Sheyene Gerardi
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Sheyene Gerardi is a Venezuelan actress and model.
She has one of the most beautiful faces and bodies of Venezuelan television, attributable to her European roots. A perfect blend to be a participant in the Miss Venezuela
beauty pageant, an endeavor she gave up in order to start her medical studies. Growing up in a healthy environment contributed to her capability of simultaneously carrying out several activities such as rhythmic gymnastics and swimming. She also represented her school in a mathematics and chemistry competition ranking at the highest level. At the same time, her liking for foreign languages increased, and as a teenager she learned French and English fluently.
In what would have been a casual involvement in a tribute paid to Giuseppe Verdi
, her passion for opera
awakened and eventually became one of the artist’s favorite hobbies.
Her career as a professional model began when she was a young adult, in perfect conjunction with her medical education at Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV). Gradually, several television projects were offered to her, and lack of time led to the interruption of her studies. Successively, RCTV
awarded her with a scholarship that turned her career around.
In the meantime her career as an actress soared up with her participation in highly-rated, prime time soap operas that paved her way to a definite international projection. Sheyene is known for her work in more than ten countries such as Russia
, Germany
, Peru
, Ecuador
, Colombia
, Puerto Rico
, among others.
A family tragedy changed her life forever in 2007, just days before starting the recordings of “Por Todo lo Alto” (In Style) a RCTV
soap opera, her mother died in a car accident. The actress kept on working while trying to cope with her pain. When the recordings ended, she continued with her performance in Camaleona, another RCTV
soap opera, but she was forced to cancel her appearance due to an advanced lymphoma
, stage IV.
The actress left the country and rushed to the United States
seeking a second opinion. Therapy was applied to her at once; however, the doctors gave her three months to live.
Meanwhile, in her native land, a school was named after her in Barlovento, State of Miranda. The Sheyene Gerardi School is dedicated to teach extracurricular activities.
Sheyene Gerardi, was never entirely absent, her love of work and leading a quiet life healed her mind and helped the actress win her battle.
She underwent three years of chemotherapy
and surpassed all the barriers that the process entailed. She did not loss her hair and kept a healthy appearance; this still is a case study for the best oncologists of Venezuela and the United States.
Not satisfied with that, during her struggle, the actress had to decline important career opportunities. In fact, the Peruvian news outlets reported that she would have been part of the second season in a successful sitcom of that country. It was then when a film project caught Sheyene’s attention, and she traveled there to work in La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre with an all-star cast, such as the late Jorge Vargas. Six months later, she was seen in San Juan de los Lagos
.
Not long ago, she was at the National Association of Television Program Executives NATPE
promoting her recent films. Little is known of her love life; with a career of more than a decade the actress kept herself out of scandals. Rumors spread that she had a relationship with the Venezuelan actor and comedian Emilio Lovera, but for the time being she is not involved with anyone, although she repeatedly expressed her desire to marry and start a family.
Currently, Sheyene just completed her therapy and is considering projects that will bring her back to television, not exclusively in soap operas, since she would like to explore other dimensions of her career.
Sheyene has received a star which declares that her name will shine forever in heaven, along with those of other celebrities: Elton John
, Steven Spielberg
, Tom Cruise
, Mick Jagger
, Princess Diana of Wales, Frank Sinatra
and many others.
The coordinates of her star are Aries RA1h59m02.71sDE+21°54’51.74 and its registry is securely kept in a safe in Geneva
, Switzerland
, as well as in the book Your place in the Cosmos which is in the Library of Congress, Copyright
Office, in the United States.
At the end of 2010, Sheyene represented as hostess invited in the program "Esta Noche Tu Night", which Alexis Valdés
leads, in the stellar schedule of Mega Tv
Channel, in the city of Miami.
Hoy te ví
(I Saw You Today)
Niña Mimada
(Darling)
La Invasora (The Intruder)
Mujer con Pantalones (Woman with Pants)
Por Todo lo Alto (In Style)
Camaleona (Chamaleon)
La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
San Juan de los Lagos
Early life
As an only child she spent her childhood with her mother, a veterinarian who became a widow when she was six months pregnant and never remarried. Her grandparents were Brazilian and Italian respectively.She has one of the most beautiful faces and bodies of Venezuelan television, attributable to her European roots. A perfect blend to be a participant in the Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela
The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...
beauty pageant, an endeavor she gave up in order to start her medical studies. Growing up in a healthy environment contributed to her capability of simultaneously carrying out several activities such as rhythmic gymnastics and swimming. She also represented her school in a mathematics and chemistry competition ranking at the highest level. At the same time, her liking for foreign languages increased, and as a teenager she learned French and English fluently.
In what would have been a casual involvement in a tribute paid to Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
, her passion for opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
awakened and eventually became one of the artist’s favorite hobbies.
Her career as a professional model began when she was a young adult, in perfect conjunction with her medical education at Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV). Gradually, several television projects were offered to her, and lack of time led to the interruption of her studies. Successively, RCTV
RCTV
Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 November...
awarded her with a scholarship that turned her career around.
Career
Although modeling was left behind, on different occasions she appeared in magazines, including a popular Venezuelan collector’s edition which featured her as one of the most beautiful bodies of 2005 and 2007.In the meantime her career as an actress soared up with her participation in highly-rated, prime time soap operas that paved her way to a definite international projection. Sheyene is known for her work in more than ten countries such as 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...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 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....
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, 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...
, among others.
A family tragedy changed her life forever in 2007, just days before starting the recordings of “Por Todo lo Alto” (In Style) a RCTV
RCTV
Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 November...
soap opera, her mother died in a car accident. The actress kept on working while trying to cope with her pain. When the recordings ended, she continued with her performance in Camaleona, another RCTV
RCTV
Radio Caracas Televisión Internacional is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, RCTV Internacional was inaugurated as Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 November...
soap opera, but she was forced to cancel her appearance due to an advanced lymphoma
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...
, stage IV.
The actress left the country and rushed to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
seeking a second opinion. Therapy was applied to her at once; however, the doctors gave her three months to live.
Meanwhile, in her native land, a school was named after her in Barlovento, State of Miranda. The Sheyene Gerardi School is dedicated to teach extracurricular activities.
Sheyene Gerardi, was never entirely absent, her love of work and leading a quiet life healed her mind and helped the actress win her battle.
She underwent three years of chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
and surpassed all the barriers that the process entailed. She did not loss her hair and kept a healthy appearance; this still is a case study for the best oncologists of Venezuela and the United States.
Not satisfied with that, during her struggle, the actress had to decline important career opportunities. In fact, the Peruvian news outlets reported that she would have been part of the second season in a successful sitcom of that country. It was then when a film project caught Sheyene’s attention, and she traveled there to work in La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre with an all-star cast, such as the late Jorge Vargas. Six months later, she was seen in San Juan de los Lagos
San Juan de los Lagos
San Juan de los Lagos is a town and municipality located in the northeast corner of the state of Jalisco, Mexico, in a region known as Los Altos...
.
Not long ago, she was at the National Association of Television Program Executives NATPE
NATPE
The National Association of Television Program Executives is a professional association of television and emerging media executives...
promoting her recent films. Little is known of her love life; with a career of more than a decade the actress kept herself out of scandals. Rumors spread that she had a relationship with the Venezuelan actor and comedian Emilio Lovera, but for the time being she is not involved with anyone, although she repeatedly expressed her desire to marry and start a family.
Currently, Sheyene just completed her therapy and is considering projects that will bring her back to television, not exclusively in soap operas, since she would like to explore other dimensions of her career.
Sheyene has received a star which declares that her name will shine forever in heaven, along with those of other celebrities: Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
, Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
, Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
, Princess Diana of Wales, Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
and many others.
The coordinates of her star are Aries RA1h59m02.71sDE+21°54’51.74 and its registry is securely kept in a safe in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, as well as in the book Your place in the Cosmos which is in the Library of Congress, Copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
Office, in the United States.
At the end of 2010, Sheyene represented as hostess invited in the program "Esta Noche Tu Night", which Alexis Valdés
Alexis Valdés
Alexis Valdés is a Cuban actor, comedian, monologist, film producer and screenwriter born in Havana, on August 16.After receiving an engineering degree and working on the stage in Cuba for 10 years, he went to Spain in the 1990s, where he became very popular due to his performances in programs like...
leads, in the stellar schedule of Mega Tv
Mega TV
Mega TV was an analogue cable television broadcaster, which launched Malaysia's first ever subscription-based TV service in 1995. It was incorporated on 18 October 1994 and was operated by TV3...
Channel, in the city of Miami.
Notable works
Some of Sheyene’s outstanding works are:Hoy te ví
Hoy te Vi
Hoy te Vi was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. Basilio Alvarez and Laura Bottome originally came up with the idea to create this telenovela. It was directed by Renato Gutierrez and Luis Padilla...
(I Saw You Today)
Niña Mimada
Niña Mimada
Niña Mimada was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. It was written by Valentina Parraga, and Irene Calcaño Germán Aponte and Sonia Nobrega and directed by José Alcalde...
(Darling)
La Invasora (The Intruder)
Mujer con Pantalones (Woman with Pants)
Por Todo lo Alto (In Style)
Camaleona (Chamaleon)
La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre
San Juan de los Lagos
San Juan de los Lagos
San Juan de los Lagos is a town and municipality located in the northeast corner of the state of Jalisco, Mexico, in a region known as Los Altos...