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Ana Bárbara (born as Altagracia Ugalde Mota January 10 , 1971 in San Luis Potosí ), is a Mexican singer. Her sister, Viviana Ugalde , was a Teenage d singer of some notoriety across San Luis Potosi when Ana Barbara was a little girl. Ana Barbara usually attended her sister's concerts, which made her want to become a singer herself. Ana Barbara would become a beauty queen before she reached stardom as a singer: in 1988 , she became "Miss San Luis Potosí", going on to represent her state in the Miss Universe -sponsored Miss Mexico beauty contest. She lost in her bid to become Miss Mexico, however. Ana Barbara had some hard times ahead of her. Despite winning many singing contests and not giving up on her dreams of becoming a singer, she thought many times that she would never become famous. That started to change in 1993 , when she was proclaimed the "Ambassador of Ranchera Music", and she also earned the '' Rostro Bonito de El Heraldo '' ("El Heraldo's Beautiful Face") award. In 1994 , Ana Bárbara signed with Televisa 's musical company, Fonovisa . Under the Fonovisa label, she launched her first CD , the self titled " Ana Bárbara ". Her song, "Sacúdeme" ("Shake Me"), became a hit in Mexico. Ana Barbara did not reach much international fame until after the Death of Mexican-American singer Selena in 1995 , however. When Ana Bárbara's self titled CD was released to Hispanic listeners in the United States, it was advertised on Television , as a dedicatory to Selena, and she added a song, also named "Selena", to the CD prior to its American release. From there on, her career took on a meteorical ascent, and she became known all over Latin America . She continued on releasing new CDs and she became a favorite among hispanic music listeners. Her private life became Paparazzi fodder, as she was one of Mexico's most spoken about singers. Her romance with popular imitator Julio Sabala in particular gave Magazines much to talk about between the late 1990s and the early 2000s . There were rumors that the couple was actually considering getting Married . Since Sabala is a Dominican who resides in Spain , Ana Barbara also became very well known in Europe . After their long romance, however, the couple broke up on what Sabala described as "amicable terms". In 2005 , Ana Bárbara's romance with millionaire businessman and Boxer Jorge Kahwagi became publicly known. This romantic liasion did not last long, however, and Ana Bárbara began a relationship with Mariana Levy 's widower, a man commonly known as "Pirru", shortly after Levy's death. The fact that she and "Pirru" began dating only about eight weeks after Levy's passing proved controversial: Ana Bárbara has since been largely criticized by Hispanic gossip shows both in the United States and in Mexico for beginning to date him so shortly after his wife's death. Ana Barbara is the mother of a small boy. She has said that she does not use her real name because she dislikes it. Another Mexican Diva , Lucía Méndez , said that Ana Barbara is "the queen of ranchera music, and no one is close to her in that area". On November 3 of 2005, Ana Bárbara was awarded a Latin Grammy Award . EXTERNAL LINK |
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