Ana Belén

About

Spanish singer and actress who also directed and appeared in movies for over forty years, including Españolas en París.

Before Fame

She sang in public for the first time at age ten for a radio contest; she won the contest the following year and, at age thirteen, she appeared in the film Zampo y Yo.

Trivia

In 1986 she became one of the first female directors of her country, with an award-winning production of Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento.

Family Life

She married Victor Manuel, who became her co-composer and the co-writer of her first album.

Associated With

Ninel Conde was another star of Spanish musical stage and screen, rising to fame about thirty years after Bélen.