Susana Giménez, née María Susana Giménez Aubert (born January 29, 1944 in Buenos Aires

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) is an Argentine

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 actress, ex-vedette

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 (showgirl) and television host.

Most of her filming career was in adult-oriented comedies, acting opposite Alberto Olmedo

Alberto Olmedo

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, Jorge Porcel

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, and fellow vedette Moria Casán

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.

Giménez is the host of a highly-rated television

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 variety show

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 in Argentina, similar in format to those of Verónica Castro

Verónica Castro

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 (in Mexico

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), Yolandita Monge

Yolandita Monge

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 (in Puerto Rico

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), Raffaella Carrà

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 (in Italy

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 and Spain

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) and Oprah Winfrey

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 (in United States

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). Giménez entered into the Guinness Book of Records because all the letters and phone calls she received in her show. In 1997 she was awarded with the Golden Martín Fierro Award

Martín Fierro Awards

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.

Some of Susana's guests included Justin Bieber

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, Shakira

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, Gloria Estefan

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, William Shatner

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, Valeria Mazza

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, Verónica Castro

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, Paulina Rubio

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, Chayanne

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, Cristina

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, Diego Maradona

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, Ricky Martin

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, Luis Miguel, Diego Torres

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, Liza Minnelli

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, Fran Drescher

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, Woody Allen

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, Sophia Loren

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, Grecia Colmenares

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, Benicio del Toro

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, Thalía

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, Robbie Williams

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, Julio Iglesias

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, Alejandro Sanz

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, Reynaldo Gianecchini

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, Viggo Mortensen

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, Xuxa

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, The Bee Gees, Lily Allen

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, Katherine Jenkins

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, Emma Shapplin

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, Carlos Tevez

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 among many other national and international superstars.

Actress

• En mi casa mando yo (1968)
• La novela de un joven pobre (1968)
• Sette uomini e un cervello (1968)
• El gran robo (1968)
• Fuiste mía un verano (1969)
• Tiro de gracia (1969)
• Los mochileros (1970)
• El mundo es de los jóvenes (1970)
• Los neuróticos (1971)
• Así es Buenos Aires (1971)
• La buscona (1971)
• Todos los pecados del mundo (1972)
• He nacido en la ribera (1972)
• Vení conmigo (1972)
• La piel del amor (1973)
• La Mary (1974)
• Mi novia el... (1975)
• Tú me enloqueces (1976)
• Los hombres sólo piensan en eso (1976)
• Il contó è chiuso (1976)
• Basta de mujeres (1977)
• El macho (1977)
• Un toque diferente (1977)
• Yo también tengo fiaca (1978)
• Donde duermen dos... duermen tres (1979)
• El rey de los exhortos (1979)
• A los cirujanos se les va la mano (1980)
• Las mujeres son cosa de guapos (1981)
• Un terceto peculiar (1982)
• Me sobra un marido (1987)
• Esa maldita costilla (1999)
• ¿Quién es Alejandro Chomski? (2002)
• Tetro
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  (2009 – Special Participation)

Martín Fierro Awards

• Martin Fierro Revelation comedy actress forMarriageand more (1969)
• Martin Fierro for best entertainment programwithHola Susana (1994)
• Martin Fierro de Oro (1995)
• Martin Fierro Best Animation / female driving (1995)
• Martin Fierro Best Animation / female driving (1998)
• Martin Fierro Best Animation / female driving (1999)
• Martin Fierro Best Animation / female driving (2000)
• Martin Fierro Best Animation / female driving (2001)
• Martin Fierro for best entertainment program for Susana Gimenez (2004)
• Martin Fierro Best Animation / female driving (2005)
• Martin Fierro to the path (2006)
• Martin Fierro for best entertainment program for Susana Gimenez (2007)
• Martin Fierro for best entertainment program for Susana Gimenez (2008)
• Martín Fierro de Platino (2009)

Other awards

• Starfish for Woman of the Year (1983)
• 86 By Carlos Woman of the Year (1986)
• Konex a musical actress of the decade (1991)
• Prensario (1991)
• Broadcasting (1993)
• Distinction Argentores (1995)
• Prensario (1993)
• Prensario (1995)
• Golden Cap (1995) People Magazine (star that tops took over, 128 times)
• Broadcasting (1996)
• Paoli to the best program intregral (2000)
• Paoli to the most popular figure (2000)
• Paoli to the international career (2002)
• Puerto Rico Wrench (2001)
• INTE TV HISPANA TV the cheerleader of the year (2002)
• Clarín Espectáculos for best TV host (2004)
• Key to Punta del Este (2004
• Bal Habour Wrench (2004)
• Profile to the best current production character (2005)
• CARAS magazine cover (2005) (210 times)
• FUNDTV the best entertainment: Susana Giménez: The Unbeatable (2005)
• People of Peru to the most-watched program abroad (2005)
• Latin Grammy president, awarded for his help promote and spread the music of Latino artists (2008)
• Pleiades Award for his magazine "Susana" (2008)
• Award "Relative of humanity" by the "International Foundation Young Leaders (2009)
• Godmother of the National Festival of the Sun (2009–2010)
• Honorary Citizen of Walt Disney World (2010)

Private and Family Life

Susana is the daughter of María Luisa Sanders, and Augusto "Johnny" Giménez Aubert. She had a hard childhood, tinted by her parents' separation. She studied in Quilmes, and graduated from La Anunciata Collegiate as a primary teacher, a profession she never practised. In 1962 (at 17 yrs. old) she married a rich businessman Mario Sarabayrouse. A year later she gave birth to her only daughter, Mercedes Sarrabayrouse. She adores her two grandchildren, Lucía and Manuel.

Before becoming famous, for a couple of years Susana worked as an executive secretary for a large factory, but realizing that she needed a more exciting career at 19 yrs. old she decided to follow the steps of the fashion world and became a model. In a short time she became well known for her TV commercial for Cadum, a brand of French soap, and that was the beginning of her stardom. In private her family and friends call her "Su", and as such her fans started to call her "Su" Giménez!

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