María Isabel Solari Poggio, known as Liz Solari (born June 18, 1983), is an Argentine actress and model. She developed a long career in modeling before becoming established as an actress in local and foreign cinema and television. She is a
UNICEF Ambassador in Argentina.
Biography
She was born on June 18, 1983, in
Barranquilla
Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a popul ...
, Colombia, where her father, Eduardo Solari, was a
football coach directing
Junior de Barranquilla's
association football
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club. Her family returned to live in Argentina when she was 3 years old. She lived her early childhood and teenage years in the city of
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
, where she also attended High School at the Escuela Normal Superior Nº1 "
Dr. Nicolás Avellaneda".
Her uncle
Jorge
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It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios ...
, and her three brothers
Esteban Esteban () is a Spanish male given name, derived from Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos) and related to the English names Steven and Stephen. Although in its original pronunciation the accent is on the penultimate syllable, English-speakers tend ...
,
David
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The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...
and
Santiago
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were all professional footballers.
In 2001, she won an international competition of the Dotto Models agency, owned by
Pancho Dotto, which effectively launched her modeling career. She lent her face to national and international prestigious brands, and she consolidated as a top model in South-America. She lived in the United States and then in Europe for two years, where she worked for designers such as
Roberto Cavalli
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and
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier (; born 24 June 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer.
He is described as an "enfant terrible" of the fashion industry and is known for his unconventional designs with motifs including corset ...
. She was the face of brands such as Zara, Ripley, Almacenes Paris, Taft, Carpisa, Scunci, and other international brands such as
Pantene
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,
Veet
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and
Sedal.
In 2008, Liz began her career as actress. She worked in the film ''
El Desafio'', the Argentinean version of ''
High School Musical
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'', and then she starred in the play "Barbie Live" ., which was a clear success in Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Brazil. In this comedy, she acts, sings and dances. In 2009 she starred in the TV series
Champs 12
{{Infobox television
, genre = Soap operaTeen drama
, creator = Dori Media
, starring = Liz Solari Tomás de las HerasSilvia Kutica Calu RiveroBárbara AttiasSalo Pasik Fabiana García Lago
, location = Buenos Aires, Argentina
, runtime = 45 m ...
at
América TV
América TV (call sign LS 86 TV) is an Argentine television station broadcasting on channel 2 in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and one of Argentina's five national television networks. It is owned by Grupo América.
América TV ...
. The series was broadcast in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Turkey and Israel. In May 2010 she moved to London, England, where she did an acting master at the
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for ...
. When finished, she attended advanced classes at Lamda.
In May 2011 she co-starred with
Enrico Brignano in the Italian film ''
Ex – Amici come prima!'' under the helm of famous director
Carlo Vanzina
Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter.
Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina.
Many of his project ...
. Afterwards, she started shooting for the TV comedy series ''Benvenuti a tavola – Nord vs Sud'', which was broadcast in 2012 in Italy and helped her gain the Italian public recognition. In February 2012 she also shot under the direction of
Adrián Caetano
Israel Adrián Caetano (born 1969 in Montevideo, Uruguay), known as Adrián Caetano, is an Uruguayan film director, Film producer, producer and screenwriter.
Biography
He's often credited as Adrián Caetano. He works mainly in the cinema of Arg ...
for his
thriller film
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''
Mala''. Additionally, she appeared in a recurring role for
Pol-ka's TV comedy series ''
Sos mi hombre
''Sos mi hombre'' () is an Argentine telenovela, which aired on El Trece (Argentina), El Trece in 2012-2013. It starred Luciano Castro and Celeste Cid.
Premise
The two telenovelas made by Pol-Ka at the beginning of 2012, ''Lobo (telenovela), Lobo' ...
''.
She began the year 2013 shooting for two films. First she costarred in what would eventually be renowned director
Diego Rafecas's last film, ''Ley primera'' ("First Law"). The film was released shortly after Rafecas' death in 2017, and it stars
Armand Assante
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and
Juan Palomino
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. Then she also appeared in a supporting role in ''
Amapola'' (2014), which was the debut as a film director by renowned
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
and
production designer
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Eugenio Zanetti
Eugenio Zanetti (born October 19, 1949) is an Argentine dramatist, painter, film set designer, and theater and opera director. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction in 1995, for the film '' Restoration''.
Biography
Zanetti was born in ...
. On that same year, she starred in an episode of the
anthology TV series
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''
Historias del corazón'' for
Telefé channel.
In 2014 she was the host, together with
Enrico Brignano, of "Il Meglio d'Italia", an
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
TV show broadcast by
Rai 1
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for the entire country. Then, she starred in ''
Sei mai stata sulla Luna?'',
[Hola]
Liz Solari enamoró a los italianos
/ref> Paolo Genovese
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Life and career
Born in Rome, after graduating in Economics and Business Genovese started his career at McCann Erickson, directing over one hundred commercials and w ...
's romantic comedy
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film, which was released on January 22, 2015.
In 2016, Solari appeared in a costarring role in '' Estocolmo'' an Argentine crime thriller
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TV series produced by and released on Netflix
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. Also in 2016 she starred in Ariel Winograd's comedy film '' Permitidos'' opposite Lali Espósito
Mariana "Lali" Espósito (born 10 October 1991) is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer, and model. She began her career in 2003 in the children's telenovela ''Rincón de Luz''. Espósito continued to build her acting and singing career with subs ...
and Martín Piroyansky
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Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1986 births
Living people
Argentine male film ac ...
. 2016 would also see the release of three new movies in which Solari starred or co-starred.
2019 would saw the release of the Argentine-Canadian coproduction ''The Last Man
''The Last Man'' is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by the rise of a bubonic plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps acros ...
'', Solari's first English language role in a film. The science fiction film
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was released first on USA in 2018, starring Harvey Keitel
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and Hayden Christensen
Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in the ''Star Wars'' media franchise. He first appeared in the prequel trilogy films, '' Star Wars: Episod ...
.
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Television, Cinema and Theatre
Television
Films
Theatre
References
External links
*
Official Site
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1983 births
Living people
Actresses from Rosario, Santa Fe
Argentine female models
Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Argentine television actresses
Argentine film actresses
Models from Barranquilla
Actors from Barranquilla
Argentine people of Italian descent
21st-century Argentine women