Alba Raquel Barros
Born (1952-12-14) 14 December 1952
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Occupation(s)actress, comedian, dancer

Alba Raquel Barros (born 14 December 1952 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is an actress, comedian, and dancer.[1] She is better known for her acting career, and she has won many national awards for her work, both in the television and theatrical fields.

Biography

Barros participated in a rendition of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire as a student at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR).[1]

Barros began her rise to fame as a telenovela actress in Puerto Rico's channel 2 during the 1970s. She participated in some of that channel's most famous soap operas.

By the early 1980s, she had moved to WAPA-TV,[2] where she acted in some of that channel's most famous shows, including 1982's soap, Yo Sé Que Mentía (I know he was lying), with Iris Chacón, the mini series, Las Divorciadas, (The Divorced Women),[1][2][3] with Sonia Noemí and Maribella Garcia, as well as 1984's sitcom, Barrio Cuatro Calles.[3] In the latter comedy she played a Puerto Rican girl who had been born in New York City therefore she used an Americanized, or Nuyorican, accent. She played the wife of Miguel Ángel Álvarez, who played a bakery owner. They played opposite legendary Cuban actor Pucho Fernández and Yasmín Mejías.

She has participated at the theatrical versions of many of Latin America's most famous novels, including La Carreta, Orinoco, La Clase del 69 and others.[1][3]

The famous Chilean show host and producer, Don Francisco has invited Barros many times to his Univision show Sábado Gigante. Barros has participated as a comedian a number of times on that television show.[1]

Barros' acting career has not been limited to television and theater, however, as she has participated in a number of Puerto Rico's most important productions of all times, including Nicolas y los demas (Nicholas and the others), directed by and starred Jacobo Morales, Héroes de Otra Patria (Heroes for Another Nation, which protested the participation of Puerto Ricans in the United States military, particularly during the Vietnam War era),[3][4] and Los Diaz de Doris.

In 2002, Barros moved to Venezuela to act there, after being signed by Venevision. She appeared in Ángel Rebelde as Simona Ramirez.

In 2008, she acted in Telemundo's El Rostro de Analía where she played Dionisia Valdez.

In 2010, she acted in Telemundo's Alguien Te Mira where she played Yoyita.[5]

Awards

These are some of the awards Barros has received over the years:[1]

  • Outstanding comedy actress of the year (Puerto Rico, 1985)
  • Comedian of the year (Puerto Rico, 1986)
  • Best female actress (Puerto Rico, 1986)
  • Best soap opera starring role (Puerto Rico, 1987)
  • Best actress (Puerto Rico, 1988)
  • Best actress in a supporting role, Critics Circle Award Theater of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico, 1990)

Works

List of appearances in film, stage, and television
Title type Year Role Notes
Streetcar named Desireplay1972Stella KowalskiUniversity of Puerto Rico production[1]
La Carretaplay1979Lydia[1]
El ídolotelenovela1980WKAQ-TV series starred José Luis Rodríguez
Yo Sé Que Mentíatelenovela1982
Las Divorciadasminiseries1984[1][2]
Barrio Cuatro Callessitcom1984[3]
Padres de hoyminiseries1985[1]
Nicolás y Los Demás (An ordinary Day)film1986MaríaDirected by and starred Jacobo Morales[1]
Camino Negroplay1987MyrnaCentro de Bellas Artes production[1]
Hemingwayminiseries1988[3]
Tres destinostelenovela1993Genie Montalvo also appeared[3]
Orinocoplay1993Minaplay by Emilio Carballido performed at Centro de Bellas Artes[1]
El Callejón de los Cuernostelevision special1998WAPA-TV[1]
Nueva Yol 3film1997[1]
La Clase del 69play1997GloriaCentro de Bellas Artes production[1]
Esperando al Italianoplay1997Centro de Bellas Artes production[1]
Héroes de Otra Patriafilm1998Pura Torres[3]
Los Díaz de Dorisfilm1999Myrna
Entre los Dioses del Despreciofilm2000[1]
Second Honeymoontelevision film2001Louisa[3]
El Rompecabezasfilm2002[1]
A 2.50 la Cuba Libreplay2002Ibrahim Guerra play appeared in Miami (with Hoy Como Ayer) and in New York[1]
Ángel Rebeldetelenovela2004Simona Ramirez[3]
Habla y Hablatelevision documentary2006self
El Rostro de Analíatelenovela2008–2009Dionisia Valdez
One Hot Summertelevision film2009Elder Lady 1
Alguien Te Miratelenovela2010Yoyita[5]
En Otra Pieltelenovela2014Doña Lupe

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Alba Raquel Barros" (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico: National Foundation for Popular Culture.
  2. 1 2 3 "Caicedo Productions". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Alba-Raquel". Ladrones Y Mentirosos (film). Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Alba Raquel Barros". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  5. 1 2 "TV Novellas – Alguien Te Mira" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-06-10.
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