Biography

Mariana Garza Alardín, (born October 19, 1970, in Madrid, Spain) is a Mexican singer and actress. Mariana Garza is the daughter of Ana Silvia Garza, (and the granddaughter of Ramiro Garza and Mexican poet Carmen Alardín). She has a brother, Sebastián.

Her first work was "Elisa" in 1979. Next year, Mariana debuted on theater, in the play "La Maravilla de crecer". Her success started in 1982, when Mariana joined the band "Timbiriche".

In 1987,with the greater success of the band, Mariana decided to leave to concentrate on her career as an actress.

Mariana has performed in several soap operas such as "Flor y Canela" and Alcanzar Una Estrella, her big success. As a TV host, Mariana participated in the popular Mexican program "Mi barrio" (My Neighborhood) for almost two years.

In her personal life, Mariana is married with actor Pablo Perroni and is the mother of two daughters, Shamadhi (from her first marriage) and Maria.

In 2001 she released her only record as a solo artist, called "Todo Tiene Tambor". However her most remembered hit was "Alcanzar una Estrella" from the soap opera of same title.

Mariana during 2013 co-starred in Mentir para Vivir (Lying to Live), as Maria Jiménez Flores, Sebastián's mother, a "lunatic, suffers from epilepsy, dies because of tumor".

In 2017, Mariana joined the original founding members of Timbiriche (current line up includes original members Sasha Sokol, Benny Ibarra, Alix Bauer, Erik Rubin, Mariana Garza and Diego Schoening) to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the group. The tour will continue into 2018.