Stephanie Salas

{{short description|Mexican singer and actress (born 1970)}} {{family name hatnote|Salas|Banquells|lang=Spanish}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2011}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Stephanie Salas | image = Stephanie Salas 01.jpg | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Stephanie Salas Banquells | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|02|05}} | birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | instrument = | genre = Pop | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}} | years_active = 1992–present | label = {{hlist|Melody (1992–1994)|MW (2006–present)}} | partner = {{ubl|Luis Miguel (1988–1989)|Pablo Valero (1996–1997)|Humberto Zurita (2022)}} }}

'''Stephanie Salas Banquells''' (born February 15, 1970) is a Mexican singer and actress.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Stephanie Salas presume su amor por Humberto Zurita tras encuentro con Luis Miguel {{!}} Shows Famosos {{!}} Las Estrellas |url=https://www.lasestrellas.tv/famosos/stephanie-salas-presume-su-amor-por-humberto-zurita-tras-encuentro-con-luis-miguel |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=www.lasestrellas.tv |language=es}}</ref> She was born into one of the most famous show business families in all of Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-26 |title=Michelle Salas confesses her family challenges |url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/2019072626342/michelle-salas-hola-usa-exclusive-interview-mz/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=HOLA! USA |language=en-us}}</ref> She is the daughter of actress Silvia Pasquel and musician Micky Salas;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-29 |title=Stephanie Salas, Sylvia Pasquel y más despiden con emotivos mensajes a Silvia Pinal: 'Tu ausencia me dolerá por siempre' |url=https://www.hola.com/us-es/celebrities/20241129733044/silvia-pinal-hijos-nietos-reacciones-muerte-mensajes/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=¡HOLA! |language=es-US}}</ref> she is the granddaughter of actress Silvia Pinal and actor Rafael Banquells;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=Stephanie Salas y la emotiva carta dedicada a doña Silvia Pinal |url=https://www.hola.com/us-es/celebrities/20241210735099/stephanie-salas-silvia-pinal-carta-despedida/ |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=¡HOLA! |language=es-US}}</ref> and she is the niece of singers Alejandra Guzmán and Rocío Banquells.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodríguez |first=Jazmín |date=2025-02-04 |title=¿Cuál es la relación de Stephanie Salas y Alejandra Guzmán? |url=https://www.chicmagazine.com.mx/personajes/stephanie-salas-y-alejandra-guzman-cual-es-su-relacion |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=CHICMagazine |language=es-mx}}</ref>

==Life and career== Salas made her show business debut singing at age eight alongside her mother on the show ''Noche a noche'' hosted by Verónica Castro. She later joined the cast of ''Vaselina'', the Spanish-language state production of ''Grease'', alongside Timbiriche. At age 16 she was asked to join the cast of the telenovela ''El precio de la fama'' by producer Ernesto Alonso.

In 1992 Salas starred alongside Bibi Gaytán, Paulina Rubio and Eduardo Capetillo in the popular telenovela ''Baila Conmigo''. She sang several songs on the musical oriented youth soap. Her most popular was the song "Tonterias". This led to her signing a contract with Televisa owned label Melody.

That same year Salas released her debut album, entitled ''Ave María''. The title track (written by Lolita De La Colina) became a huge hit in Mexico and in parts of Latin America. Produced by Oscar López, the album went on to achieve gold status in Mexico.

Salas's follow-up came in 1994 with ''La raza humana''. This album received critical praise, though compared to its predecessor it was not a huge commercial success. However, the album did receive the prestigious ''Palmas de oro'' which is given to the year's best in music by Mexican music critics. Of note were the songs "Corazón", which saw Salas dabble in house music, and "Nube", which was inspired by Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain's untimely death. This album also featured many collaborations with Salas's partner Pablo Valero (former member of Santa Sabina), with whom she had her youngest daughter. She had her oldest daughter with singer Luis Miguel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miguel |first1=Luis |title=Luis Miguel Accepts Michelle Salas as Daughter |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/article/luis-miguel-accepts-michelle-salas-daughter/ |publisher=People en español}}</ref>

For the latter part of the 90s Salas took time off to raise her two daughters. While she was pretty dormant on the music front, she did find time to continue acting. She left Televisa briefly and participated in several telenovelas for competing network TV Azteca such as ''El candidato'' and ''Agua y aceite''.

Salas participated in the Spanish language version of Eve Ensler's ''Vagina Monologues''. The Mexican production of this play has been running for over seven years, has toured all of Mexico, and has been performed over 3,500 times.{{when|date=November 2018}} Her other theatrical productions include ''Mame'', ''Mi vida es mi vida'', and ''El protagonista''.

Having not released any music since 1994, Salas returned to the music scene in late 2006 with a new project entitled ''Tuna''. She and musician Pepe Acosta,<ref>[http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/01/05/index.php?section=espectaculos&article=a09n1esp Tuna, disco independiente, pero pop: Stephanie Salas]</ref> released their self-titled debut on the Mexican independent label MW Records. The band was previously named "Tinta" but had to change its name due to legal issues.

== Discography ==

*1992: ''Ave María'' *1994: ''La Raza Humana'' *1998: ''Un mundo una esperanza'' *2006: ''Tuna'' *2012: ''Soy Lo Que Soy''

==Filmography== *2016: ''Como dice el dicho'' .... Gaby *2007: ''Mejor es que Gabriela no se muera'' .... Eva *2004: ''Avisos de ocasión'' .... Graciela *2002: ''Agua y aceite'' .... Leticia *2001: ''Lo que callamos las mujeres'' .... Adalí *1999: ''El candidato'' .... Perla Santoyo *1995: ''Ocho malditos'' *1995: ''Mujer, casos de la vida real'' (8 episodes, 1995–2004) *1992: ''Modelo antiguo'' .... Carmen, Joven *1992: ''Baila Conmigo'' .... Clara/Clarissa *1991: ''Mí querido viejo'' *1991: ''Jóvenes delincuentes'' *1990: ''Al filo de la muerte'' .... Pilar *1989: ''Verano sangriento'' *1987: ''El precio de la fama'' .... Sonia

==References== {{Reflist}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070226182809/http://www.esmas.com/espectaculos/farandula/503552.html]

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0757616}}

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