El diez de enero/January 10th

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¡Feliz cumpleaños a ... Zuria Vega! (1989-      )
Zuria Vega with husband Alberto Guerra and daughter Lúa.
Photo from quien.com (click HERE)

Zuria Vega is a Mexican actress and singer who is known for her work on Un refugio para el amor, Mar de amor, Alma de hierro, El equípo, Sexo y otros secretos (SOS), and Qué pobres tan ricos, among other shows and movies. She is currently working on the telenovela Mi marido tiene familia, which is based on the South Korean series My Husband Got a Family and was just renewed for its second season (click HERE to see an episode). Daughter of Mexican actor Gonzalo Vega (1946-October 10, 2016 - click HERE to hear Vega speak to the press at the funeral of her father) and sister of actress Marimar Vega, Zuria often posts on social media about her life with daughter Lúa (in THIS cute video she asks her very awake daughter in the middle of the night: ¿No quieres dormir? ¿Qué haces? ¿No quieres dormir?).

Click HERE to read more about their family and see photos from Zuria's mother's family birthday celebration.

For resources for teaching Spanish, Level 1 through AP, CLICK HERE.

Other January 10th birthdays of note:

Facundo Gambandé: (1990-     ) Argentinian actor in the Disney Latin America series Violetta. Click HERE for a cute "Dibujando mi vida" video explaining how he came to be an actor.

 Manuel Azaña: (1880-1940) 7th President of Spain and President during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). He was opposed to the monarchy. When The Republic lost he was exiled (and died one year later). Born to a rich family, he was orphaned at a young age. He studied at the University of Complutense in Madrid.




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