Penélope Menchaca
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September 6, 1968 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actress, hostess, singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Penélope Menchaca (born September 6, 1968) is a Los Angeles based Mexican television host, singer, and actress.
Menchaca was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the daughter of Dolores Menchaca, director of The National Mexican Ballet Folklorica. Menchaca attended University La Salle in Mexico City where she majored in law.
At the age of 15, she joined the National Ballet of Mexico and traveled the world as a feature ballerina. She joined the singing group "Las Nenas" at the age of 19, and was their lead vocalist for nearly 15 years.
When she was 19 years old, Menchaca married her now ex-husband, and were together for 11 years until divorcing, they have two daughters together.
In 1999, Las Nenas were traveling the United States where she got the attention of KRCA Channel 62 (Los Angeles TV) who was launching an afternoon show and wanted Menchaca as the host. After a lot of convincing by Channel 62 she gave up the singing group and moved with her two daughters to live in Los Angeles and host the show Los Angeles en Vivo. During the five years that she was host to the unscripted and live show she interviewed personalities such as Chayanne, David Copperfield, John Leguizamo, Lupillo and Jenni Rivera. Singer Adán Sánchez's first TV appearance was on her show and a regular guest.
In 2004, Promofilm, a content supplier to Telemundo recruited Menchaca to host the show 12 Corazones (12 Hearts) a dating game that combines astrology with games. The show debuted December 2004 on Telemundo local station Channel 22.
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