Margarita Rosa de Francisco
| Margarita Rosa de Francisco | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero |
| Also known as | La Mencha |
| Born | August 8, 1965 |
| Origin | Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
| Genres | Latin Pop, Bossa nova, Fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, singer-songwriter, |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Polydor, Polygram, Sonolux |
| Website | http://www.margaritarosadefrancisco.co/ |
Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero also known as Margarita Rosa and La Mencha (born August 8, 1965 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian telenovela, movie actress, singer and TV presenter.
1980s
Margarita Rosa de Francisco was born in Cali on August 8, 1965. She is the daughter of Gerardo de Francisco, a musician and actor, and fashion designer Mercedes Baquero. She is also the sister of TV personality Martin de Francisco. As a child Margarita took ballet classes in the Antonio Maria Valencia Conservatory in Cali, which she had to quickly retire from due to problems in the vertebral column. She made her film debut in 1981 starring in the movie Tacones. She then moved to New York City to study English and in 1984 was selected as model of the year. Representing the “Valle del Cauca”, she was crowned vicereine in the 1984 National Beauty Contest in Colombia, later representing Colombia in the 1985 Miss World pageant where she was not as successful.
In 1986 she made her television debut in the telenovela Gallito Ramirez, directed by Julio Cesar Luna. There she met Carlos Vives, and they married on August 20, 1988. Her time on the show earned her the Simon Bolivar prize for standout actress.
She was later a presenter in the news broadcast 24 Hours. In 1988 she consolidated her acting career once again in the telenovela Los Pecados de Ines de Hinojosa.
1990s
The early 1990s was a busy period for Margarita, acting in the telenovela Calamar, as well as landing a role in another controversial Spanish series called Brigada Central. She later returned to Colombia to star in the series Puerta Grande and finally in Cafe con Aroma de Mujer in 1994, one of the most successful telenovelas in Colombian television history. In 1996 she starred in the movie Llona Llega con la Lluvia and later got the role of Antonia in the series Hombres, which she eventually left to focus solely on a role in another telenovela, La Madre.
2000s Onwards
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