Victoria Maurette, also known by her pseudonym Vicko (born July 30, 1982), is an

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actress, musician, singer, songwriter and composer. She is probably best known for her performance as Victoria "Vico" Paz in the

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series ''

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'', and for her roles in

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's films '' Left for Dead'', '' Bulletface'' and ''

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''.

Early life and career

Victoria Maurette (Vicko) was born on July 30, 1982, in

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, to French parents. A few months later she moved with her family to the United States.Official Website
of Victoria Maurette Years later they moved to

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, first, and then

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. Finally, in 1994, they moved back to Argentina where Victoria graduated in Asociaciones Escuelas Lincoln; soon after she began her career as an artist. While in school, Maurette was a member of drama club and sang in the choir.

Acting career

In 2001, Maurette signed her first professional contract for the musical '' Disney Magical Moments''. After that some producers spotted her and called her to audition for a television show. Maurette debuted on television in 2002, as Victoria "Vico Paz on teenage soap opera ''

'', created by

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. Maurette co—starred

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and

Benjamín Rojas Benjamín Rojas Pessi (born April 16, 1985) is an Argentine actor and singer. He was part of the pop-rock band '' Erreway'' together with Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo and Luisana Lopilato. Acting career Breakthrough (1998–2003) Rojas w ...

, who formed the

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band

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. Maurette sang back vocals and danced at the concerts of two Erreway's tours,

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and

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. She also has one solo line in Erreway's song "

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", and appeared in few of their videos. At the Nuesrto Tiempo tour, she sang her solo song "No soy asi". In 2004, Maurette appeared in soap opera '' No hay 2 sin 3'', and then turned to her film career. In 2007, she filmed her first film in English,

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'' Bulletface'', portraying Dara Maren. Maurette was then seen in two

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films, '' Left for Dead'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2008). She was the leading star of both films, co-starred by her ''Rebelde Way'' co-star

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. Maurette will star in 2009 film '' Kung Fu Joe''. She stars in the

film Bulletface on the side from

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Music career

Before graduating, Maurette already sang in bars and night clubs. In 2001, she signed her first professional contract for the musical '' Disney Magical Moments''. In 2002, she co-starred the

members (

and

) on the

's television series ''

''. Maurette was included as a back vocalist in few songs of Erreway ("

", " Resistiré" and "

") and also appeared in many videos of them; she also performed at their tours

and

. At the 2003 Nuestro Tiempo tour, Maurette sang her solo song "No soy asi". After portraying in 2004 television series ''There Is No 2 Without 3'', Maurette dedicated her time to study music, perfect her singing and compose first songs. In 2005, she recorder her first solo album ''Paso a paso'', which was not released. The singles from the album — "Si solo supieras", "Buenas noches", "Sin quierer" and "Aunque" — were included on her first solo album, ''

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'', released in 2009. The album features ten

songs inspired by

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and

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. Maurette released her album independently.

Personal life

Maurette is fluent in

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and English. From 2002 to 2004, she dated her '' Rebel's Way'' fellow

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. On November 11, 2010, Maurette married Esteban Young. Many of her former co–stars, including

, Coco Maggio,

Micaela Vázquez Micaela Belén Vázquez (born November 24, 1986) is an Argentine actress and television presenter. She is the best known for her role of Pilar Dunoff in the series ''Rebelde Way'', and also for series ''Chiquititas'' and ''Floricienta''—all cr ...

and

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, attended the wedding. On August 15, 2012, their daughter Emma Young was born. The couple divorced in 2018.

Filmography

Stage credits

Discography

Album

* 2009: ''

Singles

* 2003: "No soy asi" * 2005: "Si Solo Supieras" * 2005: "Buenas Noches" * 2005: "Sin Querer" * 2006: "Anque"

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official Website
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