Gabriela Spanic
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Gabriela Elena Spanic Utrera December 10, 1973 Ortiz, Guarico State, Venezuela |
| Residence | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Venezuelan, Croatian |
| Other names | Gaby Spanic |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse(s) | Miguel de Léon (1996–2002) |
| Children | 1 |
Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera (born December 10, 1973), known simply as Gabriela Spanic, is a Venezuelan actress. 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.
Spanic has been signed to Televisa, Telemundo and TV Azteca.
Spanic was born and raised in Ortiz, to Croatian father Casimiro Spanic and Venezuelan mother Elise Spanic. She has a twin sister, Daniela Spanic, two younger sisters, Kristen, Patricia, and a younger brother, Antonio. She studied Psychopedagogy in Caracas for a year but left university to pursue an acting career.
Spanic's career started in 1992 when she joined the Miss Venezuela contest, representing her home state, Guárico, which served as a platform to launch her acting career, with appearances in Venezuelan soap operas 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 160 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).
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