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Fernando Allende (born November 10, 1952) is a Mexican singer, actor, painter, film producer, and film director. Allende began singing in 1959, at the age of seven.
By the late 1960s, Allende had ventured into Spanish-language Soap Operas as well as Photo Soap Operas (magazine soap operas widely produced during the 1970s in many Latin American countries). His matinee idol looks helped Allende become a super star and teen idol across Latin America almost immediately.
Allende is Mexican by birth. His father is from Mexico, his mother is from Cuba, and his grandfather on his father's side was Puerto Rican. Both grandparents on his mother side are Spaniards. He was voted as one of the most desirable Latin bachelors.[citation needed]
Allende started off in poor conditions. A soon to be friend, Carlos Castillo, offered help to Allende. Castillo, asked his own father for various favors for Allende, such as shoes and food. One thing that Castillo asked Allende to do was to remember the Castillo family if Allende ever became famous. A favor that Allende did mention in a television interview.
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