Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (Spanish pronunciation: [pauˈlina ˈruβjo]; born 17 June 1971), generally known professionally as Paulina Rubio, is a Mexican singer, actress, television music competition judge, hostess, model, and businesswoman. She achieved recognition as original member of the pop group Timbiriche from 1982 through 1991, where she stood out as one of the main members. She appeared in 3 Mexican soap operas and 1 film in her first years of professional artistic career. Since then, Rubio has been a recording artist and has achieved commercial success in the entertainment industry and has been recognised with honorific nicknames, the most notably as the "Queen of Latin Pop".