Ana Belén

Infobox Celebrity
name = Ana Belén


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birth_date = Birth date and age|1951|5|27|mf=y
birth_place = Madrid, Spain
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occupation = Actress and singer

Ana Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.

Biography

Ana Belén studied acting in Spain during her youth and began acting in theatrical and cinematic productions in the mid-1960s. While working on the film "Morbo" by Gonzalo Suárez, she met Víctor Manuel and later married him in 1972 in Gibraltar. At this time she also started her career as a singer, releasing albums like 'Tierra' in 1973, and 'Calle del Oso', with songs composed by Víctor Manuel, some of them with clear political and social content.

Ana Belén became involved in various films: La petición by Pilar Miró, "Emilia parada y fonda" by Angelino Fons, "El buscón" by Luciano Berriatúa, "La oscura historia de la prima Montse" by Jordi Cadena, "La criatura" by Eloy de la Iglesia and "Sonámbulos" by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. She gave birth to her first child in 1976.

In 1991 she recorded 'Como una novia' with songs by Gloria Varona, Pancho Varona and Antonio García de Diego, this being the first album that did not include any songs composed or adapted by Víctor Manuel.

In 1997 she published a new album 'Mírame' which consisted of her own songs and duets and which went on to become the best selling album of her solo career. With its release, she went on tour throughout Spain and in the autumn of the same year, the 'El gusto es nuestro' tour went to America, where it was received with the same enthusiasm as in Spain.

1998 saw the centenary of Federico García Lorca and Ana commemorated this by releasing two albums under the title of Lorquiana, a collection of poems and popular songs by Lorca. The following year another album was released 'Ana Belén y Miguel Rios cantan a Kurt Weill' and she had a role in the Tele 5 series, Petra Delicado.

Discography

* 1965
** "Zampo y yo"
** "Qué difícil es tener 18 años"

* 1973
** "Al diablo con amor" (BSO)
** "Tierra"

* 1975
** "Calle del Oso"

* 1976
** "La paloma del vuelo popular"

* 1977
** "De paso"

* 1979
** "Ana"
** "Lo mejor de Ana Belén"

* 1980
** "Con las manos llenas"

* 1982
** "Ana en Río"
* 1983
** "Victor y Ana en vivo"

* 1984
** "Géminis"

* 1985
** "BSO La corte de faraón"

* 1986
** "Para la ternura siempre hay tiempo" (with Víctor Manuel)
** "Grandes éxitos"

* 1987
** "BSO Divinas palabras"

* 1988
** "A la sombra de un león"

* 1989
** "26 grandes canciones y una nube blanca"
** "Rosa de amor y fuego"

* 1991
** "Como una novia"

* 1993
** "Veneno para el corazón"

* 1994
** "Mucho más que dos"
* 1996
** "20 exitos"
** "El gusto es nuestro"

* 1997
** "Mírame"

* 1998
** "Lorquiana. Popular songs of Federico García Lorca"
** "Lorquiana. Poems by Federico García Lorca"

* 1999
** "Cantan a Kurt Weill" (with Miguel Ríos)

* 2001
** "Peces de ciudad"
** "Dos en la carretera"

* 2003
** "Viva L`Italia"

* 2006
** "Una canción me trajo aquí"

* 2007
** "Anatomía"

Filmography as actress and director

Television

Theatre

*Fedra (2007)
*Diatriba de amor contra un hombre sentado (2004/2005)
*Defensa de dama (2002)
*La bella Helena (1995/1996)
*La gallarda (1992)
*El mercader de Venecia (1991/1992)
*Hamlet (1989)
*La casa de Bernarda Alba (1984)
*La hija del aire (1982)
*Tío Vania (1979)
*Antígona (1975)
*Ravos (1972)
*Sabor a miel (1971)
*Los niños (1970)
*Te espero ayer (1969)
*Don Juan Tenorio (1969)
*Medida por medida (1968)
*Las mujeres sabias (1968)
*El sí de las niñas (1967)
*El rufián castrucho (1967)
*El rey Lear (1966)
*Numancia (1965)
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Awards

* 1971 Best TV actress for "Retablo de las mocedades del Cid" Fotogramas Award
* 1972 Special mention for Morbo San Sebastián International Film Festival
* 1980 Best TV actress for "Fortunata y Jacinta" Fotogramas de Plata
* 1980 Best actress for "Fortunata y Jacinta" TP de Oro
* 1980 Best actress for "La Corte del Faraón" Bronce
* 1980 "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres"
* 1987 Best actress for "La Casa de Bernarda Alba" and "Divinas palabras" Fotogramas de Plata
* 1988 Nominated for Best actress for "Miss Caribe" Goya Awards
* 1989 Nominated for Best actress for "El vuelo de la Paloma" Goya Awards
* 1991 Nominated for Best director for "Como ser mujer y no morir en el intento" Premios Ondas
* 1991 Nominated for Best director debut for "Como ser mujer y no morir en el intento" Goya Awards
* 1994 Best song for "Contaminame" Premios Ondas
* 1994 Nominated for Best actress for "La Pasión Turca" Goya Awards
* 1994 Best Actress for "La Pasión Turca" Goya Awards
* 1995 Gold Medal from the Spanish Cinema Academy
* 1995 Best theatre actress for "La bella Helena" Fotogramas de Plata
* 1996 Cadena Dial Award
* 1997 Best Female soloist. Carlos Gardel Awards
* 1997 Best actress "El amor perjudica seriamente la salud" Festival de Peñíscola
* 1997 Silver Lighthouse Award. Festival de Alfás del Pí
* 1997 Best Tour "El gusto es nuestro" Spanish Music Awards
* 1998 Nominated for Best Spanish female soloist for "Lorquiana" Premios Amigo
* 2000 William Layton Award
* 2001 Woman of the Year. Premios Elle
* 2001 Nominated Best Spanish female soloist for "Peces de ciudad" Premios Amigo
* 2002 Nominated Best female soloist for "Peces de ciudad" Latin Grammy Awards
* 2002 Runner up "Defensa de dama" Premios Mayte of Theatre
* 2003 Homage by the Instituto Cervantes of Toulouse
* 2004 Nominated for Best actress "Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena" Goya Awards
* 2004 Nominated for Best actress "Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena" Fotogramas de Plata
* 2004 Nominated for Best actress "Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena" Spanish Actors' Union
* 2004 Best actress "Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena" Premios Turia
* 2006 Malaga Award. Film Festival of Málaga

External links

* [http://anabelen.multiforos.es The biggest forum about her]
* [http://www.portalatino.com/platino/website/ewespeciales/anabelen/anabelen.htm Official Web Site]
* [http://www.lorquiana.tk Lorquiana: Unofficial web create by fans]
* [http://anabelen.foro.st Lorquiana forum]
* [http://anabelen.iespana.es Nada sabe tan dulce como su boca: Unofficial web create by fans]
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