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From Mariah Carey to Daisy Fuentes, we countdown the eleven women that have fallen for this Latin heartbreaker
Por People en Español Staff
Publicado en Agosto 7, 2009 03:00PM EDT
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LUCÍA MÉNDEZ
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: Their relationship was very brief and lasted only a few months.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: At an event in Mexico in the late 80's.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: According to the actress, though Luismi loved her very much, the age difference played an important role in their breakup. "He was 20 and I was 30," she said recently. She moved on and continued her acting and singing career. In 2004, she married the accountant Arturo Jordan and after three years they separated in the midst of mutual attacks.
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STEPHANIE SALAS
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: Nobody knows, but they dated in the late 80's.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: This is one of Luis Miguel's most mysterious relationships, but since Salas is the granddaughter of the famous Silvia Pinal, it's not hard to imagine that they met at a party or that a common friend introduced them.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: Though she has kept her distance from the singer, her daughter, Michelle Salas, does keep a good relationship with her presumed father. Recently she launched her album Tuna, and when Luismi's second child with Aracely Arámbula was born, she wished them good luck and a future with 15 children together.
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MARIANA YAZBEK
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: One year.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: In 1987 while filming the video "Cuando calienta el sol" (When the Sun Heats Up) and, though she was a photographer and not a model, he asked her to appear on the video.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: After living together for a while and ending their relationship, she continued working as a photographer and received national and worldwide recognition for her work. She recently said that Luismi will always be an important man in her life and wished him luck.
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ISSABELA CAMIL
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: Five years, from 1989 to 1994.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: They knew each other as children because their parents were friends, but it wasn't until their teen years that they fell in love.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: The actress ended her relationship with Luismi because she wanted more space and time for her career. She later met actor Sergio Mayer, with whom she has a daughter and whom she married a few months ago after years living together.
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SOFÍA VERGARA
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: It was an on-and-off relationship beginning in 1995.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: The Colombian and the singer had their first official date in Miami, though it is said that they met at the Viña del Mar Festival in 1995.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: Vergara, who seems to maintain a cordial relationship with Luis Miguel, packed her bags and left for Hollywood, where she has acted in a number of films. She also performed recently on the Broadway musical, Chicago.
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DAISY FUENTES
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: Almost five years in the mid-90's.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: In an interview the former MTV anchor did with him.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: Though the model's career kept growing with TV programs and multiple advertising contracts, the breakup was a hard blow for Fuentes, who did not have another formal relationship until four years later with singer Matt Goss. Today, Fuentes has her own line of hair products and a line of clothes.
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MARIAH CAREY
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: Three years.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: At a Christmas party in Aspen, CO, where they were both skiing.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: The diva suffered a nervous breakdown in the summer of 2001, which coincided with the breakup with Luismi. After a brief retirement, the singer revamped her career and last year married singer Nick Cannon, with whom she lives happily.
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MYRKA DELLANOS
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: Two years.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: In an interview the TV anchor did with him.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: The Cuban American journalist wrote a self-help book, Triunfa y sé feliz (Be Successful and Happy), became the image of Colgate, and last year, in an effort to restart her life, married Ulysses Alonso, finding herself in the midst of a scandal after he beat her up. Now she's alone and no longer works in the media. It is rumored that to this day she has not been able to forget Luismi.
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ARACELY ARÁMBULA
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: They started dating in March 2005.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: It is not known, though the first pictures of the couple were taken at a nightclub in Luis Miguel's favorite city: Acapulco, Mexico.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: She was trying to combine career and love. While she flew to Luis Miguel's side on weekends, from Monday to Friday she took care of her projects. Then came their children, Miguelito and Daniel, and now that she's making a comeback to telenovelas with Corazón Salvaje (Wild Heart), the rumor persists that their relationship has ended, though neither of them has confirmed it.
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KENITA LARRAÍN
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: The Chilean media says they're still living their romance at this very moment.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: At a casino in Punta del Este, Uruguay, at the end of 2004.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: Months after meeting him, in February 2005, the Chilean model canceled her wedding plans with soccer star Iván Zamorano. A year later, she married professional tennis player Marcelo Ríos and separated from him after only a few months. In November of last year, the model and the singer were together in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and last May they were photographed at a casino on the Turcos and Caicos Islands.
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GENOVEVA CASANOVA
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HOW LONG DID THEY LAST?: It is said they're still romantically involved.
HOW DID THEY MEET?: According to her father, the couple was introduced by common friends in 2005.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?: When she met the singer four years ago, it started as a simple friendship since the Mexican socialite was at the time married to horse rider Cayetano Martínez de Irujo, with whom she had two children, and whom she divorced in 2007. During the last month, she has been photographed with Luis Miguel in Florence, Italy, and in Spain, precisely amid rumors that the singer and the mother of his children no longer have a relationship.
