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Ana Isabel Acevedo Avilés is a Puerto Rican dancer, singer and actress. In December 2007 she released her first album, "Por El Amor". And in 2009, she became the first winner of Univision's Viva el Sueño.

Career[link]

Her professional experience ranges from dancer and backup singer for different Latin artists to acting in various movies. She has worked with artists.Her acting repertoire includes having the lead role in five episodes of Decisiones Puerto Rico and minor roles in the movies Yellow, El Cantante, and Talento de Barrio. She also has participated in musicals such as Fame, A Chorus Line and in High School Musical^[vague]. In December 2007 she released her very first album called "Por El Amor" along with three singles, "Cuando No Estas", the second hit single in Puerto Rico "Quien Dijo Amigos", and "Dime". In 2009, she released a deluxe version of the album, along with a new single "Se Acabo" featuring Juan Velez, that was another radio hit in Puerto Rico.^[1] In November/2009 she won 1st place in Viva el Sueño, a TV reality show in univision. After this, she released her second album in Puerto Rico, but first internationally, "Mi Sueño. The album of covers is a collection of the many hits she sang on the show, Viva El Sueño. The first single released is "Por Amarte Así", featuring Cristian Castro, the original artist of the song.^[2]

On July 4, 2011; Ana Isabelle released her new single "La Vida Es Bella" ft. Chino y Nacho with her family. Then on August 12, 2011 she released the music video which contained some of her family in the last clip.

Discography[link]

"Por El Amor" (2007)

"Por El Amor Deluxe Edition" (2009)

"Mi Sueño" (2010)

Official website[link]

• Ana Isabelle's Official Website

References[link]

Look up Isabelle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Isabelle is a French feminine given name. It may refer to :

• Isabella of France (disambiguation), a disambiguation page
• Isabelle of Luxembourg (1247–1298), a daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg and his wife Margaret of Bar
• Isabelle of Orléans (disambiguation), a disambiguation page
• Princess Isabelle (disambiguation), a disambiguation page
• Isabelle Abiera (born 1992), a Filipina actress and model
• Isabelle Adjani (born 1955), a French film actress and singer
• Isabelle Antena, a French singer
• Isabelle Arnould (born 1970), a retired Belgian female freestyle swimmer
• Isabelle Aubret (born 1938),a French singer
• Isabelle Autissier (born 1956), a French sailor, navigator, writer and broadcaster
• Isabelle Amyes (born 1950), an English actress
• Isabelle Blais (born 1975), a Canadian actress
• Isabelle Blanc (born 1975), a French snowboarder and Olympic champion
• Isabelle Boulay (born 1972), a francophone Canadian pop singer
• Isabelle Boulogne (born 1971), a French sprint canoer
• Isabelle Brasseur (born 1970), a Canadian figure skater
• Isabelle Breitman (born 1959), a French actress and director
• Isabelle Carbonell, a Belgio-Uruguayan documentary photographer and filmmaker
• Isabelle Caro, a French model suffering from severe anorexia nervosa
• Isabelle Carré (born 1971), a French actress
• Isabelle Champmoreau (born 1974), a New Caledonian politician
• Isabelle Charest (born 1971), a Canadian short track speed skater
• Isabelle Chartrand (born 1978), a Canadian ice hockey player
• Isabelle Cheng (born 1970), an intelligence agent
• Isabelle Collin Dufresne (aka Ultra Violet, born 1935), a French-American artist
• Isabelle Corey (born 1939), a French film actress
• Isabelle Coutant-Peyre (born 1952), a French lawyer
• Isabelle Daniels (born 1937), an American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres
• Isabelle de Charrière (1740–1805), a Dutch-born writer of the Enlightenment
• Isabelle de Craon (1212-), a French noblewoman
• Isabelle Debré (born 1957), a member of the Senate of France
• Isabelle Delobel (born 1978), a French figure skater
• Isabelle Delorme (1900–1991), a Canadian composer, pianist and music educator
• Isabelle Deluce (born 1992), a Canadian actress
• Isabelle de Meulan (born c.1148-1220), a French noblewoman
• Isabelle Demongeot (born 1966), a former French professional tennis player
• Isabelle de Montolieu (1751–1832), a Swiss novelist and translator
• Isabelle Despres, a French slalom canoer
• Isabelle Devaluez (born 1966), a retired French discus thrower
• Isabelle Diks (born 1965), a Dutch GreenLeft politician
• Isabelle Dinoire (born 1967), the first person to undergo a partial face transplant
• Isabelle Duchesnay (born 1963), an ice dancer who competed for both Canada and France
• Isabelle Durant (born 1954), a Belgian politician, member of the Ecolo party
• Isabelle Eberhardt (1877–1904), a Swiss -Algerian explorer and writer
• Isabelle Ferron (born 1967), an actress in both film and stage
• Isabelle Fijalkowski (born 1972), a retired French basketball player
• Isabelle Flory, a French violinist
• Isabelle Fuhrman (born 1997), an American teen actress
• Isabelle Gatti de Gamond (1839–1905), an Italo-Belgian educationalist, feminist and politician
• Isabelle Goldenson (-2005)
• Isabelle Holland (1920–2002), an author of children and adult fiction books
• Isabelle Huppert (born 1953), a French actress
• Isabelle Keith (1898–1979), an American actress
• Isabelle LaMal (1886–1952), an American film actress
• Isabelle Lendl (born 1991), an American amateur golfer
• Isabelle Liberman (1918–1990), an American psychologist
• Isabelle Lucas (1927–1997), a Canadian-born British actress and singer
• Isabelle Mancini (born 1967), a French cross country skier
• Isabelle Mercier (born 1975), a Canadian professional poker player
• Isabelle Mir (born 1949), a French former Alpine skier
• Isabelle Morneau (born 1976), a defender on the Canada women's national soccer team
• Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys (born 1966), a French athlete
• Isabelle Nanty (born 1962), a French actress and film director
• Isabelle Nylander (born 1990), a Swedish figure skater
• Isabelle Pasco (born 1966), a French actress and model
• Isabelle Pasquet (born 1962), a member of the Senate of France
• Isabelle Pearson (born 1981), a Canadian judoka
• Isabelle Peretz, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Montreal
• Isabelle Pieman (born 1983), a Belgian figure skater
• Isabelle Poulenard (born 1961), a French soprano
• Isabelle Rampling (born 1985), a Canadian synchronized swimmer
• Isabelle Redford, an American artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Isabelle Romée (1377–1458), the mother of Joan of Arc
• Isabelle Sadoyan (born 1928), a French actress
• Isabelle Sandy (1884–1975), a French poet and writer
• Isabelle Severino (born 1980), a French gymnast and actress
• Isabelle Simonis (born 1967), a Belgian politician from the Socialist Party
• Isabelle Stengers (born 1949), a Belgian philosopher and the daughter of the historian Jean Stengers
• Isabelle Stoehr (born 1979), a French professional squash player
• Isabelle Turcotte Baird (born 1970), a Canadian athlete
• Isabelle Urquhart (1865–1907), an American stage actress
• Isabelle Vasseur (born 1959), a member of the National Assembly of France
• Isabelle Vengerova (1877–1956), a Russian-born American pianist and music teacher
• Isabelle Wendling (born 1971), a French handball player
• Isabelle Wéry, a Belgian actress and writer
• Isabelle Westbury (born 1990), an English cricketer
• Isabelle White (1894–1972), a British diver

fictional characters

• Isabelle (comics), a Belgian comic book series
• Isabelle of Cornwall, the mother of Tristan in Arthurian legend
• Isabelle Tyler, a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400

Isabelle is also the name of a mathematical theorem prover (proof assistant).

See also[link]

• Ana Isabelle, a Puerto Rican singer
• Katharine Isabelle aka Katherine Isobel Murray (born 1981), a Canadian actress
• Isa, the French shortening for Isabelle

Cristian Castro
Background information
Birth name	Cristian Sáez Castro
Born	(1974-12-08) December 8, 1974 (age 37)
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Latin pop, bolero
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Orfeón (1982) Fonovisa (1992-1996) Sony BMG (1997-2004) Universal Music Group (2005-Present)
Website	www.christiancastro.net

Cristian Castro (born Cristian Sáez Castro or Cristian Valdez on December 8, 1974 in Mexico City), , referred to as Christian Castro or Cristian is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer.

Biography[link]

Born in Mexico City, he is the son of renowned actress and singer Verónica Castro and comedian Manuel "El Loco" Valdes. Castro also has a younger brother named Michelle Sáez Castro, his uncle is José Alberto "el Guero" Castro and his aunt is Beatriz Castro, who both are producers. As a baby, he made his acting debut with her during the telenovela named El Derecho de Nacer. Soon after, he appeared on a television commercial with her, and on the Mexican version of the broadway show Mame alongside the prominent actress Silvia Pinal.

Castro is one of the best selling Latin artists and has worked with renowned Latin producers including Kike Santander, Rudy Pérez, and Richard Daniel Roman.

Beginning career[link]

Castro began his singing career in 1992 with the release of Agua Nueva. After appearing in several telenovelas and recording some albums as a teenager, Castro began his "internationalization" in 1993, starting with concerts in Puerto Rico. Castro dedicated a song to that country in his second album, Un Segundo En El Tiempo, titled "Puerto Rico" as a way of thanking the Puerto Rican public for supporting his career. He also modified his singing voice from the deep voice he employed in Agua Nueva to a softer one that he currently uses. His song, Nunca Voy a Olvidarte (I Will Never Forget You), became his first number-one hit at the Hot Latin Tracks charts in 1993 helped launched 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.

In 1994, Cristian released "El Camino Del Alma". The album hit, Mañana, meaning Tomorrow, a song composed by Mexican singer, Juan Gabriel which was titled, Mañana, Mañana. In 1995, He released a stand-alone single, Vuelveme a Querer which hit #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks (held off by Enrique Iglesias' debut single Si Tú Te Vas). In 1996, Cristian released El Deseo De Oir Tu Voz (The Wish To Hear Your Voice) which featured hits such as Morelia, Amor, Amarte a Ti, and the title track.

Cristian has also done opening themes for telenovelas such as Morelia (1994) Angela (1998) and Mujer De Madera (Woman of Wood) (2004)

1997–2005[link]

Singing live.

In 1997, Castro left Fonovisa and began contract to BMG with the release of Lo Mejor De Mi. Famous pianist Raúl di Blasio did the piano work for the song "Después De Tí...¿Qué?" (After You...What?). The album was nominated "Best Latin Pop Album of the Year". Following the album's success, Castro sang in duets with other singers such as Olga Tañón, Grupo Limite, and José Alfredo Jiménez. In 1999 he released Mi Vida Sin tu Amor, which won him many credits because it had four singles to go in the Top ten of Billboard's Hot Latin tracks ("Alguna Vez" #2, "Por Amarte Asi" #3, Mi Vida Sin tu Amor #3, Volver a Amar #4). In 2001, he released Azul, which won "Best Latin Pop Album of the Year". In 2005, he released Galltio Feliz, a collection of his childhood songs, Nunca Voy A Olvidarte...Los Exitos, a CD/DVD greatest hit album which features both Fonovisa and BMG songs, and Días Felices with "Amor Eterno" and "Sin Tu Amor" as the album hit.

2006-Present[link]

In 2006, Castro contributed on a tribute work to Victor Yturbe "El Piruli", in which he sung Mil Besos. On June 26, 2007, Castro released his first mariachi album, El Indomable, which was produced by Vicente Fernandez, and released the single from the album, "Tu Retirada". Castro announced that the divorce with Valeria has led him to bankruptcy.^[1] A new album, "El culpable soy yo", was released on April 28, 2009. He sang at the "Latin Grammy Celebra José José" ceremony and is said to have made one of the best tributes to his idol.^[2] On September 28, 2010, he released the single "La Nave del Olvido"and "Amor, Amor" as part of his tribute album to José José, Viva el Principe.^[3] In 2011, a follow-up to Viva el prícipe is being recorded under the title Mi Amigo El Príncipe.^[4] He sang alongside the group Westlife a song called "Flying Without Wings" previously released on their album Where We Are.

In September 2011, Cristian Castro created a hilarious video with mun2 that featured his secret life as a "Metalero."^[5]

Discography[link]

Studio Albums

• Kristian y sus Pollitas (1982)
• Agua Nueva (1992)
• Un Segundo en el Tiempo (1993)
• El Camino del Alma (1994)
• El Deseo de Oír Tu Voz (1996)
• Lo Mejor de Mí (1997)
• Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor (1999)
• Remixes (2000)
• Azul (2001)
• Amar Es (2003)
• Hoy Quiero Soñar (2004)
• Días Felices (2005)
• El Indomable (2007)
• El Culpable Soy Yo (2009)
• Viva el Principe (2010)
• Mi Amigo El Príncipe (2011)

Compilation Albums

• Exitos (1996)
• Mis Mejores Momentos: Para Colecccioni (1997)
• Grandes Exitos (2002)
• Nunca Voy a Olvidarte...Los Exitos (2005)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website Official Cristian website
• Official MySpace
• Cristian Castro at the telenovela database
• Cristian Castro at the Internet Movie Database
• Cristian Castro on Univision
• Cristian Castro on esmas.com
• Action4Justice re Christian Castro