Katie Barberi
Encyclopedia
Katie Barberi is a Mexican
actress best known for her work in telenovelas.
descent and an American
mother. Because of the nature of the careers of both her parents, Katie Barberi attended many different schools across the United States
and Mexico
. However, the unstable nature of her childhood is a circumstance she considers 100% positive. She had been exposed to different cultures and points of views about life, as well as having the benefit of learning both English
and Spanish
.
. She quickly began acting professionally in television, film, and on stage. During this time, she had the opportunity to do starring roles in three Disney
films. She also played "Maria Delucci" in the NBC
series The Bronx Zoo
. In 1987
, she appeared in the family
Z movie
, The Garbage Pail Kids
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actress best known for her work in telenovelas.
Early life
Barberi was born in Saltillo, Coahuila, to a Mexican father of ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
descent and an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
mother. Because of the nature of the careers of both her parents, Katie Barberi attended many different schools across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. However, the unstable nature of her childhood is a circumstance she considers 100% positive. She had been exposed to different cultures and points of views about life, as well as having the benefit of learning both English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
English language roles
At the age of 12, Barberi and her mother relocated to Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. She quickly began acting professionally in television, film, and on stage. During this time, she had the opportunity to do starring roles in three Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
films. She also played "Maria Delucci" in the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
series The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo may refer to:* The Bronx Zoo, an urban zoo in New York City* The Bronx Zoo , a short lived television series* The Bronx Zoo , book about the New York Yankees by Sparky Lyle...
. In 1987
1987 in film
-Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....
, she appeared in the family
Family film
A family film is a film genre that is designed to appeal to a variety of age groups and, thus, families.In December 2005, Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came first in a poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films. The genre today generates billions of dollars per annum.Family...
Z movie
Z movie
The term Z movie arose in the mid-1960s as an informal description of certain unequivocally non-A films. It was soon adopted to characterize low-budget pictures with quality standards well below those of most B movies and even so-called C movies...
, The Garbage Pail Kids
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie is a 1987 live action musical film adaptation of the popular series of children's trading cards directed by Rod Amateau. The cards were a parody of the popular Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and each card featured a character that typically had a gross habit or abnormality...
.
Telenovelas
- Mi Corazón Insiste… en Lola VolcánMi Corazón Insiste… en Lola VolcánMi Corazón Insiste… en Lola Volcán is a Spanish telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo. Telemundo aired this serial from May 23 to November 28, 2011 at 8pm central...
(2011) ...Victoria de Noriega - GrachiGrachiGrachi is a Nickelodeon Latin America fantasy television series created by Isa TKMs writer Mariela Romero. It premiered in Latin America on May 2, 2011. The series stars Isabella Castillo, Andrés Mercado and Kimberly Dos Ramos, and also features Mauricio Henao, Sol Rodríguez and Lance Dos Ramos...
(2011) ... Úrsula - El Fantasma de ElenaEl Fantasma de ElenaEl Fantasma de Elena is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo.The first season comprised 117 episodes transmitted in the USA from 20 July 2010 to 7 January 2011...
(2010) ...Rebeca Santander de Girón - Bella CalamidadesBella CalamidadesBella Calamidades is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Colombia for Telemundo. A tongue-in-cheek romance story, it features a ravishing beauty plagued by bad luck. The tentative stars are Danna Garcia and Segundo Cernadas. This telenovela was sold to more than 90 countries around the...
(2009) Telemundo ...Silvana Barbosa de Cardona,main villain - Doña Barbara (2008) Telemundo ... Cecilia Vergel,protagonist
- La marca del deseoLa Marca del DeseoLa Marca Del Deseo is a Colombian telenovela that has aired on Telefutura and RCN TV.-Biography:The story revolves around five young women named Maria Valentina, Maria Soledad, Maria Canela, Maria Claridad, and Maria Alegría who are marked for the same fate and the same curse...
(2007 Colombia, 2008 ... Digna Santibanez - El amor no tiene precioEl Amor No Tiene PrecioEl amor no tiene precio is a Mexican telenovela. It aired in 2005 until the series finale in 2006.-Plot:Maria Liz lives in a poor neighborhood in Mexico City with her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Gonzalez and her English grandfather, Henry Alexander. Maria Liz was 12 years old when her mother fell...
(2005) TV .... La Chacala/Engracia Alexander - Inocente de tiInocente de TiInocente de Ti is a Miami-based 130 episode telenovela that first aired on the Univision network in 2005. It features Camila Sodi, Valentino Lanús, and Helena Rojo.-Plot:...
(2004) TV .... Mayte Dalmacci Rionda,villain - Rebeca (2003) TV .... Regina Montalbán de Santander,villain
- SaloméSalomé (telenovela)Salomé is a Mexican Telenovela that aired in 2001-2002, and it's starred Edith González and Guy Ecker.-Plot:The first part of the story takes part in the 1980s. Salomé, who was abandoned as a child by her mother, is a cabaret dancer who works at the cabaret Salón D'Rubí. Her best friend, Karicia,...
(2001) TV .... Laura - Carita de ángelCarita de ÁngelCarita de Angel was a child telenovela produced in Mexico by Televisa in 2000 produced by Nicandro Díaz. It is a remake of the telenovela Papa Corazon, which also was adapted for World toy. It starred Lisette Morelos Miguel de León and stellar participation Daniela Aedo as Dulce Maria...
(2000) TV .... Noelia - La casa en la playa (2000) TV .... Florencia Uribe
- Por tu amor (1999) TV .... Miranda Narváez de Durán,main villain
- El privilegio de amarEl Privilegio de AmarEl Privilegio de Amar is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 27 July 1998 through 26 February 1999...
(1998) TV .... Paula - Mi pequeña traviesa (1997) TV .... Pamela
- Perdita DurangoPerdita DurangoPerdita Durango, released as Dance with the Devil in the US, is a film directed by Alex de la Iglesia as a cross between the crime and horror genres. The film is based on Barry Gifford's novel 59° and Raining: The Story of Perdita Durango...
(1997) .... Stewardess - Alguna vez tendremos alas (1997) TV .... Isabel Ontiveros de Lamas
- Acapulco Bay (1996) TV .... Maura
- AlondraAlondra (telenovela)Alondra is a Mexican telenovela shown in 1995, written by Yolanda Vargas Dulché and produced by Carla Estrada, starring with Ana Colchero and the late Beatriz Sheridan...
(1995) TV .... Rebeca Montes de Oca - Yanqui indomable (1995)
English Language Roles
- UsUs (TV movie)Us is a 1991 television movie broadcast on CBS, produced, written and directed by Michael Landon. Landon also starred in the film, along with Barney Martin and Casey Peterson. It was a pilot for what would have been Landon's fourth consecutive television series; Landon's death that year precluded...
(1991) (TV) .... Barb - Apparences (1990) (TV) .... Deanne Kinsella
- Spooner (1989) (TV) .... Caroline
- Not Quite Human IINot Quite Human IINot Quite Human II is a 1989 television program written and directed by Eric Luke and starring Jay Underwood, Alan Thicke, and Robyn Lively. As the second of three films in a series based on the Not Quite Human novels by Seth McEvoy, it follows the social development of an android that is designed...
(1989) (TV) .... Roberta - The Garbage Pail Kids MovieThe Garbage Pail Kids MovieThe Garbage Pail Kids Movie is a 1987 live action musical film adaptation of the popular series of children's trading cards directed by Rod Amateau. The cards were a parody of the popular Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and each card featured a character that typically had a gross habit or abnormality...
(1987) .... Tangerine - Ferris Bueller's Day OffFerris Bueller's Day OffFerris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by John Hughes.The film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller , who decides to skip school and spend the day in downtown Chicago...
(1986)(not credited) .... Economics student - Kids IncorporatedKids IncorporatedKids Incorporated, is an American children's television program that was produced from 1984 to 1993. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as an integral part of each and every storyline....
(1984) (TV) .... guest appearance ("The Basket Case")