María Eugenia Larraín
Encyclopedia
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
), known as Kenita (or Quenita') Larraín, is a Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
, well known for her romance and with Iván Zamorano
Iván Zamorano
Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora is a retired Chilean football striker. Along with former world-class forward Marcelo Salas and former world player of the year Elias Figueroa he is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers.He was a member of the Chilean national team and played in the 1998...
and get married and break-up with Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura , he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No...
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Daughter of Patricia Calderón Terán and Mario Larraín Corssen, also granddaughter of Mario Larraín del Campo and Javiera Corssen Rivera, and great-granddaughter Ricardo Larraín Bravo, descendant of the 1st Marquess of Larraín, part of the Chilean aristocracy. Also, is of Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
descent.
She studied at Liceo Manuel de Salas in Ñuñoa
Ñuñoa
Ñuñoa is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its inhabitants are primarily a middle and upper-middle class....
, Santiago. Later Larraín decided to study commercial engineering at UNIACC University, a second-level private institution, graduating in 2003.
In 2008 Larraín participated in the Argentine television show Bailando por un Sueño
Bailando por un sueño (Argentina)
Bailando por un Sueño is a segment inside the Argentine television program Showmatch, broadcast on Canal 13...
and in 2009 joined the Chilean reality show Pelotón VIP along with her twin brother Mario Larraín, and there she had an affair with Nabih Chadud, another contestant. She obtained the 2nd place. In 2011 starred the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
of Evailo ("Moya E") a Bulgarian
Bulgarian
Bulgarian refers to anything of or relating to Bulgaria and may refer directly to:* Bulgarians, an Slavic-speaking ethnic group, formed as a result of uniting of the tribes in the First Bulgarian Empire in a nation with one Slavic language .* Bulgaria* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language* A...
singer know in Chile for compete in the TV show Yingo, later in November of 2011 released her first single "Mi Mundo Sin Ti" a cover of the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
singer Soraya Arnelas
Soraya Arnelas
Soraya Arnelas Rubiales , better known by her stage name Soraya, is a popular Spanish singer...
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TV shows
- Tarde Millonaria (Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
) - Sal y Pimienta (Mega)
- Futgol (Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
) - Sin Barrera (ChilevisiónChilevisiónCHV, also known as Chilevisión, is the third oldest television station in Chile. Formerly called Teleonce and RTU , this TV station was owned by University of Chile, a Chilean state university...
) - Sábado GiganteSábado GiganteSábado Gigante is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment...
(Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
) - Para eso estamos (Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
) - Zoom Deportivo (TVNTelevisión Nacional de ChileTVN is Chile's state-owned television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America...
) - Morandé con Compañía (Mega)
- Noche de Juegos (TVNTelevisión Nacional de ChileTVN is Chile's state-owned television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America...
) - Viva la mañana (Canal 13Canal 13 (Chile)Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
) - SQPSQPSQP is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* Sequential quadratic programming* the peer-reviewed journal Software Quality Professional...
(ChilevisiónChilevisiónCHV, also known as Chilevisión, is the third oldest television station in Chile. Formerly called Teleonce and RTU , this TV station was owned by University of Chile, a Chilean state university...
) - Pollo en Conserva (Red Televisión)
- Un amor indomable (ATV, PerúPeruPeru , 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....
) - El baile en TVN (TVNTelevisión Nacional de ChileTVN is Chile's state-owned television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America...
) - Astros de la risa (Panamericana TelevisiónPanamericana TelevisiónPanamericana Televisión, Panamericana Television or Pantel is a Peruvian television network founded in 1959 when television first arrived in Peru. It initially broadcast on Channel 13, but later moved to Channel 5 in metropolitan Lima. This network was followed by a second private television...
, PerúPeruPeru , 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....
) - Bailando por un Sueño 2008Bailando por un Sueño 2008Bailando por un Sueño 2008 was the fifth argentinian season of Bailando por un Sueño.The season, first aired on April 14, 2008, and was part of the original show, Showmtach broadcast on Canal 13, and hosted by Marcelo Tinelli. This time, there were 40 couples competing, and the competition duration...
(Canal 13Canal 13 (Argentina)El Trece is an Argentine television network and the flagship station of the same network, located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.- Foundation :...
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , 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...
) - Pelotón VIP (TVNTelevisión Nacional de ChileTVN is Chile's state-owned television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America...
) - Fiebre de Baile 3 (CHVChilevisiónCHV, also known as Chilevisión, is the third oldest television station in Chile. Formerly called Teleonce and RTU , this TV station was owned by University of Chile, a Chilean state university...
) - La Barra del Mundial (TVNTelevisión Nacional de ChileTVN is Chile's state-owned television station. Its inaugural transmission took place on 1969. TVN is owned, but not funded, by the state, and it functions independently from it; a very particular case of public television in South America...
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