Lety López

Lety López
Born
Guadalajara, Mexico
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2000–present
Known forLa Academia, Mentiras el musical, Si Nos Dejan – El Gran Musical Mexicano
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsIndependent
Websiteletylopezoficial.com

Leticia Jannet López Ramos, known professionally as Lety López (and formerly Leticia López), is a Mexican actress and singer. She was awarded with the Bravo, APT and ACPT awards for Best New Female Actress in a Musical in 2012 for her work in Si Nos Dejan – El Gran Musical Mexicano.[1][2][3] She won a singing competition by multiple Grammy Award-winning mariachi artist Pepe Aguilar following a competition; Lety López opened for Aguilar during his 2014 concert dates and was awarded with a recording deal from Aguilar's record company.[4]

She also placed fourth in La Academia, a Mexican musical talent show aired on Azteca in its 2004 season. She also played the roles of Dulce, Yuri and Lupita in Jose Manuel Lopez Velarde's musical Mentiras el musical, leading to her role in Si Nos Dejan – El Gran Musical Mexicano. She is also a voice actress, voicing the character of Skelita Calaveras in the Spanish-language version of Monster High.

Life and career

Lety López was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. She was pursuing a degree in communications from the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (or the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente) in Guadalajara, but she turned her attention to performing and trained in singing at the Center for Artistic Training West (Centro de Capacitación Artística de Occidente).[5]

In 2004, she was part of the Mexican musical reality show La Academia and placed fourth. She later landed roles in the musical theater as Dulce, Yuri and Lupita in Jose Manuel Lopez Velarde's Mentiras el musical, one of the country's most successful musicals, from August 2009 to June 2011.[6][7][8] Her association with Velarde would continue with Si Nos Dejan – El Gran Musical Mexicano, in the lead role of Paloma and toured with production throughout South America.[9] López's work in Si Nos Dejan – El Gran Musical Mexicano won the ACPT (Agrupación de Críticos y Periodistas de Teatro or the Association of Theatre Critics and Journalists), APT (Agrupación de Periodistas Teatrales or the Association of Journalists) and Bravo awards for Best New Female Actress in a Musical in 2012.[1][2][3]

In December 2013, Lety López won a singing competition held by Pepe Aguilar in Los Angeles. As winner of the competition, López was awarded with a record deal through Aguilar's record company and opened for his concerts in Mexico and the US in 2014.[4][10][11] Lopez released Cuando Ama Una Mujer in September 2015, her first solo album, produced by Arturo G. Alvarez.

On 13 June 2015, she reportedly married Rolando Cortez at the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan.[12]

She currently appeared in Vaselina USA (which toured in the US, playing at the Fox Performing Arts Center and Alex Theatre), and appeared in productions of The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, as well as Jesus Christ Superstar.[13][14][15] She toured in Japan, Germany, Argentina and Colombia and the US.[16] She also voices the character of Skelita Calaveras in the Spanish-language version of Monster High and appeared in the first three episodes of the fourth season in the reality series Rica, Famosa, Latina.

In April 2018, Lopez released the single "Por Este Amor", a norteño and ranchera cover of a ballad originally performed by Banda MS written by Omar Tarazón. Pepe Garza, the program director of Los Angeles radio station KBUE ("Que Buena"), suggested Lopez cover the song.[16][17]

In December 2018, she released "No Hacía Falta", written and composed by Naza Bañuelos and produced by Ismael Gallegos.[18]

She is currently working on her unnamed album, produced by Pepe Aguilar. It is expected to be released in 2019.[17][18]

Discography

  • Homenaje a Rocío Dúrcal: Nos nace del corazón (as Leticia López), 2006
  • Cuando Ama Una Mujer (EP), 2017
  • Por Este Amor (Single), 2018
  • No Hacía Falta (Single), 2018
  • No Me Llames (Single), 2019
  • La Charreada (Single), 2019
  • Si Dios Me Quita La Vida (Single), 2019
  • Quédate Conmigo (Album), 2020
  • Por Qué Me Enamoras (Single), 2021
  • Más Que Tu Amiga (Single), 2022
  • No Te Equivoques (Single), 2023
  • Viva México (Single), 2023
  • Chiquitita (Single), 2024

References

  1. ^ a b "Lucía Méndez agradece premio Bravo" [Thank Lucia Mendez Bravo Award]. Periódico Contexto de Durango | Noticias minuto a minuto en Durango (in Spanish). 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ganadores de los Premios ACPT en México" [Awards winners PTCA in Mexico] (in Spanish). 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b Mijares, Mariana (23 April 2012). "'Misery' recibe reconocimiento en premios al teatro de APT" ['Misery' receives recognition APT theater awards] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Leticia López lista para "una nueva vida" tras ganar "La Reina del Mariachi"" [Leticia Lopez ready for "a new life" after winning "Queen of Mariachi"] (in Spanish). 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Lety López, en su elemento" [Lety Lopez in her element] (in Spanish). 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Debuta Leticia López en el musical "Mentiras"" [Leticia Lopez makes debut in the musical "Lies"] (in Spanish). 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Dejan Leticia López y Mariano Palacios de decir "Mentiras"" [Dejan Leticia Lopez and Mariano Palacios to say "Lies"] (in Spanish). 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ^ Duran, Gabran (13 June 2012). "'Mentiras el musical': Leticia López vuelve" ["Lies the musical": Leticia Lopez returns] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  9. ^ "¡Si nos dejan! conquista Sudamérica" [If they let us! conquest South America] (in Spanish). 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Lety López, en su elemento" [Leticia Lopez opened concerts Pepe Aguilar from January] (in Spanish). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  11. ^ Beramindi, Ander (23 December 2013). "Lety López, en su elemento" [Pepe Aguilar chose Queen of Mariachi: Leticia Lopez will open the concerts of Pepe Aguilar in Mexico and the United States, after winning the song contest] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Lety López de La Academia tuvo ¡emotiva boda!" [Lety Lopez of The Academy had emotional wedding!] (in Spanish). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  13. ^ Mendez, Juan (26 May 2016). "Mike Biaggio se integra a la obra 'Vaselina, el musical'" [Mike Biaggio integrates the work 'Vaseline, the musical'] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  14. ^ Calle, Tommy (12 July 2016). "Pablo Montero debutará en el musical 'Vaselina' que llega a California" [Pablo Montero debut in the musical 'Vaseline' coming to California] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Lety Lopez" [Lety Lopez] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  16. ^ a b Inzuza, Francisco (6 May 2018). "Lety López, una mujer bravía de la música mexicana" [Lety López, a wild woman of Mexican music]. DEBATE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  17. ^ a b Davalos, Cristina (13 April 2018). "Lety López estrena sencillo y anuncia colaboración con Pepe Aguilar" [Lety López premieres simple and announces collaboration with Pepe Aguilar] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  18. ^ a b Inzuza, Francisco (28 December 2018). ""No hacía falta", un tema de Lety López para echarse un tequilita" ["It was not necessary", a song by Lety López to play a little tequila]. EL DEBATE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.