María Arántzazu Maciñeiras de Lucas (
Cangas de Onís
Cangas de Onís ( Asturian: ''Cangues d'Onís'' "valleys of Onís"'' Canga'' (plural ''cangues'') is an Asturian word for "valley, canyon".) is a municipality in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in the nor ...
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Asturias, 20 de mayo de 1972), better known by her stage name Arantxa del Sol, is a Spanish model, actress, and television presenter.
Biography
She studied humanities at the
University of Alcalá de Henares. Chosen as ''Miss Madrid'' in 1989, she began her career as a model. Her first contacts with the world of entertainment were through television, when in 1991 she was a hostess on the show ''El precio justo'', Spanish adaptation of ''
The Price Is Right'' and during 1991–1992 season she was signed by private channel Telecinco to co-host, alongside Andoni Ferreño, the couples' game show ''Vivan los novios''. She also hosted the 1996 TV musical special ''La chica de la primavera'', alongside Àlex Casanovas, and in which multiple Spanish voices and personalities appeared, such as
Laura Valenzuela
Rocío Espinosa López-Cepero (born 18 February 1931, in Seville), known professionally as Laura Valenzuela, or Laurita Valenzuela in her beginnings, is a retired Spanish television presenter, actress and model. She was one of the first televi ...
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Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo (born 13 June 1969) is a Spanish actress, journalist and TV presenter.
Early life and background
Born on 13 June 1969 in Madrid, both of her parents, Fernando Guillén and Gemma Cuervo as well as her brother, Fern ...
and
Amistades Peligrosas' Alberto Comesaña.
Linked during that time with the mentioned TV channel, in the following seasons she would present various variety shows and contests very much in the style of Telecinco's early years, such as ''Humor cinco estrellas'' (1992), ''
VIP Noche'' (autumn of 1992), or ''La batalla de las estrellas'' (1993–1994), becoming one of the most popular faces of the network.
Her acting career began with the film ''Aquí, el que no corre...vuela'' (1992), followed by ''Pelotazo Nacional'' (1993), by
Mariano Ozores. She has also participated in the series ''Esencia de poder'' (2001) and ''El pasado es mañana'' (2005), both on Telecinco.
In 2010, she appeared in the production of the play ''Brujas'', by Santiago Moncada, directed by Manuel Galiana. Later, in 2011, she made a cameo in the supernatural drama series ''
Ángel o demonio''.
She married the bullfighter Finito de Córdoba on October 20, 2001, in the church of Santa Marina de Aguas Santas, and they have a daughter, Lucía, born in 2002, and a son, Juan Rodrigo, born in 2008.
After several years without appearing on television, in February 2024, she signed as an official contestant for ''
Supervivientes 2024'' on Telecinco.
References
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Living people
Models from Madrid
Mass media people from Madrid
Spanish television actresses
Spanish female models
Spanish television presenters
Spanish women television presenters
1972 births
Actors from Asturias