Gianella Neyra Magagna is a Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

vian actress and model.

Career

Neyra began acting

Acting

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....

 at the age of seven and, while a girl, attended the Lee Strasberg studio in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. In Peru, she pursued a successful modeling career.

In 2002, she was hired by Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

's Iguana Productions to star in the popular soap opera "Bésame Tonto

Bésame Tonto

Besame Tonto was a 2003 Spanish language television soap opera as a joint Peruvian and Venezuelan production that received high ratings in Latin American countries as well as Russia, Germany and the Philippines...

" ("Kiss me, Fool") where she played the daughter of a mafia

Mafia

The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...

 boss.

In 2004, Neyra went to 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...

 to perform in "Luna salvaje" ("Savage Moon"), starring with Juan Darthés and Catalina Artusi

Catalina Artusi

Catalina Artusi is an Argentine actress who is perhaps best known for her participation in the Telefé telenovela Chiquititas.-Career information:...

. Neyra continued to star in other Argentinian productions including "Culpable de Este Amor" and "Quien es el Jefe?".

Personal life

In 2004, Neyra married her "Besame Tonto" co-star, Argentine actor Segundo Cernadas

Segundo Cernadas

Pedro Cernadas , better known as Segundo Cernadas, is a telenovela actor who has gained international fame, both in South America and other parts of the world...

. The couple have a son born in 2009.

Telenovelas

• 2011: LaLola
  Lalola
  Lalola was an Argentine television Comedy show that aired from 28 August 2007 to 29 April 2008. It was broadcast by TV channel América 2...
  
  .... Dolores "Lola" Padilla Gassols
• 2010: Pobre Millonaria .... Isabella del Castillo
• 2009: Los Exitosos Gomes .... Sol Gomes
• 2007: Mi problema con las mujeres .... Sol
• 2007: El capo
  El capo
  The Capo is a television series made by Fox Telecolombia and written by Gustavo Bolivar for RCN Television, based on its namesake book. This is the most expensive series ever produced in Colombia. The set has an underground bunker, and expensive props like a virgin made of gold...
  
  
• 2006: Dragones: destino de fuego
  Dragones: destino de fuego
  Dragones: destino de fuego is a Peru CGI animated film produced by: Ana María Roca-Rey and animated and distributed by: Alpamayo Entertainment.-External links:...
  
  (voice)
• 2005: ¿Quién es el jefe?
  ¿Quien es el Jefe?
  ¿Quién es el Jefe? is an Argentine sitcom, the remake of the popular American sitcom Who's the Boss?. It premiered on April 18, 2005 at Telefe network, and had great success.- Cast :* Nicolás Vázquez - Enzo Michelli* Gianella Neyra - Soledad Carreras...
  
  .... Soledad Carreras
• 2004: Culpable de este amor .... Laura Cazenave de Salazar
• 2004: Con Game "Doble juego" (Peru)
• 2003: Polvo enamorado .... Natalia
• 2003: Bésame tonto
  Bésame Tonto
  Besame Tonto was a 2003 Spanish language television soap opera as a joint Peruvian and Venezuelan production that received high ratings in Latin American countries as well as Russia, Germany and the Philippines...
  
  .... Julieta Rossini
• 2001: Yago, pasión morena .... Morena Gallardo-Sirenio Chávez de Salaverri-Sirenio Rivas
• 2000: Amantes de Luna Llena
  Amantes de Luna llena
  Amantes de Luna Llena Is a Venezuelan Tv series produced by Henrie Ramos, starring Ruddy Rodriguez and Diego BertieSipnosis: Throughout the city the legend of a man burns the skin of women. They say that the eyes of this man manage to overthrow the most insurmountable of women, their words are like...
  
  .... Isabel Rigores
• 2000: Ciudad de M .... Sandra
• 2000: Imposible amor
• 2000: María Rosa, búscame una esposa
  Maria Rosa, Buscame una Esposa
  Maria Rosa, Buscame una Esposa was a Peruvian telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. This telenovela lasted 120 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International.-Synopsis:...
  
  .... María Rosa Garcia
• 1999: Girasoles para Lucía .... Lucía Trevi
• 1998: Coraje .... Reportera TV 1
• 1997: Torbellino .... Eliana
• 1997: Escándalo .... Natalia
• 1996: Obsesión
  Obsesión
  "Obsesión" is a 2002 single by Dominican-American bachata band Aventura. It was included on the 2002 album We Broke the Rules. It achieved a huge success in many countries, reaching the top of many international charts...
  
  .... Rita Reynoso/Rita Martin/Mariana
• 1995: Malicia
  Malicia
  Malicia is a concept in Capoeira that is both simple and complex. Its Latin root, mal, meaning 'bad,' or 'ill,' would imply a concept of evilness...