Date of Birth

15 December 1989, Madrid, Spain

Birth Name

Belinda Peregrín Schüll

Nickname

Beli

Height

5' 5¾" (1.67 m)

Mini Biography

One of many cases where young talents begin their career in acting and then move on to music, Belinda Peregrin Schull was born on August 15, 1989 in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Ignacio Peregrín and Belinda Schull. She has a brother named Ignacio (Nachito) and a dog named Bambi, a gift from her mom on her birthday.

She was cast as "Ana" along with Martin Ricca in "Amigos X Siempre" during a casting, beating 5000 other girls. She later played Violeta on "Aventuras en el Tiempo" alongside Christopher Uckerman. After having sold out concerts and great CD sales, she signed on to do "Complices Al Rescate", a story of two twins split up at birth. She played Mariana and Silvana - twins with totally different personalities. Around the 100th episode she had some problems and had to leave the novela, being replaced by Daniela Lujan. Later she traveled to Europe where she recorded her solo debut album, "Belinda" which has been a hit almost everywhere. She also had much success with singles, such as "Lo Siento", "Boba Niña Nice", "Angel", "Vivir", and duets with Andy y Lucas, "No Entiendo", and her latest duet with Pewee from the Kumbia Kings. After recording her album she played a special role in "Corazones al Limite" where her hit song "Vivir" was the theme song.

Trivia

• Plays the piano.
• Moved to Mexico as a young child.
• Just finished filming her first English-speaking movie, The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006). [May 2006]
• Currently promoting her latest album "Belinda" (BMG 2003), throughout Mexico, the US and Latin America. [January 2004]
• In Puerto Rico. On January 6, 2003, Belinda will give a concert. [December 2002]
• Finishing her tour and soon she will be going to London and France to record her first album. [September 2004]
• Her father is of Spanish descent and her mother is of French and Spanish ancestry.