Natacha Jaitt (13 August 1977 – 23 February 2019) was an Argentine model, actress, and radio and television host.
Career
After briefly working as a model for porn magazines, Natacha Jaitt emigrated to Spain. She chose the country randomly, and arrived with just ten dollars. She sought to be in the '' Gran Hermano'' competition, the Spanish incarnation of the ''Big Brother'' franchise. She was accepted as a reserved housemate for the sixth season, as she had not finished the immigration procedures yet. Mercedes left the program on the first day, which allowed Jaitt to enter the house. She stayed in the program until the final voting, and ended in the third position, with 15% of the vote. She was both the first foreign contestant and the first reserve to get that far into the program.
After the end of the program, she worked as a panelist at ''
Crónicas marcianas
''Crónicas'' ("chronicles") is a 2004 Ecuadorian thriller film, written and directed by Sebastián Cordero. The film was produced by, among others, Guillermo del Toro, director of ''Pan's Labyrinth'', and Alfonso Cuarón, director of '' Chi ...
'', with journalist Javier Sardà. She also became the host of ''Sexual office'', a program on the Playboy TV network. She hosted the radio program ''Esclava de tu agujero'' ("Slave of Your Hole") on 99.1 Loca FM. She posed for the magazines ''
Interviú
''Interviú'' (a Spanish Anglicism for "interview") was a Spanish language weekly news magazine published in Madrid, Spain. It was in circulation between 1976 and 2018.
History and profile
''Interviú'' was established in 1976 by a group led by ...
'', ''
Playboy
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K ...
'', '' Hombre'' and ''Paparazzi''.
She returned to Argentina in 2007. She sponsored the International Festival of Erotic Cinema of Buenos Aires, alongside Dunia Montenegro, Sonia Baby and
Nacho Vidal
Ignacio Jordà González (born 30 December 1973), better known as Nacho Vidal, is a Spanish pornographic performer, director, producer, writer, and camera operator.
Early life
Ignacio Jordà González was born in Mataró (Barcelona) in Catalon ...
. She also hosted the TV program ''Sexo seguro'' ("Safe Sex"), again on Playboy TV. She was interviewed by journalist
Chiche Gelblung
Samuel Gelblung (born February 7, 1944), better known as Chiche Gelblung, is a Jewish Argentine journalist and television host. In 2022, he was awarded the main award at the Martín Fierro Awards. He currently hosts a talk show on Crónica TV
...
, and had an orgasm on live television.
She made her first theater play in 2008, ''Caliente'' ("Hot"), at the Lorange. It was produced by
Gerardo Sofovich
Gerardo Andrés Sofovich (March 18, 1937 – March 8, 2015) was an Argentine businessman, dramaturge, television host and presenter, comedian, scriptwriter, and director.
He was the producer of '' Polémica en el bar'' and ''La noche del Domin ...
. She joined the ''
Bailando por un Sueño
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'' tournament, hosted by Marcelo Tinelli, and lost in the first round. In 2009, she hosted ''Natacha enciende tus sentidos'' ("Natacha Ignites Your Senses") on
América TV
América TV (call sign LS 86 TV) is an Argentine television station broadcasting on channel 2 in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and one of Argentina's five national television networks. It is owned by Grupo América.
América T ...
.
She had a relationship with the actor
Adrián Yospe
Adrián Ezequiel Yospe (12 February 1970 – 10 November 2011) was an Argentine actor.Adrián Yospe at
Legal issues
Diego Latorre extortion case
Jaitt was accused in 2017 with extortion charges, as she allegedly blackmailed sports journalist and former
football
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player
Diego Latorre
Diego Fernando Latorre (born 4 August 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or as an offensive midfielder.
Career
Latorre was born in Buenos Aires. He made his professional debut for Boca Juniors on 18 Oc ...
for $350,000. The alleged blackmail was about material of Latorre having sex with other people. During the ensuing controversy, it was revealed that Latorre, who was married, had an extramarital affair with Jaitt herself.
Complaints about sexual abuse of minors
There was an investigation about sexual abuse of minors at the
Club Atlético Independiente
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in 2018. One of the players denounced four phone numbers that were allegedly used to pay children to have sex with adults. Jaitt said while as guest on the program '' La noche de Mirtha'' that those numbers belonged to journalists and politicians. Journalist Mercedes Ninci and sports author Gustavo Grabia, also on the program, criticized her for making unsubstantiated allegations on television. The program's host
Mirtha Legrand
Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez (born 23 February 1927), known by her stage name Mirtha Legrand (″Legrand″ being a portmanteau for the French , "the great") is an Argentine actress and television presenter. With an 80-year career, Legran ...
apologized later for having invited Jaitt to the program, saying that she initially refused to accept her but accepted by network request, and that she did not ask her to leave the program in mid-air, because she supports free expression.
Jaitt testified to the prosecutor of the Office of Avellaneda, which led to seven people being detained. Leonardo Cohen Arazi and Martín Bustos were acquitted on the grounds that there was no abuse, but promotion of prostitution.
Rape report
Natacha Jaitt said in 2019 that director Pablo Yotich and Maximiliano Giusto drugged and raped her. She attended a judicial hearing in the related case, which would be her last public appearance.
Death
On 5 April 2018, Jaitt had made a post on her personal
Twitter
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account, warning her followers that she was not intending to commit suicide, writing "NOTICE: I am not going to kill myself, I am not going to overdose on coke and drown in a bath tub, I am not going to shoot myself in the head, so if that happens, NO I DIDN'T DO IT. Save this tweet."
Natacha Jaitt was found dead on 23 February 2019, naked in a bed at a party hall in Benavídez, Tigre, on the outskirts of
Buenos Aires
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. The initial police reports stated that there seemed to be no signs of violence against her, but her lawyer detected inconsistencies in the report and said that Jaitt was murdered. Jaitt's remains were buried in the
La Tablada Israelite Cemetery
The La Tablada Israelite Cemetery ( es, Cementerio Israelita de La Tablada), also known simply as the La Tablada Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery located in the city of La Tablada, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation of Argentina. It was estab ...
.
On 27 February 2019, Argentinian businessman and producer Raúl Velaztiqui was arrested for false testimony regarding Natacha Jaitt's death, having lied about the circumstances of her death.
Crónicas marcianas
''Crónicas'' ("chronicles") is a 2004 Ecuadorian thriller film, written and directed by Sebastián Cordero. The film was produced by, among others, Guillermo del Toro, director of ''Pan's Labyrinth'', and Alfonso Cuarón, director of '' Chi ...
Bailando por un Sueño
''Bailando por un Sueño'' is a franchised TV series in various Latin American countries. Meaning "Dancing for a dream", it is a reality series that commenced on the Mexican television network Canal de las Estrellas, in which celebrities are partne ...
'' (2008)
* ''Natacha y Nino hacen una porno'' (2009)
* ''Natacha enciende tus sentidos'' (2009)
* ''Natacha de Noche'' (2010)
;Theater
* ''Caliente'' (2008)
* ''Es lo que hay'' (2009)
;Radio
* ''Esclava de tu agujero'' (2005-2008) 99.1 Loca FM (Madrid, Spain)
* ''Natacha Jaitt'' (2012-2015) Radiopalermo FM 93.9
* ''El ascensor'' (2015-2019) Radio Belgrano AM 950 (2015-2016) / Mega 98.3 (2017) / Radio Ga-Ga (2018-2019)