Ana Barbara

Ana Barbara was born in Río Verde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, on January 10, 1973. Her real name is Altagracia Ugalde Motta, she doesn't use her real name because she doesn't like it and prefers to use her artistic name. Brave enough to interrupt a holy mass just to sing to Pope John Paul II, Ana Barbara is a young Mexican that gives her all in what she wants in life: sing the rest of her life!

Since she was small she showed interest for music, her childhood turned her into the normal girl, who plays, and does their school work. Her favorite thing to do was accompany her sister Viviana, who now manages her, and goes with her to her shows and gigs. Ana Barbara fell in love with the stage while she sang backup for her sister Viviana at the age of 8. Ana says that she loved the light effects, claps, and trips. But she had to wait a long time before what she'd always dream of, would come true.

Later on, receiving support from her family, Ana Barbara got in a children singing contest and won 1st place. She comments: "At that time, I was too traumatized because I was too tall and skinny, but when I turned 17, I began to "grow" and that helped me feel secure of myself." Ana Barbara, after representing her native state as "Miss San Luis Potosi" in Mexico's beauty pageant, saw the music segments ECO would have, to then go to an audition.

After winning most beautiful in San Luis, and winning many contests, Ana felt desperate and alone because her big break was not showing up. But later in 1993, she was named "Embajadora del la canción Ranchera" and also won "Rostro del Heraldo."

In 1994, Ana Barbara was singed to Fonovisa, and they launched her first self titled album: Ana Barbara. The director was Anibal Pastor, and he brought Ana success from one night to the next morning. After the releasing of "Sacudeme," she was named a true promise to Grupero Music.

And with every album she had at least one single that reached the top spot. 1999 saw the release of Tu Decisin, in which the singer took a step further and, for the first time, composed songs of her own with a particularly intense theme of love.

She continued to write songs for her 2001 album, T Regalo La Lluvia, and made use of a full mariachi band. On this album, Barbara let her voice dominate the sound, and this sound remained on her seventh album, Necesito Olivarte, released in May 2002.

2003 saw the release of Te Atrapar Bandido. Without missing a beat, Ana continued to belt out music, releasing another two albums, entitled Una Mujer, Un Sueno and Loca de Amar, in 2004, and used 2005 to release a duo effort with Jennifer Pena entitled Confesiones.