Luisana Lopilato
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| Luisana Lopilato | |
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 Luisana Lopilato (April 2008). |
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| Born | Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre May 18, 1987  Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born May 18, 1987, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a well known Argentine actress and model, probably the best known for portraying Mia Colucci in Argentine TV show Rebelde Way (2002-2003), but also in telenovelas like Chiquititas (1998-2001), Casados con Hijos (2005-2006), Alma Pirata (2006) and El Capo (2007), which were very successful. Currently, she is working on new telenovela 4x4.
Lopilato will also star in telenovela Encandilados, a mini-telenovela on cell phones.
As a singer, Lopilato became popular singing in telenovela Chiquititas, recording four Chiquititas soundtracks. But, she became popular singer worldwide in Argentine band Erreway, with Felipe Colombo, Camila Bordonaba and Benjamín Rojas. She was Erreway member in period 2002-2005. Officially, she left it in 2007. Currently, she's working on her first solo CD.
As a model, Luisana Lopilato works for Argentine high fashion brands 47 Street and Promesse. In April 2008, she took part in John Fossa's fashion show. She currently dates Juan Monaco. Luisana Lopilato is one of the most popular Argentine actresses, models, singers and media personalities today.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Theatre, TV and movie
Lopilato, who lists Andrea Del Boca among her career influences, made her television acting debut at the age of twelve, in 1999. She was chosen to play Luisana Maza in Chiquititas (known in English as Tiny Angels). She joined Chiquititas in its fifth season and stayed with the show until the very end, three years later. She also had a role in the movie of the aforementioned series.
She continued her acting career as Mia Colucci in Rebelde Way, and she began her career as a musician, in a group named Erreway. In 2002 Luisana Lopilato became a well-known teenage celebrity in Argentina thanks to her role in Rebelde Way. For three years she was one of the leads of Rebelde Way and core-member of Erreway. Erreway launched a CD that earned Lopilato a golden album award in Argentina. In 2004, she starred in Erreway: La Pelicula (4 Caminos).
During her time in Rebelde Way, she was featured in more than 50 magazine covers.[citation needed]
She received several subsequent acting offers and ended up signing with Pol-ka Productions, with which she did two telenovelas, Los Secretos de Papá and Los Pensionados. In 2005 she acted in Casados con Hijos, Argentine's version of Married with Children, playing Paola (in the original version her role was played by Christina Applegate), she starred alongside her real-life brother and two of Argentina's top-comedians Florencia de la Peña and Guillermo Franchella. This show earned Martín Fierro Award for the best comedy in 2006. Luisana herself received nomination for the best co-actress 2006. In 2006, she worked with producer Cris Morena on her show Alma Pirata.
In 2007, she was host of Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica, Latin MTV Awards, with Valerie Domínguez, Miss Colombia 2006. Argentine magazine Gente (Argentine People) named Luisana for "the face of the year". She also played in theatre play Arlequin, earning nomination for an ACE Award.
Currently, Luisana is working on new soap opera, named 4x4, with Gabriel Goity, Rodrigo Guirao, Elías Viñoles, Camila Bordonaba and her brother Darío. Making of this telenovela will start in June 2008. Right now, Luisana is working on the theatre play Cinderella. Her partner should be Benjamin Rojas, but he cancelled his role because of the contract with the Disney Channel.
Her first animated movie Plumiferos is waiting for its premiere in 2008.
Lopilato will also star in telenovela Encandilados, the first telenovela on cell phones ever. Each episode will have 4 minutes. This telenovela is a telenovela for youth, made especially for cell-phones. Rodrigo González, Néstor Sánchez and Sabrina Garciarena will also star.
She is currently practising her role of Cinderella in the theatre play La Cenicieta eight hours a day, exept Mondays, at the Astral Theatre in Corrientes Street. The premiere will be on May 17, 2008 at the Astral Theatre.
Her 2007 telenovela El Capo has been nominated for Martin Fierro Award for the best TV comedy.
[edit] Music
During she filmed Rebel's Way, Lopilato became a member of band Erreway. With them, she recorded three studio albums, Señales, Tiempo and Memoria.
Officially, Lopilato left Erreway in 2007. She was not on the Spain tour 2005, because she had to film Casados con Hijos, but she didn't say she really lef the band. Now, she is not the member of the Erreway anymore. Camila Bordonaba sings Luisana's parts in songs. Lopilato is planning her own music career. Luisana Lopilato said in interview for BRAVO magazine in August 2007: "I couldn't go on Erreway's tour in December (2006), but I said to our manager that I'll be able to go on the next tour. But, he didn't tell that to Camila, Felipe and Benjamin. I've never left mananger, our mananger has expelled me. Today, I can say that I'm not a member of Erreway, but who know what will happen in the future".
It was rumored that, because of leaving Erreway, Cris Morena told Lopilato she will not have any role in her production, either her brother Dario. Nobody said it's true, but nobody denied it.
Lopilato is preparing her own solo career. Her first CD should be in melodic style, but Lopilato mostly likes jazz. Now, when she doesn't work on TV or in theater, she teaches playing saxofon and singing. After break-trough, she plans to record a jazz CD. On her first CD, she decided to work with Universal studio. Also, she told to publicity that she will have new image - something like Hilary Duff and Ashlee Simpson.
[edit] Model
Since 2006, Lopilato is promoting 47 Street fashion house. As a model, Lopilato works for 47 Street fashion. Her first photos for 47 Street were taken in 2006, with Camila Bordonaba and Benjamin Rojas. She did 2007 campaign alone. In 2008, she did the campaign for Autumn-Winter fashion with more three models, Sumi, Nadia and Belén.
Since 2006, Luisana does campaign for Promesse swimsuits. In April 2008, she was one of the lead models (with her brother Dario, Soledad Solaro, Brenda Díaz, María Del Cerro and many others) on John Fossa fashion show.
[edit] Personal life
Luisana Loreley Lopilato is a native Buenos Aires. She is third daughter of Eduardo and Betty Lopilato. She has brother Dario, who is also actor, and sister Daniela, who helps Luisana to write songs for first solo CD First was with Felipe Colombo, who acted with Lopilato in Chiquititas and Rebel's Way. They said that they broke-up before Rebel's Way, but one video proved that they are still in relationship. Jorge Rial, host of the TV show Intrusos en la noche, called Luisana "Lolita", humilitating this couple during whole TV show. It shows Lopilato and Colombo in love. Lopilato's lawyers called Rial on judge. The first question was: is that a crime, because Lopilato was still a child (16 years old)? Rial didn't think he is guilty. Luisana Lopilato got three million dollars for this scandal. After that, Lopilato said: "That video destroyed my relationship". Luisana and Felipe broke-up.
Even she left Erreway (officially in Summer 2007), Lopilato stayed friend with Camila Bordonaba, Benjamin Rojas and Felipe Colombo.
After that, she was fiancee of actor Mariano Martinez, who acted with her in Alma Pirata. Love broke in December 2006. After that, Luisana Lopilato started new relationship, with tennis player Juan Monaco. She hopes she will become his wife.
Lopilato's idol is singer Luis Miguel. She adores animals, and she has a dog, a rabbit, two cats, two lab rats and a hamster. Her favourite subject in school was biology.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Mi Familia es un Dibujo | Child | TV series |
| 1999-2001 | Chiquititas | Luisana Maza | TV series |
| 2001 | Chiquititas, La Historia | Luisana Maza | TV series |
| 2002-2003 | Rebelde Way | Mía Colucci | TV series |
| 2004 | Los Pensionados | Kathy/Martina | TV series |
| Los Secretos de Papá | Camila | TV series | |
| Teléfono Descompuesto | Role | Mini TV series | |
| 2005-2008 | Casados con Hijos | Paola Argento | TV series |
| 2006 | Alma Pirata | Allegra Rigant | TV series |
| 2007 | El Capo | Ornella | TV series |
| 2008 | Encandilados | Candela | Mini-telenovela on cell phones |
| 4x4 | TBA | TV series |
[edit] Herself
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica | Herself | TV present |
[edit] Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Chiquititas | Luisana Maza | Theatre play |
| 2007 | Arlequín | Clara | Theatre play |
| 2008 | Cinderella | Cinderella | Theatre play |
[edit] Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Un Amor en Moises Ville | Child | Film |
| 2001 | Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz | Luisana Maza | Cinema film |
| 2004 | Erreway: 4 Caminos | Mía Colucci | Cinema film |
| 2008 | Plumíferos | Feifi | Animated movie |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2006 - Martín Fierro Award - the best supporting actress in comedy (for portraying Paola Argento in Casados con Hijos) (nominated)
- 2007 - ACE Award - the best actress (for the theatre play Arlequin) (nominated)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Soundtracks
- Chiquititas 1998 (1998)
- Chiqutitias 1999 (1999)
- Chiqutitias 2000 (2000)
- Chiquititas 2001 (2001)
- Rincón de Luz (2001)
- Alma Pirata (2006)
[edit] Erreway
[edit] Solo
- TBA (2008)
[edit] External links
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