Natalia Oreiro
- Actress
- Music Department
- Producer
Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is an Uruguayan actress. She was born on
May 19, 1977 in Montevideo and began studying theatre at the age of 8.
Today her life passes between stage, cameras, premieres, recording
studios, presentations and she is already a phenomenon. When was 12
years old, she presented herself for audition that needed child actors,
and started a career in the commercial world. From then till 16 she
recorded 37 commercials for O.B., Coca-Cola, Knorr, among others. At 14
she was picked out of 10,000 competitors to accompany
Xuxa on her tour in America and
representing her in programs (such as
El show de Xuxa (1991)) and
homages. But most of her earnings went on tickets to Buenos Aires to
participate in film castings.
When she was 17 she relocated to Argentina alone. She participated in a
small role in the television series called
Unconquerable Heart (1994)
(at first as an ordinary extra, later as one of the schoolgirls). Then
she renounced her part as an ambassadress (called "Paquita") to
Xuxa and to be a host on MTV
Latino. In 1995 she was called to play the protagonist's niece in the
telenovela Sweet Anne (1995).
Afterwards she appeared in
Top Models (1996) and
a year later in
Ricos y famosos (1997), which
got attention all over Argentina and abroad. Already in 1996 she
participated in the theatre play "Las mariposas son libres". In 1998
she co-hosted with Fernando Bravo the
gala of Premios Martín Fierro (an equivalent of Emmy Awards in
Argentina). She also appeared in the movie
Un argentino en New York (1998)
as an ambitious teenage lady who dreams of being a triumph in the music
world. The film beat all audience records with 1,634,702 spectators,
and was the initial kick-off to her singing career.
In 1998 she launched her first record worldwide called "Natalia Oreiro"
and performed the song "Cambio dolor" that opened the television series
Muñeca brava (1998) which was
the rating leader of afternoon television. Her songs ("Me muero de
amor", between others) are heard all over the world. On January 27,
2000 she received the Celebrity of the Year prize in the chain by cable
E! Entertainment Television Network in the television category for her
outstanding career and for being the celebrity revelation of 1999. She
was also nominated for a Martín Fierro Award in two consecutive years
(1999 and 2000) as the best dramatic actress in a leading role for her
part as a boyish and sensual orphan who seduced the viewers in
Muñeca brava (1998). This series
was screened in 63 countries all over the world, among others in the
United States, Russia, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Romania,
Bosnia and Hercegovina, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and
the whole Latin America. In her musical career, she sang with
Raffaella Carrà; in Italy (song "03 03
456"), was part of Gala de la Hispanidad, a classical Spanish show in
Punta del Este. She was also in Festival de la Calle 8 in Miami and in
Gala de Murcia in Spain. After making public her decision to dedicate
her career to singing in 2000, she traveled to Los Angeles to put her
voice to a second record titled "Tu veneno" ("Your Poison") this is a
pop-rock style with an Andalusian touch, for which she was nominated
for a Latin Grammy Award as best female pop album. Natalia received
various offers to film in Spain, Italy and the United States. In 2000
and 2001 she did an extensive tour of recitals including countries like
Romania, Philippines, Hungary, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, Israel,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, Belarus, among others. In February 2001 she
was elected the Queen of the Viña del Mar Festival 2000, conquering all
the Chilean public by singing and beauty. Next year she participated as
a guest to sing in the Viña del Mar Festival 2001 for the second year
running and was chosen to co-conduct one of the festival nights.
In March 2002 she continued her tour in Russia and Belarus and started
to record her new album titled "Turmalina" ("Tourmaline"), which came
on sale in June 2002. A month earlier, Natalia started filming
Kachorra (2002), finished in
December of the same year and transmitted in many countries of Latin
America, Philippines, the Middle East and Europe. For this part, in
2003 she was nominated for a Martín Fierro Award as the best comedy
actress in a leading role and for an Inte Award as the best actress. In
March 2003 she began shooting of her second movie
Cleopatra (2003). In the middle of
2003, she started a tour for Eastern Europe and Latin America. On March
1, 2004 she started filming
El Deseo (2004). In 2006 she joined
as a boxer in the cast of the telenovela
Sos mi vida (2006).
After that, Natalia played the title character of
Amanda O (2008) and focused on her
cinematographic career, shooting 4 films:
Música en espera (2009),
Francia (2009),
Miss Tacuarembó (2010) and
My First Wedding (2011).
In 2012 she will release a movie
Clandestine Childhood (2011)
and a series Lynch (2012).
May 19, 1977 in Montevideo and began studying theatre at the age of 8.
Today her life passes between stage, cameras, premieres, recording
studios, presentations and she is already a phenomenon. When was 12
years old, she presented herself for audition that needed child actors,
and started a career in the commercial world. From then till 16 she
recorded 37 commercials for O.B., Coca-Cola, Knorr, among others. At 14
she was picked out of 10,000 competitors to accompany
Xuxa on her tour in America and
representing her in programs (such as
El show de Xuxa (1991)) and
homages. But most of her earnings went on tickets to Buenos Aires to
participate in film castings.
When she was 17 she relocated to Argentina alone. She participated in a
small role in the television series called
Unconquerable Heart (1994)
(at first as an ordinary extra, later as one of the schoolgirls). Then
she renounced her part as an ambassadress (called "Paquita") to
Xuxa and to be a host on MTV
Latino. In 1995 she was called to play the protagonist's niece in the
telenovela Sweet Anne (1995).
Afterwards she appeared in
Top Models (1996) and
a year later in
Ricos y famosos (1997), which
got attention all over Argentina and abroad. Already in 1996 she
participated in the theatre play "Las mariposas son libres". In 1998
she co-hosted with Fernando Bravo the
gala of Premios Martín Fierro (an equivalent of Emmy Awards in
Argentina). She also appeared in the movie
Un argentino en New York (1998)
as an ambitious teenage lady who dreams of being a triumph in the music
world. The film beat all audience records with 1,634,702 spectators,
and was the initial kick-off to her singing career.
In 1998 she launched her first record worldwide called "Natalia Oreiro"
and performed the song "Cambio dolor" that opened the television series
Muñeca brava (1998) which was
the rating leader of afternoon television. Her songs ("Me muero de
amor", between others) are heard all over the world. On January 27,
2000 she received the Celebrity of the Year prize in the chain by cable
E! Entertainment Television Network in the television category for her
outstanding career and for being the celebrity revelation of 1999. She
was also nominated for a Martín Fierro Award in two consecutive years
(1999 and 2000) as the best dramatic actress in a leading role for her
part as a boyish and sensual orphan who seduced the viewers in
Muñeca brava (1998). This series
was screened in 63 countries all over the world, among others in the
United States, Russia, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Romania,
Bosnia and Hercegovina, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and
the whole Latin America. In her musical career, she sang with
Raffaella Carrà; in Italy (song "03 03
456"), was part of Gala de la Hispanidad, a classical Spanish show in
Punta del Este. She was also in Festival de la Calle 8 in Miami and in
Gala de Murcia in Spain. After making public her decision to dedicate
her career to singing in 2000, she traveled to Los Angeles to put her
voice to a second record titled "Tu veneno" ("Your Poison") this is a
pop-rock style with an Andalusian touch, for which she was nominated
for a Latin Grammy Award as best female pop album. Natalia received
various offers to film in Spain, Italy and the United States. In 2000
and 2001 she did an extensive tour of recitals including countries like
Romania, Philippines, Hungary, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, Israel,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, Belarus, among others. In February 2001 she
was elected the Queen of the Viña del Mar Festival 2000, conquering all
the Chilean public by singing and beauty. Next year she participated as
a guest to sing in the Viña del Mar Festival 2001 for the second year
running and was chosen to co-conduct one of the festival nights.
In March 2002 she continued her tour in Russia and Belarus and started
to record her new album titled "Turmalina" ("Tourmaline"), which came
on sale in June 2002. A month earlier, Natalia started filming
Kachorra (2002), finished in
December of the same year and transmitted in many countries of Latin
America, Philippines, the Middle East and Europe. For this part, in
2003 she was nominated for a Martín Fierro Award as the best comedy
actress in a leading role and for an Inte Award as the best actress. In
March 2003 she began shooting of her second movie
Cleopatra (2003). In the middle of
2003, she started a tour for Eastern Europe and Latin America. On March
1, 2004 she started filming
El Deseo (2004). In 2006 she joined
as a boxer in the cast of the telenovela
Sos mi vida (2006).
After that, Natalia played the title character of
Amanda O (2008) and focused on her
cinematographic career, shooting 4 films:
Música en espera (2009),
Francia (2009),
Miss Tacuarembó (2010) and
My First Wedding (2011).
In 2012 she will release a movie
Clandestine Childhood (2011)
and a series Lynch (2012).