Alessandra Rosaldo

Alejandra Sanchez Barraro or Alessandra Rosaldo (born September 11, 1971) is Mexican actress, singer and dancer. In 2006, she was the winner of the first prize in Televisa Network's, later broadcast on Univision Bailando por un Sueno (English translation: Dancing for a Dream) the Mexican version of the hit reality competition show Dancing with the Stars which in turn was based on the British reality competition show Strictly Come Dancing.

As an actress, she has played main and supporting roles in Mexican TV's soap operas. She has sold over 4 million records in the Spanish-speaking world as the lead singer of her own pop music band Sentidos Opuestos (English translation: Opposite Senses) as well as her solo career, for which she received the Lo Nuestro (English translation: Ours) Award for Rock New Artist of the Year at the 16th Lo Nuestro Awards.

Biography
Born Alessandra Sanchez Barraro to Gabriela Barrero and Jamie Sanchez Rosaldo, she was the first of three sisters, the others being Valeria and Mariana. She studied at the German school "Alexandra von Humboldt" in Mexico City where she learned fluent German and English and went on to finish her high school studies in the American school foundation also in Mexico City. Being the daughter of a successful pop music producer she came in contact with studio musicians and singers since her childhood and at age 12 she began to work with her father as a studio backup singer. In 2008, she became host of game show on the Telefutura network called Dame la Pista (English translation: Give Me the Hint) which in turn was an adaptation of the short-lived American game show Child's Play. She is married to comedian Eugenio Derbez since 2012. She has one daughter with Derbez named Aitana Derbez who was born in August 2014.

Telenovelas
1999-2000 - Actress in a leading role as Brenda Sakal in the TV production of DKDA, a soap opera produced by Luis de Llano for Televisa, Mexico.

2001 - Guest Appearance as La Flower n the TV production of Adventuras en el Tiempo (English translation: Adventures in Time), a soap opera produced by Rosi Ocampo for Televisa.

2002 - Actress in a supporting role as Karla Cancino in the TV production of Salome, a soap opera produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa.

2003-2004 - Actress in a leading role as Paulina Almazan in the TV production Amarte es mi Pecado (English translation: Loving You is My Sin).

2011 - Actress in a supporting role as Julia Mistral in the soap opera Ni Contigo Ni Sin Ti (English translation: Neither with you nor without you).

Goodson-Todman show hosted
Dame la Pista (2008)