Ximena Sariñana

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Ximena Sariñana


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Ximena Sariñana Rivera
Born = birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|10|29
Mexico City, Federal District.
Instrument = Singing
Genre = Jazz, pop, rock, pop rock
Occupation = Singer, actress, song-writer
Years_active = 1994–present
Label = Warner Music
URL = [http://www.ximenamusic.com/ www.ximenamusic.com]

Ximena Sariñana (born Ximena Sariñana Rivera on October 29, 1985cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:anfexqrdld6e~T1|title= Ximena Sariñana|accessmonthday= September 14|accessyear= 2008|last= Birchmeier|first= Jason|year= 2008|publisher= AllMusicGuide] ) is a famous Mexican singer and actress. Ximena is the daughter of Fernando Sariñana and screenwriter Carolina Rivera, niece of famous Mexican actress Angélica Rivera and producer José Alberto Castro, brother of Verónica Castro. She is also the girlfriend of guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López of the American progressive rock band, The Mars Volta.

Career

Telenovelas

Before her musical career, Ximena acted in telenovelas—Latin-American soap operas. She started acting in telenovelas in 1996 in the telenovela "Luz Clarita"cite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765251/|title= Ximena Sariñana|accessmonthday= September 14|accessyear= 2008|publisher= Internet Movie Database] , starring Daniela Luján as the main character, Luz Claritacite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211822/|title= Luz Clarita (1996)|accessmonthday= September 14|accessyear= 2008|publisher= Internet Movie Database] . The following year, Sariñana acted in the telenovela "María Isabel" as Rosa Isela, with Adela Noriega as the main character, María Isabel. Her final appearance on a telenovela was in 1998 on a telenovela entitled "Gotita de amor" ( _en. Droplet of Love) as Enriquetacite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211808/fullcredits#cast|title= Gotita de amor (1998) - Full cast and crew|accessmonthday= September 14|accessyear= 2008|publisher= Internet Movie Database] .

Movies

Sariñana acted in her first movie before she acted in her first telenovela. In 1994, Sariñana acted in "Hasta morir" ( _en. 'Til Death), which was produced by her father, Fernando Sariñanacite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109995/|title= Hasta morir (1994)|accessmonthday= September 14|accessyear= 2008|publisher= Internet Movie Database] . Other important movies in which she acted were as Ximena in the 2001 film "El Segundo Aire" ( _en. A Second Chance); Mariana in "Amar te duele" ( _en. Love Hurts); Valetina in Niñas Mal ( _en. Bad Girls), all of which were directed by her father and written by her mother. She also appeared in a short film called "De paso" in 2005. The latest movie in which she has acted is called "Enemigos íntimos" ( _en. Close Enemies) and will be released on DVD in late 2008.

In 2007, Ximena Sariñana acted in the movie "Dos abrazos" ( _en. Two Embracescite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1002759/|title= Dos abrazos (2007)|accessmonthday= September 14|accessyear= 2008|publisher= Internet Movie Database] ) directed by Enrique Begne. "Dos abrazos" won Sariñana an award for Best Female Actress at the thirty-eighth Diosas de Plata of Pecime awards.cite web |url= http://entretenimiento.prodigy.msn.com/cine/feedfoto.aspx?cp-documentid=6797486&imageindex=5|title= Ximena Sariñana - Prodigy/MSN Entretenimiento : Cine|accessdate= 2008-09-14|date= 2008-04-15|work= MSN Entretenimiento|publisher= MSN|language= Spanish]

Music

Sariñana's first experience in the music industry came in 1996, when she sang the theme song to the Mexican telenovela "Luz Clarita" at eight years old. At seventeen, she composed three songs for the soundtrack of the Mexican movie "Amar te duele".She went on to be part of the band Feliz No Cumpleaños ( _en. Happy Un-Birthday), a Mexican funk-jazz, pop-rock band. She captivated the audience on a television by performing "El Triste" ( _en. The Sad One), originally performed by José José.

Her first solo album "Mediocre" was released on February 12, 2008 by Warner Music Group. Ximena wrote most of the songs on the album. The album debuted on the México Top 100 Album charts at #19cite web |url= http://mexicancharts.com/archive.asp?todo=show&woche=08&jahr=2008&sparte=a|title= Mexican Charts - Albums - 08.08.2008|accessdate= 2008-14-09|year= 2008|month= February|publisher= Mexican Charts] and in five weeks, the album reached #2, just second to Vicente Fernández's 2007 album "Para siempre"cite web |url= http://mexicancharts.com/archive.asp?todo=show&woche=12&jahr=2008&sparte=a|title= Mexican Charts - Albums - 12.12.2008|accessdate= 2008-14-09|year= 2008|month= May|publisher= Mexican Charts] . On March 28, 2008, "Mediocre" was certified gold by AMPROFON—The Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms—for selling more than 50,000 copies.cite web |url= http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Ximena&titulo=&disquera=&certificacion=todas&anio=todos&categoria=todas&Submitted=Buscar&item=menuCert&contenido=buscar|title= Certificaciones|accessdate= 2008-09-14|date= 2008-03-28|publisher= AMPROFON|language= Spanish] cite web |url= http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/500999.html|title= Entrega Miguel Bosé disco de oro a Ximena Sariñana|accessdate= 2008-09-14|date= 2008-04-22|publisher= El Universal|language= Spanish]

"Vidas paralelas" ( _en. "Parallel Lives") was a success, having a lot of airplay in Mexico. "Vidas paralelas" charted at #9 on the México Top 100 singles chart and number-one on the Los 40 Principales singles chart [ [http://www.los40.com.mx/lalista.asp Los 40 Mexico] ] . The video for "Vidas paralelas" was shot in Iceland and directed by Pablo Dávila.Fact|date=September 2008 It was released on MTV Mexico in late 2007 and had at the beginning a little airplay but after the single was released on radios, the video obtain a huge airplay debuting at the Top 20 of MTV chart and reaching #1 on May 31, 2008.Fact|date=September 2008

In late June, Metronomy stated that were fascinated with Ximena's debut album "Mediocre" and the group produced a remix of one of the tracks of Ximena Sariñana's album which is called "La tina". This song is intended to be released in Mexican radio stations and also in countries like Chile, Argentina, Brazil and United States. [http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2008/21403/6/produce-metronomy-remix-de-la-tina-del-album-mediocre-de-sarinana.htm Metronomy produce remix para Ximena ] ]

Her new music video "No Vuelvo Más" was premiered as an exclusive video on July 14, 2008 in MTV México.

She is currently dating The Mars Volta's guitarrist and composer Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Albums

Notes

External links

* [http://www.ximenamusic.com/ Official web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ximenamusic Ximena's MySpace]
* [http://www.latintake.com/noticias.php?ver=327 Interview]
* [http://www.mtvtr3s.com/music/downloads/ MTV Tr3s Descubre & Download]