Mara Croatto (born February 2, 1969) is a retired Venezuelan-born
Puerto Rican actress.
Early years
Croatto is the daughter of
Argentine actress
Raquel Montero and
Italian Argentine
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folk singer,
Tony Croatto
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People and fictional characters
* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
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. Shortly after birth in
Caracas, Venezuela
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, her parents decided to move and resettle in
Puerto Rico
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.
She was raised and educated in
San Juan. When Croatto was 11 years old, she attended the ''D'Rose Modeling School'', where she took modeling classes. She was an alumna of the ''Academia del Perpetuo Socorro'' in
Miramar. Croatto always considers herself a Puerto Rican and publicly identifies herself as such.
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Acting career
Croatto started her acting career as a narrator in ''El Show de Shows'' ("The Show of Shows") which aired locally on Channel 11. She also worked as a dancer on such television shows ''Juventud 83'' and ''Juventud 84'' during her adolescence.television
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show ''La Pension de Doña Tere'' (''Mrs. Tere Boardinghouse'') starring Norma Candal
Norma Daniela Candal Penedo (April 10, 1927 – February 5, 2006), was a Puerto Rican actress and comedian who was best known for her role as Petunia on ''La criada malcriada''.
Early years
Norma Daniela Candal Penedo was born in 1927 in Fajar ...
. That year, she also worked in her first mini soap opera in which the members of Menudo participated. Her character was that of the sister of Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
who happened to be in love with Robby Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Rosa originally garnered fame ...
.
Her first important role in a soap opera was in ''Cisne Blanco'' (''White Swan'') with Deborah Carthy-Deu
Deborah Fatima Carthy-Deu (born January 5, 1966) is a Puerto Rican actress, TV host and beauty queen. She was the second Puerto Rican Miss Universe
Biography Early years
Deborah Fatima Carthy-Deu was born on January 5, 1966, in the Santurce d ...
. Among the other soap operas in which she has participated are:Marielena
''Marielena'' is a Spanish-language telenovela written by Delia Fiallo. It premiered on Telemundo in 1992, and starred Lucía Méndez and Eduardo Yáñez. The telenovela was originally aired in a few dozen countries around the world.
Premise ...
'' 1992, Graciela (Special performance)
* ''Guadalupe'' 1993-1994, Diana Zambrano
* ''Morelia
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'' 1995, Sarah (Special performance)
* '' Aguamarina'' 1997, Verona Calatrava
* ''La Mujer de Mi Vida'' 1998, Katiuska Cardona
* ''Me muero por ti
''Me muero por ti'', was an American telenovela produced by Rubicon Entertainment for Telemundo in 1999.
Cast
* Christian Meier as Alfonso Hidalgo
* Bárbara Mori as Santa
* Alejandra Borrero as Julia
* Isabella Santodomingo as Kathy
* Mar ...
'' 1999, Helena
* ''Gata Salvaje
''Gata Salvaje'' (English: ''Wild Cat'') is a telenovela which aired first on Venevisión in Venezuela on May 16, 2002, and some days later was released on the Spanish language U.S. TV network Univision from mid-summer of 2002 until May 2003, and ...
'' 2002-2003, Eduarda Arismendi - antagonist
* ''Amor descarado
''Amor Descarado'' (''Barefaced Love'') is a telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Spanish-language United States-based television network Telemundo, this is a US Hispanic version of Chilean telenovela '' Amores de Mercado.'' It was broadca ...
'' 2003, Chantal
* '' La ley del silencio'' 2005, Isabel
* '' Valeria'' 2008, Estrella Granados
Personal
Croatto was married to Juan Roselló, the brother of former Menudo member Roy Rosselló. She and Roselló have two sons together, Juan Alejandro and Michael Gabriel. On August 29, 2004, Croatto married Mexican actor José Ángel Llamas. They have one son together, Rafael.
In February 2011, Croatto and Llamas became born-again Christians, and they have quit acting to focus on their service to God.
See also
* List of Puerto Ricans
References
External links
*
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1969 births
Living people
American people of Puerto Rican descent
Puerto Rican telenovela actresses
Puerto Rican people of Italian descent
Venezuelan emigrants to the United States
Venezuelan people of Argentine descent
Venezuelan people of Italian descent
20th-century Puerto Rican actresses
21st-century Puerto Rican actresses
American Christians
Puerto Rican people of Argentine descent
Puerto Rican Christians