Maria Conchita Alonso

Maria Conchita Alonso

actress, producer, composer

Maria Conchita Alonso was born on Jun 29, 1957 in Cuba. Maria Conchita Alonso's big-screen debut came with El esposo de Anaís - Season 1 directed by Clemente Izaguirre in 1980. Maria Conchita Alonso is known for Beyond Brotherhood directed by Arianne Benedetti, Drew Fuller stars as Chris Vianni and Valerie Domínguez as Mia Bedi. Maria Conchita Alonso has got 6 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Maria Conchita Alonso achieved is FICG in LA. The upcoming new movie Maria Conchita Alonso plays is Jezabel which will be released on Feb 23, 2023.

Maria Conchita Alonso was born Maria Concepcion Alonso Bustillo on June 29, 1957 in Cienfuegos, Cuba, but raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She was crowned Miss Teenager World in 1971 and later as Miss Distrito Federal became the first runner up in the Miss Venezuela 1975 competition placing later that year in the top seven of the Miss World 1975. She became a popular actress in Latin America, working in ten telenovelas (soap operas) and starred in a quartet of Venezuelan films. She was also a popular singer, and has three Grammy Award nominations.In 1982, she emigrated to the United States, and made her Hollywood film debut in Paul Mazursky's Moscou à New York (1984), opposite Robin Williams. She also starred in movies such as Touch and Go (1986), Extrême préjudice (1987), Running Man (1987), Colors (1988), Embrasse-moi, vampire (1988), Predator 2 (1990) and La maison aux esprits (1993). In 1995, she was playing Aurora/Spider Woman in a Broadway production of "Kiss of the Spider Woman", making her the first South American woman to star on the Great White Way.

  • Birthday

    Jun 29, 1957
  • Place of Birth

    Cienfuegos, Cuba

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 3 nominations

FICG in LA
2017
Winner - Tree of Life Award
LA Femme International Film Festival
2006
Pioneer Award
Winner - LA Femme Filmmaker Award
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