Laura Caro

Laura Caro
Background information
Birth name	Laura Isabel Caro Beltran
Born	(1983-12-22) December 22, 1983 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress
Musical career
Genres	Pop, jazz, blues, power ballad
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Unsigned
Associated acts	J Balvin, Gloria Trevi, Alejandro Sanz, Los Tigres del Norte

Laura Isabel Caro Beltran (born December 22, 1983) is a Mexican singer-songwriter, actress, model and former TV host. She is known for her lead role in the 2013 film Here Comes the Devil. In 2016, she became a contestant on Televisa's The Voice.

Life and Musical career

Laura Caro was born in Tijuana, Baja California on December 22, 1983. Daughter of Mrs. Laura Beltran and Mr. Julio Chavarria. Laura is the eldest of three sisters: Sara, Alondra and Dalia. At such a young age showed a passion for singing, at the same age she composed her first songs which she sang and danced at home.^[1]

At the age of 18, she chose to study a degree in Systems Engineering but encouraged by her dreams, in July 2002 she made an audition for enter to the inaugural season of the Mexican reality television La Academia with the song "I Will Always Love You" of Whitney Houston.^[2]

Caro was chosen among millions of applicants to be part of La Academia, the musical reality TV show. Made her first appeared on national television in 2002 was as contestant on the Mexican reality television show from TV Azteca. Caro got placed at number nine of the 14 participants of the generation. She is regarded as one of the best female vocals of La Academia because she can actually sing live within a wide vocal range.

In 2003, began her journey through music and television, hosting for Azteca America and Telemundo in Los Angeles, California, also she was a candidate to be the new lead vocalist of Limite Mexican band and to play the lead role in a Venezuelan telenovela.^[3] She went on tour with MWR through all the Germany-based US military bases.

After her participation in La Academia and finished a record deal with Azteca Music to record five studio albums that never took over, Laura Caro has recorded and released two albums for sale, Libelula (Dragonfly) in 2007 and Grandes Exitos (Greatest Hits) in 2009. Caro's albums have been released for sale on her own without a recognized record label.^[4]

In 2010, she was contestant for "Segunda Oportunidad" a reality show produced by TV Azteca and Azteca América that reunites non-winning contestants from La Academia. After 11 dominical episodes, and being captain of the Turquoise team, Caro took runner-up place in the finals. Subsequently, Caro returned to her native Tijuana where she has performed at massive events and presentations alternating with artists such as Guadalupe Pineda, Joan Sebastian and Francisco Céspedes.^[5]

Lately, 10 years after she started her solo artist career, in December 2012, while she lay down in her native Tijuana, she launched a musical show titled Blue Gardenia in collaboration with the Mexican pianist Robert Salomón. Both created this musical jazz show with classic songs, achieving excellent results of unmatched quality. Performing the songs of Caro's favorite singers: Edith Piaf, Eartha Kitt, Etta James and Aretha Franklin among others to whom they paid tribute. She is actually preparing her third studio album within jazz style.

In 2012, Caro appeared starring in her first feature film, the thriller Here Comes the Devil and was recognized at Fantastic Fest 2012 as Best Actress from a horror film.^[6] Caro portrayed a housewife, Sol, who lose their two pre-teen children during a family outing on the outskirts of Tijuana, after the loss, with her partner, they try to find out what happened during the disappearance.^[7][8] The film was written and directed by Adrian Garcia Bogliano who wrote the part of Sol specifically with Caro in mind.

On May 22, 2016, she became a contestant on The Voice (Mexico)^[9] and sang "Chasing Pavements" for her blind audition performance. J Balvin turned his chair for her and he becomes as her coach.^[10] In the battle rounds, Caro was down against Yoana Martinez with the song "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Hosuton as a disco version. Gloria Trevi made her last steal to put Laura on her Team Trevi.^[11] In the knockout rounds, Gloria Trevi eliminated her after she sang No Se Murió El Amor of Mijares.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Albums

Singles

• Dance Everybody (2003)
• Dejarte Ir (2007)
• Muriendo de Amor (2007)
• Lo Que Mas Quieres (2007)
• Soy Como Soy (2008)
• Acariciame (2009)
• Quedate (2009)
• Lloro Por Ti (2010)
• A Corazon Abierto (2011)
• Ten Fe (2012)
• La Excusa (2013)
• Esa Soy Yo (2013)
• At Last (2014)
• Jurame (2015)
• Que Te Vaya Bien (2016)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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