Lali Espósito

Mariana Espósito (born 10 October 1991), known professionally as Lali Espósito (or simply Lali), is an Argentine singer, actress, dancer and model.

Espósito began her career as an actress and singer in 2003 when she joined the cast of the children's telenovela ''Rincón de Luz'', created by producer Cris Morena. She had other subsequent supporting roles in telenovelas ''Floricienta'' (2004–2005) and ''Chiquititas'' (2006), and a main role in ''Casi Ángeles'' (2007–2010), the latter of which increased her fame in Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe.

From 2007 to 2012, Espósito, along with four other cast members from ''Casi Ángeles'', was part of the teen pop band Teen Angels, which originated from the series. The group was commercially successful internationally, and toured throughout Argentina and countries such as Israel, Spain, Italy and Latin America. Espósito also sang in the soundtracks of ''Rincón de Luz'' and ''Chiquititas''. Following her role in the 2011 telenovela ''Cuando Me Sonreís'' and her portrayal of Abigail Williams in the Buenos Aires production of ''The Crucible'', Espósito made her film debut in ''La Pelea de mi Vida'' in 2012, starring alongside Mariano Martínez and Federico Amador. She was part of the cast of the television comedy '' Solamente Vos'' (2013), portraying the daughter of Adrián Suar's character. In 2015, Espósito portrayed her first lead role on TV as the title character in ''Esperanza Mía''. Its Esperanza mía (soundtrack), soundtrack album, in which she appeared on nine of the eleven tracks, received a platinum certification in Argentina for selling over 40,000 copies. For her portrayals in the crime-thriller film ''The Accused'' (2018) and Netflix's action crime drama television series ''Sky Rojo'' (2021), Espósito received critical acclaim.

Her debut solo studio album, '' A Bailar'', was released on 21 March 2014, featuring pop and EDM influences. " A Bailar" was released as the lead single of the homonymous album. The album spawned the singles " Asesina", " Mil Años Luz", "Del Otro Lado" and " Histeria". The album peaked at No. 5 in Argentina and at No. 3 in Uruguay. In 2016, she released her second studio album ''Soy'' after the previous release of the songs "Unico" and "Soy". Her third album, ''Brava'' was released in 2018, spawning the singles " Una Na", "Tu Novia", "100 Grados" (feat. A.CHAL), "Besarte Mucho", "Sin Querer Queriendo" (feat. Mau y Ricky), " Caliente" (feat. Pabllo Vittar) and "Somos Amantes". In 2020, Espósito released her fourth studio album, ''Libra''. The album was preceded by the singles " Laligera", " Como Así" (feat. CNCO), " Lo Que Tengo Yo", " Fascinada" and " Ladrón" (feat. Cazzu). ''A Bailar'' and ''Soy'' were certified gold in Argentina by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF), while ''Brava'' and ''Libra'' were certified platinum.

Espósito's accolades include Six Gardel Awards, Five MTV Europe Music Awards, one Kids' Choice Award, thirteen Argentine Kids' Choice Awards, Seven MTV Millennial Awards, one Heat Latin Music Award, one Martin Fierro Award, one Tato Award, and nominations for the Billboard Latin Music Awards, Premios Lo Nuestro, and the Seoul International Drama Awards. In 2015, ''Infobae'' named Espósito one of the 10 most influential women in Argentina.

Life and career

1991–2003: Early life and career: ''Rincón de Luz''

Mariana Espósito was born on 10 October 1991 in Buenos Aires to Carlos Espósito, a football coach, and Maria José Riera, who road-manages her tours. She has two older siblings, Ana Laura, a makeup artist and stylist, and Patricio Espósito, a former futsal player who played in Italy. Espósito lived in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Parque Patricios during her childhood and then moved to the district of Banfield, Buenos Aires. Espósito is of Italian descent through her great-grandparents.

Espósito made her television debut at the age of 6 on the children's program ''Caramelito y Vos'' in 1998, as a contestant impersonating Uruguayan actress and singer Natalia Oreiro. After wandering into a producer Cris Morena audition by mistake in early 2002, Espósito was cast in Morena's children television series ''Rincón de Luz'', making her acting debut as part of the children's supporting cast, portraying Malena "Coco" Cabrera. ''Rincón de Luz'' ran on Argentina's Canal 9 and later América TV from 18 February 2003 to 18 December 2003. Espósito also made her singing debut in the ''Rincón de Luz'' soundtrack album, singing a duet with Agustín Sierra. Due to ''Rincón de Luz''s success in Israel, Espósito was part of a stage adaptation at the Yad Eliyahu Arena in Tel Aviv, which ran for two weeks in April 2004.

2004–2006: Settlement as a child actress: ''Floricienta'' and ''Chiquititas''

In 2004, Espósito was cast as Roberta in the juvenile telenovela ''Floricienta'', also created and produced by Cris Morena, which ran for two seasons on El Trece from 15 March 2004 to 2 December 2005. ''Floricienta'' was a record-smashing success in Argentina, Latin America, Israel and Europe, and has been broadcast in over 70 countries since its original run. The series helped to establish Espósito as a child actress of the likes of former Cris Morena Group stars Agustina Cherri, Marcela Klosterboer, Luisana Lopilato and Camila Bordonaba. Espósito was also part of the stage adaptation of ''Floricienta'', ableit portraying different versions of her character, which ran for over 100 shows in 2004 and 2005 at Teatro Gran Rex, 10 shows at the Luna Park arena and 4 shows at the Vélez Sarfield Stadium, as well as a national tour in Argentina.

In 2006, Espósito led the children's cast in the remake of Cris Morena's highly successful children's series ''Chiquititas'', released as ''Chiquititas Sin Fin'', portraying Agustina Ross. Espósito also sang "Me Pasan Cosas" and "Por Una Sola Vez", two of the songs in the ''Chiquititas'' soundtrack album ''24 Horas'', which was one of the top ten selling albums in 2006 and participated in the stage adaptations in mid 2006 at Teatro Gran Rex.

2007–2010: Success with ''Casi Ángeles'' and ''Teen Angels''

In 2007, Espósito landed her first leading role on television, as Marianella "Mar" Rinaldi in ''Casi Ángeles'' (''Almost Angels''), also created by Morena and produced by Cris Morena Group. It became one of the most popular adolescent television programs in Argentina, Latin America and Israel. The series lasted from 2007 to 2010 and held high viewer ratings and earning four Martín Fierro Awards for Best Juvenile Program.

While acting in ''Casi Ángeles'', Espósito became one of five members of successful pop band Teen Angels, signed to Sony BMG, along with Gastón Dalmau, Juan Pedro Lanzani, Nicolás Riera and María Eugenia Suárez. Teen Angels reached success in countries such as Argentina, Israel, Chile, Peru, Spain and Uruguay. Although ''Casi Ángeles'' ended in 2010, the band members announced they would continue working together, with Rochi Igarzábal replacing María Eugenia Suárez.

From 2007 to 2012, Teen Angels released six studio albums, of which five were certified platinum and one was certified gold by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. They were also spokespersons for numerous brands, such as Coca-Cola. The band won a Clarín Award, a Kids' Choice Award Argentina, two Los 40 Principales Awards, and a Quiero Award, and three nominations for Carlos Gardel Awards.

Teen Angels disbanded in 2012, and held its last concert on 11 October 2012 in Córdoba. ''Teen Angels, el adiós'', a 3D concert film about Teen Angels, was released in 2013 and marked the end of the group.

2011–2013: ''Cuando me sonreis'', ''The Crucible'', ''Solamente vos'' and "A Bailar"

After the end of ''Casi Ángeles'', Espósito adopted her nickname ''Lali'', by which she had been known to her friends and family, as her stage name.

In 2011, Espósito starred on ''Cuando me sonreís'' (When you smile at me), a new television series by Tomás Yankelevich, opposite Facundo Arana, Julieta Díaz

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