Gabriela Spanic
Birth Name:
Gabriela Elena Spanic Ulterra
Birth Place:
Ortiz, Guarico, Venezuela
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- She donated the wheelchair that her character used in the TV series "La usurpadora" to charity
- Won the title "Miss Venezuela International" at the 1992 beauty pageant of the same name
- Became the only non-Mexican actress in history to be named one of the 20 Most Influential Latin Stars in 2009
- Briefly studied Psychology before deciding to focus on her acting career
- Her first role was as an extra in the 1991 TV series "Mundo de fieras․"
- Best known for her role as Guadalupe Santos in "Prisionera" and as Ivana Dorantes Rangel in "Soy tu dueña․"
- Played both the twins, Paola and Paulina, in "La usurpadora," but for a fight scene the producers hired her real life twin sister, Daniela Spanic, to play Paulina because it was too hard to film with camera tricks