Natalia Oreiro

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Oreiro and the second or maternal family name is Iglesias.
Natalia Oreiro
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Background information
Born (1977-05-19) May 19, 1977 (age 47)
Origin Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres Latin pop, rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actress, model
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1990s–present
Labels BMG – Ariola
Website Official website

Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈtalja oˈɾejɾo]; born May 19, 1977) is an Uruguayan actress, singer and business woman living in Argentina.

After realizing some appearance on TV ads during her childhoot, Oreiro was moved to Argentina in 1994 to continue her career. Her most well-known works of her include: Ricos y famosos (1997), Muñeca brava (1998-99), Kachorra (2002), Sos mi vida (2006) & Solamente vos (2013-14). Due to her international success on them, she started to consider «The Queen of Soap operas», which leads her to so-called Oreiromania. Her most popular cinematograpic projects are the movies: Un argentino en New York, Música en espera, Mi primera boda and the nominated movies for Oscar: Infancia clandestina and Wakolda.

At the same time, she did solo career as a solist, where she recorded 3 albums with high sales in national and international level. Reaching more than 10 millions albums in sales, around the world. Her most famous hits include tracks such as Que sí, que sí, Cambio dolor, Me muero de amor, Tu veneno, Río de la Plata, Como te olvido, Cuesta arriba, cuesta abajo, Que digan lo que quieran and Todos me miran, among others.

Other occupations of Oreiro includes of being fashion designer, business woman, model and show host. She is the owner, along with her sister Adriana Oreiro, of a store about clothing called Las Oreiro. Due to her role in Muñeca brava, Oreiro was nominated for the Martin Fierro Awards, for the Best Actress in 1998 and in 1999. She was also nominated and won several awards for her role of Monita in Sos mi vida), which includes an Μartín Fierro Awards for Best Comic Actress. Among other awards as an actress, she took one Tato Awards and two VIVA Awards in Israel, one Gold Otto Award in Poland and in Czech Republic, and one Story Awards in Hungary. For her interpretations in cinema she received two Cóndor de Plata Awards, one Sur Award, one award of the Festival Unasur and one in International Film Festival of Fine Arts. As a singer she took two awards as Queen in the International Song Festival of Vina del Mar in Chile, in Stopudovy hit in Russia and in the Oriental Awards, and she reached to be nominated in the MTV Video Music Awards and in the Grammy Latinos, among others.

Life and career

1977–2000: Early life and career beginnings

Natalia Oreiro, daughter of Carlos Florencio Oreiro Poggio and Mabel Cristina Iglesias Bourié, was born on May 19, 1977. Natalia studied drama at the age of 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). 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.

2000–2002: Tu Veneno and Turmalina

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 Viña del Mar Festival 2000 for which she was crowned Queen of that event.[1] The album scored a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal Album, but lost to Christina Aguilera's Mi Reflejo.

On June 1, 2002, her third studio album Turmalina was released by BMG Ariola Argentina. Turmalina was produced by Latin record producer Kike Santander and is a combination of rhythms such as rock, pop and some sort of reminiscent of the 70's and 80's sounds. On this album, Oreiro write and composed the songs: "Alas De Libertad" which is inspired by kids she met some time ago in the city of Jujuy, Argentina; "Mar" tells the love story between a sailor and his girlfriend. Natalia also contributed to the lyrics of "Cayendo". "Que Digan Lo Que Quieran" is Turmalina's first single. Official Uruguayan 2002 World Cup song "Pasión Celeste" is recorded with Fredy Bessio.[2] "Cuesta arriba, cuesta abajo" was opening song of soap opera Kachorra (Runaway Lady). Kachorra ended with a rating lower than 20 points in Argentina.[3]

2002–present: Cleopatra, Sos mi vida and other works

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Natalia Oreiro in September 2010

In March 2003 she started filming her second film Cleopatra 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 March 1, 2004 she started filming El Deseo. 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. It was directed by Rodolfo Antúnez and Jorge Bechara and broadcast by Canal 13. It began broadcasting on January 16, 2006 and ending January 9, 2007, and during its broadcast averaged 26.9 points overall rating.[4] It was written by Ernesto Korovsky and Sebastian Parrotta, and won four Martín Fierro Awards and three Clarín Awards.

On April 30, 2008, Oreiro starred in Amanda O which is a series of internet television in Argentina and produced by Dori Media Group. It was first soap opera made for internet,[5] and was seen by 550,000 users over Novebox.com, from Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay during its first season and beginning of the second.[6]

Discography

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Main article: Natalia Oreiro discography

Artistic career

Television

Año Title Role Channel Notes[7]
1994 Inconquistable corazón Victoria Canal 9
1995 Dulce Ana Verónica Iturbe Montalbán Canal 9
1996 90-60-90 modelos Lucía Peralta Canal 9
1997 Ricos y famosos Valeria García Méndez de Salerno Canal 9
1998-1999 Muñeca brava Milagros 'Mili' Esposito-Di Carlo de Miranda (Cholito/Carlitos) Telefe
  • Nominated – Martin Fierro – Best Actress
  • Won – Viva 2000 Israel – Best Actress
  • Won – Gold Otto (Czech Republic) – Best actress
  • Won – Otto (Poland) – Best actress
  • Won – Story awards (Hungary) – Best foreign star
  • Won – E! Entertainment television – Celebrity of the year
2002 Kachorra Antonia Guerrero (Kachorra), alias Rosario Achával Telefe
  • Nominated – Martin Fierro – Best TV comedy actress
2004 El Deseo Carmen Telefe
2005 Botines Renée Canal 13 in "Bailarina en rosa y verde" episode
2006 Sos mi vida Esperanza "La Monita" Muñoz Canal 13
  • Won – Martin Fierro – Best comedy actress
2007 Patito feo Patricia González Canal 13 Guest appearance
2008 Amanda O Amanda O on internet
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América Televisión
  • Martin Fierro – Leading Actress in a Comedy Program
2008 Recurso Natural Canal 7 Host
2010 Se dice de mi Canal Encuentro Host
2011 Cuando me sonreís Leonora Bellami Telefe Guest appearance
2012-2013 Lynch Isabel Reyes alias Mariana Moviecity
2013 Solamente Vos Aurora Andrés Canal 13

Filmography

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Natalia Oreiro at Cannes in 2007.
Year Film Role Notes[7]
1998 Un Argentino en New York Verónica 'Vero' De Ricci
2003 Cleopatra Sandra / Milagros
2004 La guerra de los gimnasios (short) telenovela actress
2005 Las vidas posibles Marcía Miconi
  • Nominated – Silver condor – Best Supporting Actress
2006 La peli Lola Montero
  • Won – Festival Cine Argentino de Tandil – Best actress
2008 Música en espera Paula Otero
  • Won – Tatu tumpa (Bolivia) – Award for her role in Música en Espera
  • Nominated – South Awards – Best Actress
  • Nominated – Silver condor – Best Actress
2010 Francia Cristina
2010 Miss Tacuarembó Natalia "Cristal" / Cándida López
  • Nominated – Asociación de Críticos de Cine del Uruguay – Best Actress
  • Won – IRIS (Uruguay) – Best Actress[9]
2011 My First Wedding Leonora Bellami
2012 Clandestine Childhood Cristina
2013 The German Doctor Eva
  • Won – 2nd Unasur Cine International Film Festival[10] Best Actress

Awards

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References

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