Teresa Presmanes Corona was born on 27 August 1959 in
Mexico City, Mexico; her parents never married, and Daniela and her sister Patricia were raised by their grandmother. As a child she idolized
Rocío Dúrcal, whom she credits for inspiring her to become an actress and a recording artist. Performing in stage shows such as
Gypsy, Romo eventually ventured out into film and television where she would gain recognition making her film debut in
La casa del pelícano at the age of 17. Her first starring role on a television soap opera (or
telenovela) was in 1978 in
El Ardiente Secreto, an adaptation of
Jane Eyre. During her TV era, Romo would go on talk shows or variety shows of the time and sing. During this time, Chucho Ferrer, a popular producer at the time, saw the potential in Romo and offered to produce a record. An ambitious 20-year-old Romo took on this adventure and recorded her debut record
También Yo (also released as
Te pareces tanto a mí in 1985) released by
CBS Records. All of these songs were written by
singer-songwriter Lolita de la Colina. The album largely flopped due to the kind of material Romo was singing (mature balladry) and the public was not ready to take on this from such a young singer. Romo went on to do more film and TV, again garnering a hit on television with her soap
Déjame vivir in 1982. After six years away from television, Romo made her return to the small screen in the 1995 hit
Si Dios me quita la vida alongside
César Évora and
Omar Fierro. The
telenovela was followed by the variety show
Hoy con Daniela in 1996. The show was largely panned by critics and was cancelled after two seasons due to poor ratings. In 2001, however, she hosted
Univision's short-lived primetime game show
A Millón. That same year, she also won her first roles as a villain in
El Manantial, and was then seen in the lighthearted comedy
Las vias del amor a year later. In 2005, Romo released
Es la Nostalgia, a collection of acoustic ballads produced by Adrian Posse and that same year, she garnered much praise for her role as the evil Doña Juana in the period soap
Alborada. In 2006, Romo produced the musical
Cabaret in Mexico and in 2009 was the star in
Victor/Victoria on stage. In 2008, Romo starred in the TV series
Mujeres asesinas. She starred in the telenovelas
Sortilegio (2009) and
Triunfo del amor (2010). ==Music career==