Aracely Arámbula was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. She declared her intentions of wanting to become an entertainer when she was a child. She would act and sing whenever the opportunity arose, although not as a professional. Usually regarded as a "beauty," Arámbula consistently took the titles in school beauty pageants. She also participated in the Rostro del Heraldo contest, which she won in 1992.[citations needed] She is also related to Doroteo Arango Arámbula also known as Pancho Villa; he was provisional Governor of Chihuahua from 1913 and 1914. Arámbula then moved to Mexico City, where she was accepted into the Televisa acting school. She advanced rapidly as an actress after graduating from the Centro de Educación Artística (Artistic Education Center), going straight to Televisa's telenovelas, although she began with small roles only at first. Her first telenovela was Prisionera de amor (Prisoner of Love) (1994). She accepted several other minor telenovela roles, rapidly achieving favored status in Latin America. In 1998, she was given her first chance at starring in a telenovela ensemble in Soñadoras (Dreamers). In 1999, she played the character María Elena Hernández in Alma Rebelde (Rebellious Soul). In 2000, she starred in Abrázame muy fuerte (Embrace Me Tightly). In 2002, Arámbula starred in Las vías del amor (The Ways of Love). This was her last role as a television soap star. By 2005, Arámbula had begun on another phase of her career, touring for the first time as a professional singer. Arámbula recently appeared on the H para Hombres magazine, being one of the sold out issues of this magazine.[citation needed] Arambula is also featured in current running magazine ads for Hanes underwear with the slogan "Look who we've got our Hanes on now." The advertising campaign also featured other various celebrities including Michael Jordan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Marisa Tomei, Damon Wayans, Matthew Perry, and on Spanish-language advertising, Pablo Montero. In 2006, the campaign added Kevin Bacon and Christina Applegate to their lineup. Arámbula had a relationship with Eduardo Verastegui. Arámbula and Luis Miguel had a child in January 1, 2007, a boy named Miguel. She gave birth at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Their second child, a boy, was born on December 18, 2008.
