Adamari López
Adamari López Torres (born May 18, 1971) is a Puerto Rican actress known for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas. She was a host on the Telemundo morning show Hoy Día and its predecessor Un Nuevo Día for 11 years, and is a Latina ambassador for WW, formerly Weight Watchers.
Adamari López | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adamari López Torres May 18, 1971[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and TV Host |
| Years active | 1978 |
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Toni Costa (2011-2021) |
| Children | 1 |
Early career
The daughter of an undertaker, Luis López, Adamari started her career at the age of six in the Telemundo Canal 2 production of the Cristina Bazán soap opera, alongside legendary Puerto Rican actress Johanna Rosaly and Venezuelan singer José Luis Rodríguez, El Puma.
Her talent indicated a future superstar. WAPA-TV next chose her to play Iris Chacón and Daniel Guerrero's daughter "Jenny" in Yo sé que mentía. She was a child actress playing an important supporting role in the story, thus she became a household name.[2]
A short, two chapter appearance on Vivir Para Ti followed in 1983, and after that, López decided to dedicate herself to her studies. She holds a B.A. in communications from the University of the Sacred Heart.
Adulthood and fame
After reaching the age of maturity, she came back, participating in several plays at Puerto Rico's Teatro Tapia, San Juan's premier and oldest theater, and getting the attention of Mexican producers.
She traveled to Mexico next, after the invitation by the producers to try out there, and became a superstar in that country as well, working in many top soap operas, including Camila and the national super hit Amigas y Rivales. López also participated in Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real, where she played a victim of rape that later turned lesbian.
Recent years
In 2004, López participated in the soap opera Mujer de Madera. During the recording of that soap opera, her father, Luis, a respected and successful undertaker, suffered a heart attack and had to be hospitalized and operated on. López was given immediate permission to travel to Puerto Rico and be with her father for as long as she needed. Her father recovered, but with only five percent of his heart working. López had to return to Mexico after her father was released from the hospital, but she flew back to Puerto Rico every time that the filming schedule allowed her to. In 2011, she participated in the second season of Univision's dancing show Mira Quien Baila where she was one of the top dancers and won the competition.
López was one of the original hosts of the Telemundo morning show Un Nuevo Día, which was relaunched as Hoy Día in 2021. On April 6, 2023, it was announced that she would be leaving the show after 11 years on the network.[3]
Personal life and relationships
López was the wife of fellow Puerto Rican singing super star Luis Fonsi. In 2006, López and Fonsi announced they would be getting married during the summer of that year. They were married on June 3, 2006, in Puerto Rico. On November 8, 2009, Adamari López and Luis Fonsi released a joint statement where they announced they were separating. They were divorced on November 8, 2010. In January 2013 López published a tell-all book, Viviendo.[4] She met Toni Costa while participating in a dance contest called Mira Quién Baila (Look who's dancing) and on September 20, 2014, announced that she was expecting her first child with Costa, who was now her fiancé.[5] She gave birth to a girl, Alaïa, on March 4, 2015.[6] In 2019 she and Costa celebrated 8 years together, as a couple.[7] On May 27, 2021, Maria Celeste Arrarás announced in her social media sites that in an interview, Adamari López stated she and Costa, her partner of 10 years, had separated.[8]
Health
On March 22, 2005, López held a press conference in San Juan announcing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her then-boyfriend, Luis Fonsi, announced at the same press conference that he was cancelling his 2005 international tour to be by her side. She was expected to recover, as her cancer was caught at "stage 1," which is a very early stage, and it had not spread to other areas of her body.
She underwent cancer surgery. In 2006, it was reported that she was in remission. Since being diagnosed, she has campaigned for breast cancer awareness.[9]
In 2020, López was a Weight Watchers ambassador.[10] Oprah Winfrey welcomed her into the WW community[11] during her 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is not connected with keto supplement and there are many scammers using her name.[12]
Filmography
Telenovelas
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Señora tentación | ||
| 1997-1998 | Sin Ti | Maria Elena Ysaguirre | Main Antagonist |
| 1998-1999 | Camila | Mónica Iturralde | Main Antagonist |
| 2000 | Locura de Amor | Carmen Ruelas | Co-protagonist |
| 2001 | Amigas y Rivales | Ofelia Villada | Protagonist |
| 2002 | Gata Salvaje | Karina Rios | Protagonist |
| 2004 | Mujer de Madera | Lucrecia Santibáñez Villalpando | Co-protagonist |
| 2007 | Bajo Las Riendas Del Amor | Ingrid Linares | Main Antagonist |
| 2008 | Alma de Hierro | Rita Anguiano de Hierro | Main Antagonist |
| 2017 | La Fan | Carmen Córdoba | Special Participation |
| 2021 | La suerte de Loli | Herself | Special Participation |
References
- Armando Correa (May 18, 2014). "Adamari López celebró su cumpleaños comprometida". People (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- "Adamari López" (in Spanish). San Juan, Puerto Rico: National Foundation for Popular Culture. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- "Tras 11 años, Adamari López deja Telemundo" (in Spanish). April 6, 2023.
- (January 7, 2013), Latina Magazine. "Is Luis Fonsi Feeling the Heat From Adamari Lopez's Tell-All Book?" Archived 2013-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. Fox News Latino. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- Maria G. Valdez (19 September 2014) "Adamari López Pregnant: Puerto Rican Actress And Fiancé Toni Costa Expecting First Child Together" Archived 2018-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Latin Times. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- (March 4, 2015) "Adamari López dio a luz a su primera hija" Archived 2018-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Venezuela al Día. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- "Adamari López y Toni Costa celebran ocho años juntos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 9, 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - (September 11, 2012), "Yoplait® Kicks Off Its Fifth Annual Hispanic Lids For Life Tour With Actress And Breast Cancer Survivor Adamari Lopez" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. THE HOTSPOTORLANDO. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- "Adamari Lopez". Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- "La verdad de por qué Oprah Winfrey eligió a Adamari López para el reto de bajar de peso". MSN. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- Scam Alert: Adamari Lopez Keto Review: Side Effects, Does It Work?