Mara Conchita AlonsoMara Conchita redirects here. For the album, seeMara Conchita (album).MaraConchitaAlonso (born June 29, 1957), betterknownas MaraConchita, is aCuban-Venezuelan-raised three time Grammy Awardnominatedsinger/songwriter and actress.1 Early lifeMara Conchita Alonso was bornMaraConcepcinAlonso BustilloinCienfuegos, Cuba, the daughterof Ricardo Alonso and Mara Conchita Bustillo. HerfamilymovedtoVenezuelawhenshewasveyearsold, in1962, aftertheCubanRevolution. Shehadher rst experienceinshowbusiness whenshewascrowned Miss Teenager of the World in 1971, and wasMiss World/Venezuela in 1975 where she became sixthrunner-up intheMissWorldpageant won byPuertoRicos Wilnelia Merced; she quickly became a top modeland a popular singer/actress in Venezuela.2 CareerAlonsos rst gold album and number one song in thecharts was "Love Maniac" in 1979, her name as a singerback then was A'mbar, after that followed her secondnumber 1 with The Witch and soon after DangerousRhythm. In what is generally considered to be her bestknown song, she was asked by Giorgio Moroder to writethe lyrics in Spanish and sing Vamos a Bailar whichhe had written to be part of the soundtrack for the lmScarface. The song instantly became a classic amongstSpanish speakers despite failing to garner any major at-tention outside of Cuba where it was recorded. As hertwo albums with Ambar and her solo debut were recordedin English, it was her second album Mara Conchita from1984 that made her a singing star in the Spanish-speakingmarket, receiving a Grammy Award nomination for "BestLatin Performance".[1]She made her Hollywood lm debut in 1984 in MoscowontheHudson with Robin Williams, and also starredinmovieslikeExtreme Prejudice, The RunningMan,Predator 2, TouchandGo, TheHouseoftheSpirits,Vampires Kiss and Colors.She was one of the few Latin-born actresses to star ina Broadway show in 1995, playing Aurora in Kiss of theSpider Woman. She later acted in romantic comedies likeChasing Papi (2003) and The Last Guy on Earth (2006).Alonso was cast to play Luca, the mother of GabrielleSolis, on the ABC hit show Desperate Housewives. Theepisode was aired on February 19, 2006. She was in theLatin version Amas de Casa Desesperadas for UnivisionNetwork. She was a guest star in the live-action lmof the comic book El Muerto and appeared in the lmMaterial Girls (2006).Alonso hosted VH1's Viva Hollywood! on April 13, 2008with Carlos Ponce.She portrayed Sam in the Werewolfhorror lm Wolf Moon, which was directed by DanaMennie.[2]Alonso shot Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem, coming outin 2013. Her latest lm, a fantasy short titled The SecretOf Joy, features her alongside fellow Venezuelan Car-los Antonio Leon, Spanish Laura Bayonas and Brazilianbombshell Ana Carolina Da Fonseca in a story that aimsto bring awareness about pediatric cancer. The Secret ofJoy will premier in Los Angeles by the end of August2015.3 Political viewsAlonso is an outspoken critic of Cuba's Fidel Castro andlate Venezuelan president Hugo Chvez, whom she haddescribed as a dictator like "Hitler,[3] and those whovote and support him as terrorists.[4] She has appearedon Sean Hannity's Hannitys America on May 6, 2007,Hannity & Colmes on June 1, 2007[3] and Bill O'Reilly'sThe O'Reilly Factor on August 13, 2007 and March 11,2009.Alonso issued an Open Letter to Sean Penn" online onMarch 29, 2010 regarding his support of then-PresidentHugoChvez. Sheusedapoint-by-point refrainofWHY in her letter questioning various issues occur-ring in Venezuela.[5] In December 2011, she got into aheated exchange with Penn at a Los Angeles airport dur-ing which Penn called her a pig and she responded bycalling Penn a communist.[6]In an August 2012 Spreecast interview, Alonso stated heropposition to the reelection of President Obama, sayingthat if reelected he will take steps to make the UnitedStates become more like Venezuela under the Chvezgovernment.[7]12 8 REFERENCESIn the fall of 2008, Alonso endorsed the presidential cam-paign of Republican nominee John McCain, writing:[8]As a Latina and a new American citizen,I believe in this country and its people, and Ibelieve that we need more than just change.We need a leader who can bring about theright kind of change,and John McCain hasthe experience and judgment necessary tolead us in these uncertain times. I grew up inCuba and Venezuela, and I am appalled thatBarack Obama apparently wants to emulatethe spread the wealth economic policiesof thosecountries andnegotiatewiththeirleaders.Maria Conchita AlonsoIn January 2014, Alonso resigned from a San Franciscoproduction of The Vagina Monologues after appearing inan advertisement for Republican candidate for GovernorTim Donnelly.[9]In September,17 2014,Venezuelan President NicolsMaduro asked Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez Tor-res to pursue on court legal actions to revoke AlonsosVenezuelan citizenship.[10] The reason was her publicrequest on a radio interview for a military interventionagainst Venezuela: In my opinion, (the US) must inter-vene, because the Cubans already invaded without ringa single bullet because they gave it (Venezuela) for free.So I would like that the US would invade using bullets toget all those communist out of Venezuela [11]4 Filmography5 RadioRecorded a public service announcement for DeejayRas 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaignOcial Youtube web site (requires ash)6 DiscographyLove Maniac (Polydor/PolyGram, 1979)The Witch (Polydor/Polygram, 1980)Dangerous Rhythm (PolyGram, 1982)Te Amo (Polydor/PolyGram, 1983)Mara Conchita (A&M/PolyGram, 1984)O Ella o Yo (A&M/PolyGram, 1985)Grandes xitos (PolyGram, 1986)Mrame (PolyGram, 1987)Hazme Sentir (PolyGram, 1990)En Vivo Mxico (Capitol/EMI Mexico, 1991)Imagname (Columbia/SME Mexico, 1992)Alejandra: Boleros (PolyGram, 1994)Hoy y Siempre (ARDC/PolyGram, 1997)Grandes xitos (2004)Soy EP (Hypnotic, 2005)Greatest Hits (ARDC/Universal Latino, 2008)Mienteme (ARDC/Universal Latino, 2009)7 Singles8 References[1] Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences nominees forGrammy.... United Press International. January 10,1985. Retrieved July 17, 2015.[2] Wolf Moon DVD Art and Special Features Revealed.Dreadcentral.com. 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-07-27.[3] All those people are Chavistas, all those people are con-trolled by Chavez... So they say what Chavez wants themto say... No,he wasnotelected democratically. Therst time he was elected democratically, but the last twotime[s], the referendum and this last month of December,he was not. Hannity & Colmes, Fox News. June 2007.[4] Geraghty, James. After Watching Her Speak, GiulianiWas an Afterthought, National Review Online. May 1,2007.[5] Open Letter to Sean Penn. Mediaite.com. 2010-03-29.Retrieved 2010-07-27.[6] Where Washington Comes To Talk Now on 105.9FM!".WMAL. Retrieved 2012-03-27.[7] Steve Malzberg (8 August 2012). Alonso: Obama Wina Move Toward Chavez. Spreecast. Retrieved 17 April2014.[8] Press oce.Maria Conchita Alonso Endorses John Mc-Cain JohnMcCain.com, October 31, 2008.[9] Actress Out Of San Francisco Production After Endors-ing Tea Party Candidate. CBS Local San Fran. KCBS.18 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.[10] Venezuelas leftist leaders move to strip citizenship fromactress Maria Conchita Alonso. StarTribune Minneapo-lis. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.[11] Gestionan revocar lanacionalidad venezolana aMaraConchita Alonso (In Spanish)39 External linksMaria Conchita Alonso at the Internet MovieDatabaseMara Conchita Alonso at DiscogsMara Conchita Alonso at TV Tropes4 10 TEXT AND IMAGE SOURCES, CONTRIBUTORS, AND LICENSES10 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses10.1 Text Mara Conchita Alonso Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Conchita_Alonso?oldid=672757946 Contributors: TheAnome, Frecklefoot, Zanimum, Wik, SatyrTN, MK~enwiki, Gentgeen, Robbot, DocWatson42, Rossrs, Everyking, Gamaliel, Node ue,Bobblewik, Ganymead, TonyW, D6, Xezbeth, Bender235, CanisRufus, Zemanser~enwiki, Vizcarra, AN(Ger), Sagitario, BDD, Brookie,Benhocking, Neanderthalprimadonna, A Train, Tabercil, Angusmclellan, Nightscream, Vegaswikian, The wub, Jeman52001, Bcsur-vivor,3nger,RussBot,Musicpvm,AVM, Crumbsucker,Welsh,Robert Moore,Adnghiem501,Threeonezero,Sandstein,Getcrunk,Open2universe, Je5u5, Rms125a@hotmail.com, Bondegezou, Jogers, T. Anthony, Garion96, Sugar Bear, Thomas Blomberg, Gaudio, El-liskev, Hiddekel, Chris Chittleborough, SmackBot, Anagnorisis, Wcquidditch, Simfoniaco, Mailyn, Winterheart, Bluebot, MaxSem, Suma-hoy, LeContexte, Elendils Heir, RJN, Derek RBullamore, Bogsat, Ser Amantio di Nicolao, BrownHairedGirl, Nareek, Mgiganteus1, SMas-ters, The Man in Question, Grandpafootsoldier, Tyhopho, 293.xx.xxx.xx, Rnb, Danlev, SkyWalker, Joey80, CBM, Dhoyos, ShelfSkewed,Caracas1830, Chicheley, Cydebot, Betenner, FateClub, Ward3001, After Midnight, Em-jay-es, Thijs!bot, Mojo Hand, Horologium, Quasy-Boy, Rambone, Fayenatic london, Paulscott, .anacondabot, ChibiKareshi, STBot, R'n'B, CommonsDelinker, Johnpacklambert, Trusilver,Wikimandia, Morenooso, Jaespinoza, Lola Voss, Snowbot, IndulgentReader, Shakesomeaction, MuzikJunky, Jack Merridew, Worldofbb,Nummer29, Monegasque, Lightmouse, Fratrep, Jaan, Griegomd, Steve, ClueBot, All Hallows Wraith, Icarusgeek, Farolif, Niceguyedc,Magiciandude, FaithLehaneTheVampireSlayer, Ajvalido94, Zombie433, DumZiBoT, Cli1911, MystBot, Good Olfactory, Okovango,Texwalker1981, Addbot, Leszek Jaczuk, Arpedia, Tassedethe, Lightbot, Zorrobot, Yanguas, Marc87, Luckas-bot, Yobot, Evans1982,Eric-Wester, GoldsteinsBook, Cavarrone, Ulric1313, MasqueIV, Onesius, Dynablaster, Charlycrs, ArkinAardvark, RightCowLeftCoast,FrescoBot, Stevey396, JIK1975, Blitz Lutte~enwiki, Dabdesign, Tinton5, Disposableheroe, Commune115, Casino2000, Locke1776, Tb-hotch, Atractivoalan, Inhakito, Thargor Orlando, A930913, ClueBot NG, Rique Rico, Vincelord, Bonnie13J, RepEF, Edmonton7838,Enredados, Mponz1, Dozistet, Bolivia601, Mogism, Chabochita, VIAFbot, Taylor Trescott, SnoozeKing, Pacista101, Welleck, Kaspar-Bot, Rafaelcaldy and Anonymous: 15010.2 Images File:Commons-logo.svg Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg License: ? Contributors: ? Originalartist: ?10.3 Content license Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0