Venezuelan actress (born 1967)
Gigi Zanchetta |
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Born | Gigliola Concepción Zanchetta Pirela [1] April 3, 1966 (1966-04-03) (age 58)
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Occupation | Actress |
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Years active | 1981–present |
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Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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Spouse | Ricardo Mandini |
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Children | 1 |
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Gigliola (Gigi) Zanchetta Pirella (born April 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan actress.
Life and career
Zanchetta has made her television debut in the telenovela Cristal;[1] she later specialized in the genre, appearing in over 20 telenovelas, among them Primavera alongside Fernando Carrillo and Cara Sucia.[1][2] In the mid-1990s she has sparked controversy for being the first Venezuelan celebrity to pose nude for a magazine, appearing in the cover of the Spanish magazine Interviú.[1] She was also active in films and in theatre.[1] Her last telenovela role was in 2012; since then she moved to Spain with her son, leaving the entertainment industry.[1] A former backer of Chavismo and of Nicolás Maduro, she eventually publicly regretted about her support to him and attacked him on various occasions.[1][3][4]
Telenovelas
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