The beginning of a career and “Wild Angel”
Actress and singer Natalia Oreiro was born on May 19, 1977 in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. His father was a salesman and his mother was a hairdresser. As a child, Natalia worked in a theater studio and starred in commercials. By the age of 16, her acting portfolio included ads for companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Johnson & Johnson.
After moving to Buenos Aires, Oreiro began working as a VJ on MTV and playing small roles in TV shows. In 1996, success came to the actress thanks to the filming of the show “The Rich and Famous”. At the age of 18, she recorded the soundtrack for the romantic comedy The Argentine in New York and met producer Gustavo Yankelevich. She helped Oreiro release her solo album “Natalia Oreiro” and invited her to play Milagros in the TV series “Wild Angel”. This role has become the most recognizable in the career of an actress. at a press conference TASS In 2020, Oreiro spoke about the meaning of “Wild Angel” in his career.
“Even if I play dramatic roles, you will remember me as Milagros,” Oreiro said. – This is a character I made up, he looks like me. Thanks to “Wild Angel”, I got a lot and enjoyed it. I am here now because of this role.”
The recording of the singer’s debut album took place in Buenos Aires and Miami. The recording was made by Pablo Duran, who, together with Fernando López Rossi, wrote the legendary song “Cambio Dolor”. About 1.6 million copies of Oreiro’s debut album were sold worldwide.
Actors Natalia Oreiro and Facundo Arana in the TV series “Wild Angel” (1998)
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music and cinema
In 2000, Oreiro released the single “Tu Veneno” and shot a video for it in Los Angeles. In the video, she portrayed a sexy comic book hero fighting evil. The single reached number one in Latin America and Europe, and the video was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America. The self-titled album “Tu Veneno” has sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide and is Oreiro’s most commercially successful album.
For the sake of the series “Kachorra” (2002), the actress radically changed her image and appeared before the audience with fiery red hair. He also recorded the show’s theme song, “Cuesta arriba, cuesta abajo”. The composition became the first single to support Oreiro’s upcoming third and final studio album “Turmalina” (2002). He later recorded only compilation albums, singles and soundtracks.
In total, the actor starred in 57 movies and TV shows. Most of the time, she has appeared in multi-part projects such as You Are My Life (2006), Amanda Oh (2008), When You Smile at Me (2011), and Dark Angel (2012). The most famous feature films with the participation of Oreiro are Cleopatra (2003), Music Waiting (2009) and I Am Gilda (2016). In the second, the actress played the role of the Argentine singer Gilda, who tragically died 20 years after her death.
Natalia Oreiro and her husband Ricardo Mollo, 2002
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Tour of “Our Natasha” and Russian citizenship
Oreiro first visited Russia in 2001. He admitted that he immediately felt a spiritual connection with Russian culture.
“I felt very close to these people with their culture and history. The history of Russia is a very strong, great history, full of courage, courage and endurance. I have always admired how the Russians not only overcome the pain of wars, but also their manifestation in art. I am a fan of great Russian writers and poets,” he said.
In 2014, Oreiro continued her musical career and embarked on an Eastern Europe tour called “Our Natasha”. The artist performed in 19 Russian cities and gathered more than 60 thousand people in the Moscow sports complex “Olympics”. Then he recorded the Russian version of the song “Me muero de amor” and shot a video for it. In the same year, St. He performed at the Super Disco of the 90s festival in St. Petersburg. For 20 years, the star has visited Russia almost every year and toured many parts of the country.
“I crossed the Trans-Siberian Railway, I was in Siberia and the Urals. In fact, I was in Russia at all times of the year: in summer, in winter I was very cold, I suffered from the heat. I must say that this is not only the largest country in the world, but also my second home. I love him so much,” Oreiro said.
Natalia Oreiro during a performance at the “Crocus City Hall” concert hall, 2019
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During one of the tours, Uruguayan director Martin Sastre made a documentary about the Oreiro phenomenon called Our Natasha (2020).
For the World Cup hosted by Russia in 2018, Oreiro recorded the song “United By Love” in English, Spanish and Russian. Before celebrating the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, the artist donned a Soviet tunic and sang Bulat Okudzhava’s song “We Need a Victory”.
“This song makes me feel special, it makes me feel what the Russian people went through at that time,” he said.
In 2019, Oreiro became a guest of the Evening Urgant show and turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to give Russian citizenship through the screen.
“Putin, give me your passport,” said Oreiro in Russian.
In the fall of 2021, the actor and his son Merlin Atahualpa received a Russian passport. Oreiro, who came to Russia for the first time with a new passport, said that he took root in Sputnik V and said: kp.ru about his feelings about getting citizenship.
“I felt incredible emotions when the plane landed … I looked out the window and felt like a part of this landscape! My soul became even more Russian, ”said the artist.
Actress Natalia Oreiro during the presentation of her Russian passport at the Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10 November 2021
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He noted that he will not buy real estate in Russia yet, as he has a residence in Argentina. According to Natalia, she admits that in the future she will buy housing in Russia.
“Maybe when I grow up, when I become a grandmother, I will have a cottage in Russia. By the way, I really like the Black Sea,” said Oreiro.
At the end of February, TNT hosted the premiere of the second season of the show “Musical Intuition” with the participation of the actress. Now Oreiro is in Uruguay and participates in the local “Voice” show as a mentor. The artist reproduces almost all the posts on his social networks in Russian.
personal life
Natalia Oreiro with her son
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Oreiro’s first serious relationship lasted six years – until 2000, she met with actor Pablo Echarri. A year after a rough break, the actress married Ricardo Mollo, the leader of the rock band Divididos. In 2012 their son Merlin Atahualpa was born. Eight months pregnant, Oreiro posed nude in a Greenpeace ad campaign against deforestation in Argentina.
In 2011, he became a Goodwill Ambassador for Argentina and Uruguay. Previously, Oreiro advocated the legalization of same-sex marriage and took part in the campaign against human trafficking.
Source: Gazeta
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