Paulina Rubio
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Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17, 1971) is a Mexican singer of Latin Pop. She is the daughter of Susana Dosamantes, a Mexican actress. Rubio's music is popular in Latin America and also in the United States amongst the Spanish-speaking population. Paulina was born in Mexico City, Mexico.
She began her career when she was nine years old in 1980. She debuted with a music group called Timbiriche, recording about 10 cassettes. Rubio turned to acting in soap operas on Mexican television. She landed her first role in 1988, as a villain in Pasion y Poder (Passion and Power). In 1990 she starred in Baila Conmigo and in 1994 she made her film debut in Mexican cinema in a movie called Besame en la Boca and in 1995 in Pobre Niņa Rica.
In 1990, Rubio left Timbiriche and focused on launching a solo career. In 1992, she released her first CD titled, La Chica Dorada. In 1993 she released 24 kilates. In 1995, El Tiempo es Oro. In 1996 Planeta Paulina. In 2000 Paulina. This CD was a nominee at the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, and in 2002 Border Girl, which included her first foray into English language-Pop. Her smash hit, "Don't say Good Bye" rose to the number one spot on the Billboard list.
In 2004, Rubio returned with a Spanish language album titled Pau-latina. Rubio explained that "Pau-latina" has several meanings, such as similarity to her name Paulina, the Catalan word pau meaning peace, and latina. Recently songs on the album such as Algo Tienes and Dame Otro Tequila have become major hits.