# Dulce María
**Dulce María** (full name Dulce María Espinoza Saviñón) is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to international fame as a member of the pop group RBD, formed from the 2004 Televisa telenovela *Rebelde*, in which she played Roberta Pardo. She has since built a solo career spanning the albums *Extranjera*, *Sin Fronteras*, *DM*, and *Origen*, and works as an independent artist.[1](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952) • [2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dulce-mar%C3%ADa-mn0000126311)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985, Mexico City, Mexico[1](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952) |
| Breakthrough | Cast as Roberta Pardo in *Rebelde* (2004) at age 18; sang in RBD, the group born from the series[3](https://los40.com/2024/10/07/dulce-maria-le-escribe-una-emotiva-carta-a-roberta-de-rebelde-no-es-un-adios-es-un-hasta-siempre/) |
| RBD record | Nine studio albums and 20 million records sold worldwide before the group disbanded after its 2008 Gira del Adiós tour[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dulce-mar%C3%ADa-mn0000126311) |
| Solo debut | "Inevitable" (2010), first official solo single, opening the *Extranjera* project[1](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952) |
| Solo albums | *Extranjera* (2010–2011), *Sin Fronteras* (2013), *DM* (2017), *Origen* (2021)[4](https://www.shazam.com/artist/dulce-mar%C3%ADa/266013979) |
| Chart peaks | *Extranjera: Primera Parte* reached No. 11 on Billboard's Latin Pop Albums chart; *Sin Fronteras* reached No. 6 on the same chart[5](https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/30276923295) |
| Reunion | Joined the 2023 Soy Rebelde Tour with RBD across Latin America and the United States[6](https://www.vogue.mx/articulo/dulce-maria-portada-vogue-belleza-septiembre-2023) |
## Child performer
Dulce María started in television commercials at age five and moved into children's programming, appearing on *Plaza Sésamo* (Mexico's version of *Sesame Street*), *El Club de Gaby*, and the Discovery Kids channel from 1993.[1](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952) • [7](https://www.televisa.com/canal5/canal5/dulce-maria-en-fotos-de-su-paso-por-plaza-sesamo-en-canal-5-hasta-rbd-y-su-carrera-musical-fotos/) Between 1996 and 1999 she was a member of the children's pop group Kids, after which she moved into telenovelas and films.[1](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952)
At the start of the 2000s she joined the group Jeans, where she gained visibility through her looks and her solo lines on the songs "Entre azul y buenas noches" and "Corazón confidente", leaving the group two years later.[7](https://www.televisa.com/canal5/canal5/dulce-maria-en-fotos-de-su-paso-por-plaza-sesamo-en-canal-5-hasta-rbd-y-su-carrera-musical-fotos/)
## Rebelde and RBD
In 2004, at 18, she was cast as Roberta Pardo in the Televisa youth telenovela *Rebelde*. The role changed her life, she later wrote in a 20th-anniversary letter to the character, catapulting her to fame in both acting and music.[3](https://los40.com/2024/10/07/dulce-maria-le-escribe-una-emotiva-carta-a-roberta-de-rebelde-no-es-un-adios-es-un-hasta-siempre/) The six principal actors, including Anahí, Maite Perroni, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher Uckermann, and Christian Chávez, formed the pop group RBD, which achieved international success.[8](https://www.musica.com/dulce-maria/biografia)
RBD became one of the best-selling Spanish-language groups of the early 2000s, releasing nine studio albums and selling 20 million records worldwide before disbanding after the 2008 Gira del Adiós world tour.[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dulce-mar%C3%ADa-mn0000126311) The farewell tour closed on 21 December 2008 at the former Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid before 15,000 spectators.[9](https://los40.com/2023/10/06/rbd-en-los-premios-billboard-de-la-musica-latina-quisimos-volver-a-lo-grande-y-es-terapeutico/) During the group's run she also appeared in the spin-off series *RBD: La Familia* (2007).[5](https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/30276923295)
## Solo career
After RBD's separation was announced in August 2008, Dulce María turned to her individual career. Her first official solo single was "Inevitable" in 2010; although she had recorded songs such as "Verano" in 2009 for the telenovela *Verano de amor*, "Inevitable" marked her formal solo debut with the album *Extranjera*.[1](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952) *Extranjera: Primera Parte* reached No. 11 on Billboard's Latin Pop Albums chart and No. 66 on Top Latin Albums, and the 2011 follow-up *Extranjera Segunda Parte* reached No. 20 on the Latin Pop chart.[5](https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/30276923295)
She has remained the most prolific recording artist among RBD's female members, releasing *Sin Fronteras* (2013), *DM* (2017), and *Origen* (2021).[10](https://remezcla.com/lists/music/rbd-where-are-they-now/) *Sin Fronteras*, released in 2014, reached [No. 6](https://www.edgepedia.org/no-6) on the Latin Pop chart and No. 40 on the Latin Albums chart; *DM* entered the Mexican Top 10 in 2017.[5](https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/30276923295) *Origen* compiled songs written over the years that had been left off her earlier solo albums; its first single, "Más tuya que mía", was presented in 2020 during the pandemic.[1](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952) • [11](https://www.lasestrellas.tv/espectaculos-1/musica-1/dulce-maria-no-me-considero-poeta-ni-intelectual) In 2012 she recorded "Es un drama", the theme song for MTV Latin America's third novela, *Último Año*.[12](https://ir.paramount.com/static-files/c3f0b510-c981-4035-9520-d4cf282fb8a9)
Her acting work after RBD includes *Mujeres Asesinas 3* (2010), the film *¿Alguien ha visto a Lupita?* (2011), *Mentir Para Vivir* (2013), *Corazón que Miente* (2016), *Falsa Identidad* (2020), and *Pienso en ti* (2023).[13](https://www.palomeragroup.com.mx/gptalent/dulce-maria/)
## Writing
In 2008, the year RBD's separation was announced, she published her first book, *Dulce Amargo*, a collection of poems and personal experiences.[1](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952) The book took her to venues outside television and music, including the Guadalajara International Book Fair. She has said she does not consider herself a poet, describing her writing as thoughts, feelings, and reflections rather than formal poetry, and citing [Mario Benedetti](https://www.edgepedia.org/mario-benedetti), Pablo Neruda, Eduardo Galeano, and [Paulo Coelho](https://www.edgepedia.org/paulo-coelho) as influences.[11](https://www.lasestrellas.tv/espectaculos-1/musica-1/dulce-maria-no-me-considero-poeta-ni-intelectual)
## RBD reunion and independent era
In 2023, twenty years after *Rebelde* premiered, RBD reunited for the Soy Rebelde Tour across Latin America and the United States; [Alfonso Herrera](https://www.edgepedia.org/alfonso-herrera) did not take part in the reunion.[6](https://www.vogue.mx/articulo/dulce-maria-portada-vogue-belleza-septiembre-2023) Dulce María described returning to songs the group had not sung in fifteen years as an intense experience, and toured as a mother, accompanied by her daughter María Paula and her husband Paco.[6](https://www.vogue.mx/articulo/dulce-maria-portada-vogue-belleza-septiembre-2023) • [14](https://es.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RSESP_029_RBD_DIGITAL.pdf)
Since the reunion she has produced her music independently, a path she calls creatively freeing but challenging because it brings less visibility. Her recent singles include "Jaula de Oro" (June 2025), a pop-rock song about breaking free of confining relationships, jobs, and habits, written with the songwriters Ana Sof and Emilia Vega and produced by Fernando Boix; "G.R.A.C.I.A.S." (November 2025), about gratitude when things do not go as hoped; and "Casi algo" (2026), about relationships that never fully form.[15](https://es.rollingstone.com/dulce-maria-abre-su-jaula-de-oro/) • [16](https://amp.milenio.com/espectaculos/musica/dulce-maria-camino-musical-independiente-difiere-modas) "Jaula de Oro" accumulated 1.8 million YouTube views and more than 780,000 Spotify plays, and "G.R.A.C.I.A.S." 950,000 YouTube views and 290,000 Spotify plays.[16](https://amp.milenio.com/espectaculos/musica/dulce-maria-camino-musical-independiente-difiere-modas) She has maintained a particularly loyal following in Brazil, where she has collaborated with artists including [Marília Mendonça](https://www.edgepedia.org/marilia-mendonca).[17](https://www.grupoanimal.mx/entretenimiento/entre-los-casi-algo-y-su-embarazo-dulce-maria-sigue-sus-planes-musicales) • [10](https://remezcla.com/lists/music/rbd-where-are-they-now/)
## References
1. [Biografía de Dulce María, CMTV](https://www.cmtv.com.ar/biografia/show.php?bnid=1952)
2. [Dulce María – Biography, AllMusic (Jon O'Brien)](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dulce-mar%C3%ADa-mn0000126311)
3. [Dulce María le escribe una emotiva carta a Roberta de 'Rebelde', LOS40 (2024)](https://los40.com/2024/10/07/dulce-maria-le-escribe-una-emotiva-carta-a-roberta-de-rebelde-no-es-un-adios-es-un-hasta-siempre/)
4. [Dulce María, Shazam artist page](https://www.shazam.com/artist/dulce-mar%C3%ADa/266013979)
5. [Dulce María, Universal Music France](https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/30276923295)
6. [Dulce María en portada de Vogue: Entrevista exclusiva, Vogue México (2023)](https://www.vogue.mx/articulo/dulce-maria-portada-vogue-belleza-septiembre-2023)
7. [Dulce María en fotos: de Plaza Sésamo a RBD, Canal 5](https://www.televisa.com/canal5/canal5/dulce-maria-en-fotos-de-su-paso-por-plaza-sesamo-en-canal-5-hasta-rbd-y-su-carrera-musical-fotos/)
8. [Biografía de Dulce María, Musica.com](https://www.musica.com/dulce-maria/biografia)
9. [RBD, en los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina, LOS40 (2023)](https://los40.com/2023/10/06/rbd-en-los-premios-billboard-de-la-musica-latina-quisimos-volver-a-lo-grande-y-es-terapeutico/)
10. [RBD: Where Are the Six Members of the Mexican Pop Group Now?](https://remezcla.com/lists/music/rbd-where-are-they-now/)
11. [Dulce María: 'No me considero poeta ni intelectual', Las Estrellas](https://www.lasestrellas.tv/espectaculos-1/musica-1/dulce-maria-no-me-considero-poeta-ni-intelectual)
12. [Dulce Maria to sing theme song for MTV Latin America's "Ultimo Ano", Paramount press release (2012)](https://ir.paramount.com/static-files/c3f0b510-c981-4035-9520-d4cf282fb8a9)
13. [Dulce María, Palomera Group talent profile](https://www.palomeragroup.com.mx/gptalent/dulce-maria/)
14. [Rolling Stone en Español RBD digital special (2024)](https://es.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RSESP_029_RBD_DIGITAL.pdf)
15. [Dulce María abre su 'Jaula de Oro', Rolling Stone en Español (2025)](https://es.rollingstone.com/dulce-maria-abre-su-jaula-de-oro/)
16. ["No voy por lo que está de moda": Dulce María presenta nuevo sencillo, Milenio (2026)](https://amp.milenio.com/espectaculos/musica/dulce-maria-camino-musical-independiente-difiere-modas)
17. [Entre los "Casi algo" y su embarazo, Dulce María sigue sus planes musicales, Grupo Animal (2026)](https://www.grupoanimal.mx/entretenimiento/entre-los-casi-algo-y-su-embarazo-dulce-maria-sigue-sus-planes-musicales)
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