CASTRO, VERÓNICA

(1952 - )

queen of Mexican soap operas (telenovelas) and TV talk shows, the diminutive Castro appeared in a fair number of films - such asEl arte de engañar(The Art of Deception, 1970, in which she had a nude scene that proved to be a major selling point for the video release, nearly 20 years later) in the early 1970s (before she hit it big on TV) and has made sporadic appearances on the screen since. She remains extremely popular and has also had a very successful career as a singer. Mother of '90s pop singing star Cristian Castro (whose father is comedian Manuel "Loco" Valdés).