Bárbara Vélez
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| Born | Bárbara Pucheta Vélez 18 June 1994 Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | actress, model |
| Spouse | Lucas Rodríguez (2021-present)[1] |
| Children | Salvador (2023-present) |
Bárbara Pucheta Vélez (born 18 June 1994), also known as Barbie Vélez, is an Argentine actress, model and TV host.
Biography[edit]
She was born in the neighborhood of Quilmes, in Buenos Aires.[citation needed] She is the daughter of Alejandro Pucheta and the vedette Nazarena Vélez.[citation needed] She has two younger brothers on her mother's side, Gonzalo and Thiago.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Vélez debuted at the age of 17 working for clothing brands, in the summer of 2011, for one of the works by Gerardo Sofovich and René Bertrand, Flor de pito, playing Lola Minicicci.
In 2012, she plays the character of a "fan" in Pedro Afonso's theatrical comedy Bachelorette Party.[2]
She made her television debut in 2013 in the soap opera Los Grimaldi: una familia de locos, produced by her mother Nazarena Vélez and broadcast by elnueve, she also participated in the plays of this soap opera.[3] She was one of the co-stars of the comedy play Family of Women, along with the actresses Luisa Kuliok, Haydée Padilla, Gladys Florimonte, Luisa Albinoni, Dalma Maradona and Ernestina Pais, among others.
In 2014 she appears in the telenovela Somos familia starring Gustavo Bermúdez and Ana María Orozco, where Barbie plays the character of Olivia Navarro González, the daughter of Pablo Navarro and Mabel González, played respectively by Fabián Vena and Adriana Salonia, broadcast by Telefe. In the same year she was invited to Your face sounds familiar 2 on several occasions.
In the 2015 she participates in the Dancing for a dream 2015 along with Ignacio Pérez Cortés, becoming one of the ten finalists.[4][5] She also worked in Esperanza mía playing Milagros del Pombo, secretary of Máximo Ortiz (Tomás Fonzi).[6]
In 2016 she participated again in the Dancing for a dream in his eleventh season this time together with Maximiliano Buitrago, again becoming among the top ten.[7][8] In 2018 she made a special participation in Millennials as Paula. She was a participant in Famous Dressmaking, achieving recognition by the juries for her modern ideas when designing garments.[9][10][11] And in 2022 she replaced Denise Dumas in the Argentine version of Celebrity MasterChef to later become the main participant.[12]
Filmography[edit]
Series and soap operas[edit]
| Year | Movie | Character | Notes |
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| 2013 | Los Grimaldi: una familia de locos | Daniel | Main cast |
| 2014 | Somos familia | Olivia Navarro Gonzalez | Main cast |
| 2015 | Esperanza mía | Miracles of Pombo | Recurring participation |
| 2017–2018 | Golpe al corazón | Camila Mansilla | Main cast |
| 2018 | Pasado de Copas: Historia de los borrachos | Blanca Luz | Episode: "Neruda, García Lorca y Blanca Luz" |
| 2018 | Millennials | Paula | Recurring participation (season 2) |
Movies[edit]
| Year | Movie | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Te voy a pedir un taxi | Ingrid |
Reality shows[edit]
| Year | Program | Role | Notes | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tu cara me suena 2 | Replacement participant | Replacing Ángela Torres at the 5th gala | Telefe |
| 2015 | Showmatch: Bailando por un sueño 2015 | Participant with Ignacio Pérez Cortés | 15th eliminated | eltrece |
| 2016 | Showmatch: Bailando por un sueño 2016 | Participant with Maximiliano Buitrago | Voluntary abandonment | eltrece |
| 2020 | Divina comida | Host participant in week 6 | 2nd place | Telefe |
| 2021 | Corte y confección - Famosos | Participant | 9th eliminated / 6th eliminated | eltrece |
| 2022 | MasterChef Celebrity: Argentina 3 | Replacement participant | Replacing Denise Dumas weeks 11 and 12 | Telefe |
| Participant | 10th eliminated | |||
| No es tan tarde | Invited | Telefe |
References[edit]
- ^ "La confesión de Lucas Rodríguez luego de casarse con Barbie Vélez". Caras Magazine (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Barbie Velez raised the temperature in a pool". Coming Magazine.
- ^ "Barbie Vélez debuted in Los locos Grimaldi". City Magazine.
- ^ "How does Barbie Vélez prepare for Dancing?". Infobae.
- ^ "Barbie Vélez, eliminated from Dancing after losing to Campi on the phone: Look at Fede Bal's reaction!". Ciudad Magazine.
- ^ "Barbie Vélez debuted in Esperanza Mía". The Nation.
- ^ "This was the return of Barbie Vélez to "Bailando"". Clarín.
- ^ "Barbie Vélez resigned from "Dancing 2016"". Infobae.
- ^ "Famous Tailoring: The First Confirmados". Revista Caras.
- ^ "Barbie Vélez was the new cut and dressmaker eliminated". Revista Pronto.
- ^ "Barbie Vélez left her place in Court and famous clothing to Valeria Archimó "due to a personal situation"". eltrecetv.
- ^ ""MasterChef Celebrity": Barbie Vélez entered the competition and was eliminated the same day". Bugler.