Julia Isabel de Llano Macedo, also known as Julissa, was born in Mexico City, April 8, 1945. The daughter of Luis de Llano Palmer (pioneer of radio and television) and actress Rita Macedo. Is sister telenovela producer Luis de Llano Macedo began his career at age 14 singing rock group The Spitfires, who won the 2nd place in a competition of radio and as a result signed with CBS. Since then he has recorded several hits of rock and has participated in several soap operas and in more than 35 films [citation needed].

She married actor and musician Benny Ibarra, who had Benny and Alex. With it he directed the play Grease in 1974, but then the couple divorced.