Michele Vargas (born March 2, 1985) is a Dominican-American model and telenovela actress.

Biography

Michele Vargas was born in

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in 1985 and grew up in

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in the well known neighborhood of Washington Heights. Her fame soared when she won the

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reality show ''

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'' 2 in Miami, Florida. After winning she moved to Mexico to study performing arts, acting, cinema and other courses related to television and film. Plus perfected her skills in singing and music history. While living in Mexico, she worked in the Spanish-language novela ''Los Plateados'', after three years in Mexico she decided to return to Miami to continue her acting career. Telemundo hired her as an exclusive actress of the Network and she then appeared in successful novelas such as ''

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'', ''

La Viuda de Blanco ''La viuda de Blanco'' (double meaning: ''Blanco's Widow'' and ''The Widow in White'') is an American telenovela that aired on Telemundo from July 24, 2006 to March 2, 2007. It is based on the 1996 Colombian telenovela of the same name. It stars ...

'', ''Mas Sabe el Diablo'', ''Aurora'' just to name a few. She participated in Univision Network novela ''Talisman'' and began reviewing projects for 2013. Her model experience includes commercials for companies such as

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, Cyber Computers,

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, Colgate,

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, Dove and Unefon.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vargas, Michelle 1985 births Living people American actresses Dominican Republic emigrants to the United States 21st-century American women