Gigi Zanchetta

Gigliola (Gigi) Zanchetta Pirella (born April 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan actress.

Gigi Zanchetta
Born	Gigliola Concepción Zanchetta Pirela[1] April 3, 1966 (1966-04-03) (age 59) Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse	Ricardo Mandini
Children	1

Life and career

Zanchetta has made her television debut in the telenovela Cristal;^[1] she later specialized in the genre, appearing in over 20 telenovelas, among them Primavera alongside Fernando Carrillo and Cara Sucia.^[1][2] In the mid-1990s she has sparked controversy for being the first Venezuelan celebrity to pose nude for a magazine, appearing in the cover of the Spanish magazine Interviú.^[1] She was also active in films and in theatre.^[1] Her last telenovela role was in 2012; since then she moved to Spain with her son, leaving the entertainment industry.^[1] A former backer of Chavismo and of Nicolás Maduro, she eventually publicly regretted about her support to him and attacked him on various occasions.^[1][3][4]

Telenovelas

• Cristal (1985)
• Más allá del silencio (1985)
• El Seductor (1986)
• Mansión de luxe (1986)
• La dama de rosa (1986)
• Primavera (1988)
• Alondra (1989)
• El Engaño (1989)
• Inolvidable (1992)
• Cara sucia (1992)
• Dulce enemiga (1995)
• Pecado de amor (1996)
• Contra viento y marea (1997)
• El País de las mujeres (1998)
• Enséñame a querer (1998)
• Toda mujer (1999)
• Hechizo de amor (2000)
• Más que amor, frenesí (2001)
• Mambo y canela (2002)
• Las González (2002)
• Engañada (2003)
• Sabor a ti (2004)
• Los Querendones (2006)
• Te tengo en salsa (2006)
• Natalia del mar (2011)
• Válgame Dios (2012)