Ángeles Balbiani
Encyclopedia
Ángeles Balbiani Morea is an Argentine
actress, the best known of her role of Felicitas Mitre on Cris Morena
's television series Rebelde Way
.
, Federal District
, Argentina
. She made her debut appearance in media as a child model, aged three. Balbiani was the student at the University of Dramatic Arts in Buenos Aires, when she landed her first role on television series Rebelde Way
.
, created by Chiquititas
author Cris Morena
. Thanks to this role, Balbiani became a recognized television actress in many countries worldwide, including Eastern
and Southern Europe
, Israel
and Latin America
. She co-starred Luisana Lopilato
, Camila Bordonaba
, Benjamín Rojas
and Felipe Colombo
.
In one episode of Rebelde Way, she performed Erreway
song "Inmortal", and was a member of Erreway in television series for a very short time. Balbiani was also the companion of Erreway
on their tours, Erreway en Grand Rex
(2002), Nuestro Tiempo (2003) and Gira 2004
(2004).
In 2004, she got the role of Sofia Santillán in another series of Cris Morena, Floricienta
, co-starring Florencia Bertotti
, Juan Gil Navarro
and Benjamín Rojas. She has then made a pause in her career due to her marriage and pregnancy.
She is nicknamed Angie, Angu, Reina, Simpática and Pendeja for her friends. Her favorite actor is Marlon Brando
; favorite film Todo sobre mi madre. Balbiani's favorite music artist is Arjona
and her favorite writer is Paul Auster
. She said she would like to live in Milan
or Florence
.
Balbiano married Félix Maglione on June 16, 2007, in Buenos Aires. In 2007, she gave a birth to their first child, named Benjamín.
Balbiani is currently finishing her journalism
studies.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
actress, the best known of her role of Felicitas Mitre on Cris Morena
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...
's television series Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
.
Early career
Balbiani was born Ángeles Balbiani Morea on August 7, 1982, in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Federal District
Federal district
Federal districts are a type of administrative division of a federation, under the direct control of a federal government. They exist in various countries and states all over the world.-United States:...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. She made her debut appearance in media as a child model, aged three. Balbiani was the student at the University of Dramatic Arts in Buenos Aires, when she landed her first role on television series Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
.
Television career
In 2002, Balbiani landed the role of Felicitas Mitre on teenage soap opera Rebelde WayRebelde Way
Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
, created by Chiquititas
Chiquititas
Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
author Cris Morena
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...
. Thanks to this role, Balbiani became a recognized television actress in many countries worldwide, including Eastern
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
and Southern Europe
Southern Europe
The term Southern Europe, at its most general definition, is used to mean "all countries in the south of Europe". However, the concept, at different times, has had different meanings, providing additional political, linguistic and cultural context to the definition in addition to the typical...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. She co-starred Luisana Lopilato
Luisana Lopilato
Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre is an Argentine actress, singer and model. Her nickname is Lu or Luli...
, Camila Bordonaba
Camila Bordonaba
Camila Bordonaba Roldán . Her nickname is Cami or Cato. Is an Argentine actress, singer, producer, dancer, former occasionally model, musician and director of films and television...
, Benjamín Rojas
Benjamín Rojas
Benjamín Rojas Pessi . His nickname is Benja or Nano. Is an Argentine actor, singer, musician and model. He is perhaps the best known for his roles in Chiquititas, Rebelde Way, Floricienta, Alma Pirata, Casi Ángeles and Jake & Blake...
and Felipe Colombo
Felipe Colombo
Felipe Colombo Eguía . His nickname is Feli, Felu or Pipe. Is a Mexican-Argentine actor , singer, songwriter and...
.
In one episode of Rebelde Way, she performed Erreway
Erreway
Erreway was an Argentine band formed during the television series Rebelde Way, consisting of Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Benjamín Rojas. Originally, it consisted of Bordonaba, Colombo, Rojas and Luisana Lopilato, who left the band in 2005...
song "Inmortal", and was a member of Erreway in television series for a very short time. Balbiani was also the companion of Erreway
Erreway
Erreway was an Argentine band formed during the television series Rebelde Way, consisting of Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Benjamín Rojas. Originally, it consisted of Bordonaba, Colombo, Rojas and Luisana Lopilato, who left the band in 2005...
on their tours, Erreway en Grand Rex
Erreway en Grand Rex
Erreway en Grand Rex was a mini-concert tour of Argentine band Erreway. It was a serie of three concerts in the great theatre Gran Rex in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This three concerts were at the end of December 2002. All concerts were sold-out....
(2002), Nuestro Tiempo (2003) and Gira 2004
Gira 2004
Gira 2004 is name of the world tour of Argentine band Erreway. All concerts on this tour were sold. On the tour sang all four members of Erreway - Felipe Colombo, Luisana Lopilato, Camila Bordonaba and Benjamin Rojas.-Songs:...
(2004).
In 2004, she got the role of Sofia Santillán in another series of Cris Morena, Floricienta
Floricienta
Floricienta is an Argentine family friendly telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but continues to be broadcast in almost 70 countries. Some international channels airing Floricienta are TVE International, Disney Channel Latino, Disney Channel Europe...
, co-starring Florencia Bertotti
Florencia Bertotti
María Florencia Bertotti Baleirón , better known as Florencia Bertotti, is an Argentine actress, singer and producer. She is probably best known for her roles in telenovelas Verano del '98, Son Amores and Floricienta...
, Juan Gil Navarro
Juan Gil Navarro
Juan Manuel Gil Navarro is an Argentine television actor, famous of roles in telenovelas Verano del '98, Floricienta and Lalola...
and Benjamín Rojas. She has then made a pause in her career due to her marriage and pregnancy.
Personal life
Balbiani's parents separated when she was nine; her mother later remarried to a man named Javier. She has an older sister, Barbara, an older brother, José Manuel, and two younger brothers, Rodrigo and Marcial.She is nicknamed Angie, Angu, Reina, Simpática and Pendeja for her friends. Her favorite actor is Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando, Jr. was an American movie star and political activist. "Unchallenged as the most important actor in modern American Cinema" according to the St...
; favorite film Todo sobre mi madre. Balbiani's favorite music artist is Arjona
Arjona
Arjona is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. It's close to Cartagena de Indias.-Famous People From Arjona:*Ernesto Frieri, professional baseball player...
and her favorite writer is Paul Auster
Paul Auster
Paul Benjamin Auster is an American author known for works blending absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction and the search for identity and personal meaning in works such as The New York Trilogy , Moon Palace , The Music of Chance , The Book of Illusions and The Brooklyn Follies...
. She said she would like to live in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
or Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
.
Balbiano married Félix Maglione on June 16, 2007, in Buenos Aires. In 2007, she gave a birth to their first child, named Benjamín.
Balbiani is currently finishing her journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
studies.
Filmography
- Rebelde WayRebelde WayRebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
(2002—2003) as Felicitas Mitre (TV) - FloricientaFloricientaFloricienta is an Argentine family friendly telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but continues to be broadcast in almost 70 countries. Some international channels airing Floricienta are TVE International, Disney Channel Latino, Disney Channel Europe...
(2004) as Sofia Santillán (TV)
External links
- Ángeles Balbiani at IMDb
- Ángeles Balbiani at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...