Maite Perroni Beorlegui in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican singer and actress.
Perroni gained international
popularity as a member of the successful group RBD.
Birth name |
Maite Perroni Beorlegui |
Born |
March 9, 1983 (1983-03-09) |
Origin |
Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico |
Genre(s) |
Pop, Latin |
Occupation(s) |
Singer, Actress, Songwriter |
Years active |
2000–present |
Label(s) |
EMI, Virgin Records |
Biography
Early life and career
Perroni was only eleven months old when she and her family moved to Guadalajara, the capital
of the state of Jalisco in Mexico. Her father, Javier Perroni, was transferred to that city
by his job, where the Perroni family lived for twelve years. She has two brothers: Adolfo,
who is three years younger, and Francisco (Paco), who is nine years younger than she. Maite,
or "Mai" as her closest friends call her, studied acting in Televisa's Centro de Educación
Artistica (CEA) in the year 2000, completing two years of a three year program. She is of
Italian descent.
She made her debut as an actress in Rebelde, where she portrayed Guadalupe "Lupita"
Fernández, who comes from a very humble family and gets the opportunity to study at the
fictitious Elite Way School, one of the most prestigious schools in Mexico City, thanks
supposedly to her excellent grades.
RBD
Perroni is a member of the popular Mexican band RBD, which was formed during the recording of the series and became a phenomenon around Latin America, The United States, and parts of Europe. The other members of RBD (Dulce María, Anahí, Alfonso Herrera, Christian Chávez and Christopher Uckermann) are also cast in Rebelde.
Perroni is engaged to the RBD band director, Guido Larris. Their wedding date has not yet been set due to tour dates, the telenovela related to RBD, and an upcoming film.
Perroni is seen as the mother in RBD, constantly showing her great affection to her fellow group members. She has stated that she views her fellow group members as her siblings.
Recently, Maite Perroni composed the lyrics of a new song called "Tal vez Mañana". She was helped by her fiance, the guitarist of the band, Guido Laris.
She is the Spokesmodel for NYX Cosmetics.