Angélica María

Mexican-American actor and singer Angélica Maria was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to an American father and a Mexican mother. She moved to Mexico City at age 5, following her parents' divorce and it was there she started her acting career. Maria was awarded the Ariel award, which recognizes the best of Mexican cinema, at just 6 years old, showing a promising future early on. She would go on to also act in telenovelas, musicals and "lucha libre" movies, earning the nickname of Mexico's sweetheart. After starring in enough musicals, Maria recorded her first album, which would eventually lead to her becoming one of the biggest stars in Latin America in the 1970s. In the next decade, she started recording in English and would eventually establish her own recording company. One of the most prolific artists of her time, Maria has since appeared in "The House of Flowers: The Movie" (2021) and television shows such as "Graves" (MGM+, 2016-18), "The Lincoln Lawyer" (Netflix, 2022-), and "Criminal Code" (Netflix, 2023-24).