Marianly Tejada is a Dominican actress and model who was crowned Miss Mundo Dominicana 2011. As an actress, her appearances include Bronwyn Rojas in the critically praised

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series ''

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'' (2021–2022).

Early life

She grew up in the

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. She did ballet dancing between the ages of six and 14 years-old. She later moved to

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Career

Model

As a model, she was crowned Miss Mundo Dominicana in 2011. She subsequently represented Dominican Republic in London at

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Actress

She had television roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''. In October 2019, she was cast in

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for the mystery drama series ''

''. Based on Karen M. McManus's 2017 novel of the same name, it follows a group of students who become murder suspects after the death of their classmate. She portrays Bronwyn, a top-of-the-class student with a focus on her future. The series was given a series order in 2020, although the production was delayed by

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. She played the role in two series broadcast in 2021 and 2022 with the role of her sister played by

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. In 2024, she was cast in

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romantic western series '' Ransom Canyon'' based on the

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series of books.

Personal life

Tejada is married to

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agent Steve Bean. They have one child.

Partial filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tejada, Marianly Living people Date of birth unknown Dominican Republic female models Dominican Republic television actresses