Agustina Cherri
Agustina Cherri (born February 15, 1983, in Vicente López, Argentina) is an Argentine actress and model. She is perhaps best known for her participation as Milagros in Chiquititas, a popular children's telenovela.
Agustina Cherri | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress and Model |
Years active | 1989–present |
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Partner(s) | Gastón Pauls (2007–2014) Tomás Vera (2014–present) |
Children | Muna Pauls (b. March 14, 2009) Nilo Pauls (b. December 29, 2011) Alba Vera (b. October 1, 2019) |
Biography
Agustina Cherri grew up as a fan of Flavia Palmiero, a famous children's show host during Cherri's childhood. She had been taking dancing classes and felt someday she would become a great dancer. In 1990, Agustina heard that there was an audition for children dancers at Palmiero's Telefe television show, La Ola Esta de Fiesta. Cherri asked her mother to take her to the audition, and she was chosen for the show, making it her first show business experience.
Career
Agustina Cherri first taste of fame came after she played Camila in 1991's Grande Pa!, a show that made her popular among Argentine pre-teens. At the same time, she participated in a variation of La Ola Esta de Fiesta, Flavia Esta de Fiesta. In 1993, she played Paola in Regalo del Cielo, which was not a major hit and has been a rather forgotten program by the general public. Her fame continued growing after her first stint at Chiquititas as Milagros Urién and, in 1998, she participated in Verano del '98, she played the role of Violeta Herrera, which was replayed by the Argentine television network in 2005. In 1999, Cherri was given her first opportunity to star in a show, playing Lucia Escobar, the leading female character in Cabecita. Two important events happened in Cherri's career during 2001: She was recalled to play Milagros Urién once again in Chiquititas, and she made her feature film debut, in a movie named Rodrigo, la Pelicula. Cherri participated as Gisela Vargas in Canal 13 Mil Millones, made in 2002, and as Anita in 2003 Son amores. That same year, she modeled for a calendar published by Caras magazine. During 2004, Cherri played Shamira in another major Canal 13 hit, Los Pensionados, and as Angela Capello in Hombres de Honor. In 2006 she starred in one of the chapters of Mujeres asesinas. At the beginning of 2007 she returned to the theater starring in the play ¿Quién le teme a Virginia Woolf?. In 2007 she's starring in the soap Mujeres de Nadie. The role was originally for Marcela Klobooster, who also starred in Chiquititas, but she couldn't accept it. Mujeres de Nadie is doing well on its afternoon slot at Canal 13. That same year she a special participation in Todos contra Juan where she acted of herself. In 2009 she starred alongside Carmen Vallejos and Leonor Benedetto the prestigious unitary Rosa, Violeta y Celeste in Canal 7. In 2010 she returns to participate in the telenovela Todos contra Juan. After moving away from acting for almost a year and a half due to motherhood, Agustina returns to television as the protagonist of the new unit of Canal 7, El paraíso alongside Alejandro Awada and Mariano Torre. The unit and the performance of Agustina received extremely favorable reviews. In 2014, she was one of the protagonists of Pol-ka's sitcom Mis amigos de siempre alongside Nicolás Cabre, Nicolás Vázquez, Emilia Attías, Gonzalo Heredia and Calu Rivero. For this fiction she was nominated for a Martín Fierro as Best Telenovela Actress. On the screen of Telefe she starred an episode of the unit La celebración, which was recorded a year before its broadcast. In the channel encuentro she produced and narrated the cycle Historias de género. In 2016 she is co-star of the telenovela Los ricos no piden permiso, where she plays Elena. In 2017 she star in the telenovela of Telefe Fanny, la fan where she plays Fanny. She is currently working on a theatrical work directed by Guillermo Francella based on the film of Paolo Genovese "Perfectos Desconocidos" alongside Carlos Portaluppi Magela Zannota, Gonzalo Heredia, Alejandro Awada, Mercedes Funes and Peto Menahem.
Humanitarian Activities
Since 2004 Agustina along with the support of the Municipality Pilar founded ADA since then chaired the non-profit association. With her charity work and the galas which celebrities came, she managed to open the ADA Home, with space to 20 people. The institution had psychologists and social workers who worked with each person who entered the shelter to facilitate their conditions when entering. The home was a transit institution which aimed to devoted the victims of gender violence the desire to have a decent life and the possibility of reintegrating into society. Currently the foundation is still valid.
Personal life
From 2007 to 2014, Agustina Cherri was in a relationship with fellow Argentine actor Gastón Pauls with whom she has two children, daughter Muna, born on March 14, 2009 and Nilo, born on December 29, 2011. She separated in 2014. On October 1, 2019, she gave birth to Alba, first daughter with her partner, musician Tomás Vera. She is a vegetarian and she is a defender of animal rights.[1]
Television
Year | Title | Character | Channel |
Role |
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1989-1990 | La ola esta de fiesta | Herself | Canal 9 | Dancer |
1991-1992 | Flavia esta de fiesta | |||
1993 | Regalo del cielo | Paola | El Trece | Cast member |
1992-1993 | Grande, pa!!! | Camila | Telefe | |
1994 | Más allá del horizonte | Victoria Olazába | ||
1995-1997 | Chiquititas | Milagros Urién | Youth protagonist | |
1998-1999 | Verano del 98 | Violeta Herrera | Youth protagonist | |
1999-2000 | Cabecita | Lucía Escobar | Protagonist | |
2001 | Chiquititas, la historia | Milagros Urién | Narradora/ Protagonist | |
Chiquititas | Protagonist | |||
Braceface | Sharon Spitz | Disney Channel | Voice | |
2002 | Mil millones | Gisela Vargas | El Trece | Co-protagonist |
2003 | Son amores | Anita | Cast member | |
2004 | Los pensionados | Shamira | Protagonist | |
2005 | Hombres de honor | Ángela Capello/Patter Nostra | Co-protagonist | |
2006 | Mujeres asesinas | Sofía | Chap. 28: Sofía, nena de papá | |
2007 | Mujeres de nadie | Laura Garreto | Protagonist | |
2008 | Toilette | Carla | Cosmopolitan Televisión | |
Todos contra Juan | Herself | América TV | Special participation | |
2009 | Rosa, Violeta y Celeste | Celeste | TV Pública | Protagonist |
2010 | Todos contra Juan 2 | Herself | Telefe | Special participation |
2011 | El paraíso | Laura Denegri | TV Pública | Protagonist |
Historias Sencillas documental | Herself | Producer | ||
2013 | Historias de corazón | Ana | Telefe | Chap. 3: El gran ilusionista |
Luz | Chap. 23: Una nueva luz | |||
2014 | La celebración | María Viviani | Chap. 5: Boda | |
2013-2014 | Mis amigos de siempre | Rocío Monti | El Trece | Protagonist |
2014 | Historias de género | Herself | Encuentro | Narradora |
2015 | Conflictos modernos | Solana | Canal 9 | Protagonist of one episode |
2016 | Los ricos no piden permiso | Elena Rodríguez/Elena Villalba | El Trece | Protagonist |
2017 | Fanny, la fan | Fanny | Telefe | |
2020 | Separadas | Romina Baldi | El Trece | Protagonist |
Discography
Solo | Year | Album |
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«Rechufas» | 1995 | Chiquititas vol 1 |
«Habia una vez» | ||
«Mentiritas» | ||
«Chufacha» | 1996 | Chiquititas vol 2 |
«Me pasan cosas» | ||
«Chufachon» | 1997 | Chiquititas vol 3 |
«Por una sola vez» | ||
«Cabecita» | 2000 | Cabecita |
«Chiquititas baila así» | 2001 | Chiquititas vol 7 |
«Ventanita de Los Sueños» | ||
«Vuela» | ||
«Esperanza» | ||
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Program | Result |
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1996 | Premios Martín Fierro | Children's Performance | Chiquititas | Winner |
2013 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Actress of daily comedy | Mis amigos de siempre | Nominated |
2014 | Premios Martín Fierro | Best Leading Actress of daily fiction and comedy | Mis amigos de siempre | Nominated |
2016 | Kids' Choice Awards Argentina | Favorite Actress | Los ricos no piden permiso | Nominated |
Theater
Year | Title | Character |
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1990-1991 | La Ola está de fiesta | dancer |
1994 | Grande brigada | |
1996-1997/2001 | Chiquititas | Milagros Urién |
2006 | ¿Quién le teme a Virginia Woolf? | Virginia Woolf |
2018 | Perfectos Desconocidos | Bianca |
Movies
Year | Movie | Character | Director |
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2001 | Rodrigo, la película | Romina | |
See also
References
- Elizalde, Teresa. "Agustina Cherri: "Volvería a elegir a Gastón cada segundo de mi vida"". Revista OHLALÁ! (in Spanish). Retrieved June 19, 2016.
External links
- Agustina Cherri on IMDb
- Agustina Cherri at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
- "Agustina Cherri, todo un talento juvenil". Chicos.net (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2005-04-22.