Evaluna Mercedes Reglero Rodríguez de Echeverry (born August 7, 1997), known as Evaluna Montaner, is a

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n actress, singer, music director, dancer, television presenter, daughter of singer

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and younger sister of Mauricio and Ricardo Montaner, known as

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Biography

Evaluna was born in Caracas,

and Marlene Rodríguez. She was raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since childhood she learned piano, harp and various types of dance. She attended

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until the age of 13, when she began studying at home. She currently lives in Miami.

Personal life

On February 8, 2020, she married her boyfriend of five years, the Colombian singer

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. In October 2021, the couple announced that Montaner was pregnant with their first child. On April 6, 2022, their daughter, Índigo, was born.

Career

2011-12: ''Grachi''

Evaluna got her first role as a supporting character in

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's Latin American series '' Grachi'', playing Melanie Esquivel, the protagonist's sister.

2012: La gloria de Dios

In 2012, Evaluna's father Ricardo Montaner chose to sing the Christian ballad La Gloria de Dios (The Glory of God), in addition to taking her on the tours of Frequent Flyer Tour, which began her career as a singer. The song was presented for the first time in

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, during the tribute program to Ricardo Montaner in Gracias por venir, gracias por estar.

2013: Si existe

Si existe (If it exists) was the name of her first single released in December 2013, made with the help of her mother, the Venezuelan Marlene Rodriguez. She was the host of the Día a Día program in the segment of

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2014-2021: Hot Pursuit, Yo me salvé, and other singles

In 2014, she played a supporting role in the movie ''Hot Pursuit'' as Teresa Cortez, a teenage girl who has her 15 year old party, shared the screen with stars Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara. In July 2014 Evaluna participated in the Christian festival held in Argentina called Jesús Fest where she presented her single, "Yo me salvé" (I Saved Myself), which would be released at the end of 2014 with its English version titled "Wings" and its respective videos. In 2015 Evaluna performed again at Jesús Fest in Tecnopolis, Argentina, where she sang her songs and made some covers of Christian songs. In 2018 and after a break of four years without singing, she presented her new singles "Por tu amor" and "Me liberé". In February 2021, she released another single called "Uno Más Uno".

''Club 57''

In May 2019, she starred in '' Club 57'', a co-production between

and Rainbow S.r.l. that was filmed in

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and

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. Her character, Eva, is a lover of science and mathematics who becomes trapped in 1957 with her brother Rubén (Sebastian Silva). In the series, she performed songs in

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and

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Filmography

*'' Grachi'' (2011-2012) *'' Club 57'' (2019-2021) * *'' Koati'' (2021) - Xochi (voice role)

References

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