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 (telenovela)|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 (1995 TV series)|Pecado de amor] Contra viento y marea El [País de las mujeres] Enséñame a querer Toda mujer Hechizo de amor Más [que amor, frenesí (TV series)|Más que amor, frenesí] Mambo y canela Las González Engañada Sabor a ti Los Querendones Te tengo en salsa Natalia del mar