Grecia Colmenares

Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens (born December 7, 1962 in Valencia, Venezuela), better known plainly as Grecia Colmenares, is a Venezuelan-Argentine actress who gained fame across Latin America, specially during the 1980s.

Grecia Colmenares
Colmenares
Born
Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens

(1962-12-07) December 7, 1962
Valencia, Venezuela
OccupationActress
Years active1974–present
Spouse(s)Henry Zakka (1979–1983)
Marcelo Pelegri (1986–2005)
ChildrenGianfranco Pelegri Colmenares

Life

Colmenares became a sensation as a young actress in her native Venezuela during the 1970s, becoming a favorite of the general public in that country. She made her debut, as an eleven-year-old, in the Angelica Spanish soap opera. She continued participating in other soap operas through her teenage years, including the major hits Estefanía in 1979 and Elizabeth in 1980.

Those major hits were followed by a number of lesser known soap operas, as well as other hits, such as 1981's Marielena and, in 1984, Azucena and Topacio.

In 1985, she moved permanently to Argentina, where she debuted on Argentine television with a soap opera named "Maria de Nadie". There she married Marcelo Pelegri who became her manager, and had her son Gianfranco.

In 1991, she starred in the famous soap opera Manuela, which obtained a huge success worldwide, and Colmenares won several prizes for her outstanding job as Isabel and Manuela.

Although her jobs in Venezuela gave her considerable international fame, it was after she moved to Argentina that Colmenares became paparazzi fodder. Colmenares then became a household name across Latin America. She appeared frequently on the covers of gossip and fashion magazines, and rumors of a rivalry with Andrea Del Boca surfaced, although these rumors lasted for a short period only. In 1999, Colmenares acted in a telenovela that Del Boca had previously participated in: Chiquititas, which had by then become a major international hit.

Colmenares has obtained Argentine citizenship.

In 2001, she was seen in Miami, Florida, trying to get a contract with Univision. Nevertheless, she was not able to get contracted by that network.

In Venezuela, Colmenares and Victor Camara formed a popular on-camera couple, starring together in a number of soap operas.

In 2006, Grecia Colmenares is evaluating the offers many studios made her, and deciding the contract she will sign to return to the soap operas.

Television
Year Title Character Channel
1974 Angélica Angélica as a girl RCTV
1976 Carolina Blanquita RCTV
1977 Iliana RCTV
1977 Zoraida RCTV
1977 Tormento RCTV
1978 Sangre azul María de los Ángeles RCTV
1979 Estefanía Ana María Escobar RCTV
1980 Drama de amor en el bosque RCTV
1980 Elizabeth Lourdes RCTV
1981 Marielena RCTV
1981 Rosalinda Rosalinda RCTV
1983 Chao Cristina RCTV
1983 Días de infamia Minerva RCTV
1984 Azucena Azucena Rodríguez RCTV
1984-1985 Topacio Topacio Sandoval RCTV
1985 María de nadie María Linares Telefe
1987 Grecia Grecia Canal 13
1988 Pasiones Milagros Sarmiento Canal 9
1989 Rebelde Marina Roldán Canal 9
1990 Romanzo Gianina ATC
1991 Manuela Isabel Guerrero/Manuela Verezza Canal 13
1993 Primer amor María Inés Canal 9
1994 Más allá del horizonte Milagros/María Bonangelo Olazabal Canal 9
1994 El día que me quieras Soledad Canal 13
1996 Amor sagrado Eva Herrera/Ángeles Herrera Telefe
1999 Chiquititas Ana Pizarro Telefe
2000 Vidas prestadas Fernanda Valente López Univision
2012 Showmatch El Trece

Theater
Year Title Theater
1976 Romeo & Julieta
1999 Chiquititas Teatro Gran Rex
2012 14 millones Teatro del Sol, Carlos Paz and Teatro Broadway, Rosario
2016 Cenicienta Mía Teatro Municipal de Valencia and Teatro Ópera Maracay

Awards
Year Award Category Program Result
1991 TP de Oro Award Best Actress Topacio Nominated
2012 Premios Carlos Awards Best Actress 14 millones Nominated
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