Angélica María
Mexican singer and actress
Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944) is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as "La Novia de México" ("Mexico's Sweetheart"), she began her career as a child actress in films of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, such as Pecado (1951), Una mujer decente (1951), and Mi esposa y la otra (1952). During the 1960s, she rose to prominence as a teen idol through her roles in films and telenovelas, concurrently launching a successful music career. Her recordings of compositions by Armando Manzanero established her as a popular singer of rock and roll and pop ballads, with hit songs including the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks top 40-singles "El hombre de mi vida", "Reina y cenicienta", "Prohibido", and "El taconazo".
María has received numerous accolades for her contributions to music, film, and television, including a Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, three Premios TVyNovelas, two Ariel Awards (including the Golden Ariel), and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Life and career
1944–1949: Early life
Born in 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Angélica María is the daughter of American entrepreneur Arnold Hartman and theater producer Angélica de Jesús Ortiz Sandoval. Following her parents' divorce when she was five years old, María moved to Mexico City with her mother.
1949–1956: Golden Age of Mexican Cinema
Her mother's sister, Yolanda Ortiz, introduced little Angélica to the Mexican Cinema when Gregorio Wallerstein, a movie producer, was looking for a boy for his next movie. Angélica told the producer, "Give me a haircut and I'm that boy". Charmed by the girl, he let her into his audition.
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