Laura Guadalupe Zapata Miranda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlawɾa ɣwaðaˈlupe saˈpata miˈɾanda] born July 31, 1955) is a Mexican telenovela actress, singer, and dancer.
She is the maternal sister of Thalía (also a singer and actress), Federica, Gabriela, and Ernestina Sodi.
In Maria Mercedes, one of Thalía's first soap operas, Zapata played a villain opposite her sister.
The news of their kidnapping made headlines across Latin America and among the Spanish-speaking television channels of the United States.
Their sister Thalía is married to multi-millionaire Tommy Mottola, so it was speculated that their captors would ask for a large sum of money.