Gabriela Spanic

Summary

Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera (born December 10, 1973), known simply as Gabriela Spanic, is a Venezuelan actress, model, singer and beauty pageant titleholder. She's known for her roles in several Latin telenovelas, most notably her portrayal of twins in La usurpadora (1998), one of the most popular telenovelas in the Spanish-speaking world.

Gabriela Spanic
Spanic in 2013
Born
Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera

(1973-12-10) December 10, 1973 (age 50)
Other namesGaby Spanic
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, model
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Miguel de Léon
(1996⁠–⁠2003)
Children1

Spanic has been signed to Televisa, Telemundo and TV Azteca.

Early life edit

Spanic was born in Caracas and raised in Ortiz, to Croatian father Casimiro Spanic and Venezuelan mother Norma Utrera. She has a twin sister, Daniela Spanic,[1] one younger sister, Patricia, and a younger brother, Antonio. She studied Psychology in Caracas at Andrés Bello Catholic University for a year but left university to pursue an acting career.

Career edit

Spanic's career started in 1992 when she joined the Miss Venezuela 1992 contest, representing her home state, Guárico, which served as a platform to launch her acting career, with appearances in Venezuelan telenovelas such as Morena Clara, where she portrayed the villain Linda Prado.

In 1994, Spanic had her first leading role in the telenovela Como Tu Ninguna, which aired for two years and became one of the largest novelas of the country and had an enormous success, including internationally.

After playing Amaranta in Todo por tu Amor (1997), Spanic moved to Mexico, where she acted in La usurpadora (1998), portraying twins Paola and Paulina, which came to worldwide success when the novela was transmitted to more than 125 countries around the world and became one of the most popular telenovelas in the Spanish-speaking world. La Usurpadora was the first novela to win more than 20 points in the grid of the TV American audience.

In 2000 Gabriela Spanic co-hosted the OTI Festival in its last edition, which was held in Acapulco.

Spanic acted in other Televisa productions such as Por Tu Amor (1999), and La intrusa (2001), before signing with Telemundo, starring in La venganza (2002), Prisionera (2004) and Tierra de pasiones (2006).

Spanic won the Orquidea Award in 2005 for her trajectory as an actress, as well as the prestigious FAMAS Award for Best Actress for her role in Tierra de Pasiones.

In 2010, Spanic worked with Televisa again when she played the antagonist of Soy tu Dueña. As of 2011, Spanic is signed to TV Azteca, and has worked in Emperatriz (2011), La otra cara del alma (2012) and Siempre tuya Acapulco (2014).

Personal life edit

Spanic was married to actor Miguel de León from 1996 to 2003. She and her ex-boyfriend have a son, Gabriel de Jesús (born 2008).

Filmography edit

Television, television films and series
Year Title Role Notes
1989 La fuerza de los humildes Unknown
1990 Adorable Mónica Rute
1991 Mundo de fieras Unknown
1991-1992 Bellísima Unknown
1992 La loba herida Meche
1992 Divina obsesión Aurora
1993 Rosangélica Carla
1993 Morena Clara Linda Prado Series regular
1994 Maria Celeste Celina Hidalgo Guest star
1994-1995 Como tú, ninguna Gilda Barreto/Raquel Sandoval Main role
1996 Quirpa de tres mujeres Emiliana Echeverría Salazar Castañon Main role
1997 Todo por tu amor Petra Josefina Marcano / Amaranta Rey Series regular
1997 Bienvenidos Esterbina Guest star
1998 La usurpadora Paola Bracho Montaner / Paulina Bracho Martinez Main role
1998 Más allá de la usurpadora Paulina Bracho Martinez Television film
1999 Por tu amor Aurora de Montalvo / María del Cielo Montalvo de Durán Main role
2001 La hora pico Herself Guest star
2001 La intrusa Virginia Martínez Roldán de Junquera Brito/Vanessa Martínez Roldàn de Islas Main role
2002-2003 La venganza Valentina Díaz / Helena Valerugo Fontana Main role
2004 Prisionera Guadalupe Santos Luján Main role
2004 Numai Iubirea Guest star
2005–07 Decisiones Daniela / Mariela 2 episodes
2006 Tierra de pasiones Valeria San Román Main role
2010 Soy tu dueña Ivana Dorantes Rangel Series regular
2011 Emperatriz Emperatriz Jurado Main role
2011 Confesiones de novelas Herself
2012 Soy tu doble Herself Judge
2012-2013 La otra cara del alma Alma Hernández Quijano Main role
2013 Te quiero mexico, te quiero limpio Driver
2014 Siempre tuya Acapulco Fiscal Fernanda Montenegro Guest star
2015 Baila si puedes Herself Participant/guest
2018 Heredadas Alma
2019 Más noche Herself
2019 Teletón Dynamic What is the mask? Herself Participant
2020 Dancing with the Stars Hungary Herself Participant
2021 Si nos dejan Fedora Montelongo Series regular
2021 La casa de los famosos Herself Participant
2021 Esta historia me suena Rosario Episode: "Te aprovechas de mí"
2022 Corazón guerrero Elisa Series regular
2022 La mejor navidad Main role
2022–present Secretos de villanas Herself Main cast
2023 Top Chef VIP Herself Participant
2023 Amores que engañan Elisa Episode: "Talento robado"
2023 La Usurpadora: The Musical Film
2024 Vivir de amor[2] Mónica Rivero Cuéllar Series regular

Discography edit

  • Gabriela Total (2004)
  • Mejorando Tu Vida Con Gabriela Spanic, Vol. 1 e 2 (2005)
  • En Carne Viva (2014)
  • Gabriela Spanic Greatest Hits (2016)

References edit

  • Gabriela Spanic at IMDb
  1. ^ "La gemela de Gaby Spanic se cambió el apellido para desvincularse de su hermana - E! Online Latino". June 8, 2012.
  2. ^ González, Moisés (October 11, 2023). "Primeros confirmados para la telenovela Vivir de amor". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved November 8, 2023.