| Aracely Arámbula | |
| Birth Name: | Aracely Arámbula Jáquez |
| Birth Date: | March 6, 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Chihuahua City, Mexico |
| Other Names: | "La Chule"[1] |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
| Children: | 2 |
Aracely Arámbula Jáquez (pronounced as /es/; born March 6, 1975), known professionally as Aracely Arámbula, is a Mexican actress, model, singer, television personality and entrepreneur.
Aracely Arambula Jáquez was born in Chihuahua City, Mexico, on March 6, 1975.[2] At age 13, while attending high school, she began her road to fame, participating in beauty pageants. In 1996, Aracely won for "El rostro de El Heraldo de México", which launched her career.
She began performing small roles in the telenovelas Prisionera de amor (1994), Acapulco, cuerpo y alma (1995) y Canción de Amor (1996). During her third year of studies at the Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa, Aracely received the opportunity to act in the telenovela Cañaveral de Pasiones.
In 1997 Aracely played the younger version of Veronica Castro's character in Pueblo Chico, Infierno Grande. Then acted in telenovelas ' and Rencor apasionado, where she played her first antagonistic role. Aracely Arambula got her first starring role in the teen telenovela Soñadoras (1998) and then participated in Alma Rebelde (1999).
Her consecration as the protagonist came with Abrázame muy fuerte produced by Salvador Mejía, in 2000. Aracely continued its success with the latest telenovela of her first stint as television actress: Las vías del amor (2002), where she also sang the theme song. Besides music and television, Aracely entered the theater with productions such as Muchachos de Nueva York, Coqueluche, and Hermanos de Sangre.
In 2008, Aracely paused in her acting career, but she took her time fame as hostess of the program Todo Bebé. In 2009, Aracely Arambula returned to television sets to star in the umpteenth version of Corazón salvaje, where she had a double role. In 2010, Aracely Arambula debuted as the protagonist of the play Perfume de Gardênia which many considered the rival show of Aventurera.
In 2013, Aracely returned to telenovelas with La Patrona, produced by Telemundo and Argos, where she shares credits with Christian Bach and Jorge Luis Pila. In addition she sang two songs for the telenovela. Also, after the success obtained in La Patrona, Telemundo chose her as the lead in a melodrama based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, which was produced in 2014.[3] [4]
She began in music singing nursery rhymes as part of a tribute to Francisco Gabilondo Soler entitled Ellas Cantan Cri Cri.[5] In 2001, Arambula was part of the Abrazame Muy Fuerte soundtrack.[6]
In 2003, Aracely Arambula was nominated at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in the categories of Best Album, Best Duo and Best Regional Mexican Song with her production "Sólo Tuya" (2003); subsequently released the studio album Sexy, produced by Selena's brother, A. B. Quintanilla.[1] [7] Arámbula also writes songs and plays guitar.
Arambula has recorded two songs for La Patrona. These songs include "La patrona"[8] (the theme song of the telenovela), and "Juntos tú y yo". Arambula is currently working on an upcoming studio album she plans to release in 2014. "We are working on the album and you will soon know the music, meanwhile, sounds in "La Patrona" two songs that I sing. Would be an unpublished and grupero, I like that style because I am north", said Arambula.[7]
Arambula has also dabbled as an entrepreneur, lending her image for a perfume and cosmetics company in Mexico. Her brother, Dr. Leonardo Arámbula, has also served as her longtime manager. They own a spa in Mexico City together.[1]
From 2005 to 2009, Arambula dated Luis Miguel. They have two sons Miguel (born January 1, 2007) and Daniel (born December 18, 2008).[9]
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Prisionera de amor | Unknown role | |
| 1995 | Acapulco, cuerpo y alma | Unknown role | |
| 1996 | Cañaveral de Pasiones | Leticia Cisneros | Special participation |
| 1996 | Canción de amor | Unknown role | |
| 1996–1997 | Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real | Unknown role | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Pueblo chico, infierno grande | Young Leonarda Ruán | Special participation |
| 1997 | El alma no tiene color | Maiguálida Roldán | Main cast |
| 1998 | Rencor apasionado | Mayteé Monteverde | Main role |
| 1998 | Soñadoras | Jacqueline de la Peña | Main cast |
| 1999 | Alma rebelde | María Elena Hernández | Main cast |
| 2000–2001 | Abrázame muy fuerte | María del Carmen Hernández Álvarez de Rivero/ Maria Del Carmen Campuzano | Main cast |
| 2002 | Las vías del amor | Perla Gutiérrez Vázquez | Main role |
| 2009–2010 | Corazón salvaje | Regina Montes de Oca / Aimée Montes de Oca | Main role |
| 2013 | La Patrona | Gabriela Suárez / Verónica Dantes "La Patrona" | Main role |
| 2014–2015 | Los miserables | Lucía "Lucha" Durán | Main role |
| 2016–2020 | La Doña | Altagracia Sandoval | Main role |
| 2018 | MasterChef Latino | Herself | Host[10] |
| 2018 | El Señor de los Cielos | Altagracia Sandoval | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | La madrastra | Marcia Cisneros / Marisa Jones | Main role |
| 2022 | La rebelión[11] | Mónica Bedolla | Main role |
| Year | Title | Roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–12 | Perfume de Gardênia | Gardenia Peralta | |
| 2014; 2022 | Por qué los hombres aman a las cabronas[12] [13] | Dulce | |
| Year | Title | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special | Unico | |
| 2005 | Onegai My Melody | Kuromi |
| Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Latin | MEX | |||||||||||||
| Sólo tuya |
| 35 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Sexy |
| 20 | — | |||||||||||
| Linea de Oro |
| — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Album details | |
| Abrazame Muy Fuerte | |
|---|---|
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Latin | MEX | ||||||||||||||
| "Te Quiero Mas Que Ayer" (feat. Palomo) | 2002 | 27 | 9 | Sólo tuya | |||||||||||
| "Ojalá" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Sexy" | 2005 | 23 | — | Sexy | |||||||||||
| "Bruja" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Maldita Soledad" | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Las vías del amor" | 2002 | Linea de Oro | |
| "La patrona" | 2013 | non-album song |
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "La Maquinita" | 1999 | Ellas Cantan a Cri Cri | |
| "Niña y mujer" | 2001 | Abrázame muy fuerte | |
| "Miedo" | |||
| "Bla, bla, bla" | |||
| "Salva a tu México" | 2011 | María Victoria | ¡Víva la Reina de México! |
| "Juntos tú y yo" | 2013 | non-album song | |
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Te quiero mas que ayer" | 2002 | |
| "Las vías del amor" | Promotional video of the telenovela of the same name | |
| "Sexy" | 2005 | |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | El Heraldo de México Awards | El rostro de El Heraldo de México (The face of El Heraldo de Mexico) | Herself | |
| 1999 | TVyNovelas Awards | Mejor Actriz Revelación (Best Female Revelation) | Soñadoras | |
| 2001 | Mejor Beso (Best Liplock) (with Fernando Colunga) | Abrázame muy fuerte | ||
| Mejor Actriz Protagónica (Best Lead Actress) | ||||
| El Heraldo de México Awards | Mejor Actriz (Best Actress) | Abrázame muy fuerte | ||
| 2003 | TVyNovelas Awards | Mejor Actriz Protagónica (Best Lead Actress) | Las vías del amor | |
| Billboard Latin Music Awards[20] | Mejor Disco (Best Album) | Sólo tuya | ||
| Mejor Dúo (Best Duet) (with Palomo) | ||||
| Mejor Tema Regional Mexicano (Best Regional Mexican Song) | ||||
| 2004 | Premios Juventud | Chica Que Me Quita El Sueño (Dream Chic) | Herself | |
| 2010 | TVyNovelas Awards[21] [22] | Mejor Actriz Antagónica (Best Female Antagonist) | Corazón salvaje | |
| Mejor Actriz Protagónica (Best Lead Actress) | ||||
| 2013 | Premios Tu Mundo[23] | Protagonista Favorita (Favorite Lead Role) | La Patrona | |
| La Pareja Perfecta (The Perfect Couple) (with Jorge Luis Pila) | ||||
| 2013 | Premios People en Español | Mejor Actriz (Best Actress) | ||
| Pareja de año (Couple of the year) (with Jorge Luis Pila) | ||||
| 2017 | Premios Tu Mundo[24] | Protagonista Favorita (Favorite Lead Role) | La Doña | |
| La Pareja Perfecta (The Perfect Couple) (with David Chocarro) |