Gabriela Spanic

Actress

Birthday December 10, 1973

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Ortiz, Guárico, Venezuela

Age 50 years old

Nationality Venezuelan

Height 174 cm

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1973

Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera (born December 10, 1973), known simply as Gabriela Spanic, is a Venezuelan actress, model, singer and beauty pageant titleholder.

1992

Spanic's career started in 1992 when she joined the Miss Venezuela 1992 contest, representing her home state, Guárico, which served as a platform to launch her acting career, with appearances in Venezuelan telenovelas such as Morena Clara, where she portrayed the villain Linda Prado.

1994

In 1994, Spanic had her first leading role in the telenovela Como Tu Ninguna, which aired for two years and became one of the largest novelas of the country and had an enormous success, including internationally.

1996

Spanic was married to actor Miguel de León from 1996 to 2003.

1997

After playing Amaranta in Todo por tu Amor (1997), Spanic moved to Mexico, where she acted in La usurpadora (1998), portraying twins Paola and Paulina, which came to worldwide success when the novela was transmitted to more than 125 countries around the world and became one of the most popular telenovelas in the Spanish-speaking world.

La Usurpadora was the first novela to win more than 20 points in the grid of the TV American audience.

1998

She's known for her roles in several Latin telenovelas, most notably her portrayal of twins in La usurpadora (1998), one of the most popular telenovelas in the Spanish-speaking world.

Spanic has been signed to Televisa, Telemundo and TV Azteca.

Spanic was born in Caracas and raised in Ortiz, to Croatian father Casimiro Spanic and Venezuelan mother Norma Utrera.

She has a twin sister, Daniela Spanic, one younger sister, Patricia, and a younger brother, Antonio.

She studied Psychology in Caracas at Andrés Bello Catholic University for a year but left university to pursue an acting career.

1999

Spanic acted in other Televisa productions such as Por Tu Amor (1999), and La intrusa (2001), before signing with Telemundo, starring in La venganza (2002), Prisionera (2004) and Tierra de pasiones (2006).

2000

In 2000 Gabriela Spanic co-hosted the OTI Festival in its last edition, which was held in Acapulco.

2005

Spanic won the Orquidea Award in 2005 for her trajectory as an actress, as well as the prestigious FAMAS Award for Best Actress for her role in Tierra de Pasiones.

2008

She and her ex-boyfriend have a son, Gabriel de Jesús (born 2008).

2010

In 2010, Spanic worked with Televisa again when she played the antagonist of Soy tu Dueña.

2011

As of 2011, Spanic is signed to TV Azteca, and has worked in Emperatriz (2011), La otra cara del alma (2012) and Siempre tuya Acapulco (2014).