Stephanie Salas Banquells

Stephanie Salas Banquells (born February 15, 1970) is a Mexican singer and actress. She was born into one of the most famous show business families in all of Mexico. She is the daughter of actress Silvia Pasquel and musician Micky Salas; she is the granddaughter of actress Silvia Pinal and actor Rafael Banquells; and she is the niece of singers Alejandra Guzmán and Rocío Banquells. She has two daughters, Michelle Salas (b. 1989) and Camila Valero (b. 1997). Life and career Salas made her show business debut singing at age eight alongside her mother on the show Noche a noche hosted by Verónica Castro. She later joined the cast of Vaselina, the Spanish-language state production of Grease, alongside Timbiriche. At age 16 she was asked to join the cast of the telenovela El precio de la fama by producer Ernesto Alonso. In 1992 Salas starred alongside Bibi Gaytán, Paulina Rubio and Eduardo Capetillo in the popular telenovela Baila Conmigo. She sang several songs on the musical oriented youth soap. Her most popular was the song "Tonterias". This led to her signing a contract with Televisa owned label Melody. That same year Salas released her debut album, entitled Ave María. The title track (written by Lolita De La Colina) became a huge hit in Mexico and in parts of Latin America. Produced by Oscar López, the album went on to achieve gold status in Mexico.