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Marilyn Pupo | |
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Years active | 1970s–present |
Spouses | Chiqui Soldevilla (divorced)Eduardo Penedo (died 2021) |
Marilyn Pupo (born November 23, 1950) is a Cuban-born Puerto Rican actress, singer and television show host. She is known for her stint as a television show host at Telemundo Puerto Rico's Noche de Gala alongside Eddie Miro, and for starring in the telenovela " El Idolo", also on that channel, alongside Jose Luis Rodriguez, during 1980 and 1981, as well as in other soap operas, such as "Maria Eugenia" [1] and " Ambicion de Poder", where she starred alongside Martin Lantigua. [2]
In 1974, Pupo had a short, special participation in the Mexican telenovela, Mundo de juguete. [3] In 1978, Pupo participated in the Spanish-Panamanian film, " May I Borrow Your Girl Tonight?". In 1983, Pupo starred in the Dominican Republic comedy film, " Guaguasi", which was selected by that country as a prospective representative for the Oscars in the "best foreign language film" category but did not compete.
A noted theatrical actress, Pupo has also participated in more than ten theatrical productions in Puerto Rico, including "El Diario de Anna Frank" (about the life of young Dutch-German writer Anne Frank), "Entre Amigas" [4] and "El Club del Cementerio", the later two for which she received awards by the Puerto Rican Theater Critics' Circle. [5] She also acted, during 2017, in "Titantos" alongside Puerto Rican television reporter Keylla Hernández, among four other actresses. [6]
She was also the show host of a television show named "Estas Invitado" during the mid 1980s. [7] Pupo has also hosted, alongside Rafael Jose, in the Puerto Rican version of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's telemarathon. [8]
On 20 August, 2022, Pupo returned to theater, in a play named "La Peor Cantante del Mundo" ("The Worst Female Singer in the World"), where she played the role of Florence Foster Jenkins. [9] In that play, she shared credits with Magali Carrasquillo and Braulio Castillo, hijo, among others. [10]
Pupo was married for six years to Chiqui Soldevila, who died after divorcing her, during 2013 in a car crash in San Francisco, California. She and Soldevila were the parents of son Pedro Soldevila. Pupo also has a daughter named Ana Laura Penedo, [11] who was adopted during her marriage to Eduardo Penedo, a Telemundo Puerto Rico and Teleonce executive who died on March 20, 2021. [12] [13] [14]
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Marilyn Pupo | |
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Born | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1970s–present |
Spouses | Chiqui Soldevilla (divorced)Eduardo Penedo (died 2021) |
Marilyn Pupo (born November 23, 1950) is a Cuban-born Puerto Rican actress, singer and television show host. She is known for her stint as a television show host at Telemundo Puerto Rico's Noche de Gala alongside Eddie Miro, and for starring in the telenovela " El Idolo", also on that channel, alongside Jose Luis Rodriguez, during 1980 and 1981, as well as in other soap operas, such as "Maria Eugenia" [1] and " Ambicion de Poder", where she starred alongside Martin Lantigua. [2]
In 1974, Pupo had a short, special participation in the Mexican telenovela, Mundo de juguete. [3] In 1978, Pupo participated in the Spanish-Panamanian film, " May I Borrow Your Girl Tonight?". In 1983, Pupo starred in the Dominican Republic comedy film, " Guaguasi", which was selected by that country as a prospective representative for the Oscars in the "best foreign language film" category but did not compete.
A noted theatrical actress, Pupo has also participated in more than ten theatrical productions in Puerto Rico, including "El Diario de Anna Frank" (about the life of young Dutch-German writer Anne Frank), "Entre Amigas" [4] and "El Club del Cementerio", the later two for which she received awards by the Puerto Rican Theater Critics' Circle. [5] She also acted, during 2017, in "Titantos" alongside Puerto Rican television reporter Keylla Hernández, among four other actresses. [6]
She was also the show host of a television show named "Estas Invitado" during the mid 1980s. [7] Pupo has also hosted, alongside Rafael Jose, in the Puerto Rican version of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's telemarathon. [8]
On 20 August, 2022, Pupo returned to theater, in a play named "La Peor Cantante del Mundo" ("The Worst Female Singer in the World"), where she played the role of Florence Foster Jenkins. [9] In that play, she shared credits with Magali Carrasquillo and Braulio Castillo, hijo, among others. [10]
Pupo was married for six years to Chiqui Soldevila, who died after divorcing her, during 2013 in a car crash in San Francisco, California. She and Soldevila were the parents of son Pedro Soldevila. Pupo also has a daughter named Ana Laura Penedo, [11] who was adopted during her marriage to Eduardo Penedo, a Telemundo Puerto Rico and Teleonce executive who died on March 20, 2021. [12] [13] [14]