Verónica Schneider Rodríguez (born 16 December 1978, in

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, Venezuela) is a

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and

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Biography

Schneider was born in Caracas, Venezuela to María Elisa (sociologist) and Pablo Schneider (musician). As Miss

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1997, she competed in the

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pageant and was Miss World Venezuela 1998. In November of that year, she went to the

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to compete in the

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pageant, where she did not make it to the semi-finals. She also studied

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. In 2002, Schneider turned to television and signed with Venevision. The first role she got was in the

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

''Mambo y Canela'' where she played the part of Wanda. In 2003, she was cast in the role of Marisela Ruiz Montero in the telenovela ''Enganada''. In 2004, she went to

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to play villain Fernanda Velacochea in the telenovela ''Besos Robados''. In 2005, she signed with

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and played the role of Erika Hoffman in ''Amantes'' an early 20th-century production. In 2011 Schneider appeared in the telenovela ''La Viuda Joven'', produced by Venevision. In 2012 she starred in ''La ratonera'' by Agatha Christie.

Personal life

She is married to the model Enrique Palacios and has two children Sarah and David.

Filmography

* 2019 ''

Betty en NY ''Betty en NY'' (pronounced ''Betty en New York'' or ''Nueva York''), is an American telenovela produced by Telemundo Global Studios for Telemundo based on the 1999 Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán, ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'', which ...

'' * 2011 ''

La viuda joven ''La viuda joven'' (English title: ''The Young Widow''), is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Martín Hahn and produced by Venevisión in 2011. Mariángel Ruiz and Luis Gerónimo Abreu as the protagonists while Verónica Schneider, Astrid Carol ...

'' * 2006 ''

Y los declaro marido y mujer Y los declaro marido y mujer (English title:''And I now pronounce you husband and wife'') is a Venezuelan telenovela produced and broadcast by RCTV between 2006 and 2007 and distributed internationally by RCTV International. Marjorie de Sousa an ...

'' * 2005 '' Amantes'' * 2004 '' Besos robados'' * 2003 ''

Engañada ''Engañada'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Vivel Nouel and Benilde Ávila which was produced by Venevisión in 2003. The telenovela lasted for 129 episodes and was distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Verónica Schne ...

'' * 2002 ''

Mambo y canela ''Mambo y Canela'' is a 2002 Venezuelan telenovela produced by Venevisión and distributed internationally by Venevisión International. Alicia Machado and Marcelo Cezán starred as the main protagonists. Plot The love between Canela and Rodrig ...

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, Veronica Miss World 1998 delegates Miss Venezuela World winners Venezuelan telenovela actresses Venezuelan female models Venezuelan Jews Venezuelan people of German-Jewish descent People from Caracas Living people 1978 births Central University of Venezuela alumni Jewish female models