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Dulce María
Background information
Birth name	Dulce María Espinoza Saviñón
Born	December 6, 1985 (1985-12-06) (age 23)
Origin	Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico
Genre(s)	Latin pop, Rock, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress, writer
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1993–present
Label(s)	Sony BMG (2001–2002) EMI/Capitol Records/Virgin Records (2004–2008) Universal Music Latino (2009–present)
Associated acts	2004-2009 RBD 2000-2001 Jeans 1996-1999 K.I.D.S

Dulce María (born Dulce María Espinoza Saviñón, December 6, 1985) is a Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter, born in Mexico City.

Contents 1 Early Life 2 Music Career 3 Acting Career 4 Personal life 5 Discography Solo 5.1 Studio Album 5.2 Collaborations 6 Discography With RBD 7 Filmography 7.1 Telenovelas 7.2 Movies 7.3 TV Series 8 References 9 External links

Early Life

Dulce María Espinoza Saviñón was born on December 6, 1985 in Mexico City, Federal District.¹ She has two sisters, Blanca and Claudia. As a child, Dulce María began doing television commercials. In 1993, at the age of 8, she was cast on Plaza Sesamo, Mexico's equivalent to Sesame Street. She was later cast on El Club de Gaby and participated in several specials on the Mexican Discovery Kids channel.²

Music Career

In 1996 Dulce joined the Mexican music group K.I.D.S.. They were very popular among children in Mexico and released two hit singles, La mejor de tus sonrisas and Prende el switch. In 1999, Dulce decided to leave the group due to personal reasons.²

After her departure from K.I.D.S., Dulce and her then boyfriend, Daniel Habif, also an ex-member of K.I.D.S., decided to start their own group called D&D. They recorded five songs, but for unknown reasons, split up.²

In 2000, Dulce replaced Angie in Jeans, a female latin pop group.² She left after two years due to management problems.

Dulce then began acting in telenovelas and was eventually cast as one of the main characters in Rebelde. The success of Rebelde, launched RBD. To date RBD has made 9 studio albums, including albums in Spanish, Portuguese and English. They have sold over 15 million albums worldwide, and have toured across Mexico, South America, Serbia, Romania the United States, and Spain.

On August 15, 2008, RBD released a message telling fans that they had decided to split up. They went on one final tour, Gira Del Adios World Tour which ended in early 2009.

Following the breakup of RBD, Dulce announced that she will begin recording in 2009 as a solo artist.³ Her album is set to debut sometime in Summer/Fall 2009.³

On November 25, 2008, Dulce collaborated with Tiziano Ferro and Anahí on a song called El Regalo Màs Grande.

In 2009, Dulce recorded the theme song for her telenovela Verano de Amor, titled El Verano.⁴

In 2009 Dulce also teamed up with Akon, to remix his song Beautiful. They performed the song together at the 2009 radio concert, El Evento 40

Acting Career

Following her success as a child star, Dulce began to start in teen-oriented telenovelas such as El Juego de la Vida and Clase 406.² On Clase 406, she worked alongside Alfonso Herrera, Anahí, and Christian Chávez, who later became her bandmates in RBD

In 2004, she was cast as one of the main characters in Rebelde, a Mexican remake of the hit Argentine novela, Rebelde Way. Dulce played Roberta Pardo, the strong-willed daughter of a famous Mexican singer. Rebelde was a hit worldwide and had over 400 episodes, lasting from 2004-2006.

Following the success of Rebelde, in 2007, Televisa released RBD: La Familia, which starred the members of RBD. The sitcom was based on the fictional lives of the members of RBD. The characters of the sitcom were not based on the band's characters in Rebelde, but intended to be similar to the actors' real personalities. RBD: La Familia was the first Mexican show shot entirely in High Definition. The show ran from March 14, 2007 – June 13, 2007, and only lasted 13 episodes.

In 2009, Dulce Maria was cast as Miranda in the telenovela, Verano de Amor.⁵ The novela premiered on February 9, 2009, replacing the completed series Juro que te Amo. Verano de Amor incorporates messages into the novela promoting environmental responsibility, an extension of Televisa's "Televisa Verde" initiative focused on the environment.⁶

Personal life

In 2007 Dulce María released Dulce Amargo, a book of poems and stories based on her life and her experiences in RBD.⁷

Dulce and her fellow RBD band mate, Alfonso Herrera, had an on-again off-again relationship from 2002 to 2005. After the breakup, Dulce says the pair did not speak for over a year.⁸⁹

In 2006, Dulce dated Mexican soccer player Guillermo Ochoa. The pair split after a year.¹⁰

Discography Solo

Studio Album

("El Verano" First Solo Single) ("Dejame Ser" Second Solo Single)

Collaborations

• 2008: El Regalo Màs Grande with Tiziano Ferro and Anahí
• 2009: Beautiful (Remix) with Akon.

Discography With RBD

Filmography Telenovelas 2009: Verano de Amor as Miranda Perea Olmos 2004-2006: Rebelde as Roberta Alejandra María Pardo Rey 2002-2003: Clase 406 as Marcela "Marce" Mejia 2001: Locura de Amor as Ximena 2000: Primer amor... a mil por hora as Britanny 1999: Sueños de Juventud as Mary Cejitas 1999: Nunca te Olvidaré as Silvia Requena Ortiz (child) 1998: Huracán as Rosio Reverte 1997: Infierno en el Paraiso Dariana Valdivia 1996: Cancion de Amor as Nuria 1995: Agujetas de Color de Rosa as Tina 1995: Retrato de Familia as Elvira Preciado (child) 1994: El Vuelo del Águila as Delfina Ortega de Díaz Movies 2000: Bienvenida al Clan as Aleshaí 1999: Inesperado Amor as Lorena 1997: Juguito de Ciruela as Julieta Luna TV Series 2007: RBD: La Familia as Dul 1993-1995: Plaza Sésamo References ^ [1]Dulce Maria's Biography ^ a b c d e [2]Esmas Official Biography ^ a b [3]Dulce Maria Begins As A Solo Artist - People En Español ^ [4] Noticias 24 ^ http://www.impactousa.com/entretenimiento/ci_11625935 ^ “Verano de amor” muestra al mundo lo bello de Veracruz, El Diario de Yucatán (in Spanish), December 6, 2008; retrieved March 17, 2009. ^ http://www.lasnoticiasmexico.com/181817.html ^ [5]Terra Interview with Dulce Maria ^ http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=716595 ^ http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=854594 External links Dulce Maria's website RBD official website Dulce María at the Internet Movie Database v • d • e Dulce María Albums TBA (2009/2010) Singles "El Verano" · "Dejame Ser" Featured singles "El Regalo Màs Grande" (with Tiziano Ferro & Anahí) • "Beautiful (Remix)" (with Akon) Books Dulce Amargo Related articles RBD · Clase 406 · Jeans · K.I.D.S v • d • e RBD Anahí · Dulce María · Maite · Alfonso · Christopher · Christian Studio albums Rebelde · Nuestro Amor · Celestial · Rebels · Empezar Desde Cero · Para Olvidarte De Mí Live albums Tour Generación RBD En Vivo · Live In Hollywood · Hecho En España Compilation albums Rebelde (Edição Brasil) · Nosso Amor Rebelde · Celestial (Versão Brasil) · La Familia · Best Of Singles "Rebelde" · "Solo quédate en silencio" · "Sálvame" · "Un poco de tu amor" · "Nuestro amor" · "Aún hay algo" · "Tras de mí" · "Este corazón" · "No pares" · "Ser o parecer" · "Tu amor" · "Celestial" · "Bésame sin miedo" · "Inalcanzable" · "Empezar Desde Cero" · "Y No Puedo Olvidarte" · "Para Olvidarte De Mí" · Other Singles "Otro día que va" · "Enséñame" · "México, México" · "Lento" · "Wanna Play" · "Money Money" · "Dame" DVDs Tour Generación RBD En Vivo · Live In Hollywood · ¿Que Hay Detrás de RBD? · Live In Rio · Hecho En España · Live In Brasília Tours Tour Generación RBD · Tour Generación 2006 · Tour Celestial 2007 · Empezar Desde Cero Tour · Gira Del Adiós Related topics Discography · Rebelde · Music videos · RBD: La Familia · Audio samples