Lucia Mendes is a Mexican actress, singer and model. Her musical and film career began in the 70s of the last century. The audience knows Lucia well from the films: "Viviana", "Nobody but You", "Marielena", "Desperate Housewives". She also recorded several world famous music albums and won a Grammy in 1984.
Lucia's creative biography began in childhood. Already at the age of nine, she hosted one of the children's programs on the local radio, and also actively participated in school performances.
Lucia made her theater debut in 1972. She soon became the winner of a competition hosted by Eraldo magazine and received several prestigious theater awards for Best Young Actress.
Mendes is the only representative of Latin America in the world of show business, whose wax figure was presented in the Hollywood Museum. According to Time magazine, she is recognized as the brightest Latin American movie star.
Today, the actress continues to appear in television projects and runs her own cosmetics business. Lucia also founded a charitable foundation to help children with hearing disabilities.
early years
The girl was born in Mexico in the winter of 1956. Her childhood was spent on a ranch owned by her grandparents. Lucia's father was an engineer, and my mother was engaged in housekeeping.
Even in childhood, the girl began to be attracted to creativity. She was fond of music, theater arts. In addition, she demonstrated her acting talent to relatives by arranging small home performances.
Wishing to develop their daughter's creative abilities, her parents sent her to study at the Academy of Arts. Soon, the girl was offered to act on the radio as the host of a children's program.
Despite Lucia's desire to continue her acting studies, her father decided to send her to the United States so that she could get a good education. Mendes entered the university at the Faculty of Philology. Having received a diploma in a translator of foreign languages, Lucia, after graduating from university, returned to Mexico, where she again decided to take up creativity and start an acting career.
Her daughter's desire to devote her life to art was supported by her mother, who in every possible way helped her in making her childhood dream come true. The girl began to look for an opportunity to work on television, was interviewed and auditioned, where she was noticed by one of the theater directors. He invited her to play a role in a new performance. The young actress performed brilliantly on stage, and soon she was already playing in famous theatrical productions.
Film career
The film debut took place at Mendes in the 70s. She played a small role in one of the television series. Then she began to regularly appear on screens in new projects and at the same time participate in the filming of commercials.
Fame and success came to Mendes after filming in the TV series Nobody But You. Her partner in the film was A. Garcia, one of the most popular Latin American actors.
The film was a great success in Mexico, USA, Europe and Russia. Lucia has received several prestigious Mexican Film Critics Awards. In addition, in the film, Lucia demonstrated her talent as a singer, performing the main composition that sounds in the series.
In the late 80s, Lucia left for America, where he tried to start a career in Hollywood. But there she was disappointed. She did not receive the main roles, and she could not accept the lifestyle of the Americans. Soon, Lucia returned to Mexico, where she again began working on television.
Lucia is also known all over the world as a talented singer. Already in the 80s, she became one of the most popular Latin American performers not only in her homeland, but also in America.
In 1984, Lucia won the Grammy Award. She has several dozen albums on her account, which have sold millions of copies around the world.
Personal life
Lucia met her first true love on the set of commercials. Her chosen one was the famous director Pedro Torres, whom she married in 1988. In the same year, the son of Pedro Antonio was born. The marriage lasted five years, in 1993 the couple broke up.
Arturo Jordano became Mendes' second husband. But this marriage broke up after three years.
