro (2002)
- De qué se ríen las mujeres (1997) Movie as Abuela
- La noche de la ira (1985) Movie
With Parchís
- La Gran aventura de Los Parchís (1983)
- Parchís entra en acción (1983)
- Las locuras de Parchís (1982)
- La Magia de Los Parchís (1982)
- La segunda guerra de los niños (1981)
- Los parchís contra el hombre invisible (1981)
- Guerra de los niños (1980)
External links
- Yolanda Ventura at the Telenovela database at the ParchísParchísParchís is a Spanish board game of the Cross and Circle family. It is an adaptation of the Indian game Pachisi.Parchís was a very popular game in Spain at one point, and it is still popular. Since it uses dice, Parchís is not usually regarded as an abstract strategy game like checkers or chess...
website fan website. of Parchís.