Susana Giménez

Susana Giménez
Giménez in the reopening gala of the Teatro Colón, May 2010.
Born	María Susana Giménez Aubert (1944-01-29) January 29, 1944 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residence	Buenos Aires, Argentina Miami Beach, Florida Punta Del Este, Uruguay
Nationality	Argentina
Ethnicity	European Argentine
Occupation	Host, businesswoman, actress, model, vedette
Years active	1968-present
Television	Susana Giménez (1987-present)
Religion	Catholicism[1]
Partner(s)	Mario Sarrabayrouse (1962–1967) Carlos Monzón (1974-1978) Ricardo Darín (1978–1987) Huberto Roviralta (1988–1998)
Children	Mercedes Sarrabayrouse
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María Susana Giménez Aubert (Spanish pronunciation: [suˈsana xiˈmenes]; born January 29, 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), commonly known as Susana or Su, is an Argentine talk show host,^[2] actress, model and businesswoman. She is considered the biggest celebrity in Argentine television.^[3][4] She is the host of Susana Giménez, a highly-rated television variety show in Argentina, similar in format to those of Raffaella Carrà (in Italy and Spain) and Oprah Winfrey^[5] (in United States). Giménez entered into the Guinness Book of Records because all the letters and phone calls she received in her show. In 1997 she was awarded with the Golden Martín Fierro Award. In 2000 won the INTE award for best Hispanic American TV hostess.

Her TV show was the only one that received important international stars of Hollywood and Europe.

Most of her filming career was in adult-oriented comedies, acting opposite Alberto Olmedo, Jorge Porcel, and fellow vedette Moria Casán.

Giménez has acted in over 30 films, including the cult film La Mary,^[6] and 10 plays. In 2008, Giménez launched her own magazine called Susana,^[7] published by La Nación.^[8] She is featured in the cover of every issue. She had her own fashion doll,^[9] and has endorsed two fragances.^[10]

Filmography

Awards

Martín Fierro Awards

• Martín Fierro Best New Actress for Marriageand more (1969)
• Martín Fierro for best entertainment programwithHola Susana (1994)
• Martín Fierro de Oro (1995)
• Martín Fierro Best Female talk show host (1995)
• Martín Fierro Best Female talk show host (1998)
• Martín Fierro Best Female talk show host (1999)
• Martín Fierro Best Female talk show host (2000)
• Martín Fierro Best Female talk show host (2001)
• Martín Fierro for best entertainment program for Susana Gimenez (2004)
• Martín Fierro Best Female Host (2005)
• Martín Fierro Recognition (2006)
• Martín Fierro for best entertainment program for Susana Gimenez (2007)
• Martín Fierro for best entertainment program for Susana Gimenez (2008)
• Martín Fierro of Platin (2009)
• Martín Fierro of Platin for Hola Susana (2010)
• Martín Fierro for best entertainment program for Susana Gimenez (2011)
• Martín Fierro Best Female talk show host (2012)
• Martín Fierro for the trajectory of 25 years of her program (2012)

Other awards

• Starfish for Woman of the Year (1983)
• 86 By Carlos Woman of the Year (1986)
• Konex a musical actress of the decade (1991)
• Prensario (1991)
• Broadcasting (1993)
• Distinction Argentores (1995)
• Prensario (1993)
• Prensario (1995)
• Golden Cap (1995) People Magazine (star that tops took over, 128 times)
• Broadcasting (1996)
• Paoli to the best program intregral (2000)
• Paoli to the most popular figure (2000)
• Paoli to the international career (2002)
• Puerto Rico Wrench (2001)
• INTE TV HISPANA TV the cheerleader of the year (2002)
• Clarín Espectáculos for best TV host (2004)
• Key to Punta del Este (2004
• Bal Habour Wrench (2004)
• Profile to the best current production character (2005)
• CARAS magazine cover (2005) (210 times)
• FUNDTV the best entertainment: Susana Giménez: The Unbeatable (2005)
• People of Peru to the most-watched program abroad (2005)
• Latin Grammy president, awarded for his help promote and spread the music of Latino artists (2008)
• Pleiades Award for his magazine "Susana" (2008)
• Award "Relative of humanity" by the "International Foundation Young Leaders (2009)
• Godmother of the National Festival of the Sun (2009–2010)

Private and Family Life

Susana is the daughter of María Luisa Sanders, and Augusto "Johnny" Giménez Aubert. She had a hard childhood, tinted by her parents' separation. She studied in Quilmes, and graduated from La Anunciata Collegiate as a primary teacher, a profession she never practised. In 1962 (at 17 yrs. old) she married businessman Mario Sarabayrouse. A year later she gave birth to her only daughter, Mercedes Sarrabayrouse. She has two grandchildren, Lucía and Manuel.

In 1998 had to pay $90 million to her then-husband Huberto Roviralta as a divorce settlement.

Before becoming famous, for a couple of years Susana worked as an executive secretary for a large factory, but realizing that she needed a more exciting career at 19 yrs. old she decided to follow the steps of the fashion world and became a model. In a short time she became well known for her TV commercial for Cadum, a brand of French soap, and that was the beginning of her stardom. In private her family and friends call her "Su", and as such her fans started to call her "Su" Giménez!

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Susana Giménez.

• Susana Giménez at the Internet Movie Database
• Susana Giménez at Cinenacional.com