Verónica Castro

For the Spanish Olympic gymnast, see Verónica Castro (gymnast). For the neighborhood, see Verónica Castro, Mexico City.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sáinz and the second or maternal family name is Castro.

Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈɾonika ˈkastɾo]; born 19 October 1952^[1][2]) is a Mexican actress and television personality. She began her career in the late 1960s with roles in film and television before rising to prominence as the star of the telenovela Los ricos también lloran (1979), a success that established her as one of the leading figures of the genre. Throughout the 1980s, she continued to build her fame with El derecho de nacer (1981), Rosa salvaje (1987), and Mi pequeña Soledad (1990), the latter of which she also produced.

Verónica Castro
Castro in December 2017
Born	Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (1952-10-19) 19 October 1952 (age 73) Mexico City, Mexico
Other names	Vero, La Chaparrita de Oro, La Chaparrita consentida.
Occupations	Actress, singer, producer, former model, host
Years active	1971–present
Notable work	Los Ricos También Lloran Rosa Salvaje La Movida La Casa de las Flores

Castro also achieved popularity as a talk show host, leading the late-night programs Mala noche… ¡no! (1988) and La movida (1991), both of which earned high ratings. She later expanded into reality television as the host of Big Brother VIP in the 2000s, another major ratings success. After a period of reduced on-screen activity, she returned to mainstream visibility with the Netflix series La casa de las flores (2018). Her accolades include eight TVyNovelas Awards (including two lifetime achievement awards) and the 2005 Spanish Emmy Award for her impact on Latin American television. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro.

Acting and music career

In 1986, she performed in the Latin version of "We Are The World", Cantare, cantaras. She also released one of her most ambitious albums to date, Simplemente Todo. The top-selling singles from Simplemente Todo were "Oye Tu," the title selection, "Nunca Lo Sabra," and "Macumba." Unlike other artists of the time, however, Castro accompanied her singles with videos, becoming one of the pioneers of the MTV age in Latin America. Even as she recorded the music video "Macumba," she worked in telenovelas in Argentina and Italy.^[3]

During the 1990s, she began hosting variety shows, and has continued to do so since.^{[4][citation needed]}

In 2009 Verónica Castro went back to telenovelas, and left Mexico for Argentina to film the telenovela Los Exitosos Pérez. It premiered in Mexico on August 30, 2009.^{[citation needed][5]}

In 2017, she was cast as the matronly Virginia de la Mora in Netflix's The House of Flowers, a Mexican comedy-drama series. It premiered on Netflix in August 2018.^[6]

Stage credits

Year	Title	Notes
2016	Aplauso	[7]
2008	Chiquita Pero Picosa	[8]
1995	La Mujer del Año	[9]
1983	Los Amores De Verónica	[10]
1982	Un día con Charlie	[11]
1980	Chiquita Pero Picosa	[12]
1979	Trú Trú entre Tres	[citation needed]
1978	24 Horas Charlie	[10]
1978	La Luna Azul	[13]
1977	La Idiota	[citation needed]
1976	Coqueluche	[10]
1976	Travesuras De Media Noche	[citation needed]
1975	Don Juan Tenorio	[10]
1971	El Juego de Jugamos	[10]
1970	Por eso Estamos Como Estamos	[10]
1970	Romeo Y Julieta	[10]

Albums

Year	Title	Notes
2013	80 Años Peerless Una Historia Musical
2009	Resurrección
2008	Serie Diamante
2005	Por esa Puerta
2003	70 Años Peerless Una Historia Musical
2002	Imágenes
1999	Ave Vagabundo	[14]
1997	La Tocada
1996	De Colección
1995	La Mujer del Año (Theater)
1993	Vamonos al Dancing
1992	Romantica Y Calculadora
1992	Rap de La Movida
1991	Tudo É Bom Pra Se Dançar
1990	Solidaridad (duets duets, charity recording)	[15]
1990	Mi Pequeña Soledad	[16]
1990	Viva La Banda
1988	¡Mamma Mia!
1988	Maxi Disco Rosa Salvaje
1987	Reina de la Noche
1986	Maxi Disco Macumba
1986	Simplemente Todo
1986	Esa Mujer
1985	Cantaré, cantarás (I Will Sing, You Will Sing)
1983	Tambien Romantica
1982	Sábado en la Noche Tiki-Tiki
1982	El Malas Mañas
1981	Cosas de Amigos (Duet with son Cristian Castro)
1980	Norteño
1979	Aprendí a Llorar	[17]
1978	Sensaciones
1973	Verónica Castro

Films

Year	Title	Character	Note
2022	Cuando Sea Joven	Malena	[18]
2020	Dime Cuándo Tú		[19]
2008	En la oscuridad		[20]
1990	Dios se lo pague	Main protagonist	[21]
1986	Chiquita pero picosa	Florinda Benitez/Flor	[22]
1986	El niño y el papá	Alicia/Guadalupe	[23]
1984	Nana	Satin	[citation needed]
1981	Johnny Chicano		[24]
1980	Navajeros	Toñi	[25]
1975	Nobleza ranchera		[26]
1975	Guadalajara es México		[citation needed]
1974	El primer paso... de la mujer		[27]
1974	La recogida		[citation needed]
1973	Novios y amantes		[28]
1973	Volveré a nacer	María	[29]
1972	Cuando quiero llorar no lloro		[30]
1972	El arte de engañar	Rebeca Madiaraga	[26]
1972	Un sueño de amor		[31]
1972	El Ausente		[32]
1971	Bikinis y rock	Verónica Ordoñes	[33]
1970	Mi mesera de Zecena Dieguez	La Chata	[34]
1970	La fuerza inútil de Taboada		[34]
1968	Acapulco 12-22		[35]

Telenovelas

Year	Title	Character	Note
2009	Los Exitosos Perez	Roberta Santos	[36]
2006	Código Postal	Beatriz Corona	[37]
1997	Pueblo chico, infierno grande	Leonarda Ruan	[37]
1993	Valentina		[16]
1990	Mi pequeña Soledad	Isadora Villasenor /Soledad	Protagonist
1987	Rosa salvaje	Rosa García	Protagonist
1986	Amor prohibido	Nora	[16]
1985	Felicidad, ¿Dónde estás?	Karina	Protagonist
1984	Yolanda Luján	Yolanda Luján	Protagonist[38]
1983	Cara a cara	Laura	Protagonist[39]
1982	Verónica: El rostro del amor	Verónica	Protagonist
1981	El derecho de nacer	María Elena del Junco	[40]
1979	Los ricos también lloran	Mariana Villareal	Protagonist[26]
1978	Pasiones encendidas	Martha	Co-Protagonist
1976	Mañana será otro día		[16]
1975	Barata de primavera		[16]
1972	El edificio de enfrente		[16]
1971	El amor tiene cara de mujer		[16]
1969	No creo en los hombres		[41]

TV shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Pequeños Gigantes	Judge	[42]
2018	La casa de las flores		[41]
2008	Mujeres Asesinas		[41]
2007	Mentiras y Verdades
2005	Big Brother VIP 4
2005	Big brother 3R
2004	Big Brother VIP 3
2003	Big Brother VIP 2	Self	[41]
2002	Big Brother VIP
1996	La tocada
1995	En la Noche
1992	¡Y Vero América va!
1991	La movida
1989	Bienvenidos Aquí está
1988	Mala Noche... ¡No!
1986	Algo muy especial de Verónica Castro
1984	Esta noche se improvisa
1980	Noche a noche		[41]
1975	Muy agradecido
1972	Sábado '72
1972	Revista musical Nescafe
1971	Revista musical
1966	Operación Ja Ja

Sources

• Official Website of Veronica Castro
• Official Fan Mail: Correo de Fans Verónica Castro 1707 Post Oak Blvd. #261, Houston, TX USA 77056