Gigi Zanchetta

Gigliola (Gigi) Zanchetta Pirella (born April 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan actress.

Gigi Zanchetta
Born
Gigliola Concepción Zanchetta Pirela[1]

April 3, 1966 (1966-04-03) (age 57)
Caracas, Venezuela
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
SpouseRicardo Mandini
Children1

Life and career

Zanchetta has made her television debut in the telenovela Cristal;[1] she later specialized in the genre, appearing in over 20 telenovelas, among them Primavera alongside Fernando Carrillo and Cara Sucia.[1][2] In the mid-1990s she has sparked controversy for being the first Venezuelan celebrity to pose nude for a magazine, appearing in the cover of the Spanish magazine Interviú.[1] She was also active in films and in theatre.[1] Her last telenovela role was in 2012; since then she moved to Spain with her son, leaving the entertainment industry.[1] A former backer of Chavismo and of Nicolás Maduro, she eventually publicly regretted about her support to him and attacked him on various occasions.[1][3][4]

Telenovelas

References
  1. Longo, Carmela (25 April 2021). "¿Qué pasó con? Gigi Zanchetta". Impacto Venezuela (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. "Gigi Zanchetta". Expresiones (in Spanish). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. "Gigi Zanchetta brincó la talanquera y alborotó a las avispas: 'No me gusta el comunismo'". Noticias al Día y a la Hora (in Spanish). 12 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. "La publicación de Gigi Zanchetta que generó polémica en las redes sociales". El Nacional (in Spanish). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.


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