María Raquenel Portillo Jiménez, also known as Mary Boquitas, is a Mexican singer and actress. She was born in Tamaulipas.
In the early 1980s, she auditioned with tycoon music producer Sergio Andrade to be a singer, with whom she married when she was 15 years old. In 1985, Andrade formed a girl group, managed by himself. Portillo was chosen for the group; the name "Boquitas Pintadas" was chosen because it sounded very different from the names of other typical teenage bands of the era, many of which tried to copy Menudo with their name. Because of the band's name, Mary Raquenel Portillo later became known as "Mary Boquitas".
Gloria Trevi was another member of the band. "Boquitas Pintadas" had five members in total; however, it was Trevi and Portillo who were able to forge a friendship that went beyond their days at "Boquitas Pintadas". She continued living with Sergio Andrade, and was a backup singer at Gloria Trevi's performances as well. She and Andrade got divorced in 1990.
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