Laura Termini (born August 3, 1974) is a Venezuelan actress, producer, writer, and a

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Health/Beauty Counselor AADP. She is also a contributor to Huffington Post's in the health and beauty columns. Termini has starred on networks such as

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. In the world of dubbing, she is best known for being the first voice of Tootie into

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, whom she dubbed in seasons 2 and 3. She was invited to the

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for recognition of her contribution to wellness as one of the Top Latina Bloggers in

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. Termini was also one of the Spanish-language voices in President Obama's 2008 Presidential Campaign.

Early life

Termini was born to a

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actress Maria Rosa Compañet and an

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singer Franco Termini. They married in Mexico and moved to

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, where Termini was born. She studied at an American college for a year and moved back and forth between the United States and Venezuela. She has now been living permanently in the United States for over 14 years.

Career

Acting

At the age of 5, Termini started appearing in various advertisements and was also a singer and dancer in the group''The Mini Pops'', from a national TV show

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for 8 years. Until the age of 17, she had starred in almost 20 soap operas on local network. Her record song ''Laura & Victor'' sold more than 100,000 copies and was on the Venuzuelan Billboard. After moving to the United States, she continued to appear in the American Spanish soap operas such as ''Los teens'', ''

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'', and ''Anita no te Rajes''. She had also appeared as the main characters in the TV movies ''De Rodillas'', ''Mea culpa''. In 2009, she hosted an award-winning radio show ''Tu mañana'' for SBS Broadcast radio.

Blogging

In 2009, Laura began her own Health and Beauty

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called ''Natural, Organic & Latina'', ''Chicanol.com'', in addition to be ''Salud aL Día'' and a health columnist for the Huffington Post among others. She is also a

Health/Beauty Counselor AADP.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Termini, Laura Venezuelan film actresses American telenovela actresses American columnists American people of Venezuelan descent Living people Venezuelan telenovela actresses 1974 births American women columnists 21st-century American women Venezuelan bloggers