Book María Conchita Alonso

Born in Cuba and raised in Venezuela, María Conchita Alonso is an actress and singer who has worked across film, television, music and theater in both Spanish and English. She represented the country at Miss World 1975 and placed in the top seven before turning to entertainment. As Ámbar she scored her first number-one song, "Love Maniac," in 1979, and she went on to sing "Vamos a Bailar," written by Giorgio Moroder for the Scarface soundtrack, which became a classic for Spanish-speaking audiences. Her recording career brought three Grammy Award nominations. In Hollywood she won international attention as Amber Mendez opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987) and earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead for Caught (1996). In 1995 she made Broadway history as the first foreign-born Latin American actress to headline a Broadway musical, playing Aurora in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Her later credits include Richard III (2008) and the series The I-Land. A trailblazer for Latin talent in mainstream media, Alonso brings glamour, bilingual charisma and decades of stories from stage, screen and studio.