- 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|29Mexico 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 andactress . Ximena is the daughter of Fernando Sariñana and screenwriter Carolina Rivera, niece of famous Mexican actressAngélica Rivera and producer José Alberto Castro, brother ofVerónica Castro . She is also the girlfriend of guitaristOmar Rodríguez-López of the American progressive rock band,The Mars Volta .Career
Telenovelas
Before her musical career, Ximena acted in
telenovela s—Latin-Americansoap 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 ] , starringDaniela 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, withAdela 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 inNiñas 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 byEnrique 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 bandFeliz 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 byJosé 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 theMéxico 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 toVicente 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 byAMPROFON —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 theMéxico Top 100 singles chart and number-one on theLos 40 Principales singles chart [ [http://www.los40.com.mx/lalista.asp Los 40 Mexico] ] . The video for "Vidas paralelas" was shot inIceland 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 ofMTV chart and reaching #1 on May 31, 2008.Fact|date=September 2008In 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 likeChile ,Argentina ,Brazil andUnited 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 composerOmar 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]
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