Alejandra Guzmán facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alejandra Guzmán
Guzmán performing during Versus Tour in 2017
Born	Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (1968-02-09) 9 February 1968 (age 57) Mexico City, Mexico
Other names	La Reina del Rock La Guzmán
Occupation	Singer songwriter actress
Years active	1988–present
Spouse(s)	Farrell Goodman ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 1998)​
Children	Frida Sofía
Musical career
Genres	Pop pop rock rock en español
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Melody BMG Latin EMI Televisa Sony Mexico Independent
Associated acts	Franco De Vita Gloria Trevi

Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal (born February 9, 1968) is a famous Mexican pop and rock singer. She has sold many records throughout her career. She has also won a Latin Grammy Award. People often call her "La Reina de Corazones" (the Queen of Hearts) and "La Reina del Rock" (the Queen of Rock). Alejandra is one of Mexico's most successful female singers. Her parents are the well-known actress Silvia Pinal and singer Enrique Guzmán.

Early Life

Gabriela Alejandra Guzmán Pinal was born in Mexico City on February 9, 1968. She grew up in a family deeply involved in entertainment. Her mother, Silvia Pinal, was a famous actress. Her father, Enrique Guzmán, was a popular singer.

Alejandra has three siblings. She has two older half-sisters, Sylvia Pasquel and Viridiana Alatriste. Her younger brother, Luis Enrique Guzmán, is her only full sibling. When Alejandra was 14, her older sister Viridiana passed away in a car accident. This event deeply affected Alejandra. After this, she became very determined to live her life fully. She started exploring the lively music scene in Mexico City. During this time, she met Kenny Aviles from the band Kenny y Los Electricos. Kenny became a mentor to Alejandra. It was then that Alejandra realized her true calling was to perform on stage.

Career Highlights

Alejandra Guzmán started her music career in 1988. Her first song was Bye Mamá, which she dedicated to her mother. In the 1990s, she released some of her biggest albums. These included Eternamente Bella, Flor de Piel, and Libre. Her success led to nominations for important awards like the Grammy and Latin Grammy. Many of her albums also earned Gold and Platinum certifications.

Throughout her career, Alejandra has been very successful in Mexico and the United States. She has sung duets with many artists. Some of these include Franco De Vita, Mario Domm, and Fonseca. She is also well-known for her duets with Gloria Trevi. Alejandra and Gloria toured together on the Versus Tour from 2017 to 2018. Alejandra Guzmán is one of Mexico's most important female artists. She is widely known as La Reina del Rock (the Queen of Rock).

Guzmán performing in 2009

Alejandra has also appeared on television. She was a judge on the second season of Va Por Ti. She also served as a coach on La Voz...México. In 2018, Telemundo announced her as a coach for La Voz (U.S.). She joined other famous singers like Luis Fonsi and Carlos Vives. This show is the Spanish-language version of NBC's The Voice. In 2020, Amazon announced that she would star in their 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. She also performed on the American music TV series A Tiny Audience. This show was produced for HBO Max. In 2022, Alejandra appeared in the first episode of the music-TV show ¡LaNoche!. She shared the stage with Paulina Rubio for the first time. Their mothers, Silvia Pinal and Susana Dosamantes, also made appearances.

In 2022, Alejandra Guzmán and Paulina Rubio went on a 20-city US tour. This was called The PERRÍSIMAS US TOUR 2022. It started in April 2022 and visited major cities like Chicago and New York. In July 2022, Alejandra started her TUYA TOUR. She had a sold-out show at the Arena CDMX. Special guests included Silvia Pinal and Fey. In November 2022, she performed a series of concerts in Las Vegas.

Personal Life

Alejandra Guzmán has had several relationships. She has a daughter named Frida Sofía, who was born in March 1992. Frida's father is Pablo Moctezuma. Alejandra later married American businessman Farrell Goodman in 1998, but they later divorced.

In 2007, Alejandra was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was able to recover because it was found early. In 2009, she faced serious health issues after receiving cosmetic injections. These injections caused infections, and she has had many surgeries to remove them.

Discography

Studio Albums

Compilation Albums

Live Albums

Singles

Tours

• Dame Tu Amor Tour (1990)
• Eternamente Bella Tour (1991)
• Flor de Papel Tour (1992)
• Libre Tour (1993–1994)
• Enorme Tour (1995–1996)
• Cambio de Piel Tour (1997)
• La Guzman Tour (1998)
• Algo Natural Tour (1999-2000)
• Soy Tour (2002)
• Supersexitada Tour (2004–2005)
• Indeble (2006–2007)
• Fuerza Tour (2008–2009)
• Unico Tour (2010)
• 20 Años de Éxitos Tour (2011–2012)
• La Guzman Primera Fila Tour (2013–2014)
• Rock Recargado Tour (2015)
• A + No Poder Tour (2016)
• Versus Tour (2017–2018)
• La Guzmán Tour (2019–2020)
• Perrísimas US Tour (2022) (with Paulina Rubio)
• Eternas Tour (2023) (with Fey) (Cancelled)
• Reynisima Tour (2023–2024)
• Brilla Tour (2024–2025)

Awards and Nominations

Awards Won

• Latin Grammy 2002: "Best Rock Solo Album" (for Soy)
• ASCAP Latin Award: Pop Balad for "Volverte a Amar" (2006), "Soy sólo un Secreto" (2009), and "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 (Best Soap Opera Theme Song) for "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 Flor de papel
  • 2004: "Latin Rock / Alternative album" for Lipstick
• Latin Grammy Awards
  • 2000: "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" for "Algo Natural"
  • 2005: "Best Rock Solo album" for Lipstick and "Best Rock song" for "Lipstick"
  • 2006: "Best Rock Vocal album" for Indeleble and "Best Rock Song" for "Volverte a Amar"
  • 2008: "Best Female Pop Vocal Album" for Fuerza
  • 2011: "Record of the Year" / "Best Short Form Music Video" for "Tan Solo Tu" (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 / "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"

See Also

In Spanish: Alejandra Guzmán para niños

Images for kids

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  Guzmán performing during Versus Tour in 2017