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Bessie Love

Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American actress. Born Juanita Horton in Midland, Texas, she moved with her family to Hollywood when she was young. When the family needed money, her mother sent her to Biograph Studios, where she met D.W. Griffith, who gave her a small part in Intolerance in 1916. She was selected one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922.

As her roles got larger, so did her popularity. She performed the Charleston in the movie The King on Main Street in 1925. She was able to successfully transition to talkies, and in 1929 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Broadway Melody.

Her career came to a quick halt soon after that, however, and she moved to the United Kingdom, where she had very small roles in several films. She made a small comeback in the 1980s with roles in Ragtime and in Reds.

She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6777 Hollywood Blvd.


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She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6777 Hollywood Blvd. On April of 2004, Mendez relocated for six months to Puerto Rico, for filming of a Hollywood movie. She made a small comeback in the 1980s with roles in Ragtime and in Reds. On Saturday, February 29 of 2004, she married for the second time, this time to a person unknown to the public. Her career came to a quick halt soon after that, however, and she moved to the United Kingdom, where she had very small roles in several films. Mendez is rumored to be planning a comeback into Latin American and Spanish United States television channels. She was able to successfully transition to talkies, and in 1929 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Broadway Melody. Lucia debutted as a writer of a soap opera in Miami in 1998.

She performed the Charleston in the movie The King on Main Street in 1925. The public and gossip magazines have also speculated of a supposed rivalry between her and Veronica Castro. As her roles got larger, so did her popularity. But even as she did lead a more private life, she was still under the public's eye, and she has been associated romantically with Luis Miguel and Vicente Fox, among others. She was selected one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922. After Amor de Nadie, Mendez semi-retired from acting, leading a more private life. Griffith, who gave her a small part in Intolerance in 1916. The soap opera's title song also became a smash hit for Mendez.

When the family needed money, her mother sent her to Biograph Studios, where she met D.W. In Amor de Nadie, she played a rape victim who has five men fighting for her love. Born Juanita Horton in Midland, Texas, she moved with her family to Hollywood when she was young. In 1990, Mendez came back with another super-hit soap opera, Amor de Nadie, alongside Saul Lisazo and Fernando Allende. Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 - April 26, 1986) was an American actress. Later on, she and Pedro Torres divorced. In 1988, she married producer Pedro Torres, and in 1989, she had her son Pedrito, who is her only child so far.

In Tu o Nadie, her brother played a pshysically challenged person. In 1986, she starred alongside Andres Garcia and Salvador Pineda in international super-hit Tu o Nadie, where she sang the Corazon de Piedra (Heart of Stone) song, which also became a smashing hit, on the Mexican and Latin American music charts. In 1983, she was crowned as Queen of Vina Del Mar at the prestigious Viņa Del Mar Festival in Chile. During the 1980s, her star kept on growing, as she reached international superstar status.

Subsequently, she was cast on many other soap oeras, and by the mid 1970s, she was a well known superstar throughout Mexico. She acted in her first soap opera, Paloma, simultaneusly. Mendez began her career in 1972, acting in a movie named Cabalgando a la Luna (Horse-riding to the Moon). She has been the star of several Spanish soap operas.

Lucia Leticia Mendez (born January 26, 1955) is a Mexican actress and singer.