After graduation, Alicia moved to Los Angeles and struggled to attain success as an actress. Her big break came when she won the part of Alicia Nieves on Ryan's Hope. According ot Alicia, working on Ryan's Hope in New York was exciting - not only because it was an acting job, but because she was a fan of the the show. Although the role was a secondary one - Nieves had romances with policeman Bob Reid and Dr. Pat Ryan - it provided her with much-needed exposure. After 15 months, Alicia's role was written out and she decided to move back to Los Angeles.

After a grueling schedule of going on audtions during the day and attending Southwestern University Law School at night, Alicia secured some television work, but was so tired form studying that she lost a lot of acting opportunities. It was at this point that Alicia regrouped and composed a list of what she hoped ot achieve in life. This approach proved very successful, as soon after New Year's Eve, she landed the role of Melissa Agretti on Falcon Crest. Ana was on the show for seven years, playing the ambitious, scheming Melissa Agretti, and playing opposite Jane Wyman as Angela Channing and a plethora of handsome men.

In October of 1988, Alicia was written out of Falcon Crest, and the show subsequently dropped considerably in the ratings. In a last ditch attempt to revitalise the show, Alicia was brought back to the show later that season as a look-a-like of Melissa's named Samantha Ross. The guest stint was short lived and Alicia has since moved on to other projects, including the tv-movies 'Miracle Landing' and 'Rio Shannon', as well as the feature film, 'Romero'.

Alicia has also devoted much of ther time to various environmental and political causes. She is the national spokesperson for the Humane Society, and has presented awards promoting Hispanic achievents in the media on behalf of the Golden Eagle Awards. Lorenzo Lamas was co-presenter. Last we heard, Alicia was spending her time with producer Gary Benz.

For more about Ana-Alicia, click on a link below:
• Ana-Alicia's work since leaving Falcon Crest, at our Where Are They Now? page.
  
• Ana-Alicia interviews from our Interviews & Press Reports page.
  
• Ana-Alicia pictures at our Multimedia Gallery.
  
  
You can also find out more about Ana via the sites below:
• Ana-Alicia at Star Web.
• Internet Movie Database listing for Ana-Alicia.

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