Polyana Lopez
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Polyana López is an Argentine
actress who gained fame as "Mora" in Telefe
's acclaimed program, "Chiquititas
".
It shall be noted that López is a black actress,daughter of afro-brazilian
father and Argentine] mother. Black people are extremely rare in Argentina, and therefore in its television and show business industry.
López's first experience as an actress came in "Chiquititas", which, in turn, gave her national and international fame, becoming a number one hit in Argentina and across the rest of Latin America
, as well as in some Europe
an and Asia
n countries, being dubbed into English
and Russia
n, for example.
Polyana López played "Mora" for one year, 1997. However, upon leaving the "Chiquititas" telenovela
in 1998, and with a copyright lawsuit between Argentina's Telefé
and a Brazil
ian television network notwithstanding, she went to Brazil and acted in "Chiquititas Brazil", as "Polly".
López toured across Brazil playing "Polly" on theater as well during this period. During a trip to Brasilia
, she and the rest of the cast of "Chiquititas Brazil" were greeted by a crowd of 35,000 people as they tried to make their way into a restaurant, needing to have an entire street closed by local police before they could make their way into the restaurant(in Portuguese).
Polyana López has been retired from television acting since her days as a member of "Chiquititas".
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...
actress who gained fame as "Mora" in 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...
's acclaimed program, "Chiquititas
Chiquititas
Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
".
It shall be noted that López is a black actress,daughter of afro-brazilian
Afro-Brazilian
In Brazil, the term "preto" is one of the five categories used by the Brazilian Census, along with "branco" , "pardo" , "amarelo" and "indígena"...
father and Argentine] mother. Black people are extremely rare in Argentina, and therefore in its television and show business industry.
López's first experience as an actress came in "Chiquititas", which, in turn, gave her national and international fame, becoming a number one hit in Argentina and across the rest of 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...
, as well as in some Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n countries, being dubbed into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n, for example.
Polyana López played "Mora" for one year, 1997. However, upon leaving the "Chiquititas" 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"...
in 1998, and with a copyright lawsuit between Argentina's Telefé
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...
and a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian television network notwithstanding, she went to Brazil and acted in "Chiquititas Brazil", as "Polly".
López toured across Brazil playing "Polly" on theater as well during this period. During a trip to Brasilia
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, she and the rest of the cast of "Chiquititas Brazil" were greeted by a crowd of 35,000 people as they tried to make their way into a restaurant, needing to have an entire street closed by local police before they could make their way into the restaurant(in Portuguese).
Polyana López has been retired from television acting since her days as a member of "Chiquititas".