María Clara Alonso

Clara Alonso
María Clara Alonso at an event in 2013.
Background information
Birth name	María Clara Alonso
Born	(1990-02-02) February 2, 1990 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Genres	Pop, teen Pop
Occupations	Actress, television hostess, singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Sony BMG (2007–2009) Walt Disney (2012–present)
Website	Official Website

María Clara Alonso (born February 2, 1990 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine actress, singer, and television hostess. She debuted as an actress in the 2007 Argentine film version of High School Musical′. Since 2007, she has acted in various Disney Channel programs in Latin America. She currently plays "Angie" in the Disney Channel Latin America Series Violetta.^[1]

Early life

Maria Clara Alonso was born on February 2, 1990 in Rosario, Argentina. Her mother is a pediatrician and pulmonary specialist and her father is an engineer. She is the oldest child and has two younger brothers named Agustín and Ignacio. At 2, she moved to Capitán Bermúdez, a smaller city located outside of Rosario. She and her family moved to Buenos Aires when she was eight years old.

As a child, she practiced gymnastics, swimming, and dance. Alonso also played field hockey and volleyball. She attended primary school at Cayetano Errico in Capitán Bermúdez and later graduated high school from Instituto Inmaculada de Castelar in Buenos Aires.

At 8, she quit field hockey and asked her parents to enroll her in musical comedy classes at "Broadway Street", an acting school in Haedo, Buenos Aires. She received lessons in tap, acting, and clown while attending. In addition, she participated in several plays such as Alice in Wonderland at the Astral theater. At 19, she moved out of her parents' home. She currently resides in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[2]

Acting career

2007-2009

In 2007, Alonso was one of the twenty people selected to participate in the musical reality competition High School Musical: La Selección, which was broadcast on Channel 13 and Disney Channel in Argentina. She was eliminated in the tenth week,^[3] but was later called back to be a member of a concert tour throughout Argentina. Subsequently, she was also cast in her first acting role as "Clari" in the Argentine film version of High School Musical.

During a tour stop in La Rioja, Argentina for the film's concert, she attracted the attention of Disney Channel Latin America producers who cast her as a hostess in "Zapping Zone", a youth-targeted celebrity entertainment show for Argentina. She hosted the program alongside Daniel Martins and Carolina Ibarra. Due to the show's success, it began airing in other Latin American countries throughout South America.

From April 27 to May 2, 2008, she traveled to Orlando, Florida to participate in the Disney Channel Games 2008. In Latin America, the program aired from September 5 to October 3. She was part of the green team called "The Cyclones", alongside international Disney stars Jason Dolley, Jennifer Stone, Chelsea Staub, Joe Jonas, Brad Kavanagh, Dylan Sprouse and team captain David Henrie. Her team finished in third place with 55 points.

On October 21, 2008, during a taping for "Zapping Zone", Alonso premiered her first song "A mi alrededor" with the collaboration of Sophie Oliver Sanchéz. A music video was also filmed and aired throughout Latin America on Disney Channel. This was her first solo single for Walt Disney Records' label.

2010-2011

In 2010, she starred in the Disney Channel short-series Highway: Rodando la Aventura which is the fourth original production of Disney Channel Latin America. The series tells the story of a group of eight friends in a motorhome traveling throughout Latin America. Alonso played a young perfectionist, who was obsessed with cleanliness and order.^[4]

That same year she began working as a voiceover actresses on the Spanish-language version of the Disney Channel series Pecezuelos.^[5]

In August 2010, she traveled to São Paulo, Brazil to shoot a two-part episode for the Disney Channel series "Cuando toca la campana", based on the US version, As the Bell Rings. She played Jennifer, a new student in the final days of the school year. The first part of the episode aired on Disney Channel on December 1, 2011, while the second part of the episode was aired on December 8, 2011.

On August 12, 2011, Clara announced that she was leaving "Zapping Zone", after spending nearly four years on the show.

2012-present

In March 2012, she appeared in an episode in the Disney XD series Latin America show, "Peter Punk", where she played "Piranha" a very determined teenage punk with a strong personality.

In 2012, she was cast as "Angie", the aunt of the title character, in the tween musical Disney Channel series Violetta.^[6] Alonso also lent her vocals to several recordings featured on the series first and second seasons. Filming for both seasons occurred in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The show also filmed in Madrid, Spain for the second season. The show is expected to have a third season, though a premiere date has not been announced.

Filmography

Films

Television

Theatre

Discography

Singles

• ″A mi alrededor″

Soundtracks albums

• 2010: Highway: Rodando la aventura

Promotional singles

• ″¡Ven ya!″
• ″Amigas por siempre″
• ″La voz″

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to María Clara Alonso.

• Clara Alonso at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website
• Talent Agency Profile