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Date of Birth

16 January 1974, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Birth Name

Ivonne Iglesias de Aldecoa

Height

5' 5¼" (1.66 m)

Spouse

Jeffrey Stephen Armant

(? - ?) (divorced)

Trivia

Is the granddaughter of the famous tenor Plácido Domingo

Mother is Mexican child actress María Gracia and biological father is José Dominguez, Plácido Domingo's first son. Her stepfather is José Ángel Iglesias.

Mother revealed her true parentage when she was 15 years old. Until then, she was under the impression that her step-father was her biological father.

First Mexican to appear in a pictorial in Playboy in the United States.

Winner of the 2nd edition of Big Brother V.I.P. in Spain, known as "Gran hermano VIP: El desafío" (2004). She was awarded 60,000 euros, or about US $81,000. She was selected by the Spanish television audience with 62% of the vote as the winner of the reality show after living and competing against other celebrities for 3 months in the same household. Upon learning that she was the winner, she hugged her mother and sobbed, "This was for you, this was for you!".

Ivonne began her journey in front of the camera when she was fifteen years old. Her first acting job was a commercial for Ricolino candies. Shortly after her initiation, Ivonne booked bit parts on a few popular Mexican soap operas.

'Armant' is her ex-husband's last name. After separating, she liked it so much that she decided to keep it as her artistic name.

Personal Quotes

The earthquake in México City had just happened. On television, my father Pepe (José Domingo) was saying that he had lived in the building Nuevo León with his first wife Margarita and their daughter Ivonne. My mother was afraid that I would find out the truth from other people, so she decided to tell me of whom I was the daughter and granddaughter of. Imagine my surprise! I already admired Plácido Domingo when I watched him on television, and when I found out he was my grandfather, I couldn't believe it!

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