Thalia
Thalia
Mexican singer and actress
Name: Ariadna Thalia Sodi
Miranda.
Birth date: August 26, 1971
Birth Place: Mexico, D.F.
Her
husband: Tommy Mottola, owner of Sony Music
Her father: Ernesto
Pallares
Her mother: Yolanda Miranda.
Her four sisters, Laura, Gabriela,
Federica and Ernestina. Her father died when Thalía was only 5 years
old. Thalía debuted in talent contests, she studied ballet and
piano. 1976 She acted in the movie La Guerra de los Pasteles
1986 Her
first role on television, she acted in La Pobre Señorita Limantour. That same
year she joined Timbiriche, a musical mexican group for children.
1988 Thalia
got her first lead role on a mexican soap opera "Quinceañeras"
1989 After
leaving Timbiriche, Thalía released her first solo album with
great successs.
1992 Her album "Love" sold 200,000 copies in just one
month.
1995 Thalía starred the mexican soap opera "María la del
Barrio".
1996 She suffered from a heart arrhythmia, and had to be
hospitalized.
1997 Thalia was the great sensation at the International
Festival of Viña del Mar in Chile.
1998 Fox Picures proposed Thalia to
interpret the spanish version of the main theme of their animated movie
"Anastasia".
1999 Gloria and Emilio Estefan introduced Thalia to Tommy
Motola, who became her husband short after.
2000 She released her album
"Arrasando"
2001 She got married to Tommy Mottola, and they live in a
beautiful house in Miami Beach.
2002 Thalia released her new album entitled "Thalia", with the participation of Emilio Estefan, Thalia sings both in english and in spanish.
2003 Thalia commercialized her own clothing
line.
2004 In April 2004, Hershey announced a multi-year partnership with Thalia Sodi, the Latin singer and actress. This partnership included
sponsorship of her U.S. tour, a Spanish-language advertising campaign,
consumer and retail promotions, and a new, co-branded Thalia line of Hershey
products designed to appeal to Hispanic tastes. LA DULCERIA THALIA (Thalia's
Candy Store) is a line of products inspired by Thalia and her latin roots
developed specifically for the US Hispanic market.