Rocío Marengo (born March 25, 1980) is an Argentinian model, actress, vedette, comedian and dancer.

Early life and career

Marengo early television experience includes co-hosting ''Mar de Fondo'' with Alejandro Fantino on

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.(19 April 2010)
''ciudad.com.ar''
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journals, work that took her to Chile in 2004. Channel 13 in Chile offered her work as a model on the program ''Mucho Lucho.'' She left the show to get married and live in a hotel in Chile for a few months. Marengo love life is frequently covered by the Argentine press and has contributed to her high profile. Reported relationships with TV host Alejandro "Marley" Wiebe and the son of Argentinian star

Graciela Alfano Graciela Alfano (born 14 December 1952) is an Argentine actress and model. She is best known for her appearances in comedies between the late 1970s and early 1980s which made her a sex symbol. She has worked as a judge on ''Bailando por un sue� ...

have been reported on,(1 October 2007)
El amor secreto de "la Marengo"
''Infobae.com'' (in Spanish) and she also made headlines with her alleged affair with football star Mauricio Pinilla. Other relationships have been regular press fodder in Argentina.

Television and other appearances

In 2006, she participated in the reality TV show ''Expedition Robinson'', the island VIP, which developed on a beach in the

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, where she finished in fourth place. Later she participated in the program ''Locos por el baile.'' In 2007, she appeared on season four of ''

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'', a dance competition portion of the television program ''Showmatch'', hosted by

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. She danced to "El Baile del Koala", in a routine that involved a woman breaking a man's pelvis, making moves on his waist, and mimicking sexual intercourse. Marengo was eliminated from the contest during the Rumba Flamenca and Quartet week.(2 October 2007)
Rocío Marengo: "No te podés acostar con la gente para que te voten"
''Minutouno.com'' (in Spanish)(30 September 2007)
Rocío Marengo encontró quien le haga el "Koala"
''rosario3.com'' In February 2008, she participated in the program with the satellite Viña festival, National Television of Chile. In August of that year she began the skating for ''A Dream'' and was the runner-up. She also participated in works of Gerardo Sofovich. In 2009 she acted in a play in which her character quickly becomes a success. That same year she co-lead with Gerardo Sofovich Sunday night and was invited by the Chilean TV channel Chilevision on Wednesday 15 July the same year as the program ''Dance Fever'' as a replacement for Marlen Olivari. In 2011, Marengo returned to ''Bailando por un Sueño'' ( season eight), but was eliminated in the first week of competition.(23 June 2011)
Rocío Marengo, la nueva chica de Pettinato: "Es un honor estar con Roberto"
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'' In 2017, she participated in the reality TV show "Doble Tentación" in Chile, where she finished being a semifinalist.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marengo, Rocio 1980 births Living people Argentine actresses Argentine female models Argentine expatriates in Chile Expatriate models in Chile Argentine vedettes Argentine musical theatre actresses Argentine musical theatre female dancers People from Bahía Blanca Participants in Argentine reality television series Bailando por un Sueño (Argentine TV series) participants