• Cuban actress and singer Maria Conchita Alonso began her career in 1979 as a singer in the band Ámbar. She went on to a solo singing career with the hit song "Dangerous Rhythm." She received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Latin Artist", for her album "Maria Conchita", in 1984. That same year, she began her film career with a role in Moscow on the Hudson, which starred Robin Williams. She has had roles on various television shows including Saints & Sinners, Desperate Housewives and the reality television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. Her current project is the reality show Viva Hollywood as co-host with actor/singer Carlos Ponce.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: June 29, 1957
  2. Birthplace: Cienfuegos, Cuba
  3. Full Name: María Concepción Alonso Bustillo
  4. Miss Teenager of the World in 1971
  5. Miss Venezuela in 1975
  6. Latin American soap opera star
  7. Suffered from [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulimia Bulimia]
  8. Interests: Snow skiing, water skiing and motorcycles
  9. Speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian
  10. Three time Grammy Awards nominee
  11. People Magazine (En Espanol): "50 Most Beautiful People"

• Quotes

  1. Regarding Viva Hollywood: "Let the backstabbing, two-timing, self-centered antics begin."
  2. Regarding how Hugo Chavez has changed Venezuela: "People hate each other — we have never had that before. If you're white, the blacks hate you. If you are black, the whites hate you. If you're an Indian everybody hates you, and you hate everybody. People live in fear of speaking out."

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