Claribel Medina
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Claribel Medina is a Puerto Rican
actress who has acted for soap opera
s and movies filmed both in her native Puerto Rico
and in Argentina
.
school
in New York in 1984.
Medina worked with Luis Vigoreaux
in the 1983 theater production, "La Verdadera Historia de Pedro Navaja". Prior to that, she had made her television
debut, on a telenovela
named "La Verdadera Eva".
Her first shot at fame in Puerto Rico came early in 1984, when she worked, alongside Braulio Castillo, hijo
, Sully Díaz
and Salvador Pineda
, among others, in the Telemundo Puerto Rico
telenovela "Coralito
". "Coralito" became a viewer favorite, and Medina had a prominent character in the soap opera
.
Medina dedicated 1986 entirely to theater plays, appearing in six of them. In 1987 the actress returned to television with Tele Once's telenovela "La Isla".
decided to move permanently to Argentina. By 1990, she was becoming well known in that country, participating in the acclaimed telenovela "Apasionada
".
Medina starred in 2004 in the Telefe
soap opera, "Los Roldan
", which reached decent levels of popularity among Argentine viewers.
. In 1989, Medina gave birth to Antonella the first of two daughters she had with Alarcón. In 1995, Medina and Alarcón divorced, and Medina remained in Argentina after the divorce.
Medina chose to stay in Argentina because her two daughters were born there and thus were used to living in that country. In addition, Medina was busy filling a heavy television schedule that, since 2004, continues to keep her busy. She did return to Puerto Rico for a brief period, where she spent a vacation in 1997 with her daughters. The purpose of her trip to Puerto Rico was to have her daughters meet their grandparents and the country where their mother was born.
, la Diva de Puerto Rico Yolandita Monge
, Andréa del Boca
, Ángela Meyer
, Camille Carrión, Carlos Vives
, Elia Enid Cadilla, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
and other figures of the Latin America
n show business world.
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
actress who has acted for soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s and movies filmed both in her native Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Training
Medina graduated from the Universidad de Puerto Rico in 1983. She attended an actingActing
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in New York in 1984.
Puerto Rico
Claribel started her artistic career in the early 1980s when opera singer Alex Vázquez, chose her to have a role in the musical piece "The passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ."Medina worked with Luis Vigoreaux
Luis Vigoreaux
Luis Vigoreaux Rivera was a Puerto Rican radio and television show host, announcer, comedian and producer. The son of a sugar worker, Vigoreaux became one of the most popular television entertainers in Puerto Rico's history....
in the 1983 theater production, "La Verdadera Historia de Pedro Navaja". Prior to that, she had made her television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
debut, on a telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
named "La Verdadera Eva".
Her first shot at fame in Puerto Rico came early in 1984, when she worked, alongside Braulio Castillo, hijo
Braulio Castillo, hijo
Braulio Castillo, hijo is a Puerto Rican actor, radio host, and MC. He is the son of Braulio Castillo, a legendary actor across Latin America, and the brother of the lesser known Jorge Castillo, also a television and theater actor....
, Sully Díaz
Sully Diaz
Sully Diaz is an American actress and singer born to Christian, Puerto Rican parents. Sully's career started in Puerto Rican television with her first starring role as Coralito in the "novela" called "Coralito"...
and Salvador Pineda
Salvador Pineda
Salvador Pineda Popoca is a Mexican actor. He has participated in several telenovelas and Mexican movies, as well as two Hollywood low budget movies....
, among others, in the Telemundo Puerto Rico
Telemundo Puerto Rico
The name Telemundo Puerto Rico may represent:* WKAQ-TV, a Telemundo station in San Juan, Puerto Rico* Telemundo Puerto Rico , a former Spanish-language cable network...
telenovela "Coralito
Coralito
Coralito , is a Puerto Rican telenovela produced by Telemundo. The main characters were played by Sully Díaz and Salvador Pineda. Díaz played the character of Coralito. The telenovela played in 1983. Ednita Nazario performed the theme song of the telenovela titled Mi Pequeño Amor, , by Argentine...
". "Coralito" became a viewer favorite, and Medina had a prominent character in the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
.
Medina dedicated 1986 entirely to theater plays, appearing in six of them. In 1987 the actress returned to television with Tele Once's telenovela "La Isla".
Argentina
In 1989, Medina and her husband Pablo AlarconPablo Alarcón
Rodolfo Francisco Marabotto , better known in the show business world as Pablo Alarcón, is an Argentine actor who has reached international fame.-Biography:Alarcón was born in Pellegrini, Buenos Aires province...
decided to move permanently to Argentina. By 1990, she was becoming well known in that country, participating in the acclaimed telenovela "Apasionada
Apasionada
Apasionada is the twenty-first album of Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario. It was released in 2005.-Track listing:# "Vengada"# "Ni Héroes Ni Vencidos"# "Por Hoy"# "A Que Me Pides Más"# "A Mí Si Que No"# "Sobrevivo"# "Agua Profunda"# "Olvidarte"...
".
Medina starred in 2004 in the Telefe
Telefe
Televisión Federal S.A., best known as Telefe and later as TLF, is an Argentine television network. Formerly known as Canal Once , a state-run network, it was privatised and established as Telefe in 1989, when and News Corporation took over the channel...
soap opera, "Los Roldan
Los Roldán
Los Roldán was a highly successful Spanish language telenovela , produced from 2004 to 2005 by Argentina's Telefe. The drama, which is also described by many as a comedy, actually ended up winning an award in 2004 as Argentina's Comedy of the Year...
", which reached decent levels of popularity among Argentine viewers.
Family life
In 1987 Medina married Argentine actor Pablo AlarcónPablo Alarcón
Rodolfo Francisco Marabotto , better known in the show business world as Pablo Alarcón, is an Argentine actor who has reached international fame.-Biography:Alarcón was born in Pellegrini, Buenos Aires province...
. In 1989, Medina gave birth to Antonella the first of two daughters she had with Alarcón. In 1995, Medina and Alarcón divorced, and Medina remained in Argentina after the divorce.
Medina chose to stay in Argentina because her two daughters were born there and thus were used to living in that country. In addition, Medina was busy filling a heavy television schedule that, since 2004, continues to keep her busy. She did return to Puerto Rico for a brief period, where she spent a vacation in 1997 with her daughters. The purpose of her trip to Puerto Rico was to have her daughters meet their grandparents and the country where their mother was born.
Other casts
Medina has also worked with Iris ChacónIris Chacón
Iris Chacón is a dancer, singer, and entertainer. She enjoys great popularity in Puerto Rico and in other Latin American countries, as well as such US locales as New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.-Career:Chacon has been known by various nicknames, such as "La Bomba de Puerto Rico" Iris Chacón...
, la Diva de Puerto Rico Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge
Yolandita Monge is an international singer and actress from Puerto Rico and the first Puerto Rican female singer to be nominated to the Grammy Music Awards. She is also Puerto Rico's highest selling female artist. She has been in the music business since adolescence, and has recorded over thirty...
, Andréa del Boca
Andrea Del Boca
Andrea Del Boca is an Argentine telenovela actress.- Biography :Del Boca made her debut as a four-year-old in a television show hosted by Teresa Blasco...
, Ángela Meyer
Angela Meyer
Ángela Meyer is an actress, comedian and producer of television and theatrical works.-Early years:...
, Camille Carrión, Carlos Vives
Carlos Vives
Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo is a Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy Award winning-Colombian singer, composer and actor.-Biography:...
, Elia Enid Cadilla, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría is a Costa Rican economist, lawyer, businessman, and politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1998 to 2002 and was briefly Secretary General of the Organization of American States in 2004, before stepping down and returning to his country to face...
and other figures of the Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n show business world.
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans