Ana Belén

Ana Belén
Born María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta
(1951-05-27) 27 May 1951
Madrid, Spain
Occupation Actress and singer
Years active 1961–present
Spouse(s) Víctor Manuel
Children David and Marina

Ana Belén is the stage name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta (born 27 May 1951, Madrid), a Spanish actress and singer.

Life/career

Belén is the oldest of three children. Her father was a cook in Hotel Palace, and her mother worked on a farm.[1] Ana Belén studied acting in Spain during her youth and began acting in theatrical and cinematic productions in the mid-1960s. While working on the film Morbo by Gonzalo Suárez, she met Víctor Manuel, marrying him in 1972 in Gibraltar. At this time she also started her career as a singer, releasing several successful albums. She appeared in various films: La petición by Pilar Miró; Emilia parada y fonda by Angelino Fons; El buscón by Luciano Berriatúa; La oscura historia de la prima Montse by Jordi Cadena; La criatura by Eloy de la Iglesia, and Sonámbulos by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón.

In 1986, Belén, alongside song-writer Víctor Manuel, performed the song "La Puerta de Alcalá." The single remained at the top position in Spain for seven weeks in summer 1986.

In 1991, she recorded Como una novia, her first album that did not include any songs composed or adapted by Víctor Manuel. In 1997, she released a new album, Mírame, of her own songs and duets and which went on to become the best-selling album of her solo career. In autumn of 1996, she - along with Joan Manuel Serrat, Miguel Ríos, and Victor Manuel - set ticket sales records throughout Spain with their "El gusto es nuestro" tour. In 1998, Belen commemorated Federico García Lorca's centenary by releasing two albums under the title of Lorquiana, a collection of poems and popular songs by Lorca. The following year another album was released Ana Belén y Miguel Ríos cantan a Kurt Weill, and she had a role in the Tele 5 series, Petra Delicado.

Discography

Filmography as actress and director

Film Director Year
Zampo y yo Luis Lucia (1965)
Españolas en París Roberto Bodegas (1971)
Aunque la hormona se vista de seda Vicente Escrivá (1971)
Morbo Gonzalo Suárez (1972)
Separación matrimonial Angelino Fons (1973)
Al diablo con el amor Gonzalo Suárez (1973)
Tormento Pedro Olea (1974)
A flor de piel Luis Eduardo Aute (1974)
Vida conyugal sana Roberto Bodegas (1974)
El amor del capitán Brando Jaime de Armiñán (1974)
Jo, papá Jaime de Armiñán (1975)
La petición Pilar Miró (1976)
Emilia... parada y fonda Angelino Fons (1976)
La criatura Eloy De La Iglesia (1977)
La oscura historia de la prima Montse Jordi Cadena (1978)
Sonámbulos Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (1978)
Jaque a la dama Francisco Rodríguez (1979)
El Buscón Luciano Berriatua (1979)
Cuentos eróticos Jaime Chavarri, Josefina Molina, Fernando Colomo (1980)
La colmena Mario Camus (1982)
Demonios en el Jardín Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (1982)
La corte de Faraón José Luis García Sánchez (1985)
Sé infiel y no mires con quién Fernando Trueba (1985)
Adiós pequeña Imanol Uribe (1986)
La casa de Bernarda Alba Mario Camus (1987)
Divinas palabras José Luis García Sánchez (1987)
Miss Caribe Fernando Colomo (1988)
El vuelo de la paloma José Luis García Sánchez (1989)
Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento Ana Belén (1991)
Después del sueño Mario Camus (1992)
Rosa rosae Fernando Colomo (1993)
El marido perfecto Beda Docampo Feijóo (1993)
Tirano Banderas José Luis García Sánchez (1993)
La Pasión Turca Vicente Aranda (1994)
Libertarias Vicente Aranda (1996)
El amor perjudica seriamente la salud Manuel Gómez Pereira (1996)
Cada día hay más besos Gregorio Guzmán (1999)
Antigua vida mía Héctor Olivera (2001)
Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena Manuel Gómez Pereira (2004)

Television

Serie/Program Episode Year
Teatro de siempre La comedia nueva 1970
Teatro de siempre Hamlet en los suburbios 1970
Teatro de siempre Los caprichos de Mariana 1970
Pequeño estudio La trampa 1970
Hora once El extraño secreto de Shalken, el pintor 1970
Hora once Eleonora 1971
Juegos para mayores La finca 1971
Estudio 1 Retablo de las mocedades del Cid 1971
Estudio 1 Romeo y Julieta 1972
Fortunata y Jacinta Protagonista 1980
Petra delicado Protagonista 1999

Theatre

Awards

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) ANA BELÉN Inicios de su carrera, anabelen.es; accessed 18 March 2015.

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