Eunice Castro Casaravilla (born January 6, 1976, in

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) is a

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and

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theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communi ...

dancer Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

, television and runway hostess and

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of stage and screen.

Trajectory

Castro is known for her work in

and

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. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay. She studied

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at the National School of Dance in Uruguay and started working as a model of high couture, being top of major magazines such as Gente, Sábado Show, among others and was a model for

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. Hired by the Elite agency in

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, she has walked the runway in

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. In 2002 she was co-hostess with Sergio Puglia's Journal magazine Tveo to Uruguay by Channel 5. Between 2005 and 2008 she was host of the "Wide Awake" magazine issued in Channel 12 in Montevideo. Castro participated in Dancing for a Dream Argentina 2008, being eliminated in 7th place in the competition, being the furthest Uruguayan competitor to reach the finals in this competition and in ''

El Musical de tus Sueños ''El Musical de tus Sueños'' was an alternate Argentine season of ''Bailando por un Sueño''. In place of the traditional format of couples, each celebrity danced, sang and acted with a team of 5 dancers and one professional dancer. Each week th ...

/The Musical of your Dreams'' also of

. She hosted alongside Maxi De la Cruz two Uruguayan programs: "The casting of the TV" in 2009 and "Minute to Win It" in 2010, both on Channel 12. In 2011 Eunice presented the summer season entertainment cycle "Minuto para Ganar" in Channel 12, an international format adapted in Uruguay and other Latin American countries. She is currently part of the

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dramatic comedy, "Shangay", in which she stars alongside

Claudia Albertario Claudia Albertario (; born May 16, 1977) is an Argentine model, vedette and actress of theatre, television and film. Her notable credits include ''Amigovios'' (1995), ''Como pan caliente'' (1996), ''Montaña rusa, otra vuelta'' (1997), '' Chiqui ...

, Chunchuna Villafañe, José María Muscari and Nicolás Pauls since 2011. Directed and writing by José María Muscari, assisted by Adrián Rey;

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by Roxana Pozzoli; Illumination by Diego Todorovich; Costumes by Rocío Peyro;

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by Karina Kogan; Artistic and general production by Juan Carlos Cantafio and Hugo Zanón, coordinator, Nicolás Alvarez Pontiroli; Make-up by Ailen Ailen Zavalía. She made a cameo in 2012 on the soap opera audience success in Argentina, "

Dulce Amor ''Dulce amor'' (International title: ''Candy Love'') is an Argentine telenovela co-produced by L.C. Acción Producciones and Telefe. It began broadcasting January 23, 2012 from Monday to Friday at 10:30 p.m. until April 29, 2013. Then, due t ...

" on Telefé. Since the summer of 2012 Castro is one of three hosts of a magazine in Channel 12, called "Verano Perfecto" which airs in the evenings. On the 28 of December 2012 Castro debuted as the hostess of the radio talk show, ''"Qué pasa Verano???"'' alongside Diego Fonsalia. In January 2013 Castro was featured as the

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of Jorge Echagüe's music video for the song "Seguiré".

Personal life

She is of

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descents and is a fan of the football team,

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. She has one older brother, Eduardo and an oldest sister named Yanice, who is also a model. Daughter of

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Glasy Casaravilla and chemists assistance Eduardo Castro. Eunice Castro was married to businessman Jorge Rama between 2000 and 2005, exhusband of

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. Castro currently lives in the Uruguayan capital,

, her birthplace.

References

External links

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Canal 13's Showmatch website
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