María Eugenia Suárez
María Eugenia Suárez | |
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 Suárez in 2016 | |
| Born | María Eugenia Suárez Riveiro March 9, 1992 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Children | 3 |
María Eugenia Suárez Riveiro (born 9 March 1992), better known as China Suárez or La China, is an Argentine actress, singer and model.
Biography
[edit]María Eugenia Suárez Riveiro was born on March 9, 1992, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the daughter of Guillermo Suárez and Marcela Riveiro Mitsumori. She has an older brother named Agustín Suárez. Her maternal grandmother, Marta Mitsumori, was born in Argentina, and is of Japanese descent. Suárez has cousins living in Kōchi Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan. During her childhood, Suárez attended the Instituto Corazón de María up to her third year of secondary school and completed her secondary studies at ESBA Barrio Norte. She also attended Divino Corazón de Jesús, located in Palermo, Buenos Aires, only for 7th grade.
Personal life
[edit]From 2012 to 2013, Suárez dated actor Nicolás Cabré. They have a daughter, Rufina, born on July 18, 2013.
In 2014-2015, she dated David Bisbal with the relationship ending when he discovered her infidelity with Marlon Teixeira who she went on to date.[1][2][3] From 2015 to 2021, she was in a relationship with actor Benjamín Vicuña, with whom she has two children: daughter Magnolia, born on February 7, 2018, and a son, Amancio, born on July 28, 2020.[4]
In 2024, it was reported that she was dating 21-year-old Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto.[5] This followed Suárez being accused by Wanda Nara of having an affair with her husband Mauro Icardi earlier in the year.[6][7]
Career
[edit]Suárez made her debut as an actress when she was eleven years old in the television series Rincón de luz (2003), created by Cris Morena, in which she was part of the children's cast. In 2004 she had a small role in the television series Floricienta playing the younger sister of Muni Seligmann's character. A year later she appeared in Amor mío (Argentina) and in 2006 in the sitcom Amo de casa.[8]
Between 2007 and 2010 Suárez played Jazmín "Jaz" Romero in the television series Casi Ángeles, also created by Cris Morena, and the theatrical adaptations of the show. From the series arose the musical group Teen Angels, of which Suárez was a member. At the beginning of 2011, Suárez left the band and later received the Kids Choice Awards Argentina of "favorite actress" for her work in Casi Ángeles.[9][10]
Between 2011 and 2012 Suárez was part of the cast of Los Únicos, produced by Pol-ka. She later starred with Nicolás Pauls in the miniseries 30 días juntos, aired on Cosmopolitan TV (Latin America).[11]
In 2013 Suárez went back to working with Pol-ka in the comedy Solamente vos, where she worked with her costar from Casi Angeles, Lali Espósito.[12] In 2014 she co-starred in the telenovela Camino al amor with Mariano Martínez, Sebastián Estevanez and Carina Zampini.[13] Also in 2014, she was invited to star in the second season of Tu cara me suena, aired on Telefe, where she imitated Nicole Kidman from the movie Moulin Rouge! along with fellow actor Fernando Dente.[14] Suárez also starred in the music video for Hoy, by David Bisbal.[15]
In 2015 Suárez made her first appearance on the big screen with the film adaptation of the book Abzurdah.[16] She also recorded her own version of the song Trátame suavemente, by Soda Stereo, for the movie.[17] For her performance she received the Premio Sur for as Best New Actress. On July 18, 2015, Suárez served as the ambassador for Argentine cinema at the Premios Platino.[18] In 2015, she also launched her own clothing line, which includes jackets, blouses, pants, tops, dresses, purses and necklaces.[19]
In 2016 Suárez starred in the romantic comedy El hilo rojo, with costar Benjamín Vicuña and director Daniela Goggi. She also voice acted the role of Meena in the Argentinian version of the animated film Sing.[20]
In 2017 Suárez again co-starred with Vicuña in the film Los padecientes, directed by Nicolas Tuozzo and based on the novel by Gabriel Rolón.[21]
In 2019, Suárez returned to the small screen in the historical telenovela: Argentina, tierra de amor y verganza, produced by Pol-ka. There, she played the role of Raquel, a Polish woman that is tricked into traveling to Argentina by the promise of marrying a rich man, when in reality she is brought there for prostitution. Later, Suárez starred in the series Tu parte del trato, where she played a female police officer.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Abzurdah | Cielo Latini |
| 2016 | El hilo rojo | Abril |
| 2016 | Sing | Meena (voice dub) |
| 2017 | Los padecientes | Paula Vanussi |
| 2017 | Sólo Se Vive Una Vez | Flavia |
| 2019 | Así habló el cambista | Graciela |
| 2019 | Pacto de fuga | Lucía |
| 2020 | Hasta el cielo ida y vuelta | |
| 2022 | Objetos | Sara[22] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Channel | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Rincón de luz | Canal 9 | Pía |
| 2004–2005 | Floricienta | El Trece | Paz |
| 2005 | Amor mio | Telefe | Violeta |
| 2006 | Amo de casa | Canal 9 | Catalina |
| 2007–2010 | Casi Ángeles | Telefe | Jazmín Romero |
| 2011–2012 | Los Unicos | Canal 13 | Sofía Reyes |
| 2012 | 30 días juntos | Cosmopolitan | Leni |
| 2013 | Solamente vos | El Trece | Julieta Cousteau |
| 2014 | Camino al amor | Telefe | Pía Arriaga |
| 2018 | Sandro de América | Telefe | Susana Giménez |
| 2018 | Sitiados | Telefe | Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain |
| 2019 | Argentina, tierra de amor y venganza | El Trece | Raquel Liberman |
| 2019 | Otros pecados | El Trece | Narrator |
| 2019 | El jardín de bronce | HBO/El Trece | Attorney |
| 2019 | Berko: el arte de callar | FOX/TVN | Journalist |
| 2019 | Tu parte del trato | El Trece/TNT | Police woman |
| 2019 | Héroes invisibles | ||
| 2020 | 62: Historia de un mundial | Nélida Lobato | |
| 2020 | Solitarios anónimos | ||
| 2021 | Terapia Alternativa | Star+ |
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peaks | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG [23] |
URU [24] | ||||||||||||
| "El Juego del Amor" (with Celli) |
2022 | 67 | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Lo Que Dicen de Mí" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Ya No Quiero Verte" (with El Polaco) |
16 | 9 | |||||||||||
| "Hipnotizados" (with Rusherking) |
2023 | 72 | — | ||||||||||
| "Desaniversario" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Pasatiempo" (with Ecko) |
64 | — | |||||||||||
| "Ay Ay Ay" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "El Amor Que Tú Me Das" (with Rodrigo Tapari) |
— | — | |||||||||||
| "La Culpa" (with The La Planta) |
— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| "Nada Es Igual" | 2012 | 30 Días Juntos |
| "Trátame Suavemente" | 2015 | Abzurdah |
| "You Know I'm No Good" | 2016 | El Hilo Rojo |
Other appearances
[edit]| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Reina Gitana" | 2007 | None | Teenangels |
| "Te Perdí" | 2008 | Teen Angels 2 | |
| "Puedo Ser" | Lali | ||
| "Quiero Salir del Paraíso" | 2010 | Teenangels 4 | |
| "Cambiar de Aire" | Benjamín Amadeo |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Notes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CAPIF Award | Best Album by a Film/Television Band | Teen Angels 2 | With Teen Angels | Nominated |
| 2009-10 | Los 40 Principales Award | Best Argentine Artist | Teen Angels | Won | |
| 2011 | Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards | Best Actress | Casi Ángeles | with Casi Ángeles | Won |
| 2011 | Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards | Best New Actress | Casi Ángeles | with Casi Ángeles | Nominated |
| 2013 | Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards | Twitter Star of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards | Best Actress | Abzurdah | Nominated[25] | |
| 2015 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina Awards | Best New Actress | Abzurdah | Won | |
| 2016 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Best New Actress | Abzurdah | Nominated[26] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Quién es Marlon Teixeira, el exnovio con el que se reconectó la China Suárez". infobae (in European Spanish). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Inés (5 July 2024). "Divinity - Moda, belleza, celebrities y tendencias". Divinity (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Marlon Teixeira confirma su amor con la China Suárez". LA NACION (in Spanish). 5 October 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Crónica de la llegada de Magnolia Vicuña Suárez al Mundo". Caras (in Spanish). 8 February 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Herald, Buenos Aires (19 November 2024). "Colapinto's dating life lands him in hot water". Buenos Aires Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Mauro Icardi's scandal with China Suarez, the messages they exchanged with each other are revealed". Telegrafi. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Insulted by Wanda Nara, China Suarez defends herself and attacks Mauro Icardi| All Football". AllfootballOfficial. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "China Suárez: "Soy rebelde como mi personaje"". Diario Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "La verdad sobre la desvinculación de Euge Suárez de Teen Angels". Exitoina (in Spanish). 2 February 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Kids' Choice Awards". Exitoina (in Spanish). 12 October 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "La China Suárez, entre dos amores en su nueva ficción". Diario Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Cómo fue el regreso de la China Suárez a Solamente vos". lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 21 August 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ InfoVeloz.com. "La China Suárez y Mariano Martínez se casan y dejan "Camino al amor"". InfoVeloz.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ De 2014, 9 De Noviembre. "La "China" Suárez pasó por Tu cara me suena y cerró su actuación con un apasionado beso a Fernando Dente". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ De 2014, 25 De Junio. "El video que muestra juntos a David Bisbal y "la China" Suárez". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "China Suárez: "Nunca tuve un amor enfermizo "". lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Clarín.com. "La China Suárez homenajeó a Cerati y la criticaron sus fans". clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ PRONTO. "China Suárez, elegida para representar a nuestro país en Europa: Enterate todos los detalles de su gran logro". PRONTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "La China Suárez lanzó su colección de ropa: imposible de comprar". losandes.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "La China Suárez y Leonardo Sbaraglia pusieron sus voces en 'Sing' | Fandango Argentina". fandango.lat (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Los padecientes: un thriller que no convence". lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ García, Concha (29 September 2022). "Verónica Echegui: «La cosificación entre humanos es terrorífica, pero real»". La Razón.
- ^ Peak chart positions in Argentina:
- "El Juego del Amor": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 08 de mayo". Billboard Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- "Ya No Quiero Verte": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of December 3, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- "Hipnotizados": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: Semana del 16 de abril". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Top 20 Uruguay – General – Del 14 al 20 de Noviembre, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Peter Lanzani y La China Suárez, nominados como Actores protagónicos y Revelación en los Premios Sur
- ^ Anunciaron las nominaciones a los Premios Cóndor de Plata 2016
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- Argentine female models
- 21st-century Argentine women singers
- Argentine stage actresses
- Argentine television actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from Buenos Aires
- Argentine people of Spanish descent
- Argentine people of Portuguese descent
- Argentine people of Japanese descent
- Argentine people of Galician descent