The 10 Brightest Spanish-Language Stars Right Now!

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Maite Perroni, 28

Why her star shines bright: Maite Perroni kisses William Levy everyday on the set of her hit Univision telenovela, Triunfo del Amor. That alone should make for a great year, right? But Maite is one of those extra-lucky people. The Mexican-actress, whose career was launched as a member of the Latin Grammy nominated pop group RBD, is best known for her roles as Guadalupe "Lupita" Fernández in Rebelde (2004-2006), and as María de Jesús "Marichuy" Velarde in Cuidado con el Ángel, and this year, Univision fans started calling her the "queen of telenovelas."

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