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María Conchita Alonso
Cuban-American singer and actress (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1955[3]), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a Cuban-American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Venezuela at Miss World 1975 and placed in the top seven.
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Born | María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 69) Cienfuegos, Cuba |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Relatives | Antonella Alonso (niece)[1][2] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss World Venezuela 1975 |
Years active | 1971–present |
Major competition(s) | Miss World Venezuela 1975 (Winner) Miss World 1975 (Top 7) |
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She has participated in film and television productions, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award as Best Leading Actress in 1996 for her role in Caught. As a singer, she has received several gold and platinum records, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards.
Alonso was the first Latin American actress not born in the United States to star in a musical on Broadway, with Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Broadhurst Theatre (1995).