| Luisana Lopilato | |
|---|---|
| Born | Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre May 18, 1987 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Actress, model, singer and spokesperson |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Height | 5' 7" (1.70 cm) |
| Weight | 53 kg |
| Spouse | Michael Bublé (m. 2011–present) |
| Relatives | Darío Lopilato (brother) |
| Website | |
| www.luisanalopilato.com | |
Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre[1] (born May 18, 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actress, model and former singer. Her nickname is Lu or Luli. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the television series Chiquititas, Rebelde Way, Alma Pirata, Casados con Hijos and Atracción x4, and as a former member of the Argentine band Erreway.Also is a well-known model in 47 Street, Promesse, Gottex, Bubbaloo, Kukuloco, Ahora o Nunca, John Foos, Sugus Combinados, Coca-Cola, Axe, Muy Keff, McDonald's, Gillette, L'Oreal Elviv, Marcela Koury, Nazaria Zapatos, Ona Saez Jeans and Ultimo.
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Luisana was born in Buenos Aires, in the almost labyrinthine Chas Park neighborhood. She was raised in Buenos Aires with her brother Dario and sister Daniela by her parents. She is an actress, model and singer in Argentina. Among her past relationships were the actors Felipe Colombo (they have been working from childhood in Chiquititas and Rebelde Way, and now they are great friend), Mariano Martínez (they have been working from Alma Pirata) and tennis player Juan Mónaco. She is now married to Canadian singer Michael Bublé.
Luisana Lopilato was born to Eduardo and Beatriz Lopilato, and has two siblings, actor Darío and nutritionist Daniela. She was raised as an evangelic. Lopilato made her debut in television series 10% vida and Mi familia es un dibujo in 1995, and continued working as a child model. In 1999, she was chosen to play Luisana Maza in Chiquititas, a popular television series created by Cris Morena.[2]
Lopilato signed contract with the Cris Morena Group, and released four Chiquititas soundtrack albums — Chiqutitias Vol. 5 (1999), Chiqutitias Vol. 6 (2000), Chiquititas Vol. 6 (2001) and Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz (2001). She reprised her role of Luisana Maza in Chiquititas, la historia, a mini–series broadcast in 2001, and Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz, a 2001 Chiquititas spin–off film. In 2000, she also appeared in film Un Amor en Moises Ville.
In 2002, Lopilato landed the role of Mía Colucci in 2002—03 television series Rebelde Way, created by Cris Morena. She starred along with Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Benjamín Rojas, with whom she formed a pop rock band, Erreway. Erreway released three studio albums — Señales (2002), Tiempo (2003) and Memoria (2004) — which sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Señales and Tiempo earned Platinum certification in Argentina (Señales even earned double Platinum),[3][4] while Memoria earned Gold. Their 2004 film Erreway: 4 Caminos was also a box–office success.
Erreway officially disbanded in 2005, but the release of their compilation El Disco de Rebelde Way announced the reunion. In 2007 it was announced that Lopilato had left Erreway, and that Bordonaba, Colombo and Rojas would have a tour in Spain as a trio.[5] It was also confirmed that Lopilato would record a solo album, and that she had signed with Universal Music Group.[6][7]
Lopilato gained great popularity in Latin America, Spain, Greece and Israel after Rebelde Way. She received several subsequent acting offers and ended up signing with Pol-Ka Productions, with which she did two telenovelas, Los Secretos de Papá and Los Pensionados.[8] In 2005 Lopilato appeared in Casados con Hijos, an Argentine version of Married... With Children. She portrayed Paola Argento, a character originally portrayed by Christina Applegate. She was nominated for a Martín Fierro Award for Best Supporting Actress. She once again worked with Cris Morena on Alma Pirata, starring alongside Benjamín Rojas, Mariano Martínez and Nicolas Vázquez.
In 2007, Lopilato was host of Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica, Latin MTV Awards, with former Miss Colombia Valerie Domínguez. She was also nominated for an ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the theatre play Arlequín, and appeared in the Martín Fierro Award-nominated television comedy El Capo. Gente magazine named Lopilato "The Face of the Year".[9] Lopilato starred alongside Rodrigo González and Sabrina Garciarena in the 2008 telenovela Encandilados, made especially for cell-phones,[10] and also starred in the theatre play La Cenicienta with Rodrigo Guirao Díaz.[11] From 2008 to 2009, she starred alongside Gabriel Goity, Rodrigo Guirao Díaz, former Erreway fellow Camila Bordonaba, Elías Viñoles and her brother Darío in the series Atracción x4.[12] Lopilato has also sung backing vocals for her sister Marcia on a number of unreleased tracks.
In 2009, Lopilato starred opposite Nicolás Cabré and Gimena Accardi in film Papá por un Día.[13] Her animated film Plumíferos, which was completed in 2008, was finally released in February 2010.[14]
Also in June of 2009, magazine FHM in Spain, ranked 86 in its annual Las 100 mujeres más sexys del mundo.[15]
In 2010 Luisana just completed with great success the series on Channel 13 Alguien que me quiera in which she played Bianca Rivera, a sweet and sensitive young woman who struggled and suffered much for love. The series, which has since reached the end of its season, was broadcast on Channel 13 at 19:00 in Argentina.
In 2011 Luisana Lopilato made her debut on the international market with her first film outside of Argentina. It will be a Spanish film, the thriller, "Predeterminados", the new director Jordi Arencón, in which she plays Vera, is a very dramatic and a new challenge in her career in film, far of her previous roles as an actress. This film is scheduled to begin shooting in Spain early next year, and would be released later that same year, 2011. Also plans to soon begin a new play called Canillita with Alicia Zanca again.
In November of the 2010, magazine FHM in Spain's recently ranked 17 of its annual list Las 100 mujeres más sexys del mundo [16] Overcoming more than number 86 last year.
In late 2010 Luisana announced that she planned to marry Canadian singer Michael Bublé in April 2011. Having completed the recordings of Alguien Que Me Quiera, Luisana accompanied Bublé on his Crazy in Love tour, and finally Luisana was installed on time in Los Angeles, where he soon rolled a series called RIO which will premiere during 2011 for a U.S. channel.
In June of the 2011, magazine FHM in Spain's recently ranked 11 of its annual list Las 100 mujeres más sexys del mundo [17] up 6 places compared to 2010.
Luisana Lopilato began her career as a singer in the series that launched her to fame, Chiquititas. In the year 2000, Luisana participated in the album with several other talented people. The final part of the series premiered in 2001, marking the last part of the Argentine series.
After Cris Morena, Chiquititas (creator of the series), Luisana rehired for a new series called,Rebelde Way, also acting actors strip should know how to sing, of which there would be a pop group called Erreway, and that at that time did not expect anyone for anything that would be next to the series the phenomenon that catapulted to luisana lopilato to worldwide fame, like his companions.
Luisana Lopilato, Benjamín Rojas, Felipe Colombo and Camila Bordonaba were the actors chosen for the series and the group. They released three studio albums:Señales (2002), Tiempo (2003) and Memoria (2004). Two years later, as the group dissolved the series was sold to Spain and due to the success of his music ... would come fourth and fifth album, this time a compilation entitled, El disco de rebelde way (2006) and Erreway en concierto (2006), cd + DVD, a show held in 2004 in Israel.
Erreway has sold worldwide over 15 million records. And so the group is known as the series in countries like Israel, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Russia, Australia, Portugal, Mexico ... etc.
In the years 2008-2009, Luisana participated in the series Atracción x4, with her brother Darío Lopilato, and this series started another group which released two albums . And while the strip was not as successful as expected, the group if they had and their two cds came to harvest the gold in Argentina.
Although as Luisana says is a future project, she has made clear on several occasions that in a few years, took out a solo pop album with songs written by herself and she wrote with her sister, Daniela Lopilato. Among the rumors about the CD, there is talk that one of the album's producers would be someone who had previously worked with the very Hilary Duff and that the label is Warner Bros. Records.
Luisana Lopilato's body has figures of Euro 92-56-90 (something Luisana claimed in an interview with Caras magazine), which converts to American 34 (bust), 22 (waist) and 39 (hips) and going with that Luisana Lopilato has an average height of 5'7 (1.70 cm) and a weight of 53 kg. Luisana Lopilato has been the face of the brand underwear Promesse, from summer 2006 to winter 2010. She is now working for Ultimo. She was also an image of the prestigious clothes 47 Street whose project made in 2009 for professional reasons. She has also done numerous commercials in her country, Argentina, Israel and even get to have proposals in Spain for several advertising campaigns that her busy schedule finally could not perform.
Between her contracts also included brands such as 47 Street, Sugus Combinados, John Foos, Promesse, Bubbaloo, Coca Cola, Ahora o Nunca, Kukuloco, Axe, Muy Keff, McDonald's, Gottex and Gillette.
Today she is the face of lingerie brand Marcela Koury, Ultimo, L'Oreal Elvive, Ona Saez Jeans and Nazaria Zapatos products.
Lopilato, a native of Buenos Aires, cited singer Luis Miguel as her idol and River Plate as her favourite football club. She dated her Chiquititas and Rebelde Way co–star Felipe Colombo for five and half years, and they broke up after the Argentine media revealed a private tape of the two during the Nuestro Tiempo Tour in 2003. In 2008, it was rumoured Colombo refused to portray Prince in Cinderella after Lopilato was confirmed to play the lead female role. Lopilato then dated her Alma Pirata co–star Mariano Martínez in 2006, and tennis player Juan Mónaco in 2008. She got engaged[18] to Canadian singer Michael Bublé in 2009, who she appeared with in his music video for "Haven't Met You Yet".[19][20] She married Bublé on March 31, 2011 in Argentina her native country and they had a full ceremony in April.[21][22]
Lopilato gained great popularity while starring in Rebelde Way, and earned comparisons with her co–star Catherine Fulop.[2] She has since been spokesperson for many brands, independently or along with her Erreway band mates.[23]
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Un Amor en Moises Ville | Child | |
| 2001 | Chiquititas: Rincón de luz | Luisana Maza | |
| 2004 | Erreway: 4 Caminos | Mía Colucci | |
| 2009 | Papá por un Día | Julieta | |
| 2010 | Plumíferos | Feifi | Voice |
| 2011 | Predeterminados | Vera | Pre-Production |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | 10% Vida | Child | |
| 1995 | Mi familia es un dibujo | Luna Reca | |
| 1999–01 | Chiquititas | Luisana Maza | Main Role |
| 2002–03 | Rebelde Way | Mía Colucci | |
| 2004 | Los Pensionados | Martina | |
| 2004–05 | Los Secretos de Papá | Camila | |
| 2005 | Teléfono descompuesto | Lu | Mini–Series |
| 2005–06 | Casados con Hijos | Paola Argento | Nominated — Martín Fierro Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2006 | Alma Pirata | Allegra Riganti | |
| 2007 | El Capo | Ornella Mastrogiuseppe | |
| Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica | Herself | Host | |
| 2008–09 | Atracción x4 | Nina Lacalle | |
| 2010 | Alguien que me quiera | Blanca Rivera | |
| 2011 | RIO | Police | Pre-Production |
| Theatre | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999–01 | Chiquititas | Luisana Maza | |
| 2005 | Arlequín | Clarisa | Nominated — ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2008 | La Cenicienta | Cinderella | |
| Cell—phones | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Encandilados | Candela Herrera | |
| Music Videos | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
| 2010 | Haven't Met You Yet | Love Interest in Music Video | Michael Bublé |
| 2009 | Te extraño | Todo puede cambiar | Atraccion x 4 |
| 2004 | Memoria | Memoria | Erreway |
| 2003 | Será de Dios | Tiempo | Erreway |
| 2003 | Para Cosas Buenas | Tiempo | Erreway |
| 2003 | Te Soñé | Tiempo | Erreway |
| 2003 | Tiempo | Tiempo | Erreway |
| 2002 | Resistiré | Señales | Erreway |
| 2002 | Será Porque Te Quiero | Señales | Erreway |
| 2002 | Bonita de Más | Señales | Erreway |
| 2002 | Sweet Baby | Señales | Erreway |
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