Belinda Peregrín Schüll (born August 15, 1989 in Madrid, Spain), is a Latin Grammy Award nominated Spanish-born Mexican singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She is best known for her dual role playing identical twins Mariana Cantú and Silvana Del Valle in popular Mexican children's telenovela, Cómplices Al Rescate and as a singer.

Early life

Belinda was born in Madrid, Spain on August 15, 1989 to a Spanish father, Ignacio Peregrín and French mother, Belinda Schüll. She has a younger brother named Ignacio. Peregrin and her family moved to Mexico City, Mexico when she was four years old and has lived there ever since.

Television career

At a very early age Belinda showed an incredible talent for singing, acting and making home videos that she wrote and filmed herself. When she was 10, she starred in her first TV series entitled ¡Amigos X Siempre!, produced by Televisa in Mexico and contributed to a soundtrack for the program. Her second role was playing Violeta in the telenovela Aventuras En El Tiempo, that also starred Christopher Uckermann. Following the success of ¡Amigos X Siempre! and Aventuras En El Tiempo, Belinda starred in the dual role playing identical twins, Mariana Cantú and Silvana Del Valle, who were separated at birth in the popular children's telenovela, Cómplices Al Rescate. She recorded a soundtrack for the show, and received her first Latin Grammy nomination for her work on the soundtrack. Before the second season started, Belinda dropped out of the show in order to pursue other projects. For the remainder of the series, her role was played by Mexican actress and singer, Daniela Lujan.