Born in Madrid on December 23, 1982, Beatríz Luengo made her feature film debut in 2000's Pasión Adolescente, followed by a series of telenovela gigs that led to her being cast as Dolores "Lola" Fernandez in Un Pason Adelante, a series spotlighting a group of aspiring dancers and singers. When the show proved a commercial smash, producers spun off Luengo and several co-stars as the group UPA Dance, which recorded an album that sold in excess of a million copies across Europe. Despite the success of both the show and the group, Luengo nevertheless felt creatively stifled, and in 2005 left Un Paso Adelante to mount a solo career. Mi Generación followed later that year, with the title cut entering the Top Ten in France, Italy, and Portugal. ~ Jason Ankeny