Julissa
# Julissa

Julissa (born Julia Isabel de Llano Macedo; 8 April 1944) is a Mexican actress, producer and singer. She is the daughter of radio and television personality Luis de Llano Palmer and actress Rita Macedo. Her children are: Benny Ibarra (a singer, musician, producer and actor) and Alejandro Ibarra (actor and singer); and her brother is a Televisa staff producer, Luis de Llano Macedo. She belongs to the so-called Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

## Early life and career

### Music

At age 14, Julissa began a singing career in a rock group called The Spitfires; it was formed by her brother, Luis. She won 2nd place in a radio competition before she was signed to a contract by CBS and she recorded rock albums from 1961 to 1964. She recorded a single, Corazón Salvaje / Te Necesito, released on Capitol Records in 1966. Julissa gave a new air to the original song "Teacher's Pet" by Doris Day, by reinterpreting it in the song "La favorita del profesor" ("The Teacher's Favorite").

### Theatre

She started to act and then started a career where she is a leading theatre producer in Mexico bringing into the country well-known Broadway productions such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Pippin.

She was a cast member of the 1975 Mexico production of The Rocky Horror Show; a young Aida Pierce was a chorus member.

## Filmography

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Espiritismo | Rosario | (credited as Julisa Macedo) |
| 1963 | La Maldición de la Llorona | Female Stagecoach Passenger | (credited as Julissa del Llano) other title - The Curse of the Crying Woman |
| 1964 | Prohibido Soñar | | |
| 1964 | The Age of Violence | | other title - La Edad de la Violencia(original title) |
| 1964 | En la Mitad del Mundo | | (credited as Julissa Herrera) |
| 1964 | Los Novias de Mis Hijas | Maria | |
| 1964 | El Robo al Tren Correo | | |
| 1965 | El Pueblo Fantasma | | other title - Ghost Town |
| 1965 | Diablos en el Cielo | | |
| 1965 | Sinful | Lidia | other title - El Pecador (original title) |
| 1965 | Nacidos Para Cantar | | |
| 1965 | El Dengue del Amor | | |
| 1965 | Las dos Elenas | Elena | |
| 1966 | Una Señora Estupenda | Mercedes | |
| 1966 | Nosotros los Jóvenes | Carmen | |
| 1966 | Tirando a Gol | | |
| 1966 | Me Cansé de Rogarle | | |
| 1967 | Pedro Páramo | Ana Rentería | |
| 1967 | Si Quiero | | |
| 1967 | Qué hombre tan sin embargo | Laura | |
| 1967 | Juego Peligroso | Claudia (segment "HO") | |
| 1967 | The Outsiders | Paloma | other title - Los Caifanes (original title) |
| 1967 | The Crazy World of the Young | | other title - El Mundo Loco de los Jóvenes (original title) |
| 1968 | Fear Chamber | Corinne Mandel | |
| 1968 | House of Evil | Lucy Durant | |
| 1968 | The Adolescents | | other title - The Adolescentes (original title) |
| 1968 | Despedida de Casada | Sonia Vargas | |
| 1968 | A Wedding Night Essay | | other title - Ensayo de una Noche de Bodas (original title) |
| 1969 | Santa | Santa | |
| 1969 | Paula | | |
| 1970 | La Mentira | | |
| 1971 | Isle of the Snake People | Anabella Vandenberg | other titles - La Muerte Viviente (original title), Snake People |
| 1971 | Verano Ardiente | Marilu/Maria de la Luz Flores | other title - Hot Summer |
| 1972 | Una Mujer Honesta | | |
| 1972 | Tú, Yo, Nosotros | | Nominated – Ariel Award for Best Actress |
| 1972 | Victoria | | |
| 1973 | Las Cautivas | Lucía Gómez | |
| 1979 | Amor Libre | | |
| 1981 | La Pachange | Adela, Vicente's Wife | |
| 1981 | Oficio de Tinieblas | | |
| 1981 | D.F./Distrito Federal | | Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1982 | Aquel Famoso Remington | | |
| 1982 | Días de Combate | Elisa | |
| 1982 | 41, el hombre perfecto | Clarissa Machorro | |
| 1982 | Los Ojos de un Niño | Patricia | |
| 1982 | Cosa Fácil | Elisa Belascoaran | |
| 1983 | Los dos Carnales | | |
| 1984 | Prohibido Amar en Nueva York | | |
| 1986 | Más allá de la Muerte | Andrea/Laura | |
| 1994 | Amor que Mata | | |
| 2004 | El Mago | Raquel | other title - The Magician |
| 2005 | Rencor | Gertrudis Alcocer | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | Las Momias de Guanajuato | | |
| 1963 | Doña Macabra | | |
| 1964 | Premier Orfeon | | |
| 1964 | La Intrusa | Verónica | |
| 1964 | Casa de Vecinidad | Lupe | |
| 1964 | Estrellas | | |
| 1965 | La Mentira | Verónica | |
| 1966 | Wild Heart | Mónica Molnar del Diablo | other title - Corazón Salvaje (original title) |
| 1967 | Frontera | | |
| 1969 | Más allá de la Muerte | Estela Ballesteros | |
| 1971 | Velo de Novia | | |
| 1972 | Los Hermanos Coraje | Clara Barros/Diana Lemos/Marcia | |
| 1974 | El Manantial del Milagro | | |
| 1976 | Los Bandidos del Río Frío | Cecilia | |
| 1978 | Cartas Para una Victima | | |
| 1979 | Verónica | Veronica | |
| 1980 | Colorina | Rita | |
| 1986 | Hora Marcada | | |
| 1987 | Tal Como Somos | | also Producer |
| 1987 | La Indomable | - | Producer only |
| 1988 | Dulce Desafío | - | Producer only |
| 1989 | Violencia a Sangre Fria | | TV movie |
| 1994 | Agujetas de Color de Rosa | Lola | |
| 1996 | La Sombra del Otro | - | Producer only |
| 2003-04 | Velo de novia | Lia del Moral de Villaseñor | |
| 2002 | Desde Gayola | Luchis/ La Nena | |
| 2004 | ıDespierta América! | Herself | |
| 2004 | Cuatro Labios | Herself | |
| 2005 | 100 Mexicanos Dijeron | Herself | 1 episode - Padres vs Hijos |
| 2005 | Bajo el Mismo Techo | Julissa Acosta | 1 episode - La Visita de la Tía July |
| 2006 | Premios TV y Novelas 2006 | Herself | |
| 2006 | Nuestras Mejores Canciones | Marcela Andere de Méndez | |
| 2006–07 | La Fea Más Bella | Teresita Sáenz de Mendiola | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Premios TV y Novelas 2007 | Herself | |
| 2007-08 | Fuego en la Sangre | Raquel Uribe | 9 episodes |
| 2009 | Atrévete a Soñar | Doña Cristina "Cristi" Jiménez vda. de Peralta | |
| 2012-13 | Porque el Amor Manda | Doña Susana Arriaga | |
| 2014 | Como dice el dicho | Gertrudis | Episode: "La avaricia y la ambición" |

## Awards

### Music

| Year | Result | Award | Category |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Won | Golden and Platinum Discs | Album I (Mexico) |
| 1991 | Won | Golden Disc | Album I (Spain) |
| 1991 | Won | Golden Disc | Album II (Mexico) |
| 1992 | Won | The Eres Award | Best Youth Musical Group |
| 1992 | Won | Double Platinum Disc | Album I (Spain) |
| 1992 | Won | Golden Disc and Platinum Disc | Album II (Spain) |
| 1993 | Won | Golden Disc | Banda Rock (Mexico) |
| 1993 | Won | The Eres Award | Best Youth Musical Group of the Year |
| 1994 | Won | Furia Musical Award | Banda Rock |
| 1994 | Won | Double Golden Disc | El Album DOble (Spain) |
| 1994 | Won | Las Palms de Oro (Golden Palms) Award | |
| 1995 | Won | Golden Disc | The Album Hoy (Spain) |

Julissa was inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias in 1987 for her work in movies, television, theater and the recording industry, joining her parents. Her handprints would soon be joined by those of her brother; all four members of the De Llano-Macedo family have been honored in the Paseo.

