Gigi Zanchetta


Gigliola Zanchetta Pirella is a Venezuelan actress.

Life and career

Zanchetta has made her television debut in the telenovela Cristal; she later specialized in the genre, appearing in over 20 telenovelas, among them Primavera alongside Fernando Carrillo and Cara Sucia. In the mid-1990s she has sparked controversy for being the first Venezuelan celebrity to pose nude for a magazine, appearing in the cover of the Spanish magazine Interviú. She was also active in films and in theatre. Her last telenovela role was in 2012; since then she moved to Spain with her son, leaving the entertainment industry. A former backer of Chavismo and of Nicolás Maduro, she eventually publicly regretted about her support to him and attacked him on various occasions.

Telenovelas

Cristal Más allá del silencio El Seductor Mansión de luxe La dama de rosa Primavera Alondra El Engaño Inolvidable Cara sucia Dulce enemiga Pecado de amor Contra viento y marea El País de las mujeres Enséñame a querer Toda mujer Hechizo de amor Más que amor, frenesí Mambo y canela Las González Engañada Sabor a ti Los Querendones Te tengo en salsa Natalia del mar