Gabriela Spanic is a Venezuelan actress and singer who came to limelight and gained worldwide recognition following her numerous breakout roles in Latin telenovelas. Especially her marvelous performance in La usurpadora earned her further fame.
Early Life And Education Of Gabriela Španic
Gabriela Španic was born as Gabriela Elena Španic Utrera on 10 December 1973 in Ortiz, Guarico State. She is also dubbed as Gaby Spanic. Spanic has a twin sister who is a model and actress named Daniela Spanic. Daniela is as famous and talented as Gabriela.
She has a younger sister named Patricia and a brother named Antonio. Her father is Croatian. His father had moved to Venezuela with his parents in 1947 where he met Spanic’s mother who is a Venezuelan.
Spanic was very interested in entering the acting arena but she started her career in Miss Venezuela pageant as Miss Guarico in 1992. She studied psychology at university.
Gabriela Španic's Professional Career
Gabriela Španic made her TV debut in 1991 with the soap o pera Mundo de Fieras. She then went on to be seen in famous novellas La Usurpadora, Por Tu Amor, La Intrusa, Prisionera Tierra de Pasiones, Decisiones La Otra Cara del alma and Soy Tu Dueña.
She is also credited with starring in TV Azteca's Emperatriz as the main character, Emperatriz Jurado. She is currently starring as character Fiscal Fernanda Montenegro in Siempre Tuya Acapulco.
Gabriela Španic's Personal Life And Relationship
Gabriela Španic has been married two times and has had many relationships. She first met actor Jose Angel Llamas. Both of them were too young at the time and thought that they were madly in love with each other; therefore, they quickly got married. And in no time the couple got divorced as well. After the divorce, Spanic met actor Miguel De Leon in 1995.
Leon is 12 years older than Spanic. They became really close and in 1996 the couple got married. However, the marriage did not last long and they had a divorce in 2002. Their divorce was finalized in September 2003.
Spanic further went on to have an affair with Kelvim Escobar. In the same year, she began dating Neil Perez. In April 2009, she began dating boyfriend Frederico Lapenda. She has a child named Gabriel de Jesus.
Spanic is also noted for the excess controversies and rumors surrounding her. She was under huge criticism after having an affair with her La Venganza’s co-star, Jose Angel Llamas while still being married to Miguel de Leon.
In 2002, she had a divorce with Leon which made the headlines. Spanic is loved for her exceptional acting abilities but due to her heavy drinking, high temper, and extravagant demands while on set, her public image has got down. Due to this, her twin sister has alienated Spanic.
Gabriela Španic's Net Worth And Earnings
Spanic’s net worth is estimated to be a total of $2 million at present. She has earned a huge amount of salary from her work.
Gabriela Španic has played a number of breakout roles in various projects which is also the major source of income of her.
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Gabriela Španic's Body Measurement And Other Facts
More information about the beautiful and talented Gabriela can be found on her own website, and various social media sites like IMDB, Wikipedia and Facebook. She stands tall at the height of 5 feet 9 inches.
by Bchrome, 10 Nov, 2015
