Cristina Maria Saralegui

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Cristina Maria Saralegui

By famouscubans on Friday, August 5th, 2011 | Comments Off

Cristina Maria Saralegui was born to Francisco Rene Saralegui, Jr., and his wife, Cristina Santamarina. In 1960, following the Cuban Revolution, Saralegui and her family fled to Miami and settled in Key Biscayne. After graduating from the Academy of the Assumption in 1966, Saralegui enrolled at the University of Miami. In 1973, she began an […]

William Levy

By famouscubans on Sunday, July 10th, 2011 | Comments Off

William Levy Cuban actor William Levy has been chosen as one of the sexiest and more requested bachelors by People Magazine, in its Spanish edition. After having got a secondary role, he joined the staff of stars, impersonatiing “German”, the star’s best friend, in the TV soap opera “Olvidarte jamas”, broadcasted by Venevision, at 1 […]

Ana Margarita Martínez Casado

By famouscubans on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 | Comments Off

Ana Margarita Martínez Casado (born Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado y Torralbas on May 4, 1930 in Camagüey, Cuba) is a well-known Cuban actress and singer. Martinez-Casado was born into one of Cuba’s theatrical families. That family started with her great-grandfather who owned a theater. His daughter Luisa has a theater in Cuba named after her. Martinez-Casado’s […]

Elena Burke

By famouscubans on Friday, November 5th, 2010 | Comments Off

Elena Burke (born Romana Elena Burgues Gonzalez on February 28, 1928 in Havana, Cuba – June 9, 2002 in Havana, Cuba) was a revered and popular Cuban singer of boleros and romantic ballads.[1] She started her career by working in radio in the 1940s but began to work with smaller groups in the 1950s. In […]

Maria Conchita

By famouscubans on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 | Comments Off

María Conchita Alonso (born June 29, 1957) Cienfuegos, Cuba, better known as María Conchita, is a Venezuelan Grammy Award–nominated singer and actress. María Conchita Alonso was born María Concepción Alonso Bustillo in Cienfuegos, Cuba, the daughter of Ricardo Alonso and Maria Conchita Bustillo. Her family moved to Venezuela when she was five years old, in […]

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