Stephanie Salas | |
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Birth name | Stephanie Salas Pasquel |
Born |
Mexico City, Mexico |
5 February 1970
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels |
Melody (1992-1994) MW Records (2006-present) |
Stephanie Salas (born Stephanie Salas Pasquel; 5 February 1970) is a Mexican singer/actress. Stephanie Salas was born into one of the most famous showbusiness families in all of Mexico. She is the daughter of actress Silvia Pasquel; she is the granddaughter of legendary actress Silvia Pinal; and actor Rafael Banquells; she is the niece of singers Alejandra Guzmán and Rocío Banquells. She has a daughter, Michelle Salas (b. 1989), with singer Luis Miguel.
Stephanie made her showbusiness debut singing at age eight alongside her mother on the show Noche a noche hosted by Verónica Castro. She would later join the cast of Vaselina, the Spanish-language state production of Grease alongside Timbiriche. At age 16 she was asked to join the cast of the telenovela El precio de la fama by producer Ernesto Alonso.
In 1992 Stephanie starred alongside Bibi Gaytán, Paulina Rubio & Eduardo Capetillo in the popular telenovela Baila Conmigo. It was here that Stephanie sang several songs on the musical oriented youth soap. Her most popular being the song "Tonterias". This led to her signing a contract with Televisa owned label Melody.
That same year Stephanie released her debut album entitled Ave María. The title track (written by Lolita De La Colina) became a huge hit in Mexico and in parts of Latin America. Produced by Oscar López, the album went on to achieve gold status in Mexico.