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In the Name of Fame

Por People Staff Updated Enero 18, 2008
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principal Nombres ingles: Bono, Daniela Romo, Pedro Fernandez
Stars often ditch their real names and go for more glamorous pseudonyms. You'll never believe what they used to be called!
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BONO

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Born Paul David Hewson, the U2 artist got his stage name from a childhood friend who used to call him Bona vox, which means "good voice" in Latin. The Irish singer later modified it to his liking.

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DANIELA ROMO

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The popular Mexican actress and singer was born Teresa Premanes Corona. Now why would you want to change that?

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PEDRO FERNÁNDEZ

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Guess where José Martín Cuevas Cobos got his celebrity alias? From his music idols: Pedro Infante and Vicente Fernández.

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ANA BÁRBARA

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Ladies and gentleman, we present to you...Altagracia Ugalde Mota! For some reason the Mexican singer didn't like her real name.

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IVY QUEEN

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The reggaeton diva was born Martha Ivelisse Pesante. Martha! Good thing she adopted the pseudonym at 18 when she kicked off her career in the rap world.

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ANA GABRIEL

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To a Mexican father and a mother of Chinese descent, the singer was born María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, which she changed in 1979.

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ALEKS SYNTEK

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As a kid, the Mexican musician didn't have a piano, so he would always ask his friend if he could play theirs, so they would call him "el sin teclado" ("the keyboard-less man"). When he started his career, Raúl Alejandro Escajadillo Peña adapted the nickname to a stage name.

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SARA MONTIEL

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María Antonia Abad Fernández shortened her name to María Alejandra for the movie Te quiero para mí. Then a family friend recommended that she be known as something entirely different, so they came up with Sara Montiel.

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CARMEN MONTEJO

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In her native Cuba, the beautiful actress was called María Teresa Sánchez González, which she changed when she arrived to Mexico in 1940.

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JOAN SEBASTIAN

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In 1977, the Mexican singer decided to go for an alias and lose José Manuel Figueroa, in honor of Saint Sebastián.

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LUPITA D'ALESSIO

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In real life, the Mexican singer's name isn't nearly as glamorous as her stage name. She was born Guadalupe Contreras Ramos.

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ÉRIKA BUENFIL

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The Mexican actress was formerly known as Teresa de Jesús Buenfil.

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RITA HAYWORTH

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The true name of the legendary actress was Margarita Carmen Cansino. In 1937, she decided to cut down her first name and take her mom's last name, Volga Hayworth.

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DEMI MOORE

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It would have been a task for Demetria Gene Guynes to get famous, which is why the actress opted for a pseudonym.

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MARILYN MONROE

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The deceased actress, model and iconic sex symbol was actually born Norma Jeane Mortenson, but she adopted the stage name in 1946, then changed it legally in 1956.

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    1 of 15 BONO
    2 of 15 DANIELA ROMO
    3 of 15 PEDRO FERNÁNDEZ
    4 of 15 ANA BÁRBARA
    5 of 15 IVY QUEEN
    6 of 15 ANA GABRIEL
    7 of 15 ALEKS SYNTEK
    8 of 15 SARA MONTIEL
    9 of 15 CARMEN MONTEJO
    10 of 15 JOAN SEBASTIAN
    11 of 15 LUPITA D'ALESSIO
    12 of 15 ÉRIKA BUENFIL
    13 of 15 RITA HAYWORTH
    14 of 15 DEMI MOORE
    15 of 15 MARILYN MONROE

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