Florencia De La V
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Florencia De La V, previously known as "Florencia de la Vega", was born Roberto Carlos Trinidad on March 2, 1976 in Chaco Province
). She is an Argentinian
transgender
actress and former magazine
editor.De La V was the winner of Bailando por un Sueño (Argentina season 2)
in 2006 with her professional dance partner, Manuel Rodríguez.
At age 17 Florencia dressed-up as a young lady to attend the sweet 17th birthday party of her best friend. From then on she became known as Karen until one day she was re-named by a boyfriend as “Florencia de la Vega”; eventually for legal reasons her name was adapted to Florencia de la V.
A fashion enthusiast since she made her first dress, she decided to follow a career in fashion design at the UNNE, the National University of the Northeast, Argentina. As Karen, she began her career producing out-fits and theatrical garments for Burlesque and Musical productions, until one day she met the main character of a show, a trans woman named Cris Miró (née Gerardo Elías Virguez). At that moment Florencia de la V became a media trans woman taking the main step into a mega-career in show-business.
Since then on, she was godfathered by one of the main Argentinean lords of show-business, Gerardo Sofovich
, who guided Florencia to national stardom.
Florencia de La V expressed that she felt a little uncomfortable at first with being given a job as a transvestite in the soap opera
. Later on, however, she accepted the fact that her character shares some life characteristics with her, which made her more comfortable about playing "Laiza Roldán". She has said, however, that for her next roles, she would prefer to play a woman. After Los Roldán ended, Florencia De La V worked in Mar Del Plata
.
In 1998 she met her current partner, dentist
Pablo Goycochea, whom she married on November 1 in Buenos Aires
.
Chaco Province
Chaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes...
). She is an Argentinian
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...
transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
actress and former magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
editor.De La V was the winner of Bailando por un Sueño (Argentina season 2)
Bailando por un Sueño (Argentina season 2)
Bailando por un Sueño 2 was the second argentinian season of Bailando por un Sueño.The season, first aired on July 3, 2006, and was part of the original show, Showmtach broadcast on Canal 13, and hosted by Marcelo Tinelli, as well as the previous season, that finished a month before. This time,...
in 2006 with her professional dance partner, Manuel Rodríguez.
Early life
Florencia was born in the old Hospital of “la Madre y el Niño”, in the city of Resistencia (Province of Chaco, Argentina) 1005 km North of Buenos Aires. The family home was located in Villa Los Lirios. At age 2 she lost her mother to cancer, and eventually moved to Lomas de Zamora (Province of Buenos Aires) with her father and brother.At age 17 Florencia dressed-up as a young lady to attend the sweet 17th birthday party of her best friend. From then on she became known as Karen until one day she was re-named by a boyfriend as “Florencia de la Vega”; eventually for legal reasons her name was adapted to Florencia de la V.
Education
She completed her primary and high-school in the suburbs of Lomas de Zamora, located in the southwest part of greater Buenos Aires.A fashion enthusiast since she made her first dress, she decided to follow a career in fashion design at the UNNE, the National University of the Northeast, Argentina. As Karen, she began her career producing out-fits and theatrical garments for Burlesque and Musical productions, until one day she met the main character of a show, a trans woman named Cris Miró (née Gerardo Elías Virguez). At that moment Florencia de la V became a media trans woman taking the main step into a mega-career in show-business.
Since then on, she was godfathered by one of the main Argentinean lords of show-business, Gerardo Sofovich
Gerardo Sofovich
Gerardo Sofovich is an Argentine businessman, impresario, TV host actor, comedian, scriptwriter, and film director....
, who guided Florencia to national stardom.
Career Summary
- Florencia de La V began cross-dressingCross-dressingCross-dressing is the wearing of clothing and other accoutrement commonly associated with a gender within a particular society that is seen as different than the one usually presented by the dresser...
at the age of 17. She enrolled in a universityUniversityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in fashion designFashion designFashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
, and later took jobs as a designer and promoter. - She also worked at the popular Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
club "Tabaris", replacing Cris Miró, a well known transvestiteTransvestismTransvestism is the practice of cross-dressing, which is wearing clothing traditionally associated with the opposite sex. Transvestite refers to a person who cross-dresses; however, the word often has additional connotations. -History:Although the word transvestism was coined as late as the 1910s,...
, in the show. It was while working there that she became a vedetteVedetteThe French military term vedette , also spelled vidette, migrated into English and other languages to refer to a mounted sentry or outpost, who has the function of bringing information, giving signals or warnings of danger, etc., to a main body of troops...
, catching the eyes of televisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and theater producer Gerardo SofovichGerardo SofovichGerardo Sofovich is an Argentine businessman, impresario, TV host actor, comedian, scriptwriter, and film director....
. - She made her acting debut in the TV show Polémica en el Bar ("Controversy at the Bar").
- De La V subsequently played small roles in many telenovelaTelenovelaA 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"...
s and variety shows for Argentina's TelefeTelefeTelevisión 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...
, but the show that made her an internationally known star has arguably been Los RoldánLos RoldánLos 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...
(2004), a sitcom that became a hit across South AmericaSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and among digital televisionDigital televisionDigital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
viewers in the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In Los Roldán, she plays "Raul Roldán", a transvestite who goes under the name "Laiza Roldán" when dressed as a woman.
Florencia de La V expressed that she felt a little uncomfortable at first with being given a job as a transvestite 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,...
. Later on, however, she accepted the fact that her character shares some life characteristics with her, which made her more comfortable about playing "Laiza Roldán". She has said, however, that for her next roles, she would prefer to play a woman. After Los Roldán ended, Florencia De La V worked in Mar Del Plata
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
.
In 1998 she met her current partner, dentist
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
Pablo Goycochea, whom she married on November 1 in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.