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Gigliola (Gigi) Zanchetta Pirella (born April 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan actress.


Life and career

Zanchetta has made her television debut in the
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'' 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 ''
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''. 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
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and of
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, she eventually publicly regretted about her support to him and attacked him on various occasions.


Telenovelas

* '' Cristal'' (1985) * ''
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'' (1985) * '' El Seductor'' (1986) * ''
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'' (1986) * ''
La dama de rosa ''La dama de rosa'' (English title: ''The lady of the rose'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by José Ignacio Cabrujas and produced by Radio Caracas Televisión in 1986. This telenovela lasted 144 episodes and it achieved a significant amoun ...
'' (1986) * '' Primavera'' (1988) * '' Alondra'' (1989) * ''
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'' (1998) * ''
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'' (1998) * ''
Toda mujer ''Toda Mujer'' is a 1999 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión. An original story written by Pilar Romero, it stars Gabriela Vergara and Víctor Cámara as the main protagonists with Jean Carlo Simancas Jean Carlos Simancas (born July ...
'' (1999) * ''
Hechizo de amor Hechizo de Amor is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Alberto Gómez and produced by Venevisión in 2002. The show lasted 130 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Emma Rabbe and Guillermo Pérez starred a ...
'' (2000) * ''
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'' (2001) * ''
Mambo y canela ''Mambo y Canela'' is a 2002 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión and distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Alicia Machado and Marcelo Cezán starred as the main protagonists. Plot The love between Canela and Rodrig ...
'' (2002) * ''
Las González ''Las González'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Cesar Miguel Rondòn and Mònica Montañez, and produced by Venevisión in 2002. The series lasted for 91 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. On Jun ...
'' (2002) * ''
Engañada ''Engañada'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Vivel Nouel and Benilde Ávila which was produced by Venevisión in 2003. The telenovela lasted for 129 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Verónica Sch ...
'' (2003) * ''
Sabor a ti ''Sabor a ti'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Ligia Lezama and Benilde Avila which was produced by Venevisión between 2004 and 2005. The series was distributed internationally by Cisneros Media Distribution, Venevisión International. Ana ...
'' (2004) * ''
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'' (2006) * '' Te tengo en salsa'' (2006) * '' Natalia del mar'' (2011) * ''
Válgame Dios ''Válgame Dios'' is a Venezuelan telenovela produced by Carolina de Jacobo for Venevisión. Sabrina Seara and Eduardo Orozco star as the main protagonists while Ricardo Alamo, Carlota Sosa and Raquel Yanez star as the main antagonists. From Marc ...
'' (2012)


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* 1966 births Venezuelan television actresses Venezuelan people of Italian descent Living people Venezuelan telenovela actresses {{venezuela-actor-stub