Angélica Aragón | |
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Born |
Angélica Espinoza Stransky July 11, 1953 Mexico City, Mexico |
Nationality | Mexican |
Occupation | Actress singer |
Years active | 1970-present |
Spouse(s) | Shajid (1972-1979) |
Children | 1 |
Angélica Espinoza Stransky, best known as Angélica Aragón (Spanish pronunciation: [aŋˈxelika aɾaˈɣon]; born July 11, 1953) is a Mexican stage, film and telenovelas actress. She is the daughter of Mexican composer José Ángel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla". She is known for her performances in several Mexican and American film productions like Dune (1984), A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999), El crimen del padre Amaro (2002), Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) and Bella (2006), among others. She also starred the classic Mexican telenovelas Vivir un poco (1985) and Mirada de Mujer (1997).
Angelica Espinosa Stransky is the daughter of the Mexican composer José Angel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla" and Sonia Stranksy. She had a younger sister named Vindya (died in 2008). By mother's side, has two half brothers, John and Jacqueline. Her parents divorced when Angelica was a child. She spent her childhood between television and film forums with her father. She began her acting career in various projects of student theater. She realized her first stage work in 1970 in the Festival Cervantino. In 1971, she made a small role in the Mexican telenovela El amor tiene cara de mujer. She also participated as an extra in the film The Holy Mountain, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky (1973). Eventually she emigrated to England, where she studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She also lived in India with her then husband, studying drama at The National Dance Academy and in the Kerala Kelandam Dance School.