Raquel Meroño Coello (born 8 August 1975) is a Spanish actress, presenter and businesswoman. She enjoyed popularity in Spain as a

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in the late 1990s to early 2000s.

Biography

Born on 8 August 1975 in

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, she early combined her studies of journalism, her first steps in the world of fashion modelling and her activity in television, getting to work as stewardess in , a TV show conducted by Goyo González. In 1996, Meroño became the presenter of the show ''Pelotas fuera'', broadcast on Antena 3. She was given a supporting role in

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's film ''

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'' (1997), playing 'Araceli', the scorned bride. For 3 years, she starred in 390 episodes of the popular series ''

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'', aired on

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, playing 'Paloma', a role that earned her great popularity in Spain. Cast as 'Bárbara' in ''

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'' (2001), Meroño co-starred with Ezra Godden in the lovecraftian horror film directed by

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, whose screenplay was a Dennis Paoli's adaptation of the stories ''Dagon'' and ''

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''. She also starred in other horror films, namely ''The Mark'' (2003) and ''

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'' (2005). Meroño appeared in more TV series such as ''Esencia de poder'' and ''Paco y Veva''. She also played the role of 'Mónica' in the 2006 series ', aired on

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. In 2008, Meroño joined the cast of ''

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'' in the role of 'Isabel Rocamora' (the new director of the magazine ''Bulevar 21''), starring in 144 episodes of the TV series. She also appeared in the ''Arrayán'' soap opera, aired on the Andalusian regional channel Canal Sur Televisión. Meroño won the 5th edition of the competitive reality cooking show MasterChef Celebrity in December 2020.

Filmography

;Television ;Film

References

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