In 1980, she recorded her 28th album and created the show "La historia del cine" ("The history of cinema") in which she sang, danced, and performed various characters. She changed wardrobes 15 times without leaving the stage. That same year she recorded another album with Juan Gabriel and starred in "El hogar que yo robé" ("The home I stole") that would be remade in the 1990s as "La usurpadora". Next year she took her show in a tour throughout the Americas. In 1982, she recorded another "balada ranchera" album and obtained a role in her first English-language film "Matar a un extraño" ("To kill a stranger") and presented a second show "La magia de Angélica María" ("The magic of Angélica María") in places from New York to Chile.