Luisana Lopilato

Luisana Loreley Lopilato[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [lwiˈsana lopiˈlato]; born 18 May 1987) is an Argentine actress and model. She has appeared in the television series Chiquititas, Rebelde Way, Alma Pirata, Casados con Hijos and Atracción x4.

Luisana Lopilato
Luisana Lopilato in 2014
Born (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2011)
Children3
RelativesDarío Lopilato (brother)
Musical career
LabelsIndependent
Websiteluisanalopilato.com

Television career

Chiquititas (1999–2001)

Lopilato made her debut in the television series Mi familia es un dibujo in 1995, and continued working as a child model. In 1999, she was chosen to play Luisana Maza in Chiquititas, a popular television series created by Cris Morena.

Lopilato signed a contract with the Cris Morena Group, and released four Chiquititas soundtrack albumsChiqutitias Vol. 5 (1999), Chiqutitias Vol. 6 (2000), Chiquititas Vol. 7 (2001) and Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz (2001). She reprised her role of Luisana Maza in Chiquititas, la historia, a mini–series broadcast in 2001, and Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz, a 2001 Chiquititas spin–off film. In 2000, she appeared in the film Un Amor en Moises Ville.

Rebelde Way and Erreway (2002–2006)

In 2002, Lopilato was given the role of Mía Colucci in the 2002—03 television series Rebelde Way, created by Cris Morena. She starred with Benjamín Rojas, Felipe Colombo and Camila Bordonaba, with whom she formed a pop rock band, Erreway. Erreway released three studio albums — Señales (2002), Tiempo (2003) and Memoria (2004) — which sold over 5 million copies. Señales and Tiempo earned Platinum certification in Argentina (Señales earned double Platinum)[2] while Memoria earned Gold. Their 2004 film, Erreway: 4 Caminos, was a box–office success.

In 2007, Lopilato left Erreway and Rojas, Colombo and Bordonaba toured Spain as a trio.[3]

It was confirmed that Lopilato would record a solo album and that she had signed with Universal Music Group.[4][5]

Married with children (2006–2009)

After Rebelde Way, she received several acting offers and signed with Pol-Ka Productions, with which she made two telenovelas, Los Secretos de Papá and Los Pensionados.[6] In 2005, Lopilato appeared in Casados con Hijos, an Argentine version of Married... with Children.

She portrayed Paola Argento, a character originally portrayed by Christina Applegate. She was nominated for a Martín Fierro Award for Best Supporting Actress. She once again worked with Cris Morena on Alma Pirata.

In 2007, Lopilato was host of Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica, Latin MTV Awards, with the former Miss Colombia Valerie Domínguez. She was nominated for an ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role onstage in Arlequín, and appeared in the Martín Fierro Award-nominated television comedy El Capo. Gente magazine named Lopilato "The Face of the Year".[7] She starred with Rodrigo González and Sabrina Garciarena in the 2008 telenovela Encandilados, made especially for cell-phones,[8] and also starred in the theatre play La Cenicienta with Rodrigo Guirao Díaz.[9]

From 2008-09, she starred in the series Atracción x4.[10] In 2009, Lopilato starred opposite Nicolás Cabré and Gimena Accardi in the film Papá por un Día.[11] Her animated film, Plumíferos, which was completed in 2008, was released in February 2010.[12]

In June 2009, FHM magazine in Spain, ranked her 86 in its annual Las 100 mujeres más sexys del mundo.[13]

International exposure (2010–2011)

In 2010, Lopilato completed the Channel 13 TV series Alguien que me quiera, in which she played Bianca Rivera, a sweet and sensitive young woman who struggled and suffered much for love. In November 2010, FHM in Spain ranked her 17th on its annual list Las 100 mujeres más sexys del mundo.[14]

In late 2010, Lopilato announced that she was planning to marry the Canadian singer Michael Bublé in April 2011. Having completed the recordings of Alguien Que Me Quiera, Lopilato accompanied Bublé on his Crazy in Love tour.

In 2011, Lopilato made her first film outside Argentina, the Spanish thriller Predeterminados (directed by Jordi Arencón), as "Vera". In June 2011, FHM in Spain ranked her 11th on the "Las 100 mujeres más sexys del mundo list.[15]

Lobo, Una buona stagione, En Terapia and return to film (2012–2014)

Lopilato joined the cast of the El Trece series Lobo as a villainess, opposite Ana Linares's character (Vanesa González). In 2012, she portrayed Silvia, one of the lead roles in the Italian miniseries Una buona stagione (A good season) transmitted by RAI, which premiered during 2014. In 2013, she played a young cancer victim in the second season of the Argentine remake of In Treatment, En terapia, starring Diego Peretti and broadcast by TV Publica. She was nominated for a Martin Fierro Award as Best Supporting Actress in a drama.

In 2014, Lopilato starred in the comedy film Las Insoladas, directed by Gustavo Taretto (known for his previous film Medianeras). After the premiere in September, she announced her next film project, Los que aman, odian, based on the book by Adolfo Bioy Casares and Silvina Ocampo.[16]

Variaciones Walsh, Fair Market Value (2015)

In 2015, Lopilato returned to Argentinian TV in an episode of the mini-series Variaciones Walsh[17] broadcast on public TV. She went to Hollywood acting in her first North American film entitled Fair Market Value; the cast included Tina Benko and Wendy Makkena. In the same year, she was invited to join Tu Cara Me Suena, a talent show, as part of the jury.

Singing career

Chiquititas–Erreway

Lopilato began her career as a singer in the TV series that launched her to fame, Chiquititas. In 2000, she participated in the album with other actors from the series. The final part of the series was premiered in 2001. After Chiquitita, the creator of the series, Cris Morena, rehired Lopilato for a new series called Rebelde Way, from which emerged Erreway, a pop group consisting of the four main actors of the series. Benjamín Rojas, Lopilato, Felipe Colombo and Camila Bordonaba were the actors chosen for the series and the group. They released three studio albums: Señales (2002), Tiempo (2003) and Memoria (2004).

Two years later, as the group dissolved, the series was sold to Spain and the success of its music lead to a fourth and fifth album, this time a compilation entitled, El Disco de Rebelde Way (2006) and Erreway en Concierto (2006), and a show in Israel in 2004.

Atracción x4

In 2008 and 2009, Lopilato was in the series Atracción x4, with her brother Darío Lopilato. The series generated another band which released two albums that received gold certification in Argentina.

Modeling career

Lopilato was the face of the underwear brand Promesse from 2006–10. In 2014, she finished her work as the face of Ultimo. She appeared in several commercials in Argentina and Israel. She has worked for such brands as 47 Street, Promesse, Bubbaloo, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Gottex, L'Oréal and Gillette.

Personal life

Of Spanish and Italian heritage (her great-grandfather was an immigrant from Muro Lucano, province of Potenza),[18] Lopilato became engaged[19] to the Canadian singer Michael Bublé in 2009, having appeared in his music video for "Haven't Met You Yet".[20] She married Bublé on 31 March 2011, in her native Argentina, with a full ceremony in April.[21] They have three children : Noah (born August 27, 2013),[22] Elias (born January 21, 2016),[23] and Vida (born July 25, 2018).[24] Their oldest son, Noah, was diagnosed with liver cancer hepatoblastoma in 2016.[25]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2001 Un Amor en Moises Ville Hannah
2001 Chiquititas: Rincón de luz Luisana Maza
2004 Erreway: 4 Caminos Mía Colucci
2009 Papá por un Día Julieta
2010 Plumíferos Feifi Voice
2014 Las Insoladas Lala
2016 Fair Market Value Kendall
2017 Los que aman, odian Mary
2018 Perdida Manuela Pelari
2020 Intuition Manuela Pelari
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Mi famila es un dibujo Lorena
1999–01 Chiquititas Luisana Maza Main Role
2002–03 Rebelde Way Mía Colucci
2004 Los Pensionados Martina
2004 Los Secretos de Papá Camila
2005 Numeral 15: Teléfono descompuesto Lola Gómez Mini–Series
2005–06 Casados con Hijos Paola Argento Nominated — Martín Fierro Award for Best Supporting Actress in Comedy
2006 Alma Pirata Allegra Riganti
2007 El Capo Ornella Mastrogiuseppe
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica Herself Host
2008–09 Atracción x4 Nina Lacalle
2010 Alguien que me quiera Bianca Rivera
2011 RIO Police
2012 Lobo Victoria "Vicky" Robledo
2013 En Terapia (Argentine version of In Treatment) Valentina Rubio Nominated — Martín Fierro Award for Best Supporting Actress
2014 Una buona stagione Silvia Ferrari
Theatre
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–01 Chiquititas Luisana Maza
2007 Arlequín Clarisa Nominated — ACE Award for Best Supporting Actress
2008 La Cenicienta Cinderella
Cell—phones
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Encandilados Candela Herrera
Music videos
YearTitleAlbumArtist
2002 "Resistiré" Señales Erreway
2002 "Será Porque Te Quiero" Señales Erreway
2002 "Bonita de Más" Señales Erreway
2002 "Sweet Baby" Señales Erreway
2003 "Será de Dios" Tiempo Erreway
2003 "Para Cosas Buenas" Tiempo Erreway
2003 "Te Soñé" Tiempo Erreway
2003 "Tiempo" Tiempo Erreway
2004 "Memoria" Memoria Erreway
2009 "Haven't Met You Yet" Michael Bublé
2009 "Te extraño" Todo puede cambiar Atraccion x 4
2013 "Close Your Eyes" Michael Bublé

Awards and nominations

Discography

Soundtracks

Erreway

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References

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  3. "Erreway in Spain: Tour 2007" Archived 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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  5. "Luisana Lopilato in a recording studio", luisana.net; accessed 15 January 2018.
  6. "Luisana Lopilato: A esta chica, Suar le echó el ojo", Gente November 24, 2003 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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  8. "Luisana Lopilato has taken over the celphones soap opera world", luisana.net; accessed 15 January 2018.
  9. "Luisana Lopilato attends La Cenicienta premiere with Rodrigo Guirao Díaz", luisana.net; accessed 15 January 2018.
  10. "The new fiction of Tinelli", luisana.net; accessed 15 January 2018.
  11. Papá por un Día — Filmando Archived 25 January 2004 at the Wayback Machine, luisana.net; accessed 15 January 2018.
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