Magali Carrasquillo (born on a January 17) is a Puerto Rican film and television actress. She is also a teacher, television producer and cultural manager.
During the 1980s, she was known for her participation in many
telenovela
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s in her island-country of
Puerto Rico
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.
Early life
Carrasquillo born in
Caguas, Puerto Rico
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is the daughter of Alfredo Carrasquillo, who was a dentist.
As a young woman, Carrasquillo enrolled at the
Universidad de Puerto Rico, where she studied theater, humanity arts and Hispanic studies. She later moved to
Mexico
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, where she obtained a postgraduate degree from the
Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos in
Cuernavaca
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,
Morelos
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.
Carrasquillo was working in Argentine theater producer
Carlos Ferrari's well-known play, "
Puerto Rico fua!" during 1979, when she met her future husband, singer, show host, dentist and comedian
Rafael Jose Diaz.
Acting career
Island-wide celebrity came for her about that time, as she soon began acting in some
canal 4 telenovelas that were seen by large audiences in the 1980s. Among the best known telenovelas that Carrasquillo participated in are "Yara Prohibida" and "
Vivir Para Ti" ("Living For You"),
the latter in which she shared credits with other well-known actors such as
Pablo Alarcon
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,
Camille Carrion,
Lydia Echevarria,
Ulises Brenes,
Adamari Lopez and
Amneris Morales, among others.
Later in the 1980s, Carrasquillo became a talk-show host, participating in "Cultura Viva" ("Live Culture") and in the major Puerto Rican television hit, "
Ellas al Mediodia
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", ("Women at Midday")
a
canal 11 women-hosted talk show in which she shared hosting responsibilities with, among others,
Angela Meyer
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,
Gladys Rodriguez,
Marilyn Pupo
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and
Margot Deben Margot ( , ) is a feminine given name, a French diminutive of Marguerite that has long been used as an independent name. Variant spellings in use include Margo and Margaux. It is also occasionally a surname.
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She followed her initial, television success with a film acting career that included a number of Puerto Rican film productions, such as "Luisa Capetillo, Pasion de Justicia" ("Luisa Capetillo, Passion for Justice"), "El Sueño del Regreso" ("Dream of Returning"), "Kabo y Platon" ("Corporal and Platoon") and "Quien Eres Tu?" ("Who Are You?").
Carrasquillo has won several acting awards; in 1988 and 1994, she was recognized as best antagonist actress by the Puerto Rico Theater Critics' Circle.
In 2023, Carrasquillo starred in the Puerto Rican film "
La Pecera" ("The Fish Tank") alongside fellow veteran Puerto Rican actress,
Georgina Borri.
Teaching career
A teacher also, Carrasquillo has been busy on the Puerto Rican education system, and she has worked as a teacher in Spanish and Teather and Communications classes, among others.
Personal life
Carrasquillo met Rafael Jose Diaz in 1979; the couple married in 1981 and divorced in 1989 but they remain lifelong friends.
Carrasquillo had a son with Jose, the actor and singer
Juan Pablo Diaz.
See also
*
List of Puerto Ricans
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References
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Living people
People from Caguas, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican actresses
Puerto Rican educators
Puerto Rican women educators
University of Puerto Rico alumni
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos alumni
Puerto Rican emigrants to Mexico
Year of birth missing (living people)