Alejandra Guzmán

Early life

Alejandra Guzmán was born in Mexico City to Silvia Pinal's third marriage. She has three siblings: older half-sisters Sylvia Pasquel and Viridiana Alatriste, and a younger brother, Luis Enrique Guzmán, her only full sibling.

Growing up in the entertainment world with superstar parents, she was deeply affected when her sister Viridiana died in a car crash when Guzmán was 14. After that loss, she became rebellious and determined to live fully, sneaking out to join Mexico City's nightlife. During that time she met Kenny Aviles from the band Kenny y Los Electricos, who became like a mother to her, and Guzmán realized she belonged on the stage.

Career

Guzmán launched her musical career in 1988 with the song 'Bye Mamá', dedicated to her mother. In the 1990s she released major albums including 'Eternamente Bella', 'Flor de Piel', and 'Libre', the last under a contract with BMG Ariola. Her success brought Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, and her albums earned Gold and Platinum certifications. She has performed duets with Franco De Vita, Mario Domm, Fonseca, and notably Gloria Trevi, with whom she did the Versus Tour from 2017 to 2018.

Guzmán served as a judge on the second season of 'Va Por Ti' and as a coach on 'La Voz...México'. On July 5, 2018, Telemundo announced her as a coach on 'La Voz' (U.S.) alongside Luis Fonsi, Carlos Vives, and Wisin. In 2020 Amazon announced her starring role in the Amazon Prime series 'El juego de las llaves', and she joined its second season in 2021. She was a featured performer on the HBO Max series 'A Tiny Audience'.

In 2022 she appeared on the premiere of '¡LaNoche!' with Paulina Rubio, marking the first time the two shared a stage, and they embarked on the 20-city PERRÍSIMAS US TOUR 2022, which kicked off in April and wrapped on May 22 in Los Angeles. That July she launched the TUYA TOUR with a sold-out show at Arena CDMX, joined by special guests Silvia Pinal, Fey, Erik Rubín, and Aleks Syntek. In November 2022 she performed a series of concerts at the Venetian Las Vegas.

Personal life

Guzmán's first public relationship was with Erik Rubin, which ended due to conflict with Paulina Rubio over him. She then had a relationship with businessman Pablo Moctezuma, with whom she has a daughter, Frida Sofía, born March 1992. She married American businessman Farrell Goodman in 1998, but the marriage ended after Goodman was arrested for carrying narcotics at a German airport. Her next relationship was with Gerardo Gómez de la Borbolla; after she suffered a miscarriage and fell into deep depression, and he wanted to join her work team and launch his own singing career, things ended.

Guzmán later revealed she had an abortion from a second pregnancy with him. In 2007 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and survived due to early detection. In 2009 she nearly died after receiving butt enhancement injections from unlicensed estheticians; the polymers caused infections, and she has had over 30 surgical procedures to remove them. Since 2020 she and her daughter Frida Sofía have been estranged.

In 2021 Frida Sofía asserted that Guzmán's father Enrique had sexually molested her since age 5; Guzmán has sided fully with her father, who denies the accusations.