Carina Ricco
Born (1967-11-27) November 27, 1967
Veracruz, México
NationalityMexican
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1994; died 2003)
Children2

Carina Ricco (born November 27, 1968, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, singer, musician, producer and composer. In 2007 she opened her own music record company. She is the widow of Eduardo Palomo, father of her two kids, Fiona and Luca.

Biography

Born in the port city of Veracruz, Mexico of Spanish and Italian origin, Carina spent her childhood in Argentina, where she began exploring the world of music as a very young child. She started her professional musical career, in earnest, once back in Mexico as a teenager.

In 1987, she won the "La Figura del Año" ('The Model of the Year') award, which allowed her to work as a professional model. Second place in the contest was taken by actress Cynthia Klitbo, and third place was taken by actress Angélica Rivera (First Lady of Mexico from 2012 to 2018).

In 1993 she released her first solo album, Del Cabello a los Pies (Head to Toe), and toured Central and South America. She is most proud of her performances at the “Viña del Mar Festival”, where she was her country’s representative.

In 1997 she released Sueños Urbanos (Urban Dreams), the album in which we discover more about Carina as songwriter with themes composed by her. Her single Solo Quiero reached the pinnacle of popularity.

Despite interest from major record labels Carina chose to start her own record company. In 2007 Damselfly Records gives birth to Viaje Personal.

Carina is a singer, musician and composer with versatile talent who has also explored film, theatre and television, both as an actress and as a producer.

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