Maria Conchita Alonso was born Maria Concepcion Alonso Bustillo on June 29, 1955 in Cienfuegos, Cuba, but raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She was crowned Miss Teenager World in 1971 and later as Miss Distrito Federal became the first runner up in the Miss Venezuela 1975 competition placing later that year in the top seven of the Miss World 1975. She became a popular actress in Latin America, working in ten telenovelas (soap operas) and starred in a quartet of Venezuelan films. She was also a popular singer, and has three Grammy Award nominations.
In 1982, she emigrated to the United States, and made her Hollywood film debut in
Paul Mazursky's
Moscow on the Hudson (1984), opposite
Robin Williams. She also starred in movies such as
Touch and Go (1986),
Extreme Prejudice (1987),
The Running Man (1987),
Colors (1988),
Vampire's Kiss (1988),
Predator 2 (1990) and
The House of the Spirits (1993). In 1995, she was playing Aurora/Spider Woman in a Broadway production of "Kiss of the Spider Woman", making her the first South American woman to star on the Great White Way.
Downtown Bus(2026)as Maria
Kill Em All 2(2024)as Agent Sanders
Pepito's Mamadas(2022)as Aita Rico
Sallywood(2024)as Venetia Boyd
Proof Sheet(2023)as Chrisanta
Return to Babylon(2013)
Dark Moon Rising(2009)
Blind Heat(2001)
El Secreto del Retrato
Exposé(2000)
Diva Dog: Pit Bull on Wheels(2005)
Monty and the Movies
Scarface: The World Is Yours(2006)
Americano(2005)
Chasing Papi(2003)
El grito en el cielo(1998)
¿ Quién es la Máscara?(2021)as Self - Orquídea
La Movida Miami(2020)as Self
Ni una Lagrima Mas(2020)as Ella misma
Voices of our Children(2019)as Self
Ready Set Live with Gary Quinn(2019)as Self
The Story of Late Night(2021)as Self
Minty Comedic Arts(2015)as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race(2009)as Self - Guest Judge
Sé lo que hicisteis la última semana(2006)as Self
