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Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias was born on May 19, 1977 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Natalia always knew that her calling would be interpretation, and started taking her first theater classes at the age of 8. When she became 12 she was called to participate in advertisements in her country.She went to a casting call for child actors and began a career in the world of commercials. Between the ages of 12 and 16, she recorded over 30 commercials for products like Coca- Cola, Pepsi and Johnson & Johnson. Without having achieved fame she performed with another ten thousand contestants from all over Latin America in a casting where Xuxa's paquitas were being selected. Of course, Natalia was among the chosen ones. Then she started her public performances, before thousands of people all over the world. In this way she got rid of the little inhibition she still felt. But Natalia's objective was to succeed in television. In consequence, whenever she found out there would be castings in Buenos Aires TV stations, she would go there to see if something came up. Although Natalia was working steadily, most of her earnings went towards the frequent casting trips she made to Buenos Aires from her native Montevideo. So, at 17 she decided to move to Argentina full-time. Her opportunity arrived when she was selected for a little play in the soap opera "Inconquistable corazon", where she met the person who later became her boyfriend for six years: Pablo Echarri She had such a desire to be recognized as an actress, that she rejected some really tempting proposals - among them, to be a host in MTV- because it didn't assure she would fulfill here objectives. Since that moment everything happened so fast. She participated in "Dulce Ana", had a more important role in "Modelos 90-60-90", and her great recognition came with a starring role in "Ricos & Famosos" (Rich and Famous), where she was Diego Ramos' love. The soap opera was so successful that was broadcasted to over 59 countries, including South America, Europe, and some Asian countries. The telenovela brought Natalia a big success. It lasted more than two years, and the producers were so confident in it's success that they started another series of it, but this time it didn't become world famous, as Natalia nor diego Ramos weren't in it. Natalia was signed up another soap opera... |
