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Von Marie Mendez (born September 8, 1950) is a Puerto Rican actress and restaurateur. Alongside such others as Iris Chacon, Millie Aviles,
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Ivonne Goderich Ivonne del Rosario Goderich Gonzalez, better known as Ivonne Goderich (born 7 October, 1952) is a Puerto Rican actress, show host and playwright. Goderich is considered, along with Sully Diaz, Von Marie Mendez, Millie Aviles and Giselle Blondet, ...
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and others, she is remembered as one of the leading actresses during the golden era of
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, that being between the late 1950s and the early 1990s. Mendez is a native of the southern city of Ponce.


Acting

Mendez worked as an actress for canal 2, a
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station. Among other well known telenovelas she acted on is 1982's "Fue Sin Querer", 1985's " Tanairi" alongside Juan Ferrara-where she was directed by the famed playwright Dean Zayas-and 1987's "Preciosa", a sequel to "Tanairi" and where she acted alongside
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Restaurateur

In 2007, Mendez opened a restaurant named "Botin" in Ponce. Botin was opened in association with the owners of the " Sobrino de Botín" restaurant in
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, which is considered the oldest restaurant still operating and was opened in 1725. Several celebrities attended the opening of her restaurant, including former governor Rafael Hernandez Colon and then current governor Anibal Acevedo Vila as well as fellow actor
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and Mexican singer
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Personal

Mendez is married to Dr. Vicente Sanchez. She has a son who was born in 1974, chef Luis Freyre, and a daughter who was born in 1980, Von Marie Freyre.


See also

* List of Puerto Ricans


External links

Living people 1950 births Puerto Rican telenovela actresses Puerto Rican television actresses Puerto Rican businesspeople Actresses from Ponce, Puerto Rico Hispanic and Latino American actresses {{tv-actor-stub