Chantal Andere (, born Jacqueline Chantal Fernández Andere; born January 25, 1972)
is a
Mexican actress and singer best known for her portraying as the villainess, the vamp or the bitter woman in
telenovelas
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include ''teleserye'' (P ...
. She has come across as a serious actress ("Toda una profesional").
Early life and career
Andere was born to Mexican actress
Jacqueline Andere
María Esperanza Jacqueline Andere-Aguilar (born August 20, 1938) is a Mexican actress.
Life and career
Andere was born in a Jewish family located Mexico City on August 20 1938. Her appearances in telenovelas began with 1960's '' Vida por Vid ...
(born 1938) and Argentine writer
Jose Maria Fernandez Unsain (1918–1997) in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
, Mexico.
[ As a child, she studied ballet and attended acting and singing classes. Her first professional acting role came in 1983 with ''Polo, Pelota Amarilla''. After that, she began acting in theatre and then television. Though she saw no success, Chantal embarked on her singing career. Possessing a great voice, she recorded three albums for Discos Melody, beginning with her self-titled debut in 1990 which featured her songs "Regresa" and "Virginia", followed by another self-titled album in 1992 featuring "Entre Tú y Yo" and "Contigo el Amor es Mucho Mas", and finally in 1995 with her album ''Tentaciones''.
In 1994, Andere became popular for her character as Angélica Santibáñez, the main antagonist in '' Marimar'' starring ]Thalía
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists. Havin ...
. Andere has played various types of villainess in numerous telenovelas produced by Televisa, including ''Dulce Desafío
Dulce may refer to:
Places
*Dulce, New Mexico
* Dulce Base, a supposed American secret military facility
*Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
* Dulce River (disambiguation)
People
* Dulce (Mexican singer) (born 1955), Mexican singer and actress
*Ana Dulce ...
'', ''Los Parientes Pobres
''Los Parientes Pobres'' (''Poor Relatives'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1993. Lucero sang the main theme and it was an airplay hit in all Latin America. It was never released as a single, but it appears in ...
'', ''El noveno mandamiento
''El noveno mandamiento'' (Lit: ''The Ninth Commandment'' / English title: ''Forbidden Attraction'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Lucero Suárez for Televisa in 2001.
On Monday, January 15, 2001, Canal de las Estrellas started broadcast ...
'', '' La usurpadora'', ''Amor real
''Amor real'' ( English: ''Royal Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It originally aired from June 9 to October 17, 2003. ''Amor real'' ...
'', '' Barrera de Amor'', ''Destilando Amor
''Destilando Amor'' (English: ''Distilling Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela '' Café, con aroma de mujer''.
On Monday, January 22, 2007, C ...
'', ''Sortilegio
Sortilegio (literally "Sortilege", "Love Spell" in English-speaking markets) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada, in her final telenovela for Televisa in 2009. and stars Jacqueline Bracamontes and William Levy as main protagonists, ...
'', ''Rafaela
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The city was established in 1881 by Guillermo ...
'', and ''La mujer del Vendaval
''La mujer del Vendaval'' (English title: ''The Lady from Vendaval'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela '' Un esposo para Estela''. On November 12, 2012, Canal de ...
''. In 2021, she marks her debut on Telemundo in the telenovela ''Parientes a la fuerza
''Parientes a la fuerza'' (English: ''Family by Force'') is an American telenovela that aired on Telemundo from 26 October 2021 to 21 March 2022. The series is produced by 11:11 Films & TV for Telemundo. It stars Bárbara de Regil, Guy Ecker, Mi ...
''.
In 2006, she also appeared in the singing competition ''Cantando por un sueño
''Cantando por un Sueño'' (Singing for a Dream) is a television contest produced by the Mexican television network Canal de las Estrellas which also aired on Univision in the United States. As with its twin show ''Bailando por un sueño'' (Dan ...
'' alongside her partner Gerardo Urquiza. In 2020, Andere recently participated in the reality-singing competition '' Tu cara me suena'', a TV show based on ''Your Face Sounds Familiar''.
Personal life
She was married to producer Roberto Gómez Fernández
Roberto Gómez Fernández (born March 14, 1964, in México City, D.F., México) is a Mexican producer, artist, actor and comedian.
Early life
Gómez Fernández was born in México City, the son of comedian and actor Roberto Gómez Bolaños a ...
, the son of famous Mexican comedian Roberto Gomez Bolaños
Roberto Gómez Bolaños (21 February 1929 – 28 November 2014), more commonly known by his stage name Chespirito, or "Little Shakespeare", was a Mexican actor, comedian, screenwriter, humorist, director, producer, and author. He is widely re ...
. On December 6, 2006, Telefutura's ''Escándalo TV'' announced that she would be seeking a divorce from her husband. Andere married Enrique Rivero Lake in December 2008. They have a daughter and a son.
Discography
* ''Chantal (Regresa)''
* ''Chantal (Entre tú y yo)''
* ''Tentaciones''
Selected filmography
Television
Theater
* ''Blanca Nieves y los siete enanos''
* ''La pandilla''
* ''Una pareja con Ángel''
* ''Amor sin barreras''
* ''Cabaret''
* ''Victor/Victoria''
* ''Cena de Matrimonios''
Awards and nominations
Premios TVyNovelas
Premios Bravo
Premios de la Asociación de Cronistas y Periodistas Teatrales (ACPT)
References
External links
*
1972 births
Living people
Mexican telenovela actresses
Mexican television actresses
Mexican stage actresses
Actresses from Mexico City
Singers from Mexico City
20th-century Mexican actresses
21st-century Mexican actresses
Mexican people of Argentine descent
Mexican people of Basque descent
21st-century Mexican singers
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