Última actualización: 22 de abril de 2026
Expresiones sobre la Fama y el Éxito
La fama, deseada por muchos (o más bien el dinero que se puede conseguir gracias a eso) y odiada por todos aquellos que aman la anonimidad como forma de vida. En esta guía exploramos las expresiones clave del mundo del famoseo y la viralidad.
Famous
Famoso
«Though relatively small, the country has several world-famous golf courses.»
World-famous
Mundialmente famoso
«There were plenty of famous faces in the audience that night.»
Famous faces
Caras famosas
«The team had some of the most famous names in football history.»
Made famous
Hacer famoso / Hecho famoso
«That was the song that made her famous. The studio, of course, was made famous by the Beatles.»
The rich and famous
Los ricos y famosos
«He spent the next decade photographing the rich and famous.»
Achieve / Find / Gain Fame
Alcanzar / Encontrar / Ganar fama
«Neither artist achieved fame in his lifetime. She found fame as a presenter. It was with her second novel that she gained fame.»
Rise / Shot / Rocketed to fame
Alcanzar la fama (especialmente rápido)
«He rose to fame as a child star. She shot to fame after winning the prize. He rocketed to fame aged just ten.»
Catapulted to fame
Lanzado a la fama repentinamente
«When the record went to number one, the band was catapulted to fame.»
Instant / Newfound fame
Fama instantánea / Recién encontrada
«He achieved instant fame with his role. I wondered how she felt about her newfound fame.»
Fame and fortune
Fama y fortuna
«Like many before him, he’d come to the capital to seek fame and fortune.»
Claim to fame
Reclamo a la fama / Motivo de orgullo
«Her only claim to fame was appearing in one episode of the soap when she was eight.»
¿Sabías qué?
La expresión «15 minutes of fame» fue acuñada por Andy Warhol, sugiriendo que en el futuro todo el mundo sería famoso durante ese corto periodo de tiempo. Hoy, con las redes sociales y la viralidad inmediata, esa frase es más relevante que nunca. Aprender estas colocaciones (collocations) te ayudará a sonar mucho más natural al hablar sobre celebridades y éxito mediático.