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Natalia Oreiro

Natalia Oreiero in 2007
Background information
Birth name Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias
Born May 19, 1977 (1977-05-19) (age 32)
Origin Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres Latin pop
Occupations Singer, songwriter, actress, model
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1990s-present
Labels BMG

Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias (born May 19, 1977 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer and actress of Galician origin, who developed most of her career in Argentina.

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Biography

Natalia Oreiro, daughter of Carlos Oreiro Poggio and the painter Mabel Iglesias Bourié, was born in May 19, 1977. Natalia studied drama at age eight and at twelve started auditioning for advertisements. During her teens she appeared in more than 30 television commercials for such trade marks as Coca Cola, Pepsi and Johnson & Johnson. At the age of 16 she moved to Argentina to work there and unleash her ambition to be a star. She worked as an MTV VJ and in 1995, she landed a role in the soap opera Dulce Ana. She was then cast in the TV series 90-60-90 modelos (1996) and next in Ricos y famosos (1997) (playing Valeria). Next, she starred in the Argentinian film Un Argentino en New York (1998), In 1998, Natalia Oreiro recorded the theme "Paths of the Soul" with the Kennedy Choir and more than 120 Argentine artists under the direction of Instrumental pianist and conductor Nazareno Andorno. After the movie, Natalia launched her first album, Natalia Oreiro and the single "Cambio dolor" became the opening theme for her next acting project, the prime time show Muñeca Brava (1998-1999). For her performance in Muñeca Brava, Natalia was nominated twice (1998 and 1999) for a Martín Fierro Award as best actress in a leading role. In January 2000, Natalia was named "Celebrity of the Year" by E! Entertainment Television. She became popular in Russia due to the success of Muñeca brava in that country and was even invited to star in a Russian telenovela[1].

She pursued her musical career with the next album Tu Veneno and presentations in "Gala de la Hispanidad", "Gala de Murcia" (both in Spain) and "Festival de la Calle 8" in Miami. Her most important appearance was in the prestigious Latin television show Sábado Gigante Internacional, hosted by Don Francisco. Natalia's major achievement at this time was her music performance in Chile at the Viña del Mar Festival 2000, for which she was crowned Queen of that event. The album scored a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Album, but lost to Christina Aguilera's Mi Reflejo.

On January 2000 Natalia was mentioned "Celebrity of the Year" by E! Entertainment Television Network. She was pursuing her music career with the next album "Tu Veneno" and presentations in "Gala de la Hispanidad", "Gala de Murcia" (both in Spain) and "Festival de la Calle 8" in Miami. Her most important appereance was in the prestigious Latin TV Show "Sabado Gigante Internacional". Natalia's major achievement was her music performance in the Viña del Mar Festival 2000, in Chile, for which she was crowned as the Queen of that event.

On December 31, 2001, she married boyfriend Ricardo Mollo, in Fernando de Noronha. Mollo is the leader of Argentinian rock band "Divididos". Prior to her marriage, she was in a relationship with Pablo Echarri for 6 years who she met on the show Inconquistable corazón. Her third album, Turmalina, was released in 2002 along with her new telenovela "Kachorra". In 2006 she joined as the female boxer, Esperanza Munoz, in the cast of the telenovela "Sos mi vida" along with her "Muñeca brava" co-star Facundo Arana. Her fourth album was scheduled for release in 2006 but the production of "Sos mi vida" went on for longer than anticipated (until December 2006), and was rescheduled for release maybe in 2009-2010.

In March 2003 she started filming her second film _Cleopatra (2003)_ together with Norma Aleandro, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Héctor Alterio, under the direction of Eduardo Mignogna, a co-production with Spain. In the middle of 2003, she started a tour for Eastern Europe and Latin America. On 1st of March 2004 she started filming "Deseo, El" (2004). Her most important guest appearance was in the prestigious Latin TV show "Sábado gigante" (1962) (hosted by Don Francisco).

Since 2005 Natalia Oreiro is a vegetarian[2]. Natalia is planning on shooting a movie in Oregon, called Freedom for Joe in August 2009

Discography

Main article: Natalia Oreiro discography

Artistic career

TV

Filmography

References

  1. ^ ""V ritme tango" (2006)". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466204. 
  2. ^ Natalia Oreiro - Biography

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Natalia Oreiro
Studio albums
Natalia Oreiro (1998) · Tu Veneno (2000) · Turmalina (2002)
Soundtracks
Singles
De Tu Amor (1998) · Que Si, Que Si (1998) · Huracán (1998) · Cambio Dolor (1998) · Me Muero De Amor (1999) · Tu Veneno (2000) · Río De La Plata (2000) · Basta De Tí (2001)  · Como te olvido (2001)  · Un Ramito de Violetas (2001) · Cuesta Arriba, Cuesta Abajo (2002) · Que Digan Lo Que Quieran (2002)
Filmography
Un Argentino en New York (1998) · Cleopatra (2003) · La Guerra De Los Gimnasios (2004) · Las Vidas Posibles (2005) · La Peli (2006) · Música en espera (2008) · Francia (2009)
TV serials
Inconquistable Corazón (1994) · Dulce Ana (1995) · 90-60-90 Modelos (1996) · Ricos y Famosos (1997) · Muñeca Brava (1998-1999) · Kachorra (2002) · El Deseo (2004) · Botines (2005) · V ritme tango (2005)  · Sos mi vida (2006) · Patito Feo (2007) · Amanda O (2008)
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Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias Poggio Bourié (born May 19, 1977, in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a popular Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer and actress.

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  • There are many rockers who do not say anything either. They only do whahh whahh with the guitar.
  • I don’t want to be in comedy soaps for a while; I need to do something fresh and new.
  • I like to take on new projects. -- Natalia Oreiro, on her future in Hollywood.

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Background information
Birth name Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias
Also known as Naty
Born May 19, 1977 (1977-05-19) (age 33)
Origin Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres Latin pop
Occupations Singer, songwriter, actress, model
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1990s-present
Labels BMG

Natalia Oreiro (born May 19, 1977 in Montevideo,Uruguay) is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer and actress. She has been in both soap operas and movies. She is best known for her participation in the soap opera, Muñeca Brava (1998-1999), which was an every-afternoon-smash-hit during its run in Argentina. Her most recent soap opera, Sos mi vida (2006), was shown in more than 40 countries.[1]

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Life

Natalia Oreiro was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on May 19, 1977. She is daughter of Carlos Oreiro Poggio and the painter Mabel Iglesias Bourié. She studied drama when she was eight years old than she appeared in advertisements at twelve years old such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Johnson & Johnson. When she was fifteen yeras old, she joined Latin America's show El Show de Xuxa and won the competition.[2] At the age of 16 she moved to Argentina to work there. She worked as an MTV VJ and in 1995, she landed a role in the soap opera Dulce Ana. After that she st in the TV series 90-60-90 modelos (1996) and Ricos y famosos (1997). In Ricos y famosos, Oreiro played fictional character Valeria.

In 1998, Natalia Oreiro starred in her first movie Un Argentino en New York with Guillermo Francella. Un Argentino en New York was watched by 1.634.702 people in Argentina.[3] After the movie, she released three studio albums (Natalia Oreiro, Tu Veneno, Turmalina) and she starred many TV series and movies.

Music

Natalia Oreiro

In 1998, Natalia Oreiro released single "Que Sí, Que Sí" from Un Argentino en New York. Than she launched her first studio album Natalia Oreiro (1998). "Cambio Dolor" was first single from her debut album and became the opening theme for the prime time show Muñeca Brava (1998-1999). Album was ranked eighty-first in list of "Worldbeat Global Album Chart"[4] and sold over 140,000 copies[5] therefore received a double platinum disc in Argentina and gold disc in countries like Greece, Slovenia and Israel.[5]

Tu Veneno

In 2000, her second studio album, Tu Veneno (Your Poison) was released and was presentation in "Gala de la Hispanidad", "Gala de Murcia" (both in Spain) and "Festival de la Calle 8" in Miami. She was nominated for Latin Grammy Awards,[6] but lost to Christina Aguilera's Mi Reflejo. She was crowned Queen of that event at Viña del Mar Festival 2000 in Chile.[7] 3rd music video of album "Cómo Te Olvido" (2001) was directed by Tudor Giurgiu in Dracula's Castle, Romania.[8]

Turmalina

Oreiro's next and last album, Turmalina, was released in 2002 and centered around a superhero character named Turmalina who is created by Oreiro. Turmalina was produced by Latin maker Kike Santander. The album was recorded in USA. "Que Digan Lo Que Quieran" (Should they say whatever they want) was first single from Turmalina. "Cuesta Arriba, Cuesta Abajo" became the opening theme for soap opera Kahorra. Natalia made contributions with singer/songwriter Jaime Roos and Falta y Resto for official Uruguayan 2002 FIFA World Cup song "Pasión Celeste".

Discography

  • 1998: Natalia Oreiro
  • 2000: Tu Veneno
  • 2002: Turmalina

Artistic career

Soap operas

  • Inconquistable corazón (Canal 9, 1994-1995) as Victoria
  • Dulce Ana (Canal 9, 1995) as Verónica Iturbe-Montalbán
  • 90-60-90 modelos (Canal 9, 1996-1997) as Lucía Peralta
  • Ricos y famosos (Canal 9, 1997-1998) as Valeria García Méndez de Salerno
  • Muñeca brava (Telefe, 1998-1999) as Milagros 'Mili' Esposito-Di Carlo de Miranda (Cholito/Carlitos)/young Rosario
  • Kachorra (Telefe, 2002) as Antonia Guerrero (Kachorra) alias Rosario Achával/Piojo
  • El deseo (Telefe, 2004) as Carmen
  • Sos mi vida (Canal 13, 2006)as Esperanza Muñoz - La Monita

Filmography

  • Un Argentino en New York (1998) as Verónica 'Vero' De Ricci
  • Cleopatra (film) (2003) as Sandra
  • La guerra de los gimnasios (2004)
  • Las vidas posibles (2005) as Marcia
  • La Peli (2006) - (2007) as journalist
  • Rambleras (2007)

References

  1. ↑ Diario Clarín "se vendió a más de 40 países, entre ellos Bélgica, Rusia, Rumania, Hungría, Grecia y República Checa"
  2. ↑ "Pero Oreiro nunca trabajó para la Reina de los Bajitos (N: por Xuxa). Su contrato se terminó cuando la rubia brasileña tuvo una hernia de disco. Siguió modelando y después comenzó con su carrera actoral." - Natalia Oreiro: ensalada rusa
  3. ↑ "Una cantante sin fronteras". Terra.com.ar. http://www.terra.com.ar/especiales/natalia_oreiro/biografia.shtml. Retrieved 30.12.2008. 
  4. ↑ "Worldbeat Global Album Chart -- top 100 for 2000". http://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/28/wb.end.year.chart/index.html. Retrieved October 5, 2009. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Natalia Oreiro » Biografía". http://www.mtvla.com/bands/az/oreiro_natalia/bio.jhtml. Retrieved October 5, 2009. 
  6. ↑ "Los nominados". http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/specials/newsid_1476000/1476359.stm. 
  7. ↑ "La reina se llama Natalia Oreiro". http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/musica/12/12789.html. 
  8. ↑ "Natalia Oreiro: Como te olvido". http://www.librafilm.net/natalia-oreiro-commo-te-olvido. 
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