Lucía Méndez

While she would appear in a handful of films throughout the seventies, including The Children of Sanchez (1978), with the Mexican legends Anthony Quinn and Dolores del Río, Mendez truly came into her own in Mexican television starting with a small part in Muchacha italiana viene a casarse (1971) with Angelica María. More supporting parts followed on Cartas sin Destino (1973), La Tierra (1974), Mundos Opuestos (1975). By 1978, she was a well known superstar throughout México and the rest of Latin America thanks to her successful telenovela Viviana. This soap opera took Méndez directly around the world, among the most successful run of her series would be Spain, Italy and France. Méndez playing the underdog in the story with a strong charismatic character. The huge impact she followed with equally-successful, Colorina (1980).

Méndez continued the streak of success in television with Vanessa (1982). With Vanessa, she became the first star of a soap-opera to be killed; however, this was due to her alleged diva attitude which forced retaliation from the writers and producers to "kill Vanessa off", later she stated that she was sick with pneumonia and that's the reason why she couldn't shoot the last scenes. She enjoyed another success with Tu o Nadie (1985), and in 1988 she was cast in the dual role of Leonor de Santiago and Diana Salazar in the soap-opera El Extraño Retorno de Diana Salazar (1988), written by Carlos Olmos. Read Less

She also returned to the recording studio to record her fourth pop record. She worked for the last time alongside Spanish Composer, Herrero. The fun upbeat music ends with the release of "Te Quiero/I Love You." Mendez again used the video form to gain more exposure and coverage on television. She releases the hit singles, "Te Quiero/I Love You," "Amor Imposible/Impossible Love" and "La Ola Del Amor/The Love Wave." Read Less

Her comeback was a success starring in Tres Veces Sofía alongside Omar Fierro. Two years later, she shot another TV Azteca soap opera, Golpe Bajo, with Javier Gómez and Salvador Pineda. Golpe Bajo is Méndez' last soap opera so far after ending her contract with TV Azteca. Read Less