Mara Croatto
Mara Croatto | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mara Croatto February 2, 1969 |
| Spouse(s) | Juan Roselló (Married: ??; Divorced: ??) José Ángel Llamas (Married: 2004 - Present) |
| Children | 3 |
Mara Croatto (born February 2, 1969) is a retired Venezuelan-born Puerto Rican actress.[1][2][3]
Early years
[edit]Croatto is the daughter of Argentine actress Raquel Montero and Puerto Rican (Italian Argentine born) folk singer Tony Croatto. Shortly after her birth in Caracas, Venezuela, her parents decided to move and resettle in Puerto Rico.
She was raised and educated in San Juan. When Croatto was 11 years old, she attended the D'Rose Modeling School, where she took modeling classes. She was an alumna of the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro in Miramar. Croatto has always considered herself a Puerto Rican and publicly identifies herself as such.[4][5]
Acting career
[edit]Croatto started her acting career as a narrator in El Show de Shows ("The Show of Shows") which aired locally on Channel 11. She also worked as a dancer on such television shows Juventud 83 and Juventud 84 during her adolescence.[5][6]
During her early adulthood, she won a small part in the television show La Pension de Doña Tere (Mrs. Tere Boardinghouse) starring Norma Candal. That year, she also worked in her first mini soap opera in which members of Menudo participated. She played the sister of Ricky Martin's character who happened to be in love with Robby Rosa.
Her first important role in a soap opera was in Cisne Blanco (White Swan) with Deborah Carthy-Deu. Among the other soap operas in which she participated are:[4]
- María María (1989), Julia
- Pobre diabla (1990)
- Marielena (1992), Graciela (Special performance)
- Guadalupe (1993-1994), Diana Zambrano
- Morelia (1995), Sarah (Special performance)
- Aguamarina (1997), Verona Calatrava
- La Mujer de Mi Vida (1998), Katiuska Cardona
- Me muero por ti (1999), Helena
- Gata Salvaje (2002-2003), Eduarda Arismendi - antagonist
- Amor descarado (2003), Chantal
- La ley del silencio (2005), Isabel
- Valeria (2008), Estrella Granados
Personal
[edit]Croatto was married to Juan Roselló, the brother of Roy Rosselló, a former Menudo member. She and Roselló have two sons together, Juan Alejandro and Michael Gabriel. On August 29, 2004, Croatto married Mexican actor José Ángel Llamas. They have one son together, Rafael.
In February 2011, Croatto and Llamas became born-again Christians, and they have since quit acting to focus on their service to God.[7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Primera Hora
- ↑ Cobos TV
- ↑ Azteca 21 Magazine
- 1 2 "Latin American Actresses". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
- 1 2 Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular
- ↑ Mara Croatto at IMDb
- ↑ "José Ángel Llamas ya no será galán, ahora servirá a Dios" [José Angel Llamas will no longer be gallant, now he will serve God]. Zocalo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
External links
[edit]- Mara Croatto at IMDb
- 1969 births
- Living people
- American actresses of Puerto Rican descent
- Puerto Rican telenovela actresses
- Puerto Rican people of Italian descent
- Venezuelan emigrants to the United States
- Venezuelan people of Argentine descent
- Venezuelan people of Italian descent
- 20th-century Puerto Rican actresses
- 21st-century Puerto Rican actresses
- American Christians
- Puerto Rican people of Argentine descent
- Puerto Rican Christians