Angélica María
Actress

Angélica María Net Worth

Angélica María is a Mexican actress and singer who began her career at the age of four and has since become a living legend. She has played a variety of roles, from a cute serial-killer girl to a sweet nun who eats mushrooms, and has been known as "The girlfriend of the youth" and "The girlfriend of America". She has starred in rock n' roll films, telenovelas, musical theater, and movies, and has been a faithful fan of her daughter's career in show business. She has only been married once, to singer Raúl Vale, and has not married again, instead choosing to remain the eternal bride of a generation of Mexicans.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack, Music Department
Birth Day September 27, 1944
Birth Place  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Age 79 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra
Other names La Novia de México
Occupation Actress, singer and songwriter
Years active 1950-present
Spouse(s) Raúl Vale (1974–1989)
Partner(s) Marco Muñoz
Children Angélica Vale (b. 1975)
Parent(s) Arnold Federic Hartman Angélica de Jesús Ortiz Sandoval
Relatives Otto Padrón (son-in-law) Angélica Masiel (granddaughter) Daniel Nicolás (grandson)
Website http://www.angelicamaria.com.mx

💰 Net worth

Angélica María, a renowned actress, soundtrack artist, and music department professional in the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in 2024. With an illustrious career spanning several decades, Angélica María has garnered immense fame and success in the entertainment industry. Her versatile talent and contributions to film, music, and television have undoubtedly been rewarded financially, placing her net worth in an impressive range. As she continues to captivate audiences with her artistic endeavors, it is likely that Angélica María's net worth will further increase in the coming years.

Biography/Timeline

1944

Born in 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Angélica María is the daughter of American Entrepreneur, Arnold Hartman, and theater Producer, Angélica de Jesús Ortiz Sandoval. Following the divorce of her parents at the age of 5, María moved to Mexico City with her mother.

1955

In 1955, Rita Macedo offered her a role in the play La mala semilla (The Bad Seed), which would be the first of a series of plays she was involved with while she filmed. When she was 16 she joined the telenovela industry with the production Cartas de amor (Love Letters). The following year, she acted in musicals as well as in "lucha libre" movies such as El Señor Tormenta (Lord Storm) and Muerte en el ring (Death in the Ring). At that time she was beginning to be referred to as La novia de la juventud (Youth's girlfriend) and after her first musical, a Journalist, Octavio de Alba, named her La Novia de México (Mexico's girlfriend or Mexico's sweetheart), which is the title she would keep thereafter.

1962

After a few musicals, she asked for her mother's assistance (who was also her manager) and together with Armando Manzanero, then a new Songwriter, she sang 1962's Eddy Eddy which would eventually become one of her greatest musical successes. Manzanero took Angélica to see a Producer, and in the same year she released her first album on the Musart record label. The album was a success, so she began touring and making movies with teen idols such as César Costa and actor/singer Enrique Guzmán whom she would date later. After joining RCA, she would later become one of the biggest stars in Latin America. In 1973 she met the aspiring singer Juan Gabriel who would become one of the biggest selling artists in the world. Together, they would record ballads performed by mariachi bands. The single Tú sigues siendo el mismo ("You are still the same") sold one million copies in the United States alone, and has since then been performed by dozens of other Singers. She recorded three more albums in 1974. In 1980, she recorded for the first time in a U. K. studio, making an album of ballads and a single record with two pop songs in English, seeking some kind of crossover. During these years, she signed with Marsal Productions, then Caytronics, Melody, RCA again, and finally CBS, which was her last contract with a foreign record company. Since then, she established her own recording company with which she has produced 7 albums.

1965

In 1965, she filmed "Fray Torero" (Friar Bullfighter) in Spain and came back to Mexico to work in two movies, and to record her sixth album. Then, she acted in such successful films as 5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa (Five of chocolate and one of strawberry) and obtained the starring role in the 1968 film version of Corazón salvaje a movie that made her famous in places as far as China. In 1971, she acted in Ernesto Alonso's telenovela Muchacha italiana viene a casarse ("Italian girl comes to get married") which opened the Spanish television market in the United States, and was a success in Central America and South America. She also filmed one of her biggest telenovelas Ana del aire ("Ana of the air", playing a FLIGHT attendant role). In 1977, she made the telenovela version of her film Corazón salvaje, released two albums, and performed in the play Papacito Piernas Largas ("Daddy Long-legs"), a play that would spun off an album, and broke the record of more than 1000 performances sold out in the next 3 years.

1974

In 1974, she met Venezuelan singer/comedian Raúl Vale, whom she married in April 1975 in the first wedding to be televised in Mexico. That year she broke records in New York City when her show was sold out twice in the same day at the Madison Square Garden. This record has not yet been broken. In November 1975 her daughter, the international Actress, Comedian, singer, and impersonator Angélica Vale, was born.

1980

In 1980, she recorded her 28th album and created the show La historia del cine ("The history of cinema") in which she sang, danced, and performed various characters. She changed wardrobes 15 times without leaving the stage. That same year she recorded another album with Juan Gabriel and starred in El hogar que yo robé ("The home I stole") that would be remade in the 2000s as La usurpadora. Next year she took her show in a tour throughout the Americas. In 1982, she recorded another "balada ranchera" album and obtained a role in her first English-language film Matar a un extraño ("To kill a stranger") and presented a second show La magia de Angélica María ("The magic of Angélica María") in places from New York to Chile.

1986

In 1986, she starred in Herencia Maldita ("Cursed inheritance") singing the theme-song and releasing an album called "El Hombre de Mi Vida". She later acted with her daughter in a production by Angélica Ortíz titled Una Estrella. In 1988 she divorced Vale and starred in a TV show titled Tres generaciones ("Three generations") with Carmen Montejo and Sasha Sokol. In 1990 she acted in the play Mamá ama el rock ("Mom loves rock") with her daughter and Ricky Martin. In 1994, she acted in Luis de Llano's Agujetas de color de rosa which would be such a great success that it was extended to 600 episodes. In 1995 she acted in telenovela La Antorcha Encendida, sharing credits with Leticia Calderon, Juan Ferrara, Ofelia Guilmáin etc. and in 1996 she was offered a leading role in telenovela Bendita Mentira. In 1999 she made a special guest appearance as a mother of Thalia in telenovela Rosalinda, promoting her new album of boleros. The same year Angélica impressed the audience in the theater play La mama NOS quita los novios, sharing credits with Julio Aleman.

2001

In 2001, Reader's Digest released an album of her hits, and she acted in the short Qué me va a hacer.

2003

In 2003 Angélica Maria, negotiating with a major publishing house, launched an autobiography which would release the lesser known aspects of her life as an Actress and a woman. It was published by Reader's Digest in November, 2005.

2006

In 2006, joined again the show "Los Grandes del Rock" making tours throughout Mexico, and reteamed with her daughter Angelica Vale for the telenovela La fea mas bella (The Prettiest Ugly Girl). The series was a ratings smash, and in 2009 they acted again as a mother and daughter in the second season of Mujeres asesinas (Murderous women) in the episode Julia, encubridora. The latter series marked Angelica Maria's second, and to date permanent, departure from Televisa, after a total of 43 years(1962–81 and 1986-2009).

2009

In 2009, she was participating with Armando Manzanero in the show "The Women of Manzanero", touring throughout all Mexico, alongside Singers such as: Tania Libertad, Ariadne, María del Sol, Rocio Banquells, Manoella Torres, Edith Márquez, Myriam, among others.

2011

In 2011 participated in the Telemundo telenovela Aurora, co-starred in Mi corazon insiste and had a special guest appearance in the telenovela La Casa de al Lado, (2011 to 2012).

2012

In 2012 Angelica joined Alberto Vázquez and César Costa in the show TR3S, performing tours throughout Mexico, delighting their Mexican & Latin audiences with their singing voices, up until nowadays. Enrique Guzman would join The Troupe, later on.

2013

In 2013, Angélica launched her most recent compilation: 'With Your Love', available at: '"Liquid Spins"', as well as participating during the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Disney's: It's A Small World After All.

2014

In 2014, she joined the ensemble cast of the film: 'Ruta Madre'.

2016

She will be a regular cast member of the TV Series: Graves (TV series), (2016).

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