María Soledad Rodríguez Belli (; born 17 April 1990), known by her stage name Sol Rodríguez, is an Argentinian actress and model, of Spanish and Italian descent. She is best known for the role of Mecha in the
Nickelodeon Latin America
Nickelodeon is a Latin American pay television channel, counterpart of the American television network, network Nickelodeon, of the same name. It is owned by Paramount Networks Americas and was launched on 20 November 1995. Aside from airing Nic ...
's series ''
Grachi
''Grachi'' was a Spanish language American fantasy series produced by Nickelodeon Latin America, Nickelodeon created by Mariela Romero. The series stars Isabella Castillo as Grachi and Andrés Mercado as Daniel; also featuring and Kimberly Dos ...
''. Rodríguez has released several songs from the soundtrack of ''Grachi'', sung along with other members of the cast.
Biography and career
Born in 1990 in Buenos Aires,
Argentina
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, Sol Rodríguez started dancing when she was 5. At the age of 8 she moved with her family to Guatemala, where she continued dancing and singing. She was part of a girl group in school who performed in parent reunions and school activities, and she started doing TV commercials when she was ten. In 2006 she moved with her parents to Miami where she studied in
Miami Dade College
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, but she then dropped to sign up with a talent agency in Miami. Some weeks later she did her first print work for
Reebok
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.
Her first casting was for
Nickelodeon Latin America
Nickelodeon is a Latin American pay television channel, counterpart of the American television network, network Nickelodeon, of the same name. It is owned by Paramount Networks Americas and was launched on 20 November 1995. Aside from airing Nic ...
, where she landed a co-starring role in the original production ''
Grachi
''Grachi'' was a Spanish language American fantasy series produced by Nickelodeon Latin America, Nickelodeon created by Mariela Romero. The series stars Isabella Castillo as Grachi and Andrés Mercado as Daniel; also featuring and Kimberly Dos ...
''. Thanks to the response of the fans they did three seasons, being number one in ratings in many of Latin Americas countries. There was also a musical tour during the second season, ''Grachi: El Show en Vivo'', that traveled to many Mexico cities. In Argentina they did 10 shows in
Teatro Gran Rex
The Teatro Gran Rex is an Art Deco style theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina which opened on July 8, 1937, as the largest cinema in Argentina.
Located near the centre of the city at 857 Corrientes Avenue, it was designed by the architect Alberto ...
and traveled to Santa Fe getting great response from the fans. Rodríguez recorded a song for the second ''Grachi'' album with
Isabella Castillo
Isabella Castillo Díaz (born 23 December 1994) is a Cuban actress and singer. Her best known role is that of Graciela "Grachi" Alonso, main character of the Nickelodeon Latin America's series ''Grachi'', for which has released several songs.
...
named ''M.A.P.S'' and was nominated to Nickelodeons
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico
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Hosts
Ed ...
for Best Supporting Actress and
Kids' Choice Awards Argentina
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for Newcomer.
In 2013 she was named in the Best 10 Dressed for
2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards
The 2013 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards were held on April 25, 2013.
Awards Hot Latin Songs Latin Artist of the Year
Jenni Rivera
*Don Omar
*Prince Royce
*Romeo Santos
Latin New Artist of the Year
3Ball MTY
*Juan Magan
*Jesus Ojeda y Sus Pari ...
and signed with
Telemundo
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for a new soap opera called ''
Marido en alquiler'' who interprets the character of Sol Porras. Sol Rodriguez latest performance was in ''
Demente Criminal
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'' for
Venevisión
Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros.
History
The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establish ...
and
Univision
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.
Filmography
Musical theatre
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Actresses from Buenos Aires
21st-century Argentine women singers
Argentine television actresses
Argentine television personalities
Argentine people of Italian descent
Argentine people of Spanish descent