Yolanda Ventura

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GenderFemale

BirthdayOct 11, 1966

BiographyYolanda Ventura (born 21 October 1968, in Barcelona, Spain) is a dual nationality Spanish/Mexican actress and was a Spanish singer when she was young. She is best known for roles in Mexican telenovelas and is a former member of the Spanish children's music band Parchís. She joined Parchís after a recording company posted an advertisement looking for kids who could sing, dance, and act. A few months later, in 1979, the band was formed and named after the Spanish version of the Pachisi board game. The band was a success in Spain and Latin America, they recorded five albums and filmed seven movies (three in Argentina).

In the mid-1980s, the band split. Yolanda moved to Mexico in the early 1990s obtaining the role of Astrid in Lucía Méndez's telenovela Amor de nadie. She then joined the cast of Muchachitas. She then played a prostitute in the Corazón salvaje.

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