Alejandra Guzmán

Biography

Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born 9 February 1968) is a Mexican pop and rock singer. With more than 30 million records sold throughout her career, winner of a Latin Grammy Award, and nicknamed "La Reina de Corazones" (the Queen of Hearts) and "La Reina del Rock" (the Queen of Rock), she is one of the most successful Mexican female singers. She is also daughter of actress Silvia Pinal and singer Enrique Guzmán.

Early life

Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal was born February 9, 1968, in Mexico City, to her mother Silvia Pinal's third marriage. Guzmán has three siblings: two older half-sisters, actress Sylvia Pasquel and Viridiana Alatriste. Her younger brother, Luis Enrique Guzmán, is her only sibling from the same father and mother.
Guzmán grew up in the entertainment world, having two superstars as her parents. At age 14, her older sister Viridiana Alatriste died in a car crash, which affected her greatly. After her sister's passing, she became rebellious and determined to enjoy her life to the fullest. She routinely sneaked out of her house to join the vibrant nightlife of Mexico City. During those times, Alejandra met Kenny Aviles from the band Kenny y Los Electricos, who became like a mother to her. It was then that she came to realize she belonged on the stage.

Career

Guzmán began her musical career in 1988 with her first song, Bye Mamá, which she dedicated to her mother. In the 1990s, she released several of her biggest albums like Eternamente Bella×Eternamente bella1990 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Sherif3:222Un grito en la noche3:573Llama por favor4:244Eternamente bella3:305Estoy bien3:396Guante de seda3:097Que me das3:488Cuidado con el corazón3:389Di que sí, di que no3:5210Cámara de gas3:17, Flor de Piel, as well as Libre×Libre1993 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Mala hierba3:212Dime adiós4:003Mírala, míralo4:034Soy3:395Calles de fuego3:426Ruge el corazón3:427Angeles caídos5:088Hey tú3:459Libre4:1310Cuenta conmigo3:3711Te esperaba4:21 which launched with a signed contract to BMG Ariola. Her success placed her in being nominated to a Grammy, Latin Grammy, and her albums to be labeled Gold and Platinum.
Throughout her career, Guzmán has had success throughout Mexico and the United States. She has done duets with Franco De Vita, Mario Domm, Fonseca, and the most known Gloria Trevi. Her along with Trevi had several duets together and did the Versus Tour together from 2017-2018. Guzmán is one of the most prominent female artists of Mexico, and she has been labeled as La Reina del Rock (the Queen of Rock).

She served as judge of the second season of Va Por Ti. She also served as coach of La Voz...México. On July 5, 2018, Telemundo announced Alejandra Guzmán as a coach on La Voz (U.S.). Guzmán joined Luis Fonsi, Carlos Vives and Wisin as coaches on the Spanish-language version of NBC singing-competition The Voice. In 2020, Amazon announced her starring role in the Amazon Prime series "El juego de las llaves".
In 2021, she joined the cast of the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series El Juego de las Llaves created by Marisa Quiroga, and produced by Amazon Studios, Corazón Films, and Pantaya. Guzmán was also a featured performer on the American music TV series A Tiny Audience produced by February Entertainment. for HBO Max and aired in Latin America by DirecTV Latam.
In 2022, Guzmán appeared in the premiere episode of the music-TV show ¡LaNoche!, produced by February Entertainment and aired in the US, alongside Paulina Rubio. It was the first time the two artists shared a stage. The show included cameos by their mothers, Mexican actresses Silvia Pinal and Susana Dosamantes. In 2022 Alejandra Guzmán and Paulina Rubio embarked on a 20-city US tour. The PERRÍSIMAS US TOUR 2022 kicked off in April 2022, and included major cities such as Chicago, El Paso, New York, Miami, and Las Vegas, before wrapping up on May 22 in Los Angeles. In July 2022, La Guzmán kicked off her TUYA TOUR with a sold-out show at the Arena CDMX. She was joined by special guests Silvia Pinal, Fey, Erik Rubín, and Aleks Syntek. In November 2022, Guzmán performed a series of concerts at the Venetian Las Vegas.

Personal life

Alejandra Guzmán has had several relationships throughout her life. Her first public relationship was with Erik Rubin which did not last long due to conflict with Mexican singer Paulina Rubio over him. She later started a relationship with Pablo Moctezuma, a businessman with whom Guzmán has a daughter, Frida Sofía, born March 1992. She and Moctezuma later separated.
Guzmán married American businessman Farrell Goodman in 1998. The marriage was destroyed right after, when Goodman was arrested due to carrying narcotics in an airport in Germany. Her last public relationship to date was a little after her divorce from Goodman, with Gerardo Gómez de la Borbolla. They initially had a great relationship but things ended after she suffered a miscarriage and fell into a deep depression, during which time he also wanted to be part of her work team as well as launching a singing career of his own. Alejandra revealed years later that she ended up having an abortion from a second pregnancy with him.
In 2007 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and was able to survive due to early detection. In 2009 Alejandra almost died a few months after she had butt enhancement injections from unlicensed estheticians. She was injected with polymers which caused infections and for several years she has had over 30 surgical procedures to remove them from her body.
Since 2020 Guzmán and her daughter Frída Sofía have been estranged. In 2021 Frída Sofía caused a huge scandal by asserting that Guzmán's father Enrique had sexually molested her since she was 5. Guzmán has sided fully with her father, who denies the accusations and has stated she hopes this will be solved soon enough.

Awards won

Latin Grammy 2002: "Best Rock Solo Album" (Soy)
Winner of ASCAP Latin Award: Pop Balad: "Volverte a Amar" (2006) / "Soy sólo un Secreto" (2009) / "Día de Suerte' (2012)
"La Luna" Del Auditorio Nacional" Award: Best Live Latin Rock Performance
Premio Oye! 2006: " Album of the Year" and "Best Female Artist"
Premios Juventud 2010: Best Rock Artist
Premios Juventud 2012: Mejor Tema Novelero "Día de Suerte"
Honorary Award
2013 PADRES Contra el Cancer (I Am Hope)
La Musa Award 2015 Latin songwriter

Nominations

Grammy Awards

1991 "Best Latin Pop Album" for the album "Flor de papel×Flor de papel5 December 1991 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Provocación3:322Quiero armar un escandalo3:303Hacer el amor con otro4:404Güera3:575La ciudad ardió3:526Reina de corazones3:247Vivir contra corriente3:388Rosas rojas5:039Me cuesta mucho amarte4:3110Dame un martillo2:46"; 2004 "Latin Rock / Alternative album" for "Lipstick×Lipstick23 March 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Lipstick (versión en español)3:102Creo en mí3:133Sálvame3:294Hoy me voy a querer3:385Tengo derecho a estar mal4:596Mundos2:497Un juego más3:428Tu corazón3:309Tú eres mi luz3:0810Supersexitada3:0411Lipstick (versión en inglés)3:11"
Latin Grammy Awards

2000 "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" for the song "Algo Natural×Algo natural14 September 1999 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Enemigos4:112Grita3:213Si no te has ido, vete3:054Algo natural3:575Volaré3:316Vuelvo a besar3:437Bye, Bye Love3:258Paloma herida4:159Me perdí en tu cuerpo4:4410Mátame3:4411Qué más da2:5912Había olvidado3:0613Haz la guerra y el amor2:5414Por qué tengo que amarte3:14"; 2005 "Best Rock Solo album" for "Lipstick" and "Best Rock song" for "Lipstick"; 2006 "Best Rock Vocal album" for "Indeleble×Indeleble6 April 2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Quiero estar contigo3:372Déjalo4:273No estoy llorando3:034Al final de cuentas3:345Volverte a amar3:416Mujer3:427Necesito amarme3:048Tirando piedras3:579Marta3:2010Bye Bye3:5111Siénteme a tu lado4:08" and "Best Rock Song" for "Volverte a Amar"; 2008 "Best Female Pop Vocal Album" for "Fuerza×Fuerza27 November 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Por un momento3:332Soy solo un secreto4:093Hasta el final3:344Todo3:455Nada es como es4:326Mírame2:577Quiero ser4:118Un buen día3:579Bellísima3:3210Diosa seducción3:1611Siempre tú3:4512Hasta el final3:40"; 2011 "Record of the Year"/ "Best Short Form Music Video" for Tan Solo Tu (A Duo with Franco de Vita)
Billboard Latin Music Awards; 2005 "Latin Rock / Alternative album of the year" for "Lipstick"
Premio Lo Nuestro

2007 "Artist of the year" / "Album of the year" for "Indeleble" / "Song of the year" for "Volverte a amar"; 2008 /"Female Artist of the Year" / "Album of the Year" for "Fuerza", "Song of the Year" for "Soy solo un Secreto"; 2012 "Rock Album of the Year" for "20 Años de Éxitos en Vivo con Moderatto×20 años de éxitos en vivo con Moderatto21 June 2011 · Album · LiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Verano peligroso5:082Mírala míralo4:133No te lo tomes personal3:404Llama por favor5:415Volverte a amar5:476Hacer el amor con otro8:037Ya lo veía venir3:498Hey güera6:039Mala hierba3:2810De verdad4:3111Día de suerte4:0212Eternamente bella3:1413Un grito en la noche3:5714Día de suerte3:3315Soy solo un secreto4:16"/ "Rock Artist of the Year"/ "Rock Song of the Year" for "Día de Suerte"/ "Collaboration of the Year" for "Día de Suerte" with Moderatto; 2013 "Artist of the year"
Premios Juventud

2011 "My Rock Artist"