Chantal Andere

Chantal Andere
Born	Jacqueline Chantal Fernández-Andere (1972-01-25) 25 January 1972 Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actress, Singer
Years active	1983–present
Spouse(s)	Roberto Gomez Fernandez (2001-2006) Enrique Rivero Lake (2008–present)
Parent(s)	Jacqueline Andere Jose Maria Fernandez Unsain (deceased)

Chantal Andere (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃanˈtal anˈdeɾe]; born Jacqueline Chantal Fernández-Andere on 25 January 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress, known for playing the villain, the vamp, or the bitter woman on telenovelas.^[1]

Early life and career

Andere was born to Mexican actress Jacqueline Andere (born 1938) and Argentine writer Jose Maria Fernandez Unsain (1918–1997) in Mexico City, Mexico. As a child she studied ballet and attended acting and singing classes. Her first professional acting role came in 1983 with Polo, Pelota Amarilla. After that, she began acting in theatre and then television. Though she saw no success, Chantal embarked on a singing career. Possessing a great voice, she recorded 3 albums for "Discos Melody" beginning with her self-titled debut in 1990, which featured her singles "Regresa" and "Virginia", then another in 1992, also self-titled which featured her single Contigo El Amor Es Mucho Mas and finally Tentaciones in 1994, fresh off the popularity of her starring role as Angelica, the main villain in Marimar opposite Thalía.

Andere is now famous for her roles as villains in telenovelas. Some of the telenovelas that she has participated in are: Dulce Desafío, Los Parientes Pobres, Marimar, El Noveno mandamiento, La Usurpadora, Amor Real, Barrera de Amor, Destilando amor, "Sortilegio", "Rafaela (telenovela)" and La Mujer Del Vendaval.

The actress has also demonstrated her capability to interpret diverse characters in the sitcom Diseñador Ambos Sexos, where she played the character of Fabiola. Andere participated in Cantando por un sueño in 2006, with her partner, Gerardo Urquiza. Her last work for now is participating in the telenovela Sortilegio as Raquel Albeniz in 2009.

Personal life

She was married to producer, Roberto Gómez Fernández, the son of famous Mexican comedian, Roberto Gomez Bolaños. On December 6, 2006, Telefutura's Escándalo TV, announced that she would be seeking a divorce from her husband. Andere married Enrique Rivero Lake on December 2008. They have a daughter and a son.^[2]

Discography

• 1988: Regresa
• 1991: Chantal (also known as Entre Tu y Yo)
• 1994: Tentaciones

Filmography

Telenovelas

TV series

• Diseñador ambos sexos as Fabiola Montemayor de Shrinner (2001)
• S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos as Natalia (2008)

Theater

• Victor/Victoria
• Cabaret
• Amor sin barreras
• Una pareja con Ángel
• La pandilla (1987)
• Blanca Nieves y los siete enanos (1986)
• Cena De Matrimonios (2010)

Awards and nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

Premios Bravo

Premios de la Asociación de Cronistas y Periodistas Teatrales (ACPT)

References