Veronica Castro Biography, Age, Height, Net Worth & Other Facts

Posted by Jenniffer Sheldon on Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Many Mexican actors and actresses have contributed to the success of the Mexican film industry. One of them is Veronica Castro. Apart from being an actress, Castro is a former model and she has gained huge admiration as a singer, producer and presenter.

Veronica Castro Biography (Age)

Born on October 19, 1952, Veronica Judith SaenzCastro Alba has been an active actress since 1964. She was born in Mexico City, DF Veronica has long been active as a singer and actress. In 1973 she recorded her first album, Veronica Castro and following this she released three singles from her next album Sensaciones. In 1974, she recorded another title, “Aprendi A Llorar”. It was just the beginning of a musical career that saw the creation of many beautiful songs.

As an actress, she has appeared in many films and television works. She rose to fame with the telenovela Los rico tambien lloran where she played a poor orphan. As the single-camera sitcom garnered huge attention from viewers around the world, Veronica’s popularity touched the skies. Two years later, she played the lead role in El derecho de nacer, another popular telenovela. She also started recording her music in different languages ​​as her fame skyrocketed.

Veronica Castro performed a Latin version of “We Are The World” in 1986. She then released one of her most ambitious albums to date, Simplemente Todo. As most of her songs were accompanied by videos, something quite rare in songs at the time, she became one of the pioneers of the MTV age in Latin America. In 1987, her career was revived by the role of the main character in Rosa Salvage. The theme song for this telenovela, also named after the movie, became one of its biggest hits. During the 1990s, Castro recorded many singles and participated in different television shows. Till date, she still hosts a variety of shows. Most recently, she was cast as Virginia de la Mora in the Netflix comedy-drama series, The House of Flowers. The web TV series created by Manolo Caro premiered sometime in August 2018.

His net worth

For an artist of his caliber, it’s only fitting that many people are interested in the extent of the wealth Castro has made from his pursuits in the entertainment industry. Well, Veronica Castro has truly amassed a lot of wealth through her career. In January 2018, his net worth was around $30 million.

Height and other facts about Castro

Castro has an average height of 5 feet 1 inch. She also boasts of a healthy figure. Below is some other information you should know about it.

1. She is the mother of Mexican pop/rock singer Cristian Castro (Cristian Saenz Valdes Castro) and Michel Saenz Castro. Cristian Castro is the son of Manuel Valdes and one of the best-selling artists. Michel Castro is also Manuel’s son and a filmmaker. His uncles are Jose Alberto Castro (Mexican producer/director) and Fausto Gerardo Saenz. Their aunt Beatriz Castro is also a producer.

2 Veronica Castro is a former stepmother of Gabriel Bo and Valeria Liberman. Gabriel and Valeria are two ex-wives of Cristian Castro. Gabriel and Cristian were married from 2003 to 2004, she is also an actress. Valeria had two children with Cristian. They are Simone Candy and Mikhail Zaratustra.

3 She was involved in two romantic relationships with Manuel Valdes (a Mexican actor and comedian) between 1970 and 1978, and Jorge Martinez, from 1981 to 1982. She met Valdes early in her acting career. Nevertheless, Castro was never married. Although her relationship with Manuel lasted eight years and they welcomed two children, the couple never married. She also never married Jorge Martinez

4 Veronica Castro never told her son Cristian his father was Manuel Valdes until she was 31. Cristian said he was scared after hearing the news, and we don’t know why he chose the word “scared” instead of “surprised” or “shocked.”

5 Cristian, Castro’s son, is said to be gay. In 2008, his former girlfriend confirmed the speculation, which made his third marriage in 2017 quite surprising marrying a woman, Carol Victoria. Anyway, the marriage ended just after 28 days.

6. It is widely believed that Veronica underwent plastic surgery to improve her appearance.

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