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Christian Castro
Christian Castro

Christian Castro (born December 8, 1974, Mexico City) is Mexican pop singer. He is the son of renowned actress and singer Verónica Castro; as a baby, he made his acting debut with her during the telenovela named El Derecho de Nacer. Soon after, he would appear on a television commercial with her, and on the Mexican version of the broadway show Mame alongside the prominent actress Silvia Pinal. Image File history File links Christian_Castro. ... Image File history File links Christian_Castro. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... Verónica Castro is a well-known Mexican actress, singer and host. ... Telenovela is the Spanish and Portuguese word for prime time serial or soap opera. ... El Derecho de Nacer (The Right to Be Born) is the name of three Mexican productions (a movie and two telenovelas) as well as the novel that inspired them all. ... MAME is a computer software program for personal computers. ... Born in 1931 in Guaymas, Mexico Silvia Pinal is an actress famous for her roles in several of Luis Buñuels movies such as El Angel Exterminador and Viridiana. ...


Castro uses his mother's last name because the man who had a relationship with Verónica Castro by the time she became pregnant with Christian, Loco Valdes, always had an icy relationship with his son. As a matter of a fact, Valdes did not attend his son's 2003 wedding with a Paraguayan model. Another reason that he chooses to use his mother's last name is that he lists her as his number one idol in life. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Castro began his singing career on 1992 with the release of Agua Nueva. After participating in various telenovelas and recording some albums as a teenager, Castro began his internationalization in 1993, starting with concerts in Puerto Rico. As a matter of a fact, he dedicated a song to that country in his second album, Un Segundo En El Tiempo (which later became his first hit album considering his first album didn't succeed at first), as a way to thank the Puerto Rican public's backing of his career. Castro became an international teen idol and sex symbol almost instantly after he began touring, and he began what has been a fructiferous international singing career. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...


During the late 1990s, he dated an Argentine girl. The couple was involved in a small scandal one time, when they arrived at Miami International Airport. They were hounded by a reporter who, incidentally, has also had trouble with Alejandro Fernández and Luis Miguel, among others. The reporter asked Cristian's girlfriend a personal question, and Cristian reacted by slapping him across the face. The incident, which was caught on camera, was shown on tabloid television shows several times. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA), is located in unincorporated Miami, Florida between the suburbs of Hialeah, Doral, Fontainbleau, and Miami Springs. ... Alejandro Fernández is a popular Mexican singer who specializes in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk and country music, such as mariachi and ranchera. ... Luis Miguel (born April 19, 1970) in San Juan Puerto Rico, even though he considers himself Mexican, is one of the most popular latin pop singers of all time. ...


In 1997, Castro switched from Fonovisa to BMG with the release of Lo Mejor De Mi. Castro added the "h" to his name at the release of his popular album, Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor. Yet, he removed the "h" upon the release of his hit album Azul. After breaking up with his Argentinian girlfriend, Castro met a Paraguayan girl, Gabriela Bo, the daughter of a rich man. They were married in Asunción. Map of Paraguay Panteón de los Héroes in Asunción Asunción, population 500,939 (1992), is the capital of Paraguay. ...


Apart from the reporter-slapping scandal, Castro is known for his accessibility to fans, and it's not uncommon to see paparazzi photos showing him stopping to sign an autograph for a fan or taking pictures with them. Autograph of king Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718). ...


In 2002, Castro admited that his childhood friend, Luis Miguel, was also his rival. Shortly after his marriage to Gabriela Bo, Castro began to have marital problems. Bo returned to Paraguay, and Castro allegedly had been denied entry into that country by the Paraguayan immigration service. Rumors have spread about the reason of their split: some rumors point to him being homosexual; others say he had affairs with multiple women during his short marriage. Gabriela Bo used her fame as Cristian Castro's wife to promote her modeling career in Paraguay. Luis Miguel (born April 19, 1970) in San Juan Puerto Rico, even though he considers himself Mexican, is one of the most popular latin pop singers of all time. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ...


Castro divorced Bo, and four days later he married his Argentinian ex-girlfriend, Valeria Liberman, who is now a lawyer. In August of 2004, he legally changed his name for the third time, this time to Christian Castro, at the release of his album Hoy Quiero Soñar. In February 2, 2005 in an interview on the popular show Sabado Gigante, he says that retired Latin Pop singer José José was his artistic godfather. Castro was later called "El Gallito" possibly from his song "Gallito Feliz". In 2005, he released Galltio Feliz, a collection of his childhood songs. Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jose Romulo Sosa (born February, 1948), better known in the entertainment world as Jose Jose, is an international singer from Mexico. ...


Discology

Agua Nueva-1992, Un Segundo En El Tiempo-1993, El Camino Del Alma-1994, El Deseo De Oir Tu Voz-1996, Lo Mejor De Mi-1997, Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor-1999, Azul-2001, Amar Es-2003, Hoy Quiero Soñar-2004, Gallito Feliz-2005


External links

  • TV.com Christian Castro

  Results from FactBites:
 
Superonda - CD Review: "Azul," by Christian Castro (302 words)
Christian Castro's album "Azul" is such a mixture of sounds and rhythms that it is basically impossible to categorize under one term.
Christian is a young believer in romanticism, and that is why he doesn’t abandon this genre, but instead mixes it with new sounds and harmonies.
Christian hasn't said if he is going to continue in the "pop-romantic" genre, but one thing is for sure: He is always looking to make music that is at the same time classic and innovative, with the quality that his fans deserve.
William Morris Agency (180 words)
CHRISTIAN has passed the last 12 years of his life making music.
Because of this dedication, his incomparable voice and his unique style, he is one of the most beloved and popular balladeers in Latin America.
Each time CHRISTIAN releases a new album, his career ascends to an even greater level, and his success is reaffirmed.
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