MarÃa del Pilar Cuesta Acosta (born 27 May 1951, Madrid) known
professionally as Ana Belén is a Spanish actress and singer.Born in
1951, Ana Belén is the oldest of three children. Her father was a
cook in Hotel Palace, and her mother worked on a farm. Ana Belén
studied acting in Spain during her youth and began acting in
theatrical and cinematic productions in the mid-1960.While working on
the film Morbo by Gonzalo Suárez, she met VÃctor 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, Ana Belén,
alongside songwriter VÃctor 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 VÃctor
Manuel. In 1997, she released a new album, MÃrame, 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 â€" along with Joan Manuel Serrat,
Miguel RÃos, and VÃctor Manuel â€" set ticket sales records
throughout Spain with their "El gusto es nuestro" tour. In 1998, Belen
commemorated Federico GarcÃa 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 RÃos cantan a Kurt Weill, and she had a role in the
Tele 5 series, Petra Delicado.
professionally as Ana Belén is a Spanish actress and singer.Born in
1951, Ana Belén is the oldest of three children. Her father was a
cook in Hotel Palace, and her mother worked on a farm. Ana Belén
studied acting in Spain during her youth and began acting in
theatrical and cinematic productions in the mid-1960.While working on
the film Morbo by Gonzalo Suárez, she met VÃctor 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, Ana Belén,
alongside songwriter VÃctor 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 VÃctor
Manuel. In 1997, she released a new album, MÃrame, 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 â€" along with Joan Manuel Serrat,
Miguel RÃos, and VÃctor Manuel â€" set ticket sales records
throughout Spain with their "El gusto es nuestro" tour. In 1998, Belen
commemorated Federico GarcÃa 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 RÃos cantan a Kurt Weill, and she had a role in the
Tele 5 series, Petra Delicado.
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