Dulce Maria

Dulce María (born Dulce María Espinosa Saviñón, December 6, 1985) known as Dulce Maria, is a Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter. In October 2009 she announced she had signed a contract with Universal Music and will be recording a solo album, to be released in 2010.

Early life
Dulce María Espinosa Saviñón was born on December 6, 1985 in Mexico City, Federal District.[2] She has two sisters, Blanca and Claudia. As a child, Dulce María began doing television commercials. In 1993, at the age of 8, she was cast on Plaza Sesamo, Mexico's equivalent to Sesame Street. She was later cast on El Club de Gaby and participated in several specials on the Mexican Discovery Kids channel.[2]. She began to work in soap operas in Televisa but she discovered her real passion in a musical opportunity.

Music career
Dulce signing autographs In 1996 Dulce joined the Mexican music group K.I.D.S.. They were very popular among children in Mexico and released two hit singles, La mejor de tus sonrisas and Prende el switch. In 1999, Dulce decided to leave the group due to personal reasons.[2] After her departure from K.I.D.S., Dulce and her then boyfriend, Daniel Habif, also an ex-member of K.I.D.S., decided to start their own group called D&D. They recorded five songs, but for unknown reasons, split up.[2] In early 2000, Dulce replaced Angie in Jeans, a female Latin pop group.[2] She left after two years due to management problems.

Dulce began acting in telenovelas and was eventually cast as one of the main characters in Rebelde. The success of Rebelde, launched RBD. To date RBD has made 9 studio albums, including albums in Spanish, Portuguese and English. They have sold over 15 million albums worldwide, and have toured across Mexico, South America, Serbia, Romania the United States, and Spain. On August 15, 2008, RBD released a message telling fans that they had decided to split up. They went on one final tour, Gira Del Adios World Tour which ended in early 2009. Following the breakup of RBD, Dulce announced that she will begin recording in 2009 as a solo artist.[3] Her album is set to debut sometime in 2010.[3]