Maribel Guardia
| Maribel Guardia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Maribel del Rocío Fernández-García 29 May 1960 San José, Costa Rica |
| Nationality |
 Costa Rican Mexican
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| Occupation | Actress, model, singer & TV hostess |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Title | Miss Costa Rica, 1978 |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Sebastian (m. 1992-1996, divorced) Marco Chacon (m. 2000-actual) |
| Children | Julian Figueroa Fernandez |
Maribel Guardia (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾiˈβel ˈɣwarðja]; born Maribel del Rocío Fernández-García on 29 May 1960 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican actress, model, singer and TV hostess, she is a naturalized Mexican citizen currently working and residing in Mexico. She was winner of Miss Costa Rica 1978 and contestant in Miss Universe 1978.
Guardia was elected Miss Costa Rica in 1978, going on to represent her country at the Miss Universe 1978 beauty pageant (did not place but was selected as Miss Photogenic), and the Miss World 1978 beauty pageant (placed as a top 15 semi-finalist). The Miss Universe pageant had been held in Acapulco, and she received offers by Televisa producer Sergio Bustamante to develop a career there, but she returned to her country. Months later she accepted the offer and returned to Mexico, leaving her mother and boyfriend.
Guardia moved to Mexico in 1980; this move proved to be crucial for her show business career. In 1980, she appeared in her first television show, alongside Manuel "El Loco" Valdés.
Guardia went on to make multiple telenovelas (soap operas) and release a series of albums in the Norteño music genre. She has been signed to three different labels since her debut album was released in 1988: first with Musart Records, then from the late-1990s until the mid-2000s with Fonovisa Records, and in recent years with EMI Televisa Music in Latin America and Capitol Records in the United States.
Guardia has acted alongside important actors, including Andrés García, Saul Lisazo, and Joan Sebastian. One of her major soap opera hits was alongside Sebastian. Together, they filmed Tú y yo. One film where she acted alongside Andrés García was Pedro Navaja, where she played the main character's wife. She also did a film called El Rey de Los Taxistas alongside Luis de Alba. She and another El Rey de Los Taxistas co-star, Aida Pierce, would work together again in the telenovela Serafin.
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